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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Another Miracle
Single - Released May 8, 2025

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Against All Ødds
All That Remains
As I Lay Dying
Atreyu
Attila
August Burns Red
Aviana
Black Out The Sun
Bleed From Within
Bleeding Through
Breakdown of Sanity
Bring Me The Horizon
Bury Tomorrow
Caliban
Changing Tides
ChuggaBoom
Cloudcage
Coldhaven
Comastatic
Coping Method
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Curveless
Dark Below
Dark Sun
Darko US
Dear Fiend
Distant
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Divine Fallacy
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Elitist
Embrace The Fire
Emmure
Enquire Within
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Face Yourself
Fallujah
Fit For An Autopsy
Freeze the Fall
From Dusk to Dawn
GLOOMLIGHT
Ghost Kill
Godmode
HENSEI
Haste The Day
Hollow Front
I Declare War
I Fight Fail
IMPVLSE
Ice Sealed Eyes
Impending Doom
In Dying Arms
In Flames
In Waves
Inimical Drive
Invent Animate
Judge & Jury
Last Call Chernobyl
Left to Suffer
Less Than Hollow
Lift The Curse
Lycanthrope
Memphis May Fire
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Nature Pleads Revenge
Neveragain
Next Door To Heaven
Northlane
Not My Grave
Of Mice & Men
Of Shadows And Lights
Plugs of Apocalypse
Polaris
RVNT
Saylem
Sever Red
Silent Planet
Skies of Terra
Soilwork
Stick To Your Guns
Sylosis
Taking Back August
The Browning
The Burden of Atlas
The Crimson Armada
The Devil Wears Prada
The Last Ten Seconds of Life
The Word Alive
Threat Signal
Thy Art Is Murder
Torn From Oblivion
Traitors
Underoath
While She Sleeps
Whitechapel
Within Destruction
Woe, Is Me
World Divided
Your Spirit Dies
weknewnothing
Bring Me The Horizon
In Flames
Memphis May Fire
Parkway Drive
Trivium
We Came As Romans
Beartooth
Of Mice & Men
Currents
The Amity Affliction
Underoath
As I Lay Dying
Polaris
Lorna Shore
Atreyu
All That Remains
The Word Alive
Fit For A King
Hatebreed
The Devil Wears Prada
The Ghost Inside
Emmure
Wind Walkers
While She Sleeps
Alpha Wolf
Miss May I
Whitechapel
I See Stars
Distantic
Suicide Silence
Northlane
Light The Torch
Soilwork
Bury Tomorrow
Attila
August Burns Red
Thy Art Is Murder
Silent Planet
Judge & Jury
blessthefall
Chelsea Grin
Invent Animate
Brand of Sacrifice
Fit For An Autopsy
Attack Attack!
Left to Suffer
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Kingdom Of Giants
Born Of Osiris
Godmode
DevilDriver
The Browning
Veil Of Maya
Bleed From Within
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Any Given Day
Norma Jean
The Acacia Strain
Gideon
Comeback Kid
Distant
Sylosis
Bodysnatcher
Darko US
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Spite
In Hearts Wake
Stick To Your Guns
Sick Century
To The Grave
Hollow Front
Oceano
Aviana
Oceans Ate Alaska
Within The Ruins
A Skylit Drive
Between The Buried And Me
36 Crazyfists
Carcosa
All Shall Perish
Woe, Is Me
Within Destruction
Rings of Saturn
Caliban
Breakdown of Sanity
Carnifex
Job For A Cowboy
For Today
Stray From The Path
Dreamwake
Haste The Day
The Color Morale
Phinehas
Bleeding Through
As Blood Runs Black
From Autumn To Ashes
War Of Ages
The Faceless