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Metalcore — live concerts

14 upcoming concerts · 72 past

🎤 Upcoming concerts

Feb 7, 2026
21:00
Crosslane, Hiraeth — Traffic Live Club
Crosslane Hiraeth
Traffic Live Club
Rome, Italy
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Feb 17, 2026
20:00
Motionless In White — Zénith Paris
Motionless In White
Zénith Paris
Paris, France
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Feb 20, 2026
20:00
As We Stray — Traffic Live Club
As We Stray
Traffic Live Club
Rome, Italy
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Mar 5, 2026
19:00
Motionless In White — Razzmatazz 1
Motionless In White
Razzmatazz 1
Barcelona, Spain
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Mar 7, 2026
20:00
Motionless In White — MEO Arena
Motionless In White
MEO Arena
Lisbon, Portugal
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Apr 28, 2026
19:30
Bring Me The Horizon — Scotiabank Arena
Bring Me The Horizon
Scotiabank Arena
Toronto, Canada
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May 2, 2026
18:00
Bring Me The Horizon — Madison Square Garden
Bring Me The Horizon
Madison Square Garden
New York City, USA
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Jun 24, 2026
18:00
Motionless In White — Margaret Court Arena
Motionless In White
Margaret Court Arena
Melbourne, Australia
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About Metalcore

Metalcore: When Metal and Hardcore Collided Head-On

Metalcore was born from tension. Not just musical tension, but cultural one. Emerging in the mid-to-late 1990s, metalcore formed at the intersection of hardcore punk’s ethics and metal’s sonic power. It was not designed to please purists on either side. Instead, it absorbed the discipline, aggression, and weight of metal while retaining hardcore’s urgency, physicality, and DIY spirit. Metalcore is what happens when heaviness becomes emotional and aggression becomes communal.

At its core, metalcore is defined by contrast. Songs frequently alternate between crushing heaviness and moments of release. Downtuned guitars and palm-muted riffs collide with breakdowns designed for physical response. Drumming shifts between double bass propulsion and stop-start rhythmic emphasis. Vocals move between screamed intensity and melodic clean passages, reflecting inner conflict rather than technical showcase. Metalcore doesn’t smooth these transitions—it highlights them.

The earliest forms of metalcore grew directly out of hardcore scenes that began incorporating heavier metal influences. Bands like Earth Crisis were pivotal in shaping the genre’s early identity. Their music fused hardcore aggression with metallic riffing while maintaining a strong ethical and political stance. Songs such as Firestorm weren’t just heavy—they were declarative, turning music into a vehicle for conviction and collective identity.

In this early phase, metalcore was raw, abrasive, and closely tied to hardcore culture. Clean vocals were rare. Breakdown-driven structures were central, emphasizing physical impact over polish. The goal was not accessibility, but intensity. Shows were chaotic, communal, and grounded in DIY infrastructure.

The genre underwent a significant evolution in the early 2000s. A new wave of bands expanded metalcore’s musical vocabulary by incorporating melody, harmonized guitar leads, and more dynamic song structures. Killswitch Engage played a crucial role in this transformation. Their song My Curse demonstrated that metalcore could balance brutality with emotional openness. Clean choruses weren’t a concession—they were a counterweight, making the heaviness hit harder by contrast.

Around the same time, As I Lay Dying refined the blend further, emphasizing technical precision and melodic structure. Songs like Confined showcased metalcore’s growing sophistication without abandoning its physical roots. The genre became more accessible, but also more emotionally articulate.

What distinguishes metalcore from other metal subgenres is its emotional transparency. While extreme metal often externalizes darkness through abstraction or imagery, metalcore internalizes it. Lyrics frequently address personal struggle, loss, alienation, and resilience. The alternation between screamed verses and clean choruses mirrors psychological tension—anger giving way to vulnerability, and back again.

