Genre16 Artists

Metalcore

The best metalcore artists featured on Release Wave

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Artists

Ocean Sleeper

Hailing from Gippsland in regional Victoria, Ocean Sleeper have built their name on a forceful mix of modern metalcore, emotionally direct songwriting and arena-sized mel...

Emo

I Promised The World

I Promised The World are a Denton, Texas five-piece who make scream-sung, early-2000s post-hardcore that sounds beamed in from a MySpace-era basement — screamo, Midwest e...

Hardcore

Initiate

Initiate are a Southern California hardcore band fronted by vocalist Crystal Pak, welding down-the-middle hardcore aggression to soaring melodies and post-hardcore textur...

Hardcore

Wounded Touch

Michigan metalcore reviving the 2000s boom — Norma Jean / Poison the Well / Skycamefalling lineage. LPs AMERICANXIETY (2023) and A Vivid Depiction of Collapse (2025); one...

Metalcore

SAVE US

SAVE US are a transcontinental alt-metal trio — vocalist Miguel Owls in California, guitarist Chris Biddiscombe in Bristol, England, and drummer Benji Havercroft — who bu...

Hardcore

Boundaries

Boundaries formed in Hartford, Connecticut in 2013 and spent their early years in the deathcore and downtempo underground before sharpening into one of modern metalcore's...

Metalcore

Thrown

thrown formed in Stockholm in 2019 when vocalist Marcus Lundqvist and guitarist Andreas Malm decided they wanted to build something heavier and more modern than their pre...

Hardcore

Loathe

Liverpool alternative metal band blending metalcore, shoegaze, and progressive experimentation.

Metalcore

Currents

Currents is an American metalcore band formed in 2011 in Newtown, Connecticut. The current lineup features Brian Wille on vocals and founding guitarist Chris Wiseman from...

Melodic Hardcore

Haste The Day

Haste The Day, the metalcore veterans hailing from Indiana, burst back onto the scene in 2024 with their blistering new single 'Shallows' off the upcoming album "Dissente...

Metalcore

Erra

Hailing from Birmingham, AL, metalcore powerhouse ERRA is set to unleash their new album silence outlives the earth on March 6th, 2026 through UNFD. Blending intricate me...

Hardcore

Poison The Well

Poison the Well is making a comeback with their first album in 15 years, 'Peace In Place', set for release on March 20, 2026. Known for their influential 1999 album, the...

Grunge

Excide

Excide is apost-hardcore and metalcore band based in North and South Carolinathat formed in 2020. Their music is characterized by a blend of '90s-inspired post-hardcore...

Punk

Planes Mistaken For Stars

Planes Mistaken For Stars (also known as Planes or PMFS) is a Punk / Hardcore Punk band formed in Peoria, Illinois in 1997. The group later relocated to Denver, CO. In 20...

Hardcore

Speed

Australian hardcore band SPEED, formed in 2019, has gained widespread recognition for their unwavering commitment to their unique sound. Their 2021 single “We See U” garn...

Hardcore

Foreign Hands

Foreign Hands, a band hailing from Delaware and Pennsylvania, brings a fresh twist to early 2000s metalcore, combining chaos and melody with a high-energy live presence...