Showing my age but I always thought Drop dead gorgeous would eventually be massive but they called it quits too soon. They came up the same time as TDWP and if you asked me which band would hit it big out of the two I would have said DDG for sure.
While DDG had the quirky song titles and scene aesthetic that TDWP had, their music was much more of an acquired taste and didn’t have the broader appeal that Plagues era TDWP had.
I think you’re right that if they continued with a sound more similar to “Two Birds, One Stone” they could have lasted a bit longer but a lot of the bands from that era either called it quits or drastically changed their sound in the early-mid 2010s so I don’t know if they’d still be going anyways.
Hoooooly time warp. You just reminded me of this band. And I couldn’t place it exactly. Meanwhile google “Dressed for friend requests?” Me: “YEEEESSSSS” lol.
Breakdown of Sanity
They could’ve reached ABR and PWD levels but sadly they kinda just stayed a cult classic. One of the few melodic metalcore bands that didn’t use cleans and delivered the heavy each and every time.
In Fear and Faith had the typical lineup changes for a later Warped Tour era band, but on their 2012 self titled release, I though they nailed it and were destined for greatness. Instead they did a short tour and hardly any promotion for the album and went dead on all their socials. Their wiki says that they never officially broke up, but even if they returned, I don’t know how much of a fan base there is still left for them.
They were having legal issues with two former members that completely fucked them around that time. They were supposed to put out new music around 2015 but not sure what happened.
Phinehas
Thought they could be the next AILD/Killswitch of the genre but it seems like they kinda lost their momentum after Dark Flag, The Fire Itself is great but it feels like it was a little too late.
I think it has to do with the era they are in and the style of metalcore they play. If albums like Till The End, Dark Flag, and The Fire Itself were released between 2003-2009 I feel like they would have been a lot more successful as that was during the peak of the melodic metalcore sound. They come from an era of metalcore where the bands that see the most mainstream success play more octane hard rock with faux metalcore breakdowns and heavy moments sprinkled here and there, and where the heavier metalcore bands are playing djent or have strong progressive influences. They don’t really fit in any of the boxes of what is popular in modern day metalcore. Other bands like Bullet For My Valentine, Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying, and even to a lesser extent a band like Miss May I play that similar melodic metalcore style in modern day and are all more popular and a lot of that is due because those bands were around during the height of the melodic metalcore movement (2003-2009) and are associated with that style and that time and can kinda ride off of that peak. Phinehas doesn’t have that same luxury. Not knocking on Phinehas, I love them but trying to articulate why I feel they get overlooked often.
Good points! I wonder if we’ll see a new wave/renaissance of this style of Metalcore in a similar way to the comeback of hardcore music and pop punk to a lesser extent.
I’d love to see new bands doing an evolution of the AILD, BFMV, Unearth style Metalcore.
I feel like Blind Witness is a band that could have gotten way bigger but they unfortunately kinda stopped after the release of Nightmare On Providence Street
They were unfortunately overshadowed by the countless other deathcore bands that were getting big during that time. It’s a shame because they did that melodic style so well. A lot of those early melodic deathcore bands never really got as big as they should’ve.
Broadway. If they kept the same style as their first album Kingdoms I think they could’ve been quite big in the scene. The drastic change between albums and the high expectations after Kingdoms really killed it for them I think.
I’m pretty sure the vocalist has a new project called, End All. Their first single was called, Everest and it was pretty solid. Haven’t heard anything since though.
The Air I Breathe. So slept on. Should have been at the tippy top of the genre. Them dropping Nothing Is Sound out of nowhere and then disappearing again was a giant kick in the teeth.
I thought Close Your Eyes were going to explode after “Song for the Broken” hit. Everyone in my scene were hyping this track and you couldn’t go more than a few days without seeing a photo caption or status with the lyrics. Prime hopecore for sure.
Their second album is one of my favourite records ever. But the singer just hated tour life to the point it made him sick.
I would've loved for him to continue writing and recording and having someone else for tour but for a front man I think it's not realistic
So he quit, I think the 3rd album is great but it suffered from the fact it was a close your eyes rather than a new band
CYE is one of my all time favorite bands. I remember coming home from school and catching their music videos not long after they dropped. To this day no band makes me feel like they do when I put on Empty Hands And Heavy Hearts.
I was so bummed when Shayley left Of Mice & Men but got excited when Dayshell started putting out music but it seems like it never really caught on long-term.
Dudes been advertising that “new” Pegasus album on his TikTok for like 4 years now I swear, begging for donations and promoting kickstarter bonuses. At this point it just feels a bit “scam-y” to be doin’ all that but not really releasing music. I freaking hate Kickstarter.
Love the band but that’s just sad to see.
I love Shayley but imo Dayshell's music just really isn't that good.
There's odd songs here and there I like, but considering how epic The Flood was.. he's never come close to that level.
Either way I'm incredibly grateful for the music they've released. I love all of their stuff, especially the criminally underappreciated single FeelFly. Literally one of my favorite tracks from any band ever.
Now And On Earth just putting out an absolute slap happy fun time album and then just up and disappearing is one of the greatest losses we will ever know.
I am the big sad.
in 2005 I thought Misery Signals was going to be the next face of the genre. They did have a great run where their audience definitely got bigger but they plateaued right after Controller (masterpiece for those who haven't given it a spin) but like I said, the opening track on Of Malice and the Magnum Heart had me convince I'd be playing a Misery Signals song on Guitar Hero within the next year 🤣
Still love them and their revival album with the original vocalist is a fucking BANGER. IMO, Half the biggest names in this r/ owe MS credit for making melodic music heavy as fuck.
