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Metalcore: Landmark Recordings

24 releases

  1. 1995Earth CrisisDestroy the MachinesA hardcore-rooted first-wave reference.
  2. 1999Poison the WellThe Opposite of December... A Season of SeparationEmotional contrast and sharp melodic ideas inside punishing hardcore-derived writing.
  3. 2002Killswitch EngageAlive or Just BreathingA key example of the more melodic, metal-oriented development.
  4. 1996ConvergePetitioning the Empty SkyEarly Converge album; MusicBrainz lists it as metalcore.
  5. 1997HatebreedSatisfaction Is the Death of DesireAlbumConsidered a landmark in both the hardcore and metalcore genres.
  6. 1997Shai HuludHearts Once Nourished with Hope and CompassionAlbumIncluded in Loudwire's top 25 metalcore albums of all time.
  7. 1998ZaoWhere Blood and Fire Bring RestAlbumOften considered among the greatest metalcore albums ever made.
  8. 1999BotchWe Are the RomansSecond and final album; the album infobox lists it as mathcore and metalcore.
  9. 2001ConvergeJane DoeAlbumListed by several publications among the greatest albums of the metalcore genre.
  10. 2002Norma JeanBless the Martyr and Kiss the ChildAlbumOften regarded as a landmark of the metalcore genre.
  11. 2002Poison the WellTear from the RedAlbumSecond full-length; MusicBrainz lists it as metalcore.
  12. 2003Bleeding ThroughThis Is Love, This Is MurderousAlbumNamed to Metal Hammer's top 20 metalcore albums of all time.
  13. 2004ConvergeYou Fail MeAlbumMusicBrainz lists this 2004 album as metalcore, hardcore punk and mathcore.
  14. 2004Killswitch EngageThe End of HeartacheAlbumRefined the band's blend of aggressive and melodic metalcore and broke them to a wider audience.
  15. 2004Misery SignalsOf Malice and the Magnum HeartAlbumDebut album considered a landmark in the metalcore genre.
  16. 2004UnderoathThey're Only Chasing SafetyAlbumDescribed as melodic, emo-leaning metalcore.
  17. 2006UnderoathDefine the Great LineAlbumPredominantly described as a metalcore and emo album.
  18. 2007Parkway DriveHorizonsAlbumSecond album; the album infobox lists it as metalcore.
  19. 2009August Burns RedConstellationsAlbumVoted the tenth best metalcore album of all time by Ultimate Guitar readers.
  20. 2013Bring Me the HorizonSempiternalAlbumCited as metalcore among several styles, with a pop-rock sound and a metalcore edge.
  21. 2017Code OrangeForeverAlbumMusicBrainz lists it as hardcore punk and metalcore.
  22. 2018VeinErrorzoneAlbumDescribed as nu metal, mathcore, metalcore, hardcore and screamo.
  23. 2019Knocked LooseA Different Shade of BlueAlbumMusicBrainz lists it as hardcore punk and metalcore.
  24. 2021SpiritboxEternal BlueAlbumDescribed by critics as metalcore with progressive and post-metal elements.