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【2025】Beginner’s Guide to Popular Overseas Tarka Bands【Summary】

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Metalcore, which branched off from melodic death metal and hardcore, has become one of the central genres in the loud music scene since the 2000s.

It fuses the brutality of aggressive heavy-metal-style riffs, melodic guitar solos, and hardcore-derived breakdowns, and often showcases a vocal approach that freely shifts between death growls and clean singing—leading many bands to achieve commercial success.

Since the 2010s, metalcore has diversified even further, and the 2020s continue to see the birth of many outstanding classic albums.

In this article, we’ll introduce a wide range of overseas bands that represent the metalcore scene from multiple perspectives!

[2025] Overview of Popular Overseas Tālkoa Bands [For Beginners] (21–30)

Hey MisterMiss May I

Miss May I – Hey Mister (Official Music Video)

Hey MisterMiss May I

Formed in 2006 at the remarkably young average age of 16, this five-piece American metalcore band enjoys strong popularity.

They released their debut album in 2009 and have continued to put out new material steadily without interruption, building a notably stable career among their contemporaries.

Centered on classic, melodic metalcore, their sound skillfully weaves in the aesthetic of traditional heavy metal, the sharp edge of thrash, and the lyricism of Scandinavian melodic death metal—elements they’ve fully integrated into their own music—showcasing a steadfast, unwavering style that is a core strength.

Their soaring, passionate melodies are outstanding as well.

A band that refuses to be swept up by trends and remains true to the music they believe in is undeniably compelling.

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The FalloutCrown The Empire

Crown The Empire – The Fallout (PART II of the extended music video) (Official Music Video)

The FalloutCrown The Empire

While the band’s sound is metalcore at its core, the vocalist’s expressive delivery and melodic lines give their songs a distinctly unique character.

The catchy yet distinctive vocals are addictive—good enough that it wouldn’t be surprising to see them on the Billboard charts.

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ConvalescenceDarkest Hour

Darkest Hour – Convalescence

ConvalescenceDarkest Hour

A metalcore band from Washington in the United States.

Their sound is a bit rough, and the vocals feel unpolished, but since the band is heavily influenced by hardcore to begin with, that’s part of their appeal.

I think the guitars show a pretty interesting sense of style.

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Make Total DestroyPeriphery

PERIPHERY – Make Total Destroy (Official Music Video)

Make Total DestroyPeriphery

They are a band with overwhelming technique that has carved out a unique world with a progressive, sophisticated metal sound.

Influenced by bands like Meshuggah and Dream Theater, their music—featuring 7- or 8-string guitars and riffs built on complex rhythms such as odd meters—is famous for popularizing the style known as “djent.” While Periphery’s musical identity can’t be summed up in a single phrase, there’s no doubt they had a significant impact on technically inclined metalcore bands from the 2010s onward.

Within their grand, expansive sound, they skillfully weave in accessible melodies, so pay attention not only to their instrumental prowess but also to their assured songwriting sensibilities.

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This CallingAll That Remains

All That Remains – This Calling

This CallingAll That Remains

Alongside Killswitch Engage and Shadows Fall, they are a flagship of Massachusetts metal and a band that achieved major commercial success.

Many listeners were blown away by The Calling, the stunning opener of their third album and modern classic, The Fall of Ideals, released in 2006.

Centered around frontman Philip Labonte—who commands both ferocious growls and soaring melodies—and the highly skilled guitar work of Oli Herbert, they crafted high-quality metalcore that won them wide acclaim.

They later showcased a broader musical range and saw their sales rise, but in 2019, the band sadly lost original member Oli Herbert.

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Thank You PainThe Agonist

THE AGONIST – Thank You Pain (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

Thank You PainThe Agonist

A song by the band best known for having their vocalist Alissa poached by Arch Enemy.

It’s easy to see why Arch Enemy wanted her—she delivers an absolutely insane death growl and outstanding vocals.

The band’s songwriting and performance are also of exceptionally high caliber.

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You’re Ever So InvitingUnderoath

Underoath – You’re Ever So Inviting

You're Ever So InvitingUnderoath

Whether it’s fair to call Underoath a metalcore band is up for debate, but there’s no question they had a massive impact on the next wave of Christian screamo-to-metalcore bands.

They released their debut album as early as 1999, and after bringing in Spencer Chamberlain as their second vocalist, the band shot to stardom with their masterpiece fourth album, 2004’s They’re Only Chasing Safety.

In 2010, Aaron Gillespie—the only original member, who handled drums and clean vocals—left the band, and they went on hiatus in 2013.

However, they resumed activities in 2015 with Aaron back in the lineup, and in 2018 they proved they were still going strong by releasing the album Erase Me.

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