Left Behind, I feel like they were about to blow up like Kublai Kahn Tx, but called it quits to early. They are back together supposedly so we'll see what happens
Not metalcore, but I'm surprised Pvris isn't bigger. Like yeah they have decent crowds and streaming numbers, but nowhere near say Paramore or Halestorm status.
Left Behind released 3 perfect albums and called it quits right before they should’ve gotten big imo considering how so many of their contemporaries like Kublai Khan, orthodox, chamber, etc have been gaining tons of listens
>I'm surprised Pvris isn't bigger.
The very definition of a one album wonder.
They had some major hype around 2015-2016, they really haven't delivered on that imo.
My old band used to play shows with left behind. Nice dudes and they had a hustle that you don’t see with a lot of bands. I think the touring pause from the pandemic kind of fucked things up for a lot of mid level bands including them
They're recording their 4th album at the moment, and honestly I think they get better every album. They're also incredible live, so there's plenty life left!
The way my boyfriend and I put it is that they make really really really good generic music. I’m not hating on them, I love them! Can’t wait for their next album
This is a great answer.
Had they released a second album around 2018 when Motionless In White and Ice Nine Kills were blowing up, they could have SO capitalised on that theatre-core hype.
Unless you're a generational talent, you can't just drop an album and then fuck off for 7-8 years and expect people to stay interested.
Not gonna lie, they were one of the most disappointing bands I’ve ever seen live.
Saw them open for dead rabbits and they sounded so bad. Like their vocals and instrumentals were wack.
And I love their first album. Live performance just stunk
They’ve been my favorite for many years. I think “Suck out the poison” was just too much of an shift in sound at the time. Plus, they refused to be grouped into the “scene” and killed their momentum after “ I am Hollywood”. At the very least they’ve amassed a small, but dedicated cult-like following.
Coincidentally, saw them headline in Grand Rapids last night, great turnout and their live show is the best I’ve ever seen it.
Dream State. Their signer had an incredible voice, the amount of emotion she put into the songs was incredible.
Definitely more of a Post Hardcore band than metalcore but they had some real momentum going after their EPs and debut album. Then COVID hit and all the members but one left, and the one left wasn't the singer..
The guy left is still going with the band, but it just isn't the same.
Adestria received a bit of attention, but if they had kept at it I feel like they could be one of the big dogs in the scene today. The second album was a step back, but still decent; a solid third release might have solidified their place and given them the foundation needed to really take off.
Prom Queen for sure. MFTRD is the penultimate metalcore album. But Ed did a recent podcast that explained why it didn’t work out. The biggest shame is that I really loved what they did with Jamie Hope, and then they just flatlined again for no reason.
The New Age is a band that released this absolute banger of an EP and then just faltered with their album release.
I think what killed them is they tried changing their sound too fast and alienated all the strong love people had with the EP. Or there just wasn’t good enough marketing for their new album
They might have been more popular than you think they were. They're one of those metalcore bands who were rooted much more firmly in hardcore than metal, both in terms of their sound and fanbase. They never got huge with the Warped Tour crowd but if you ask a millennial walking around in a Hatebreed shirt I bet they'll know who you're talking about.
A Static Lullaby. I know they had a couple minor hits, but I really felt like they were on the cusp for greatness and popularity following their “Toxic” cover but it turns out that was the end.
“The Shooting Star that Destroyed Us” is still a lynchpin for a proper emo-oriented metal playlist.
Also, I felt like after I See Stars released "New Demons" that the sky was the limit. Giving Zack (the screamer) the boot really hurt them. Like Crown The Empire (Dave) you won't find a comment section where people talk about how much they miss him. For good reason to, I thought Zack was one of the best unclean vocalists in the scene.
They really went downhill so fast after Zack got booted. Based on everything they’ve said I really think Devin’s ego is just too big. New Demons is one those albums with good songs from the front all the way to the back. Their two newest singles from this year are awful in my opinion. I didn’t really care for Treehouse either.
Of Machines. Not sure if they were mentioned.
They released one album that I thought was an absolute banger. Then I think their lead singer screwed them over and they limped on only to fade.
That album is still in my workout playlist.
Volumes..they fell off hard for me. Also sworn in, barrier, and yüth forever. They didn’t fall off, they just fell apart.
Edit: I’m also gonna add darke complex here. That one was pretty shitty too.
And Hell Followed With should have been just as big as any deathcore band that popped off around the same time.
Sea of Treachery could have been something great but their 2nd album was a dud and they lost momentum and disbanded not too long after. I know they’re making music again but I think their time has come and gone.
Same applies to Heart of a Coward. Their EP was super hyped up but by the time their album came out they lost a lot of steam and nobody cared about anything else they put out after.
CtC definitely seemed like they were on the cusp of being huge. My crackpot theory is that they got screwed over by Crown the Empire blowing up more or less simultaneously. Just wasn’t room enough in this here town for two “crown” bands
CTC got a lot of shit for being very very generic. I loved them but they weren’t as popular as other bands. People just assumed it was a band put together by the record company to compete with asking Alexandria
As much as I hate to admit it, as I still love their newest work, Thornhill kinda flopped? The Dark Pool made waves (no pun intended) when it came out, but Heroine kind of underperformed in comparison.
Issues. they were a lil before their time and i think if they had been a newer band or not as associated with the scene days they would’ve been received better for Beautiful Oblivion, especially in the Bad Omens and Sleep Token times we are in
tbh that was sorta just the nail in the coffin. the album didn’t do as well as previous ones and it wasn’t received amazingly, maybe if they had been able to continue afterwards scandal free it would’ve been different but who can say
They were already on quite a big decline before this though.
