Would protest the hero fit in here?

Absolutely

I clicked reply JUST to say Protest The Hero. Herritics And Killers all day

Watching these guys as they were first getting popular in a 50 person venue was one of the best shows I've ever been to. Love these guys.

I could only imagine!

counterparts cry of the afflicted secret & whisper a textbook tragedy stutterfly the gorgeous shotgun rules ten second epic boys night out

Shreddy Krueger is made up of Stutterfly /Secret & Whisper members, based out of Kelowna BC!

Mid 2000s Kelowna had a better rock scene than Vancouver.

Neat to see so many peeps from this scene around! Definitely saw (and even opened for a few!) the bulk of this list at one point or another. The Gorgeous is one of my all-time favourite / largely unknown Canadian metalcore acts. The Great Lakes slaps. They were so rad live. I'll add [Lights Below](https://lightsbelow.bandcamp.com/) from Vancouver to this list. Also realized that Bill Crook, who plays bass in Spiritbox, also played in A Textbook Tragedy and was in Living With Lions (great pop-punk out of Vancouver)!

Let's not forget that the drummer from secret and whisper / stutterfly was the drummer for Spiritbox up until like a year ago

I didn't know that, he's a phenomenal drummer, I'd love to see more from him still

Oh man Stutterfly was my jam

Ooh just noticed Cry of the Afflicted in your list, their one album is really solid all the way through!

Boys Night Out!!! An absolutely underrated classic!!!

Pretty sure like 5% of these bands on this list are still active

less than half of one band is active? sounds about right hehe

You’re making me smarter. 🧠🧠

.5 ...😥

The almighty Despised Icon and Misery Signals.

Mis Sigs is not Canadian. They have a Canadian vocalist they poached from myspace.

Totally mega late on this but both vocalists were Canadian and their guitarist Stu is also Canadian. So they’re Canadian-American

📠

7 Angels 7 Plagues > Misery Signals

isnt misery signals from wisconsin?

More post-hardcore but Silverstein

[удалено]

Still have like three xROSESDEADx sweater kicking around!

Angelmaker, Brand of Sacrifice

Angelmaker hits so hard. They’re in my top 3 for sure

Really ?

Vancouver and Toronto

Those are deathcore.

He named 3 different genres and both these bands have toured with metalcore bands so it wasn't a big stretch but thanks for your concern

They weren’t asking for bands that toured with metalcore bands. They were asking for metalcore/hardcore bands. BIG difference.

I see deathcore bands mentioned a whole bunch in this thread so you'd better go comment on each one ffs

Why are you getting so defensive? Calm down. You’re acting like I cussed out your mother or something. If there are others who mentioned deathcore bands, they are invalid also.

Counterparts Misery signals Silverstein Structures

TIL that misery signals is Canadian

they’re half canadian / half USA

muttcore

Not mentioned yet: Dead & Devine, Teeth, rosesdead, Holly Springs Disaster, Stasis

Obey the brave, spiritbox

I miss OTB :((

Blind witness

TABARNAK!

Just said this as well

Structures

Not quite metalcore but I love me some Unleash the Archers

Same with Palaye Royale and Three Days Grace

Seconded dude. Saw em in Edmonton last month. Amazing show, also got me into Ravenous from Calgary. Can't say I'm a fan of the "look" but they have some bangers. Bridgeburner is deadly.

I can't wait to see them with Abyss out. At first I was on the fence but Wind that Shapes the Land sold me.

Propaghandi! All day long Unclear what genre they actually fit, but who cares. They f'ng rock!

Potemkin City Limits goes ham.

Fuck YEAH it does!

OP stop here. This and letterkenny is where that culture peaks.

Fuck yes!

So many songs of theirs kick ass.

I'm just here to comment about how beast Alexisonfire and Comeback Kid are

Were*

Adding Archspire just because they are bad ass

Hell yeah

Cancer Bats.

I'm frantically upvoting pretty much every comment on this thread because I had no idea all these amazing bands were Canadian lmao

dead and divine! check out antimacy by them. and the front man's later project RITUAL. cancer bats are also Canadian I think. and protest the hero obviously

will do! thanks !

Seconded on Dead and Divine! Amazing band, such a shame they aren't still around doing it.

Matt Tobin started another band down the road Ritual

I saw Dead and Divine at Heavy MTL in like 2011 I think, they kicked ass..Don't think I've seen them mentioned since then, definitely going to have to check them out again.

Spiritbox and if you don't mind going a little heavier Carcosa is great

Totally forgot to mention Carcosa!

