November 2025 "Metalcore Revolution" Playlist - Metal Academy Radio

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1yFgscg5HWKGoIy2s0xRfG

Tracklisting:

1. Hope for the Dying - "City of Corpses" from Hope for the Dying (2008)

2. Darkest Hour - "The Sadist Nation" from Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation (2003)

3. Bury Tomorrow - "Villain Arc" from Will You Haunt Me, With That Same Patience? (2025)

4. SEGA Sound Team, Tomoya Ohtani, Kellin Quinn - "Break Through It All" from Sonic Frontiers Original Soundtrack (2022)

5. Fit for a King - "Slave to Nothing" from Slave to Nothing (2014) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]

6. Parkway Drive - "Carrion" from Horizons (2007) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]

7. It Dies Today - "Sirens" from Sirens (2006)

8. Neaera - "Caesura" from Omnicide – Creation Unleashed (2009) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]

9. Equilibrium - "I'll Be Thunder" from I'll Be Thunder (2025)

10. I Prevail - "Rain" from Violent Nature (2025)

11. VENUES - "Duality" from Duality (2025)

12. Ten After Two - "Truth Is..." from Truth Is... (2011)

13. Babymetal, Slaughter to Prevail - "Song 3" from Song 3 (2025)

14. Confessions of a Traitor - "Noble Bloom" from This Pain Will Serve You (2025)

15. Our Promise - "Bitter" from Bitter (2025)

16. Tuesday's Too Late - "Bitter" from Bitter (2025)

17. Mavis - "The Great Attractor" from The Great Attractor (2025)

18. Eighteen Visions - "Prelude to an Epic" from Until the Ink Runs Out (2025)

19. Bury Your Dead - "The Forgotten" from It's Nothing Personal (2009) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]

20. DIESECT - "SHURA" from HIDE FROM THE LIGHT (2025)

21. Frontierer - "Heirloom" from Oxidized (2021)

22. Cult Leader - "Hate Offering" from Lightless Walk (2015) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]

23. The Dillinger Escape Plan - "*#.." from Calculating Infinity (1999)

24. Coalesce - "One on the Ground" from Give Them Rope (1997)

25. Converge - "In Her Blood" from You Fail Me (2004)

26. Wolves at the Gate - "Evil are the Kings" from Eclipse (2019)

27. Keep Close - "Bury the Pain" from Bury the Pain (2025)

28. Whitechapel - "Faces" from Whitechapel (2012) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]

29. Shadow of Intent - "Imperium Delirium" from Imperium Delirium (2025) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]

30. Lorna Shore - "Forevermore" from I Feel the Everblack Festering Within Me (2025)

Here are my thoughts on all the selected tracks:

Hope for the Dying - "City of Corpses" from Hope for the Dying (2008)

5/5. A killer standout to start this playlist, 7 minutes of prog-ish metalcore!

Darkest Hour - "The Sadist Nation" from Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation (2003)

4.5/5. Darkest Hour was one of the first metalcore bands I've listened to since Trivium since moving out of the power metal of my teen years. Although I haven't listened to this band in a few years, songs like this I still considered underrated. They've opened At the Gates for a show which led to that band's vocalist Tomas Lindberg guest appearing in this track, and I've added it in this playlist as a tribute to him. RIP

Bury Tomorrow - "Villain Arc" from Will You Haunt Me, With That Same Patience? (2025)

5/5. Bury Tomorrow is another awesome band to listen to. Their switch to a new heavier era makes this song worth adding to the playlist. The vocals by Daniel Winter-Bates are so crushing, though I also enjoy the clean singing by Tom Prendergast.

SEGA Sound Team, Tomoya Ohtani, Kellin Quinn - "Break Through It All" from Sonic Frontiers Original Soundtrack (2022)

4.5/5. I'm glad to have an outside-world friend who's both a Sonic fan and a metalhead, otherwise I wouldn't have discovered this really cool and heavy song with the girl-ish yet tough-guy vocals by Kellin Quinn (Sleeping with Sirens).

Fit for a King - "Slave to Nothing" from Slave to Nothing (2014)

5/5. Fit for a King is quite a heavy band for Christian metalcore, especially proven in the sick breakdown. I also enjoy the intro chords. The guest vocals by For Today vocalist Mattie Montgomery make me up to checking out that band despite sadly breaking up.

Parkway Drive - "Carrion" from Horizons (2007)

5/5. The massive impact of this highlight makes thousands of metalheads in the audience shout along from beginning to end. It has heavy fury together with incredible melody, combining into an emotional mix. The growls of angst from Winston McCall and beautiful guitar melodies from Jeff Ling will keep you headbanging even at the album age of over a decade.

It Dies Today - "Sirens" from Sirens (2006)

4.5/5. Some of the coolest lyrics from this band!

Neaera - "Caesura" from Omnicide – Creation Unleashed (2009)

4.5/5. Some of the coolest melodeath/metalcore from this band!

Equilibrium - "I'll Be Thunder" from I'll Be Thunder (2025)

5/5. Originally an epic folk metal band, Equilibrium have evolved into folk metalCORE, creating this melodic banger that has made me up for more of this band.

I Prevail - "Rain" from Violent Nature (2025)

4.5/5. Another song to give me delight from the elements of rain, snow, and fire.

