Melodic Metalcore

Melodic metalcore is a subgenre of metalcore characterized by its fusion of aggressive, palm-muted guitar riffs and soaring, anthemic choruses. Emerging in the early 2000s, it evolved from the metalcore scene, incorporating elements of melodic death metal and post-hardcore. The genre thrived in the mid-to-late 2000s, with its popularity peaking around 2010. Melodic metalcore's cultural significance lies in its ability to balance brutality and beauty, resonating with a generation of young adults seeking intense, emotive music. The genre's relationship to other styles, such as metalcore, death metal, and post-hardcore, is evident in its use of breakdowns, blast beats, and screamed vocals, while its focus on melody and catchy choruses sets it apart. Notable for its blend of heavy, distorted guitars and clean, singing vocals, melodic metalcore has become a staple of modern metal, appealing to fans seeking a mix of aggression and accessibility.

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Through Storms Ahead
Album - 11 Tracks - Released November 15, 2024

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A Minute To Die For
A Night In Texas
A Skylit Drive
Against All Ødds
All That Remains
Amoura
As I Lay Dying
Atreyu
Attack Attack!
Attendant
Attila
August Burns Red
Bedlam Barrio
Black Out The Sun
Bleed From Within
Bodysnatcher
Born Of Osiris
Breakdown of Sanity
Bring Me The Horizon
Bury Tomorrow
Caliban
Cloudcage
Coldhaven
Coldwards
Comastatic
Coping Method
Counterparts
Crystal Lake
Dark Sun
Darko US
Dear Fiend
Distant
ERRA
Eighteen Visions
Engrave
Enquire Within
Existenter
Face Yourself
Fallujah
Fit For A King
Fit For An Autopsy
Freeze the Fall
GLASSFIRES
Godmode
Gravemind
Heaven Shall Burn
Hollow Front
Hollow Intent
I Declare War
I See Stars
IMPVLSE
In Flames
In Hearts Wake
In Vivid Clarity
In Your Absence
Invent Animate
Judge & Jury
Killswitch Engage
Kingdom Of Giants
LOVELOST
Last Call Chernobyl
Left to Suffer
Less Than Hollow
Lift The Curse
Make Them Suffer
Memphis May Fire
Miss May I
Nature Pleads Revenge
Neveragain
Next Door To Heaven
Oceano
Odd Obsessions
Of Shadows And Lights
Our Hollow, Our Home
Polaris
SANITY
Sacred Dimension
Saving Vice
Saylem
Sick Century
Signs of the Swarm
Slow Degrade
Stick To Your Guns
The Amity Affliction
The Black Dahlia Murder
The Browning
The Devil Wears Prada
The Ghost Inside
The Word Alive
Thy Art Is Murder
To The Grave
Underoath
Unearth
Upon A Burning Body
Wage War
Wind Walkers
Within Destruction
Within The Ruins
World Divided
weknewnothing
Bring Me The Horizon
In Flames
Killswitch Engage
Architects
Parkway Drive
Trivium
We Came As Romans
Beartooth
Memphis May Fire
Of Mice & Men
Currents
Wage War
The Amity Affliction
Underoath
As I Lay Dying
Polaris
Lorna Shore
Atreyu
All That Remains
The Word Alive
Make Them Suffer
Fit For A King
Hatebreed
The Devil Wears Prada
LANDMVRKS
Wind Walkers
The Ghost Inside
Emmure
Whitechapel
While She Sleeps
ERRA
Alpha Wolf
Miss May I
Suicide Silence
I See Stars
August Burns Red
Attila
Northlane
Soilwork
Bury Tomorrow
Periphery
Light The Torch
Silent Planet
Shadow of Intent
Thy Art Is Murder
blessthefall
Judge & Jury
Chelsea Grin
Invent Animate
Brand of Sacrifice
Fit For An Autopsy
The Black Dahlia Murder
Attack Attack!
Counterparts
Left to Suffer
Kingdom Of Giants
Like Moths To Flames
Angelmaker
Godmode
Volumes
Bleed From Within
DevilDriver
The Browning
Born Of Osiris
After The Burial
Veil Of Maya
Upon A Burning Body
Every Time I Die
Any Given Day
Distant
Darko US
Gideon
Norma Jean
Comeback Kid
The Acacia Strain
Heaven Shall Burn
NOVELISTS
Bodysnatcher
Sylosis
Crystal Lake
Signs of the Swarm
In Hearts Wake
Stick To Your Guns
Spite
Aviana
To The Grave
Oceans Ate Alaska
Sick Century
Hollow Front
Oceano
A Skylit Drive
Between The Buried And Me
Chimaira
Within The Ruins
All Shall Perish
36 Crazyfists
Woe, Is Me
Rings of Saturn
Within Destruction
Carcosa