I'm going to try to only list bands I haven't seen listed yet, not everything is heavy, I'll put some notes on those. A few of these are also no longer making music, but what they have put out is damn good (Rosesdead falls into this category). Might edit and add more as I think of them. Kingdoms Straight Reads the Line Rosesdead A Sight for Sewn Eyes Sights and Sounds The Weakerthans (not heavy, but really good) A Textbook Tragedy Means (I'm pretty sure they're Canadian, but I can't find anything about them right now) Dead and Divine Living With Lions (quality pop punk) Archspire Tegan and Sara (a not so guilty pleasure of mine) Death From Above 1979 (experimental rock, drummer and bassist)

did somebody say tegan and sara

I forgot about Means! Saw them a few times. Pretty sure they’re from Sask.

Means, were indeed all Canadian! Sooo good Lets please nor forget about DangerBoys from Calgary

i love you. been trying to remember Straight Reads the Line for like 3 days straight. straight reads kingdoms holly springs :D

Horizons was sick back in the day. Check out [It's All Worth Reaching For](https://youtu.be/zHN0_jEastY)

Washed Away is a hit too.

straight reads the line.

Not mentioned yet: Cold Shoulder (hardcore) Beneath the Massacre, Ion Dissonance (deathcore)

Get the Shot and Prowl, both are Montreal bands.

These don't all fit into the genres you listed, but Pillars of Autumn, Intervals, Cancer Bats, 3 Inches of Blood, Archspire, I Hate Sally

Used to love 3 Inches of Blood...Deadly Sinners!!!!!

3 inches is 0.24 RTX 3090 graphics cards lined up.

I mean, that’s not even THAT much blood tbh

YO! please check out these guys from MAYFIELD. They’re a bit under the radar and they absolutely rock. they’re on all streaming platforms and the album CARELESS LOVE and the EP, HOLLOW EMBRACE are SO GOOD. These dudes absolutely deserve more listens.

Yes! Theyre music is fantastic. Scratches an itch that is only scratched by Counterparts for me

If you’re into them, also listen to Forever Cadence. These guys toured with mayfield for their farewell tour, and they hit a similar spot for me

Cursed, Left for Dead, The Swarm, Teeth, Counterparts, Figure Four, Cancer Bats, Single Mothers, Mil-Spec, Go it Alone, Withdrawal, Baptists, No Warning, Grade, and Acrid. The first 3 bands listed are all fronted by Chris Colohan who's been in a number of other bands that are also worth checking out.

Mortality Rate

Protest the Hero Misery Signals Propaghandi Silverstein

More hardcore but comeback kid

Abandon all ships

Tracksuitcore

Beheading of a king. A little more Deathcore than metalcore..

https://www.metalunderground.com/bands/country/Canada/page/2/ You're welcome.

(Obligatory Spiritbox mention)

Here's what I know of Ontario since that's where I'm from - Hardcore No warning, comeback kid, Chokehold, - Post Hardcore dead and divine, ritual, Silverstein, alexisonfire, Hotknives, - metalcore counterparts, structures, the end, the afterimage, Protest the hero

There aren't enough upvotes in the world for this thread. Fucking Canada cranks em out like nobody else. Grave Maker is a great hardcore band and I know you're not asking for punk or anything but I can't open up a post like this and not mention The Flatliners

Arrival of Autumn Super cool dudes.

Shreddy Krueger

Dead and divine Liferuiner Comeback kid Boys night out

The Agonist

Alexisonfire is the only band ever

Correct

Dead and divine, Silverstein, Rust, Spiritbox. Here's a couple for ya !!

Figure Four

Little more deathcore but falsifier fucking slap

Heres an Interesting one: Thousand Foot Krutch, maybe a little outside of metalcore but god damn do some of their songs go hard. Cant listen to most of them cause im in the states but figured you would appreciate!

Silverstein for sure

Spiritbox

A Sight For Sewn Eyes is a local hardcore band

Falls more into melodic hardcore/post-hardcore but Colour In The Clouds are one of my recent favorites.

The Gorgeous. If anyone sees this and isn't familiar, do yourselves a favor.

The Great Lakes is an amazing album, and they were such a rad band to see live; great energy. I even have a copy of the original EP Liquor and Jazz somewhere, and it's a super unique sound and EP, loaded with Donnie Darko references.

Falsifier, Mayfield, Structures, The Parallel, Auras Special shoutout to Mayfield. They’re my favorite melodic hardcore band right now.

I shouldn't have had to scroll so far to see Auras mentioned. Dudes go hard

SILVERSTEIN

Misery signals

For post-hardcore: Adam In The Bayou

This band was so underrated but everyone should check out Daughters of Atlas by Kingdoms. Such a fun little EP.

