Oceano was a deathcore band from Cook County, Illinois, formed in 2006, signing to Earache Records and releasing their debut Depths in 2009. Over six studio albums including Contagion (2010), Ascendants (2015), and Revelation (2017) on Sumerian Records, the band maintained a consistent presence in the American deathcore scene anchored by the long-tenured vocal work of Adam Warren. Their final studio album Living Chaos appeared in 2024.

With more than two decades behind them, Los Angeles's Oceans of Night have turned progressive rock and metal's expansive vocabulary into something both technically impressive and emotionally resonant. Their longevity speaks to a dedication to craft over trend.

Houston progressive doom/death metal with powerful clean vocals. Emotionally devastating heaviness.

Monolithic Doom Metal from Dallas.

Of Legends is a Texas-based metalcore and extreme metal project associated with Luis Dubuc of The Secret Handshake, formed around 2010. Their debut Stranded featured drum contributions from Travis Orbin of Periphery and Sky Eats Airplane, earning early notice from figures including Ben Weinman of The Dillinger Escape Plan. The project occupies an aggressive space within modern metalcore, leaning toward heavier and more technically demanding territory than Dubuc's other work.

Of Mice & Men is a metalcore and post-hardcore band formed in Costa Mesa, California in 2009 by vocalist Austin Carlile and bassist Jaxin Hall following Carlile's departure from Attack Attack!. The band built a significant following through a string of Razor & Tie releases including The Flood (2011) and Restoring Force (2014), the latter of which charted in the Billboard Top 10. Carlile departed in 2016 due to a long-term health condition, and the band has continued releasing albums under varying lineups, with nine studio albums total through 2025.

Of Mice and Men formed in Costa Mesa, California, in 2009 after Austin Carlile's departure from Attack Attack!, with Carlile and Jaxin Hall launching the band during the peak of the late-2000s metalcore and post-hardcore wave. Their 2010 self-titled debut introduced a volatile sound built on screamed vocals, clean melodic hooks, sharp breakdowns, and emotionally charged lyrics, with "Second & Sebring" becoming an early signature song. The Flood followed in 2011 and strengthened the band's position in modern metalcore, while Restoring Force in 2014 expanded the sound toward alternative metal and nu-metal-influenced groove without abandoning heavy riffs. After major lineup changes, bassist Aaron Pauley moved into the lead vocal role, and the band continued through albums such as Defy, Earthandsky, Echo, Tether, and Another Miracle. The current lineup of Pauley, Valentino Arteaga, Phil Manansala, and Alan Ashby has leaned into a heavier but more streamlined version of the band's identity. Of Mice and Men's catalog traces a path from scene-era metalcore intensity to a broader modern metal sound built around resilience, melody, and rhythmic weight.

Raw Symphonic Black Metal from Austin.

Boston's Of the Past mine classic heavy metal tradition for songwriting lessons and come back with something that feels honest, direct, and fully committed to the form. Formed in 2017, they represent New England's reverence for the genre's foundational roots.