South Texas metalcore/thrash with interconnected members from Upon a Burning Body.

Oshkosh, Wisconsin's Shield the Survivors play mid-heavy metalcore with an earnest intensity, contributing to the Midwest's steady underground metalcore scene since their formation in 2012.

Florida-based metalcore act Shovelhead have been grinding since 2013, delivering the aggressive riff-and-breakdown formula of the genre with a regional hardness that reflects the state's densely competitive heavy music circuit.

Merrick, New York's Shredded bridge heavy metal and metalcore, the Long Island outfit drawing on both the traditional metal riffing of their region and the modern extremity of metalcore to carve out a hybrid sound since 2018.

Palm Springs, California's Shrine of Resurrection, formed in 2021, pursue progressive death metal filtered through metalcore's structural sensibility — ambitious compositions that balance technical complexity with the direct aggression of the modern heavy underground.

Johnson City, Tennessee metalcore and groove metal band formed in 2022, blending the melodic aggression and dynamic shifts of metalcore with the heavyweight mid-tempo chug of groove metal — a young act from the Appalachian edge of the state's emerging heavy music scene.

New England groove metal and metalcore hybrid formed in 2014, mixing heavy, syncopated riffing with metalcore's melodic sensibility for a sound built for the pit.

Rogue River, Oregon symphonic groove metal and metalcore band active since 2009, weaving orchestral ambition into heavy, rhythmically driven material from the rugged Rogue Valley.

Devastating Melodic Death Metal / Metalcore (early); Deathcore (later) from San Antonio.