Metalcore’s relationship with breakdowns is central. These moments are not simply technical devices; they are rituals. The breakdown slows the music down to its most physical elements, inviting collective movement. This reinforces metalcore’s hardcore lineage, where the body is as important as the sound. Metalcore is meant to be felt in motion, not analyzed at a distance.

As the genre grew, it diversified rapidly. Some bands leaned further into melody and accessibility, others into technical extremity or progressive structures. This expansion brought both popularity and criticism. Metalcore was accused of formula and commercialization, yet its adaptability proved its strength. The genre could absorb influence without losing its core language of contrast and release.

Live, metalcore thrives on shared catharsis. The audience participates fully—singing, shouting, moving together. The emotional shifts in the music create moments of unity, where aggression and vulnerability coexist openly. Few metal genres invite this level of emotional participation.

Metalcore endures because it reflects modern emotional life: intense, unstable, contradictory. It acknowledges anger without glorifying it, vulnerability without sentimentality. It gives structure to chaos without pretending chaos doesn’t exist.

Metalcore is not metal diluted by punk, nor hardcore dressed in distortion. It is a language born of collision—between scenes, sounds, and states of mind. And in that collision, it found a way to turn inner conflict into collective release, making heaviness something not just endured, but shared.

🎸 Artists in Metalcore

📜 Past concerts

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Paleface Swiss — Le Bikini
Paleface Swiss
Feb 2, 2026 · 19:30
Le Bikini Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France
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The Plot In You — Fortitude Music Hall
The Plot In You
Jan 30, 2026 · 18:30
Fortitude Music Hall Brisbane, Australia
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The Plot In You — Hindley Street Music Hall
The Plot In You
Jan 23, 2026 · 18:30
Hindley Street Music Hall Adelaide, Australia
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Electric Callboy — Movistar Arena Madrid
Electric Callboy
Jan 23, 2026 · 18:00
Movistar Arena Madrid Madrid, Spain
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Electric Callboy — Sant Jordi Club
Electric Callboy
Jan 22, 2026 · 21:00
Sant Jordi Club Barcelona, Spain
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Electric Callboy — LDLC Arena
Electric Callboy
Jan 20, 2026 · 19:00
LDLC Arena Décines-Charpieu, France
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Electric Callboy — Zénith Paris
Electric Callboy
Jan 18, 2026 · 20:00
Zénith Paris Paris, France
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Electric Callboy — Uber Arena Berlin
Electric Callboy
Nov 28, 2025 · 20:00
Uber Arena Berlin Berlin, Germany
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For I Am King — 013 Poppodium
For I Am King
Nov 14, 2025 · 20:00
013 Poppodium Tilburg, Netherland
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Rise of the Northstar — Le Bikini
Rise of the Northstar
Nov 9, 2025 · 19:30
Le Bikini Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France
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The Plot In You — O2 Academy Birmingham
The Plot In You
Nov 7, 2025 · 19:00
O2 Academy Birmingham Birmingham, UK
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The Plot In You — O2 Academy Glasgow
The Plot In You
Nov 5, 2025 · 19:00
O2 Academy Glasgow Glasgow, UK
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Parkway Drive, The Amity Affliction — Sant Jordi Club
Parkway Drive The Amity Affliction
Nov 2, 2025 · 21:00
Sant Jordi Club Barcelona, Spain
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Electric Callboy — Royal Arena
Electric Callboy
Nov 1, 2025 · 20:00
Royal Arena Copenhagen, Denmark
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Killswitch Engage — O2 Academy Glasgow
Killswitch Engage
Oct 15, 2025 · 19:00
O2 Academy Glasgow Glasgow, UK
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We Came As Romans — 013 Poppodium
We Came As Romans
Sep 30, 2025 · 19:15
013 Poppodium Tilburg, Netherland
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Bring Me The Horizon — Ball Arena
