Electronica-laced metalcore from Fort Worth.

Norman, Oklahoma band formed in 2014, pulling from melodic death metal, thrash, and metalcore into a cross-genre hybrid that reflects the eclecticism of the South-Central underground scene. Their willingness to blend styles from different metal corners gives their music a restless, genre-fluid character.

Sleeping Giant formed in Redlands, California in 2006 by members of Christian metalcore act xDeathstarx, establishing themselves as one of the most prominent acts in the intersection of extreme metal and evangelical Christianity. The band released five studio albums between 2007 and 2017, including Sons of Thunder (2009) and Kingdom Days in an Evil Age (2011), consistently integrating direct worship themes into their aggressive metalcore instrumentation. Their music reached audiences well beyond the Christian metal circuit, and the band played their final show in February 2018. Sleeping Giant were notable for treating their faith not as a marketing angle but as the central premise of their live and recorded output.

Maryland's Sleepless Malice occupy the volatile crossroads of melodic death metal and metalcore, marrying hooky melodic leads with the punishing weight of extreme metal since their 2020 start. Their hybrid approach draws from both the Gothenburg tradition and the aggression of East Coast hardcore-adjacent extremity.

Santa Paula, California band formed in 2019 that merges the aggression of death metal with metalcore structure, delivering a hard-hitting sound from the Ventura County underground.

Chaparral, New Mexico melodic deathcore and metalcore band formed in 2012, blending Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal guitar work with the breakdowns and dynamics of modern metalcore.

Florida Southern metal and metalcore band whose Bandcamp handle references the number 666, merging the groove-heavy riffing of Southern metal with the aggressive breakdowns of metalcore.

Queens-based act formed in 2013 working the heavier end of groove and nu-metal, blending thick downtuned riffs with metalcore intensity in the tradition of New York's hard-hitting heavy scene.

Metalcore band from Midland, Texas, active since 2013, operating out of the West Texas oil country with a sound rooted in aggressive riffing and melodic intensity common to the genre.