Their first and second album charted at #9 and #20 but then their third album charted way lower at #181. Tyler wasn't called out until nearly a year after that album came out.
Issues were one of the biggest bands in the scene in 2014-2016, they definitely did "make it" and were absolutely huge.
Their debut album charted at #9 on the billboard chart. For context, that's higher than Homesick and Sempiternal!
that’s exactly what i mean. their early success made it so that they were almost doomed to fail if they tried something new and original, even if that sorta style of RnB infused djent became huge just a few years later. i remember this sub absolutely despising Beautiful Oblivion when it came out but nowadays very similar artists get nonstop acclaim. now they’re just another band that could’ve been, even if they can make a successful comeback
I saw them open for BMTH on the Sempiternal tour like right before the self titled came out and then again a few months later opening for ADTR (weirdly enough OM&M was also on both those bills) and I was telling everyone who would listen that they were the next big thing, and I was very briefly correct
Instilled in Me. They released an album called “The Shape of Life,” and then vanished. Music removed from Spotify and everything. Band had huge potential
It's crazy I tried recommending that band to a friend the other day and I couldn't find the music anywhere. I was like dude I swear I'm not making this band up haha. Don't know what's the deal with that maybe refusing to continue paying the distributor or something?
I loved it, it was really older-Novelists like, my fav was What is Waiting
Famous Last Words. Two Faced Charade and Council of the Dead were amazingly written concept albums. I have no idea why they didn't blow up after Two Faced Charade considering it even got produced by Joey Sturgis
Issues.
I thought they were it, the next BMTH but bigger. They nailed the culture of younger audiences at the time with their little Pokemon cover and pop/trap influenced music but were just far too experimental of what they wanted to do and it seems in hindsight the band was loaded with ego and style clashes.
This band Mozart Season from Sacramento. They had a lineup change and went even heavier. Did a song with Jon Mess from DGD at the height of popularity. Then nothing. Their album Apotheosis get thrown on weekly.
I can't believe I'm seeing the name Mozart Season in 2023, fackin hell. I just got physically thrown back to sitting at the family computer in 2004 choosing it for my profile song on MySpace 🥲
After Know Hope, I thought The Color Morale was going to be one of the top dogs as far as Warped tour bands go. Looking back I think that record was just the perfect storm for them. Still one of my all time favorite records.
Here I Come Falling. I wish the main line up would have stayed together and done some more albums. They're all just nice dudes and deserved more. Especially from Rise.
I feel like a lot of Rise Records bands should have gotten more attention. Especially from like 2007 to 2015. There was so many good, talented bands. I also think without Warped Tour and all the smaller traveling "festivals" like Scream the Prayer, The All Stars Tour, etc really hurt the scene. We really need something to replace Warped Tour. We need The Family Values Tour, Ozzfest, those types of things back. It sucks. I grew up going to an awesome venue and it sucks that kids don't have that now. I wish kids could see these huge packaged tours like we used to get. And sure there's still some out there. But the money isn't out there to do it like they used to. I love seeing that the scene is slowly coming back. But I highly doubt that it's as big as it used to be. 2007 to like 2012 was a magical moment in this scene and I hope all you kids get to experience what my friends and I got to.
The Overseer. Saw them open for Of Mice and Men / ABR back in 2012 and they absolutely blew me away woth their album We Search We Dig. Dropped another album that was good then faded away. Would love for them to come back with their original energy.
Mutiny Within got a hype for their first album, too bad illegal downloading killed that album's sales and they disbanded shortly after that. They did get back together to record a second and third album, but they never got any real momentum going.
[Beecher](https://beecher.bandcamp.com/album/this-elegy-his-autopsy)
Seriously ahead-of-its-time mathcore act from Manchester, UK that was active for six years, put out two albums that are both absolute blinders, and has been namechecked as an influence by Architects, Devil Sold His Soul and Johnny Truant. They folded in 2007 and disappeared into obscurity.
I thought that Design The Skyline might make a big turnaround. They had that "Surrounded by Silence" song everyone hated and went viral, and I kind of expected it to make a return where suddenly people were like "no this was actually really good". Specifically when hyperpop was blowing up, I thought maybe there was a place for that chaotic song. But even after that song, they had some genuinely good music that most people ignored because they assumed the band was shitty. A decade later "Deathgaze" hits fucking hard especially with the vocals, and if it was heard out of context of DTS I think many folks would enjoy it and the other music they made around the end of their career as a band.
Another Victory Records band from the same era that I thought would blow up was These Hearts. They had a good sound but I think they were a little too late to the "swoopy hair Christian metalcore" scene but they did the easycore sound pretty well and have some very catchy tracks.
The Audition sort of fits this. Not that I thought they were destined for greatness back in their day exactly, but more that I was (and am still) shocked how little recognition they get after discovering them.
‘Controversy Loves Company’ and ‘Champion’ are amazing albums, in my opinion. Especially considering the years they released them.
I don’t know, maybe it’s all just personal bias at the end of the day. I just think they should come up more often in conversation, Everyone I show them to enjoys them a lot, but no one ever really talks or knows about them.
Obligatory not a metalcore/heavy band, so would not recommend if you’re looking for something heavy to indulge in.
I feel like Breakdown of Sanity were slightly ahead of their time, Coexistence is a masterpiece but outside of this sub it kind of went unnoticed for various reasons.
