Outta Pocket is a Bay Area, California hardcore band formed in 2020. Known for their raw, unrelenting sound blending hardcore with beatdown and death/thrash metal, they have released albums like "Waste Of A Man" and EPs such as "Purest Pain" and "Your Last Breath". Popular songs include "On Sight" and "Wrong Hand". They have collaborated with artists like Broken Ankles and toured with Drain.
Start Today is a Los Angeles-based hardcore band known for its fast, fundamentalist youth crew style, featuring aggressive rhythms and raw vocals. The band gained recognition for its powerful live shows. Their releases include a self-titled EP and the full-length album "Nothing To You," featuring songs like "No Space" and "What About Now." Start Today is celebrated for its impactful contributions to the hardcore scene.
Born partly from vocalist Caleb Molina's grief, I Promised The World is a Denton, Texas post-hardcore band, formed in 2020. Their emo, metalcore, and pop screamo sound evokes early 2000s influences. They released their self-titled EP in 2026, featuring songs like "Bliss in 7 Languages", and signed with Rise Records.
Bayway, a hardcore band from Elizabeth, NJ, blends gritty NJ Hardcore with 90s influences like E-Town Concrete. Known for raw sound, streetwise lyrics, and explosive live shows.
Twitching Tongues, from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2009 by brothers Colin and Taylor Young, delivers a unique blend of heavy metal, hardcore punk, and gothic rock. Recognized for their distinctive sound and powerful vocals, their discography includes albums like "In Love There Is No Law" and "Disharmony," alongside their "Twitchfits" Misfits cover EPs.
Formed in Buffalo, NY, It Dies Today blends death metal and post-hardcore into metalcore. Known for "The Caitiff Choir" and "Sirens," they debuted on Trustkill Records.
Southern New Jersey straight-edge hardcore band Shattered Realm formed in 2000 by guitarist Joe None, blending metalcore and metallic accents. Known for releases Alone with Everybody, Human Conditions, and Eulogy Recordings’ From the Dead End Blocks Where Life Means Nothing.
Balmora, a Connecticut metalcore, deathcore, and melodic death metal band, is lauded for its Y2K-era revival sound. Their impactful music features crushing breakdowns and powerful vocals. They released the EP "Prologue" and the debut album "These Graven Halls," featuring the single "Ophelia" and collaborations with artists like Brie Percy of Holder.
San Diego’s No Innocent Victim blends East Coast hardcore with metallic riffs, known for albums like "Strength" and "Flesh And Blood," mixing faith and fierce energy.
Florida’s Morning Again fused mid-80s hardcore and death metal with vegan straight edge ideals. Known for albums like "As Tradition Dies Slowly", they toured widely and earned respect.
Invocation of Nehek, a Hartford metalcore band formed in 2001, gained underground fame with their cult classic EP produced by Ken Susi. Known for intense tours, they signed with Prosthetic Records and released a debut album. They’ve toured nationally with Through the Eyes of the Dead and reunited in 2025 for special shows.
Crush Your Soul, a hardcore band from Hudson Valley, New York, delivers an intense, aggressive sound blending hardcore, metal, and hip-hop influences. Fronted by Jay Peta of Mindforce, the group is known for powerful riffs and rap-influenced skits. Notable releases include their self-titled EP (2024), the "Living Gracious" EP (2025), and the album "Ice Water" (2026). They have collaborated with artists such as Estee Nack.
Formed 2003 in Sacramento, CA, Elysia shaped MySpace deathcore (“Incinerate,” “Triumph,” “Filthy”); cult LP Masochist, then Ferret Records’ Lion of Judas.
Fatal Realm, a Hudson Valley, New York hardcore and death metal band, is known for its powerful and brutal sound. Their discography includes the acclaimed "Demo" and singles such as "Of No Consequence" and "Abyssal Descent".
Path of Resistance, a Syracuse straight-edge hardcore band linked to Earth Crisis, was known for powerful, metal-tinged vocals and activism. They released two albums and reunited for live shows.
Formed in 1992 near Philadelphia, Turmoil is an East Coast hardcore band known for fierce tours and albums like "From Bleeding Hands" and "Anchor," sharing stages with Madball and Earth Crisis.
Florida’s hardcore punk band Kids Like Us, formed in 2003, blend 80s hardcore and crossover styles. Known for albums like "The 80's Are Dead" and "Outta Control".
Co-fronted by Ethan Wahlberg and Alfredo Carvalho, Sin Against Sin is a US-based band acclaimed for its pulverizing blend of nu-gaze and metalcore. Known as a favorite mosher's band, their notable releases include the album "II" and singles like "Is It Really You?", "SoulTaker", and "Lost". They have earned cache in the nu-gaze milieu and toured with bands such as Knocked Loose.
