Out of Dunn, North Carolina, Fall River Massacre blends groove metal's rhythmic stomp with metalcore's structural urgency, a combination they've been refining since 2013. The result is a sound designed for heavy rotation at regional fests — thick, accessible, and hard-hitting.

Milwaukee's Falter has been combining the chaos of grindcore with metalcore's structured intensity since 2011. The pairing creates something with both the brevity and fury of grind and the purposeful aggression of core.

Aurora, Illinois's Far Under blends groove metal's rhythmic momentum with metalcore's structural intensity, active since 2019. The Chicago suburb has quietly produced a band that leans into heaviness with both fists.

Austin metalcore blending hip-hop, metal, and hardcore.

East Texas metalcore with massive breakdowns and melodic hooks. One of the biggest modern metalcore bands.

Furious Hardcore (early); Thrash Metal / Metalcore (later) from Laredo.

Tulsa, Oklahoma's Gadgets Sons have been dragging metalcore through the sludge since 2017, pairing the emotional intensity of the former with the slow, oppressive weight of the latter.

Out of York, Pennsylvania, Gallowglas bring a hard-hitting mix of groove metal muscle and metalcore urgency that locks in tight riffs with punishing momentum. Founded in 2018, they channel the bruising working-class energy of the mid-Atlantic into every track.

Warwick, Rhode Island's Galvanized fuse thrash metal aggression with metalcore's kinetic energy, channeling the tight-wound intensity of the New England scene into a punishing hybrid. Since 2017 they've been one of the harder-hitting acts in the Ocean State underground.