Buffalo-based metalcore quintet Every Time I Die formed in the winter of 1998 Spearheaded by brothers Keith vocals and Jordan Buckley guitar the founding lineup also included guitarist Andrew Williams bassist John McCarthy and drummer Michael Ratboy …

As I Lay Dying are a California metal-hardcore crossover band from San Diego CA The group formed as a trio in 2001 with vocalist Tim Lambesis drummer Jordan Mancino and Evan White on guitar and shortly thereafter released Beneath the Encasing of Ashe…

Detroits the Black Dahlia Murder actually sounds like they should live in Scandinavia whence originates much of the frenetic brand of death and black metal that inspires them Formed in January 2001 the group followed their six-song iWhat a Horrible N…

Originally known by the less-than-subtle moniker Burn the Priest Richmond VA-based Lamb of God decided to change their name shortly after the release of a self-titled debut in 1998 Featuring vocalist Randy Blythe guitarists Mark Morton and Will Adler…

Floridas Poison the Well arose quickly within the underground hardcore punk scene becoming a major touring act in several US markets on the strength of their first full-length album and incredibly energized live performances They play a style of meta…

Between the Buried and Me is a thinking mans hardcore unit hailing from Raleigh NC The band began in 2000 after the dissolution of vocalist Tommy Rogers and guitarist Paul Waggoners previous group Prayer for Cleansing Rogers and Waggoner completed th…

The mighty Atlanta-based metal outfit Mastodon rest high atop new-millennium metal's Mount Olympus. Unleashing a sonic assault that is intense, intricate, and absolutely enormous, the band has garnered considerable praise from the metal community as …

Orange County CA sextet Bleeding Through formed in the year 2000 and features vocalist Brandan Schieppati guitarists Brian Leppke and Scott Danough bassist Ryan Wombacher drummer Derek Youngsma and keyboardist Marta Probably the countys biggest misfi…

Since their inception Floridas Underoath has evolved from a run-of-the-mill Christian metalcore band into a fluid dynamic and energized rock group that adeptly blends emotive melody charged punk rock rhythm and chunky engaging bottom end Underoath fo…

Inspired by groups like Refused and the Mars Volta Tucson-based post-hardcore quintet the Bled burst onto the national scene with their 2005 Vagrant debut Found in the Flood By that point the bands lineup featured vocalist James Muoz guitarists Ross …

Massachusetts metalcore enthusiasts Unearth formed in 1998 and immediately started rocking both in around Boston and on the road They quickly built up a strong following booking tours with such like-minded acts as the Black Dahlia Murder and Killswit…

Washington DCs Darkest Hour is a supporter of the death metalhardcore merger founded in the early 90s by such outfits as Carcass and Entombed Comprised of members Mike Schleibaum guitar Billups Allen bass John Henry vocals Fred Ziomek guitar and Ryan…

Californias Horse the Band debuted in 2003 with R Borlax a noisy but undoubtedly leading light in the burgeoning post-hardcore subgenre of Nintendocore They returned in 2005 with Mechanical Hand which was produced by Matt Bayles Isis Norma Jean and r…

Washington DCs Pig Destroyer combines hardcore with the heaviest of heavy metal creating one of the most powerful and explosive metallic hybrids to be heard in quite some time Rising from the ashes of an earlier band Treblinka Pig Destroyer was forme…

Formed in 2001 when most of their members were still in their teens Buffalo NYs It Dies Today have one foot in the realm of bruising death metal and another in post-hardcore combining the two styles into an explosive hybrid generally referred to as -…