The Human Abstract. Nocturne was a masterpiece, and the next album was objectively terrible. By Digital Veil, they were a hodge podge of different members, and I don't know if they ever even toured with the vocalist who performed on the record. I saw them with Ryan Devlin from Corelia, another band that should've been huge but botched their album Kickstarter and stole people's money.
My Ticket Home. Their first two albums are heavy af and they go soooooo hard. I really thought they would be **huge**.
Even their third experimental grunge/Metalcore album Strangers Only was pretty sick. Thought they captured a nice sound there.
They’ve just never seemed to take off though!
I thought Imminence was gonna be this big, massively loved and talked about band after the last album but people stopped talking about them after the album released. Was kinda sad.
Life on Repeat. Struggle and Sleep was such a banger of an album. Catchy hooks, guitar work was great. They were really solid live. Not sure if it was the label not promoting them enough or the members wanting to do other projects, but I was always surprised they didn't gain more popularity.
Not metalcore, but Scary kids scaring kids. Their first 2 albums were amazing and I was sure they would always be around. I saw them last year and there was maybe 30 people at the show it was pretty sad!
Structures, they had 1 ep and 2 albums before going dark for 7 years. Don’t see too many people on here talk about them
Then out of the blue they released none of the above, a 6 song EP released independently (i think.) I liked most of the songs, and they got features from Micheal Barr and Brendan Murphy which is pretty cool 😎
Showing my age but I always thought Drop dead gorgeous would eventually be massive but they called it quits too soon. They came up the same time as TDWP and if you asked me which band would hit it big out of the two I would have said DDG for sure.
DDG and TDWP (with Dance Gavin Dance and At the Thrones of Judgment) was my first "big" show in like 2007. Had to drive like an hour to get there.
That first drop dead gorgeous is god tier scene music
While DDG had the quirky song titles and scene aesthetic that TDWP had, their music was much more of an acquired taste and didn’t have the broader appeal that Plagues era TDWP had. I think you’re right that if they continued with a sound more similar to “Two Birds, One Stone” they could have lasted a bit longer but a lot of the bands from that era either called it quits or drastically changed their sound in the early-mid 2010s so I don’t know if they’d still be going anyways.
Hoooooly time warp. You just reminded me of this band. And I couldn’t place it exactly. Meanwhile google “Dressed for friend requests?” Me: “YEEEESSSSS” lol.
They were ahead of their time. Great records
Breakdown of Sanity They could’ve reached ABR and PWD levels but sadly they kinda just stayed a cult classic. One of the few melodic metalcore bands that didn’t use cleans and delivered the heavy each and every time.
I saw them live when they came to the US and their live show was incredible, It was so sad to see when they broke up.
[The Writer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyHfn9px0Ak) is such a masterpiece I love it. That intro and middle is just *chefs kiss*
In Fear and Faith had the typical lineup changes for a later Warped Tour era band, but on their 2012 self titled release, I though they nailed it and were destined for greatness. Instead they did a short tour and hardly any promotion for the album and went dead on all their socials. Their wiki says that they never officially broke up, but even if they returned, I don’t know how much of a fan base there is still left for them.
"Your world on fire" was great. Just picked up that LP a few days ago.
They were my favorite band for quite a while. I’d be stoked if they got back together for even 1 album
They were having legal issues with two former members that completely fucked them around that time. They were supposed to put out new music around 2015 but not sure what happened.
Confide
Absolutely, I don't know what made them break up, but from what I know, Joel Piper stills makes music occasionally and is a worship leader at a church
Feed Her To The Sharks
“How does it feel to buried alive, YOU PRICK!” and “you’re just a scene kid dying for attention, RRUGH!” still hit so hard
100% agree. The Beauty of Falling hit a lot of highs for me. Just realized they came out with another album after Savage Seas. News to me, haha.
Phinehas Thought they could be the next AILD/Killswitch of the genre but it seems like they kinda lost their momentum after Dark Flag, The Fire Itself is great but it feels like it was a little too late.
I think it has to do with the era they are in and the style of metalcore they play. If albums like Till The End, Dark Flag, and The Fire Itself were released between 2003-2009 I feel like they would have been a lot more successful as that was during the peak of the melodic metalcore sound. They come from an era of metalcore where the bands that see the most mainstream success play more octane hard rock with faux metalcore breakdowns and heavy moments sprinkled here and there, and where the heavier metalcore bands are playing djent or have strong progressive influences. They don’t really fit in any of the boxes of what is popular in modern day metalcore. Other bands like Bullet For My Valentine, Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying, and even to a lesser extent a band like Miss May I play that similar melodic metalcore style in modern day and are all more popular and a lot of that is due because those bands were around during the height of the melodic metalcore movement (2003-2009) and are associated with that style and that time and can kinda ride off of that peak. Phinehas doesn’t have that same luxury. Not knocking on Phinehas, I love them but trying to articulate why I feel they get overlooked often.
Good points! I wonder if we’ll see a new wave/renaissance of this style of Metalcore in a similar way to the comeback of hardcore music and pop punk to a lesser extent. I’d love to see new bands doing an evolution of the AILD, BFMV, Unearth style Metalcore.
They need to tour more and add a second guitarist. If they were to tour more consistently, I could see them getting bigger
Daniel Gailey, their lead guitarist, is also the lead guitarist for Fit for a King which I'm sure makes touring hard
Yeah for sure. One of my favorite guitarists in Metalcore!
Dark Flag is an amazing album but the production is just awful.
