metalcore
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Nails is still dishing out some of the hardest and most visceral music in their lane.
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Vein pulls out all the stops on This World, but to somewhat mixed results.
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Colors II isn’t quite the return to form suggested by its title and lead teaser.
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As a Converge-affiliated deathcore supergroup, Umbra Vitae is maybe more exciting on paper than in execution.
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Code Orange updates metalcore for the 2020s on their latest album.
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The impact of Loathe’s ferocious riffs is sometimes dampened by the band’s obvious points of influence.
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Converge’s Jane Doe, for the exceptional extremity and diversity of its tracklist, has more than earned its status as one of metalcore’s most hallowed releases.
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Breakdowns galore on Knocked Loose’s death metal-infused sophomore album, though it’s sometimes hard to tell one from the next.
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Vein’s debut album offers a diverting blend of metalcore and alternative metal styles as well as its share of growing pains.