VENUES - "Duality" from Duality (2025)

4/5. I'm still grateful to find great catchy songs like this one. Another solid banger! The music video has a cool story to tell. I can already get the modern metalcore hype. It's too beautiful to miss out on the more popular live festivals. We need this to be popular instead of all this K-Pop Demon Hunters sh*t. With profound lyrics and wide-ranged vocals, let's hope this band never stops what they're doing.

Ten After Two - "Truth Is..." from Truth Is... (2011)

4.5/5. The best highlight of its original album. Everything is done greatly in the guitars, lyrics, and chorus. The absolute pinnacle of that album, and that's my true opinion!

Babymetal, Slaughter to Prevail - "Song 3" from Song 3 (2025)

4/5. A wicked collab between Babymetal and Slaughter to Prevail! Contrary to popular belief, while Alex Terrible appears in this song, some of the growls are actually done by Momo, one of the Babymetal girls, which is impressive as f***, but I understand the confusion. Alex is still a beast when it comes to his growls, roaring like a f***ing animal. The refrain chant of "Ichi, ni, san, DA!" is the catchphrase of the recently passed professional wrestler Antonio Inoki, so I'm guessing that's a tribute to him. RIP... While Alex's growls are deep and brutal as they always have, Momo sounds clearer. And honestly, I would love to hear more of Momo's raw yet natural growls.

Confessions of a Traitor - "Noble Bloom" from This Pain Will Serve You (2025)

3.5/5. Another intense banger with a catchy chorus, though the occasional dip into ethereal softness in the verses is a little unfitting.

Our Promise - "Bitter" from Bitter (2025)

3/5. Decent banger, similar to Annisokay and The Narrator, but the more nu metal-ish parts sound like sh*t.

Tuesday's Too Late - "Bitter" from Bitter (2025)

3.5/5. Wow, the second song in a row to be titled "Bitter"! And fun fact: I'm the 500th subscriber for this band's YouTube channel. The chorus reminds me of Breaking Benjamin, while everything else has the heaviness of Psycho-Frame and Kingdom of Giants. Good banger!

Mavis - "The Great Attractor" from The Great Attractor (2025)

4/5. "Is love a lie dressed up in fire, or just a wound that we desire?" Those kinds of lyrics really go hard. So does the music, especially at the one and a half minute mark. The song really has that Architects vibe, right from the intro riff.

Eighteen Visions - "Prelude to an Epic" from Until the Ink Runs Out (2025)

4.5/5. An epic interlude that sounds like the intro for one of the songs by Brandan Schieppati's main band Bleeding Through, especially in the background keyboards. Instead of being embedded to the next song like in the original version, the two re-recorded songs are separated, allowing this interlude to segue to a different track in this playlist...

Bury Your Dead - "The Forgotten" from It's Nothing Personal (2009)

5/5. A heavy gem to scream/sing along to. The vocals by Myke Terry are so crushing, and so is the guest appearance by Frankie Palmeri of Emmure.

DIESECT - "SHURA" from HIDE FROM THE LIGHT (2025)

4.5/5. Diesect and Heavensgate are two bands that unleash a blast of nu metalcore wind, and this song is another absolute f***ing banger. The crushing breakneck breakdown occurs midway through. These guys sound p*ssed as h*ll and should never be messed with. I can also hear some parts that can remind some of Alpha Wolf.

Frontierer - "Heirloom" from Oxidized (2021)

4/5. Frontierer has made mathcore rise back up from the grave after the temporary demise of The Dillinger Escape Plan and The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza.

Cult Leader - "Hate Offering" from Lightless Walk (2015)

4.5/5. One of my favorite tracks from this band, and HOLY SH*T, the final minute is so destructive.

The Dillinger Escape Plan - "*#.." from Calculating Infinity (1999)

4/5. An interlude that starts ambient before an aggressive yet soft-sounding metallic hardcore twist fades in.

Coalesce - "One on the Ground" from Give Them Rope (1997)

4.5/5. This one begins in a screaming barrage that's totally worth it. I can personally hear those notes and beats strike my heart.

Converge - "In Her Blood" from You Fail Me (2004)

5/5. A purely brutal track with great tempo changes.

Wolves at the Gate - "Evil are the Kings" from Eclipse (2019)

4.5/5. One of my favorite tracks from this band and album! The vocals might remind some of Thrice.

Keep Close - "Bury the Pain" from Bury the Pain (2025)

4/5. Great dynamics, with an addictive chorus and bridge you can't resist.

Whitechapel - "Faces" from Whitechapel (2012)

4.5/5. This one has some greatness that is missing from people listening to deathcore without an open mind.

Shadow of Intent - "Imperium Delirium" from Imperium Delirium (2025)

5/5. Another one of the darkest deathcore epics, all the way up to the "YOU ARE NOW F***ED" ending. However, one more epic shall take the throne...

Lorna Shore - "Forevermore" from I Feel the Everblack Festering Within Me (2025)

5/5 (maybe even 5.5/5). The true ultimate best track of its original album and possibly by this band, the glorious finale that is their longest track at nearly 10 minutes, a tear-jerking atmospheric epic of triumph and emotion. Probably the best symphonic deathcore closing track EVER!!! I'm not gonna put it into words, just listen to it to believe me.

Pretty good playlist I've made, huh? I recommend this to any metalcore fan and anyone who isn't into metalcore but is up to getting into a great start for the genre. Thanks to anyone who have contributed with their own submissions, and I hope the rest of you enjoy it like I've had!