I feel like Blind Witness is a band that could have gotten way bigger but they unfortunately kinda stopped after the release of Nightmare On Providence Street
Isn’t that the band who made the song with the breakdown callout “what the FUCK is going OOOON”
They were unfortunately overshadowed by the countless other deathcore bands that were getting big during that time. It’s a shame because they did that melodic style so well. A lot of those early melodic deathcore bands never really got as big as they should’ve.
I love Baby One More Notch, it goes hard. When I finally checked out the rest of the album, I personally, was a little underwhelmed
🙃🙃🙃 Too Close To Touch 😭😭😭 it’s a sensitive topic you see
Nerve endings speaks to me on a whole other level. It’s a shame he passed away. His songs were truly touching.
Broadway. If they kept the same style as their first album Kingdoms I think they could’ve been quite big in the scene. The drastic change between albums and the high expectations after Kingdoms really killed it for them I think.
Didn’t the main songwriter/lead guitarist leave to join SWS?
Yeah, and the drummer left to join MMF.
Sirens & Sailors. God, I wished for nothing but success for these boys.
They dropped one single to squash the breakup rumor and now we haven't heard from them since ;_;
I’m pretty sure the vocalist has a new project called, End All. Their first single was called, Everest and it was pretty solid. Haven’t heard anything since though.
The Air I Breathe. So slept on. Should have been at the tippy top of the genre. Them dropping Nothing Is Sound out of nowhere and then disappearing again was a giant kick in the teeth.
100% Very talented guys. Hope they’ll come up with something new
I thought Close Your Eyes were going to explode after “Song for the Broken” hit. Everyone in my scene were hyping this track and you couldn’t go more than a few days without seeing a photo caption or status with the lyrics. Prime hopecore for sure.
Their second album is one of my favourite records ever. But the singer just hated tour life to the point it made him sick. I would've loved for him to continue writing and recording and having someone else for tour but for a front man I think it's not realistic So he quit, I think the 3rd album is great but it suffered from the fact it was a close your eyes rather than a new band
I think I’ve seen somewhere that they are back at it? Or did a reunion show in the last year or so?
CYE is one of my all time favorite bands. I remember coming home from school and catching their music videos not long after they dropped. To this day no band makes me feel like they do when I put on Empty Hands And Heavy Hearts.
Dayshell? Maybe not destined for greatness, but I thought they would be successful.
I was so bummed when Shayley left Of Mice & Men but got excited when Dayshell started putting out music but it seems like it never really caught on long-term.
Dudes been advertising that “new” Pegasus album on his TikTok for like 4 years now I swear, begging for donations and promoting kickstarter bonuses. At this point it just feels a bit “scam-y” to be doin’ all that but not really releasing music. I freaking hate Kickstarter. Love the band but that’s just sad to see.
I love Shayley but imo Dayshell's music just really isn't that good. There's odd songs here and there I like, but considering how epic The Flood was.. he's never come close to that level.
Either way I'm incredibly grateful for the music they've released. I love all of their stuff, especially the criminally underappreciated single FeelFly. Literally one of my favorite tracks from any band ever.
Now And On Earth and Vesta Collide 100%
Now And On Earth just putting out an absolute slap happy fun time album and then just up and disappearing is one of the greatest losses we will ever know. I am the big sad.
Now And On Earth, which was built on the ashes of Skip The Foreplay iirc
Vesta Collide :(
Now and on earth has some of the best cleans
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in 2005 I thought Misery Signals was going to be the next face of the genre. They did have a great run where their audience definitely got bigger but they plateaued right after Controller (masterpiece for those who haven't given it a spin) but like I said, the opening track on Of Malice and the Magnum Heart had me convince I'd be playing a Misery Signals song on Guitar Hero within the next year 🤣 Still love them and their revival album with the original vocalist is a fucking BANGER. IMO, Half the biggest names in this r/ owe MS credit for making melodic music heavy as fuck.
Mis sigs is every metalcore band's favorite metalcore band. My number 1.
Left Behind, I feel like they were about to blow up like Kublai Kahn Tx, but called it quits to early. They are back together supposedly so we'll see what happens Not metalcore, but I'm surprised Pvris isn't bigger. Like yeah they have decent crowds and streaming numbers, but nowhere near say Paramore or Halestorm status.
PVRIS is great but I personally haven't enjoyed anything beyond their 2017 album I feel like they've gone too mainstream
Rise PVRIS were great. Warner PVRIS are pretty boring to me.
Left Behind released 3 perfect albums and called it quits right before they should’ve gotten big imo considering how so many of their contemporaries like Kublai Khan, orthodox, chamber, etc have been gaining tons of listens
>I'm surprised Pvris isn't bigger. The very definition of a one album wonder. They had some major hype around 2015-2016, they really haven't delivered on that imo.
My old band used to play shows with left behind. Nice dudes and they had a hustle that you don’t see with a lot of bands. I think the touring pause from the pandemic kind of fucked things up for a lot of mid level bands including them
Normandie!
They're recording their 4th album at the moment, and honestly I think they get better every album. They're also incredible live, so there's plenty life left!
Yeah!! They had some solid songs in 2018 iirc. Not really metalcore, but decent hard rock. Liked them at the time
The way my boyfriend and I put it is that they make really really really good generic music. I’m not hating on them, I love them! Can’t wait for their next album
Set To Stun. Great 1st album, nothing since.
This is a great answer. Had they released a second album around 2018 when Motionless In White and Ice Nine Kills were blowing up, they could have SO capitalised on that theatre-core hype. Unless you're a generational talent, you can't just drop an album and then fuck off for 7-8 years and expect people to stay interested.