Bring Me The Horizon
Sep 29, 2025 · 18:00
Ball Arena Denver, USA
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Bring Me The Horizon — American Airlines Center
Bring Me The Horizon
Sep 27, 2025 · 19:30
American Airlines Center Dallas, USA
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Parting with Origin — The Wedgewood Rooms
Parting with Origin
Jul 16, 2025 · 19:30
The Wedgewood Rooms Portsmouth, UK
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A Day To Remember — Razzmatazz 1
A Day To Remember
Jun 19, 2025 · 19:00
Razzmatazz 1 Barcelona, Spain
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Born of Osiris, Ingested — Razzmatazz 2
Born of Osiris Ingested
Jun 5, 2025 · 17:30
Razzmatazz 2 Barcelona, Spain
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The Amity Affliction — Uniclub
The Amity Affliction
Apr 3, 2025 · 19:00
Uniclub Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Falling In Reverse — Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Falling In Reverse
Mar 18, 2025 · 19:30
Brisbane Entertainment Centre Brisbane, Australia
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Falling In Reverse — Qudos Bank Arena
Falling In Reverse
Mar 16, 2025 · 19:30
Qudos Bank Arena Sydney, Australia
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Falling In Reverse — Rod Laver Arena
Falling In Reverse
Mar 14, 2025 · 17:30
Rod Laver Arena Melbourne, Australia
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Falling In Reverse — Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Falling In Reverse
Mar 13, 2025 · 18:30
Adelaide Entertainment Centre Adelaide, Australia
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Bullet For My Valentine, Trivium — Alcatraz
Bullet For My Valentine Trivium
Feb 17, 2025 · 18:00
Alcatraz Milan, Italy
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Born of the Kraken — Uniclub
Born of the Kraken
Feb 7, 2025 · 23:00
Uniclub Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Motionless In White — Razzmatazz 1
Motionless In White
Feb 4, 2025 · 19:30
Razzmatazz 1 Barcelona, Spain
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Bullet For My Valentine, Trivium — The O2
Bullet For My Valentine Trivium
Feb 1, 2025 · 18:00
The O2 London, UK
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Enterprise Earth, Harbinger — 013 Poppodium
Enterprise Earth Harbinger
Jan 31, 2025 · 18:00
013 Poppodium Tilburg, Netherland
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Bad Omens — The Hodern Pavilion
Bad Omens
Jan 29, 2025 · 19:00
The Hodern Pavilion Sydney, Australia
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Bad Omens — The Hodern Pavilion
Bad Omens
Jan 28, 2025 · 19:00
The Hodern Pavilion Sydney, Australia
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Gates of Hell, Gideon, Kublai Khan TX — 013 Poppodium
Gates of Hell Gideon Kublai Khan TX
Jan 17, 2025 · 18:00
013 Poppodium Tilburg, Netherland
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Butcher Babies — Salamandra
Butcher Babies
Nov 22, 2024 · 18:30
Salamandra L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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Falling In Reverse — Sant Jordi Club
Falling In Reverse
Nov 11, 2024 · 18:30
Sant Jordi Club Barcelona, Spain
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The Ghost Inside — Razzmatazz 1
The Ghost Inside
Nov 5, 2024 · 21:00
Razzmatazz 1 Barcelona, Spain
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Harm's Way, Hatebreed — Agora Theater & Ballroom
Harm's Way Hatebreed
Oct 2, 2024 · 18:00
Agora Theater & Ballroom Cleveland, USA
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Harm's Way, Hatebreed — Royal Oak Music Theatre
Harm's Way Hatebreed
Oct 2, 2024 · 18:00
Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, USA
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Harm's Way, Hatebreed — Terminal 5
Harm's Way Hatebreed
Sep 28, 2024 · 18:00
Terminal 5 New York City, USA
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Harm's Way, Hatebreed — House of Blues
Harm's Way Hatebreed
Sep 27, 2024 · 18:00
House of Blues Boston, USA
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Harm's Way, Hatebreed — State Theatre
Harm's Way Hatebreed
Sep 26, 2024 · 18:00
State Theatre Portland, USA
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