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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The Blue Nowhere (Deluxe Edition)
Album - 21 Tracks - Released November 21, 2025

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Against All Ødds
Alexisonfire
All That Remains
And Phobos Falls
Appeal To Authority
Arsonists Get All The Girls
As I Lay Dying
Atreyu
Attack Attack!
Attila
Aversions Crown
Aviana
Bearpit
Beartooth
Between The Buried And Me
Born Of Osiris
Bring Me The Horizon
Bury Tomorrow
Carcosa
Chimaira
ChuggaBoom
Cloudcage
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Crisis Theory
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Curveless
Darko US
Dear Fiend
Deez Nuts
Despised Icon
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Enterprise Earth
Eternal Returns
Existenter
Face Yourself
Fallujah
Fit For A King
Fit For An Autopsy
Foxblood
Freeze the Fall
From The Shallows
GLOOMLIGHT
Gideon
Godmode
Hatebreed
Heart Of A Coward
Her Last Sight
Hollow Intent
I Declare War
I See Stars
IMPVLSE
Ice Sealed Eyes
In Waves
Judge & Jury
Kingdom Of Giants
Lamb of God
Left to Suffer
Less Than Hollow
Lift The Curse
Like Moths To Flames
Make Them Suffer
Miss May I
Molotov Solution
Nature Pleads Revenge
Neveragain
Norma Jean
Northlane
Odd Obsessions
Of Mice & Men
Polaris
SANITY
SHIFTER
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Saylem
Sever Red
Shields
Signs of the Swarm
Silent Planet
Slow Degrade
Stick To Your Guns
Still Remains
The Acacia Strain
The Browning
The Devil Wears Prada
The Word Alive
To The Grave
Trivium
Upon A Burning Body
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We Came As Romans
Woe, Is Me
Wretched
blessthefall
bloodsimple
coldrain
weknewnothing
Bring Me The Horizon
Asking Alexandria
In Flames
Memphis May Fire
Lamb of God
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Beartooth
We Came As Romans
The Amity Affliction
Underoath
Polaris
Trivium
The Devil Wears Prada
Currents
Atreyu
The Word Alive
Of Mice & Men
Fit For A King
Hatebreed
The Ghost Inside
Emmure
While She Sleeps
Make Them Suffer
Whitechapel
All That Remains
As I Lay Dying
Alpha Wolf
Miss May I
I See Stars
Distantic
Suicide Silence
Alexisonfire
Light The Torch
August Burns Red
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Silent Planet
Thy Art Is Murder
coldrain
Fit For An Autopsy
Bury Tomorrow
Invent Animate
Chelsea Grin
Judge & Jury
Brand of Sacrifice
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Attack Attack!
The Black Dahlia Murder
Kingdom Of Giants
Northlane
The Browning
DevilDriver
Like Moths To Flames
Signs of the Swarm
Bleed From Within
Attila
Godmode
Veil Of Maya
Born Of Osiris
Any Given Day
Stick To Your Guns
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Norma Jean
The Acacia Strain
Between The Buried And Me
Sylosis
Left to Suffer
Volumes
Her Last Sight
In Hearts Wake
Oceano
Aviana
Upon A Burning Body
Oceans Ate Alaska
To The Grave
Sick Century
Hollow Front
Gideon
Crystal Lake
Within The Ruins
All Shall Perish
Woe, Is Me
Rings of Saturn
Carcosa
36 Crazyfists
Chimaira
Caliban
Despised Icon
Breakdown of Sanity
Carnifex
Stray From The Path
Job For A Cowboy
For Today
Dreamwake
Deez Nuts
Bleeding Through
Haste The Day
Phinehas
As Blood Runs Black