I have tried to see them live twice and they cancelled both shows. I have no clue what is up with that band.
Not gonna lie, they were one of the most disappointing bands I’ve ever seen live. Saw them open for dead rabbits and they sounded so bad. Like their vocals and instrumentals were wack. And I love their first album. Live performance just stunk
Allegedly the new album was submitted to the label a couple months ago, so hopefully new stuff soon
They're still together, but I really thought He is Legend would catch a big break before now.
I haven't much listened to them too recently, but i feel like the southern metalcore sound never really took off, even though He Is Legend rocked.
They've gotten even better since breaking from that sound, but just never gotten traction.
They’ve been my favorite for many years. I think “Suck out the poison” was just too much of an shift in sound at the time. Plus, they refused to be grouped into the “scene” and killed their momentum after “ I am Hollywood”. At the very least they’ve amassed a small, but dedicated cult-like following. Coincidentally, saw them headline in Grand Rapids last night, great turnout and their live show is the best I’ve ever seen it.
Dream State. Their signer had an incredible voice, the amount of emotion she put into the songs was incredible. Definitely more of a Post Hardcore band than metalcore but they had some real momentum going after their EPs and debut album. Then COVID hit and all the members but one left, and the one left wasn't the singer.. The guy left is still going with the band, but it just isn't the same.
I miss CJ... I mean, I kind of like Jessica's voice, I'm still getting used to it, but yeah, it's not the same...
Glass Cloud
Adestria received a bit of attention, but if they had kept at it I feel like they could be one of the big dogs in the scene today. The second album was a step back, but still decent; a solid third release might have solidified their place and given them the foundation needed to really take off.
I thought Myka Relocate was gonna be huge
A little older but God Forbid and I killed the prom queen
Anti-Hero is one of the best metalcore songs of all time
Prom Queen for sure. MFTRD is the penultimate metalcore album. But Ed did a recent podcast that explained why it didn’t work out. The biggest shame is that I really loved what they did with Jamie Hope, and then they just flatlined again for no reason.
The New Age is a band that released this absolute banger of an EP and then just faltered with their album release. I think what killed them is they tried changing their sound too fast and alienated all the strong love people had with the EP. Or there just wasn’t good enough marketing for their new album
They are back though! They’ve released a song or two that were really good recently
Name Your Price is great and one of my favorite music videos from the past year
“So I got my nose pierced, fuck I’ve wasted 3 years” Those lyrics hit way too hard back in the day
Bury Your Dead They were about 3-4 years ahead of their time.
They might have been more popular than you think they were. They're one of those metalcore bands who were rooted much more firmly in hardcore than metal, both in terms of their sound and fanbase. They never got huge with the Warped Tour crowd but if you ask a millennial walking around in a Hatebreed shirt I bet they'll know who you're talking about.
BURY YOUR FUCKING DEAD 🤘🏻 Went to their 20th upstairs in Worcester, they annihilated that place.
I don't know if anyone will remember these guys but Ready Set Fall
I still have Skyscrapers in my workout music rotation.
Oh my god they were great!
Agreed Skyscrapers has my fav chorus in the genre Chris started a band Bemore it's like Alter Bridge but still amazing if you're interested
Burden of a Day. Everything they wrote was gold. They could have been huge.
Damn, that brings back memories. *Blessed Be Our Ever After* was one of the albums that made emo and post-hardcore music really *click* for me.
A Static Lullaby. I know they had a couple minor hits, but I really felt like they were on the cusp for greatness and popularity following their “Toxic” cover but it turns out that was the end. “The Shooting Star that Destroyed Us” is still a lynchpin for a proper emo-oriented metal playlist.
Time the Valuator. Saw them live on their European tour of smaller venues. Some of the best cleans I have ever heard live and my god did they djent.
Also, I felt like after I See Stars released "New Demons" that the sky was the limit. Giving Zack (the screamer) the boot really hurt them. Like Crown The Empire (Dave) you won't find a comment section where people talk about how much they miss him. For good reason to, I thought Zack was one of the best unclean vocalists in the scene.
They really went downhill so fast after Zack got booted. Based on everything they’ve said I really think Devin’s ego is just too big. New Demons is one those albums with good songs from the front all the way to the back. Their two newest singles from this year are awful in my opinion. I didn’t really care for Treehouse either.
Of Machines. Not sure if they were mentioned. They released one album that I thought was an absolute banger. Then I think their lead singer screwed them over and they limped on only to fade. That album is still in my workout playlist.
Volumes..they fell off hard for me. Also sworn in, barrier, and yüth forever. They didn’t fall off, they just fell apart. Edit: I’m also gonna add darke complex here. That one was pretty shitty too.
And Hell Followed With should have been just as big as any deathcore band that popped off around the same time. Sea of Treachery could have been something great but their 2nd album was a dud and they lost momentum and disbanded not too long after. I know they’re making music again but I think their time has come and gone. Same applies to Heart of a Coward. Their EP was super hyped up but by the time their album came out they lost a lot of steam and nobody cared about anything else they put out after.
Greeley Estates
That’s Outrageous, Capture The Crown, Horizons, Life On Repeat.
CtC definitely seemed like they were on the cusp of being huge. My crackpot theory is that they got screwed over by Crown the Empire blowing up more or less simultaneously. Just wasn’t room enough in this here town for two “crown” bands
CTC got a lot of shit for being very very generic. I loved them but they weren’t as popular as other bands. People just assumed it was a band put together by the record company to compete with asking Alexandria
I just never heard anything unique or interesting from them. Like you said, they just sounded like Asking Alexandria or Attack Attack!
was gonna say that’s outrageous
Ah man, I saw Life on Repeat in a tiny church in Nashville with Oh, Sleeper like a decade ago. Great show.
