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Dark Angel (2025)
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Abstracted Mind (2018)
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psychic behaviors (2021)
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Houston's Gravitias launched in 2025 at the aggressive crossroads of melodic death metal and metalcore, where soaring leads collide with crushing breakdown architecture. Still new to the Texas scene, they arrive with the technical weight their name promises.
Intense Groove Metal / Metalcore from Midland.
Hard-hitting metalcore from San Marcos.
Houston newcomers Held in Orbit blend melodic heavy metal hooks with the angular punch of metalcore, arriving in 2023 with a sound that orbits the line between anthem and aggression. Their songs carry the epic sweep of classic metal filtered through a contemporary lens.
Amarillo, Texas's Hubris have been bringing metalcore's emotional intensity to the Texas Panhandle since 2015, where the flat horizon and punishing wind seem to breed a certain grim determination. Melodic but never soft.
Ripping Progressive Death Metal / Metalcore from Denton.
Grief-stricken metalcore from Denton.
Progressive metalcore blending atmospheric textures with heavy breakdowns. Signed to UNFD.
Heavy Thrash / Death Metal / Metalcore from Lubbock.
Dynamic Metalcore / Groove Metal out of Texas.
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Texas metalcore with crushing breakdowns and 90s-style metallic hardcore aggression.
Venomous Depressive Black Metal from Houston.
Intense Melodic Groove Metal / Metalcore from Fort Worth.
Blistering Melodic Thrash Metal / Metalcore from Houston.
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