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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Let Go
Single - Released January 24, 2025

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A Minute To Die For
A Night In Texas
Against All Ødds
All That Remains
Any Given Day
Architects
As I Lay Dying
Atreyu
Attack Attack!
Attila
August Burns Red
Aviana
Bedlam Barrio
Before I Turn
Black Out The Sun
Bodysnatcher
Born Of Osiris
Bury Tomorrow
Caliban
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Coldhaven
Coldwards
Comastatic
Coping Method
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Curveless
Dark Sun
Dear Fiend
Despised Icon
Distant
Divine Fallacy
Elitist
Existenter
Fallujah
Fit For A King
Fit For An Autopsy
Freeze the Fall
Godmode
Gravemind
HENSEI
Haste The Day
Heaven Shall Burn
Hollow Front
Hollow Intent
I Declare War
I See Stars
IMPVLSE
Ice Sealed Eyes
In Flames
In Hearts Wake
In Vivid Clarity
Inimical Drive
Invent Animate
It Dies Today
Judge & Jury
Kingdom Of Giants
LANDMVRKS
LOVELOST
Last Call Chernobyl
Left to Suffer
Less Than Hollow
Lift The Curse
Like Moths To Flames
Make Them Suffer
Memphis May Fire
Miss May I
Nature Pleads Revenge
Next Door To Heaven
Oceano
Oceans Ate Alaska
Odd Obsessions
Of Shadows And Lights
Our Hollow, Our Home
Polaris
Reflections
Rose Funeral
SANITY
Saving Vice
Saylem
Sick Century
Signs of the Swarm
Soilwork
Stick To Your Guns
The Amity Affliction
The Black Dahlia Murder
The Browning
The Crimson Armada
The Last Ten Seconds of Life
The Word Alive
Threat Signal
Thy Art Is Murder
To The Grave
Traitors
Underoath
While She Sleeps
Wind Walkers
Within Destruction
Within The Ruins
World Divided
weknewnothing
Bring Me The Horizon
Architects
In Flames
Parkway Drive
Memphis May Fire
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Beartooth
We Came As Romans
Of Mice & Men
Currents
Wage War
The Amity Affliction
As I Lay Dying
Polaris
Lorna Shore
Underoath
All That Remains
Atreyu
The Word Alive
Make Them Suffer
Fit For A King
Hatebreed
The Devil Wears Prada
Wind Walkers
LANDMVRKS
Emmure
The Ghost Inside
ERRA
Alpha Wolf
Miss May I
Whitechapel
While She Sleeps
Suicide Silence
I See Stars
Soilwork
Attila
August Burns Red
Northlane
Bury Tomorrow
Periphery
Light The Torch
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Silent Planet
Judge & Jury
Thy Art Is Murder
Shadow of Intent
Chelsea Grin
Invent Animate
Brand of Sacrifice
Fit For An Autopsy
Attack Attack!
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Left to Suffer
Like Moths To Flames
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Born Of Osiris
The Browning
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Bleed From Within
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DevilDriver
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Veil Of Maya
Upon A Burning Body
Any Given Day
Every Time I Die
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Stick To Your Guns
Signs of the Swarm
Spite
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Oceans Ate Alaska
Hollow Front
Aviana
Sick Century
Oceano
A Skylit Drive
Chimaira
Within The Ruins
Between The Buried And Me
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Within Destruction
Rings of Saturn
All Shall Perish
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