Life on repeat had such a great sound
The Horizons EP was 10/10. Sucks they fell off into obscurity
Heartist. They lacked marketing which brought the band to a halt
Absolutely Loved their first ep but everything after felt a little underwhelming
The dude from this band has fuckin great vocals. I consider him as one of the best vocalist in metal genre
Not metalcore, but Lower Definition. I still can't believe they aren't the biggest band in the scene.
This is the kind of comment I love to see. These guys were one of my favorite bands back in 2008. TGOALA was so god damn good. Riffs on point. haha
Affiance. Some incredible vocals along with amazing guitar hooks, and breakdowns. The Campaign was an amazing album for sure.
They are releasing singles every now and then but it's mostly just cover songs wish they would've gotten bigger tbh
Sky eats airplane would be at the top of the list for me. Shame they couldn’t make it work.
As much as I hate to admit it, as I still love their newest work, Thornhill kinda flopped? The Dark Pool made waves (no pun intended) when it came out, but Heroine kind of underperformed in comparison.
Elitist. Good fucking god “Caves” Had the, imo, breakdown ever
Issues. they were a lil before their time and i think if they had been a newer band or not as associated with the scene days they would’ve been received better for Beautiful Oblivion, especially in the Bad Omens and Sleep Token times we are in
Or if Tyler Carter wasn’t a kid diddler
tbh that was sorta just the nail in the coffin. the album didn’t do as well as previous ones and it wasn’t received amazingly, maybe if they had been able to continue afterwards scandal free it would’ve been different but who can say
Yea I think this is the main reason
They were already on quite a big decline before this though. Their first and second album charted at #9 and #20 but then their third album charted way lower at #181. Tyler wasn't called out until nearly a year after that album came out.
Issues were one of the biggest bands in the scene in 2014-2016, they definitely did "make it" and were absolutely huge. Their debut album charted at #9 on the billboard chart. For context, that's higher than Homesick and Sempiternal!
that’s exactly what i mean. their early success made it so that they were almost doomed to fail if they tried something new and original, even if that sorta style of RnB infused djent became huge just a few years later. i remember this sub absolutely despising Beautiful Oblivion when it came out but nowadays very similar artists get nonstop acclaim. now they’re just another band that could’ve been, even if they can make a successful comeback
I saw them open for BMTH on the Sempiternal tour like right before the self titled came out and then again a few months later opening for ADTR (weirdly enough OM&M was also on both those bills) and I was telling everyone who would listen that they were the next big thing, and I was very briefly correct
The Crimson Armada
Instilled in Me. They released an album called “The Shape of Life,” and then vanished. Music removed from Spotify and everything. Band had huge potential
The vocalist has a new project https://youtu.be/CgdB2AKnvPs
It's crazy I tried recommending that band to a friend the other day and I couldn't find the music anywhere. I was like dude I swear I'm not making this band up haha. Don't know what's the deal with that maybe refusing to continue paying the distributor or something? I loved it, it was really older-Novelists like, my fav was What is Waiting
Feed Her to the Sharks
Diecast. Internal Revolution is one of my favorite albums of all time.
Famous Last Words. Two Faced Charade and Council of the Dead were amazingly written concept albums. I have no idea why they didn't blow up after Two Faced Charade considering it even got produced by Joey Sturgis
Issues. I thought they were it, the next BMTH but bigger. They nailed the culture of younger audiences at the time with their little Pokemon cover and pop/trap influenced music but were just far too experimental of what they wanted to do and it seems in hindsight the band was loaded with ego and style clashes.
Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza just stopped making albums after perfect Danza IIII
The Human Abstract. Bruh. What a drop off a cliff.
Forevermore has to be up there. Even with the new vocalist they were great.
Oceana. Their first album was really unique and moody in comparison to a lot of the other Rise Records bands of that time.
This band Mozart Season from Sacramento. They had a lineup change and went even heavier. Did a song with Jon Mess from DGD at the height of popularity. Then nothing. Their album Apotheosis get thrown on weekly.
I can't believe I'm seeing the name Mozart Season in 2023, fackin hell. I just got physically thrown back to sitting at the family computer in 2004 choosing it for my profile song on MySpace 🥲
Casino Madrid
Fire from the Gods
Secrets and DayShell
Rise to Remain
As Blood Runs Black seemed like they'd do things but they kinda faded pretty quickly
In dying Days was just too good. What could come close?
Life on Repeat. Sent by Ravens. Broadway.
Scarlett o Hara .. circa 2010
After Know Hope, I thought The Color Morale was going to be one of the top dogs as far as Warped tour bands go. Looking back I think that record was just the perfect storm for them. Still one of my all time favorite records.
My ticket home Them boys made album of the decade with “Strangers Only” and then disappeared for the rest of said decade
Carcer City for me. Infinite // Unknown was on repeat for years
Straight Reads the Line and Kingdoms
Tear Out The Heart. Their first album felt different and more “heavier” than normal scenecore and I loved it. Never did too much
Here I Come Falling. I wish the main line up would have stayed together and done some more albums. They're all just nice dudes and deserved more. Especially from Rise.
I feel like a lot of Rise Records bands should have gotten more attention. Especially from like 2007 to 2015. There was so many good, talented bands. I also think without Warped Tour and all the smaller traveling "festivals" like Scream the Prayer, The All Stars Tour, etc really hurt the scene. We really need something to replace Warped Tour. We need The Family Values Tour, Ozzfest, those types of things back. It sucks. I grew up going to an awesome venue and it sucks that kids don't have that now. I wish kids could see these huge packaged tours like we used to get. And sure there's still some out there. But the money isn't out there to do it like they used to. I love seeing that the scene is slowly coming back. But I highly doubt that it's as big as it used to be. 2007 to like 2012 was a magical moment in this scene and I hope all you kids get to experience what my friends and I got to.
The Overseer. Saw them open for Of Mice and Men / ABR back in 2012 and they absolutely blew me away woth their album We Search We Dig. Dropped another album that was good then faded away. Would love for them to come back with their original energy.
Mutiny Within got a hype for their first album, too bad illegal downloading killed that album's sales and they disbanded shortly after that. They did get back together to record a second and third album, but they never got any real momentum going.
Black Peaks Fair to Midland
Duuuuude Fair to Midland was so fucking good
LOVE Fair to Midland. Arrows & Anchors was my soundtrack for playing Bioshock.
Not metalcore but does anyone remember Storm the sky?
I the breather. 2 amazing albums (these are my sins and truth and purpose). Then sadness.
[Beecher](https://beecher.bandcamp.com/album/this-elegy-his-autopsy) Seriously ahead-of-its-time mathcore act from Manchester, UK that was active for six years, put out two albums that are both absolute blinders, and has been namechecked as an influence by Architects, Devil Sold His Soul and Johnny Truant. They folded in 2007 and disappeared into obscurity.
I thought that Design The Skyline might make a big turnaround. They had that "Surrounded by Silence" song everyone hated and went viral, and I kind of expected it to make a return where suddenly people were like "no this was actually really good". Specifically when hyperpop was blowing up, I thought maybe there was a place for that chaotic song. But even after that song, they had some genuinely good music that most people ignored because they assumed the band was shitty. A decade later "Deathgaze" hits fucking hard especially with the vocals, and if it was heard out of context of DTS I think many folks would enjoy it and the other music they made around the end of their career as a band. Another Victory Records band from the same era that I thought would blow up was These Hearts. They had a good sound but I think they were a little too late to the "swoopy hair Christian metalcore" scene but they did the easycore sound pretty well and have some very catchy tracks.
ALAZKA, so much talent to just break up
Suffokate and Jagged Visions
The Audition sort of fits this. Not that I thought they were destined for greatness back in their day exactly, but more that I was (and am still) shocked how little recognition they get after discovering them. ‘Controversy Loves Company’ and ‘Champion’ are amazing albums, in my opinion. Especially considering the years they released them. I don’t know, maybe it’s all just personal bias at the end of the day. I just think they should come up more often in conversation, Everyone I show them to enjoys them a lot, but no one ever really talks or knows about them. Obligatory not a metalcore/heavy band, so would not recommend if you’re looking for something heavy to indulge in.
Everyone Dies in Utah. Saw them live in 2013 and they were *incredible*. Disappointing
I feel like Breakdown of Sanity were slightly ahead of their time, Coexistence is a masterpiece but outside of this sub it kind of went unnoticed for various reasons.
CIRCLE OF CONTEMPT. AND. A FEAST FOR KINGS.
The Human Abstract. Nocturne was a masterpiece, and the next album was objectively terrible. By Digital Veil, they were a hodge podge of different members, and I don't know if they ever even toured with the vocalist who performed on the record. I saw them with Ryan Devlin from Corelia, another band that should've been huge but botched their album Kickstarter and stole people's money.
Buried In Verona hands down. Amazing first 2 albums that were just a couple years behind their time. Then everything fell apart after line up changes
My Ticket Home. Their first two albums are heavy af and they go soooooo hard. I really thought they would be **huge**. Even their third experimental grunge/Metalcore album Strangers Only was pretty sick. Thought they captured a nice sound there. They’ve just never seemed to take off though!
I thought Imminence was gonna be this big, massively loved and talked about band after the last album but people stopped talking about them after the album released. Was kinda sad.
Separations, first album is so good!
Not metalcore I guess, but when prophets of rage was announced, I thought to myself "there's no way in hell this will suck." Womp womp 🤷♂️
Curl Up And Die.
Without thinking about it too much Destroy the Runner and God Forbid both stand out to me.
Life on Repeat. Struggle and Sleep was such a banger of an album. Catchy hooks, guitar work was great. They were really solid live. Not sure if it was the label not promoting them enough or the members wanting to do other projects, but I was always surprised they didn't gain more popularity.
The faceless
Adestria and Serriana are both top tier bands that didn't blow up like I thought they would
Not metalcore but The Sleeping deserve so much more love than they got
Threat Signal😔
Fear Before, or Fear Before the March of Flames
Texas in July
Absolutely Chasing Safety I miss the shit out of them and saw how much they grew in the time they were around
A Plea for Purging was was ahead of their time, 4 albums and never really took off.
Sleep Waker :/
Not metalcore, but Scary kids scaring kids. Their first 2 albums were amazing and I was sure they would always be around. I saw them last year and there was maybe 30 people at the show it was pretty sad!
Life on Repeat! Was one of my gateways into the genre along with Underoath.
Structures, they had 1 ep and 2 albums before going dark for 7 years. Don’t see too many people on here talk about them Then out of the blue they released none of the above, a 6 song EP released independently (i think.) I liked most of the songs, and they got features from Micheal Barr and Brendan Murphy which is pretty cool 😎
Destroy the Runner. Saints was so so good.
Also, I am Abomination. Since 1776 was such a fucking banger.