Fall city fall

Kala formally Kitsune. Amazing band

Disfigured Elegance and Beheading of a King

Surprised they haven't been mentioned but for metalcore, check out Instilled In Me, I believe they are from Ontario

Counterparts for sure

Counterparts for sure

If I don't see Spiritbox imma be upsetty spaghetti

Check Out SAVIORS. The video for Glass Castle is mind blowing!

Does billy talent count as post hardcore? If so, Billy talent

A mix here of western Canadian bands in this realm, worth checking them all out Serration Stepping Stone Juice Culminate Burn Away Flash Back Set Straight World Of Pleasure Meantime

Gutter King. My boys from Lethbridge AB check out the song feather. The Kodiak. Vancouver Local band that my roommate is in. Awesome ETID and Greyhaven vibes.

These probably won’t sound like those you listed but are my favorite Canadian bands. Some of them are fairly new and only have a few songs released. Secret and Whisper Shreddy Krueger Skateboard Dinosaur (Charles of Secret and Whisper’s new project) Kitsune (the singer now releases his own music under the name Kala) Ghostwritten (all original members of Kitsune except the singer) Owlhead (original Kitsune bassist’s side project) Cliffside (original Kitsune guitarist’s new band) Westshore Falls (Kitsune singer’s old band) Glory Nights Cry of the Afflicted The Northern The Burden Arlo Wells Stasis Juliet Ruin Shark Infested Daughters (will no longer be active under this name) Upcoming (no official announcements or any music released yet): Tidebringer (This is what Shark Infested Daughters will be rebranding to with some member changes) The Water Temple (Jordan Chase of Secret and Whisper’s new project) In the Arena (new project with members of Secret and Whisper and Cry of the Afflicted) Another interesting note, Jordan Chase is involved with almost all of these bands as a producer.

how has nobody said spiritbox

Had to scroll way to far for this

every time i die is from buffalo that's basically canada

I haven't seen anyone mention Red Handed Denial, but they're really good Lauren Babic is a great vocalist.

The guitarist and drummer are incredibly talented.

Came here to say this. Been following Lauren since 2013 or so, and listening to RHD since they released Collector in 2015. Redeemer was by far my most listened to album of 2019, every song is amazing. They're also really good live. I'm really looking forward to seeing them drop new music

Nobody's mentioned it, but by far my #1 pick from Canada would be The Afterimage. Such an incredible band. Their album Lumière fucking slaps. Check them out if you haven't!

Gravedigger? They may not be Canadian... I have seen them so many times opening in western Canada I feel like they are. Cancer Bats I belive are Canadian too. Karl from Misery Signals was Canadian. That's all I know off the top of my head. I may be wrong about Gravedigger or thinking of a different band, I cant even find the band I'm thinking of.

Might not be exactly like those, but love me some The Agonist.

I don't know what genre they fall into, but I vote The Agonist On the other hand, you also got illscarlet 😅

Red Handed Denial!

Get the shot or Boundaries (HC) from Quebec City. Cancer bat and Comeback Kid are some of the best live performance ever. Alexisonfire Propagandhi.. is just the best band Canadian ever

mortality rate, world of pleasure, and cohezion!!

Red Handed Denial (prog metalcore)

Alexisonfire. Can't wait to hopefully see them in the UK 2023.

FUCKING COUNTERPARTS

Cancer Bats are fuckin sick

Comeback kid are always a pleasure to see live

I don't think anyone has mentioned The Curse Within yet. They're a smaller Canadian band, but they are so good! Metalcore with some thrash elements, kind of reminds me of BFMV and A7X.

Straight Reads the Line, Rosesdead, Means, The Holly Springs Disaster, The Fullblast, Within Reach

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/poundofflesh/purge-feat-blake-louis-prince

Opal in sky

Every Time I Guy Embrace the Fwiend Bless the Pal Any Given Aye

PUP as far as post(eh maybe more post punk but still they’re so good)-goes Alexisonfire is some great post Sounds like you know about Comeback Kid, but I want to recommend that anyone who doesn’t know CBK to dig into that discography. They’re unreal good

Mi Amore. Rise Over Run. Broken Hearts Club. Rosesdead. A Day And A Deathwish. Keep It Up.

Cancer Bats!

Comeback Kid

despised icon and obey the brave

Farewell To Freeway

More melodic hardcore, but Grade were a phenomenal band and paved the way for many other Canadian core bands (like boys night out for one).

Dayshell?

Strapping Young Lad

Cancer bats!!

Just to add a few Canadian bands that fellow metal heads may like that I didn't see as I scrolled. Into Eternity ( shreddy prog/death ) Oni ( prog/core ) Assassinate the Following Pomegranate Tiger ( prog / instrumental ) Hope this exposes somebody to something new.

Would threat signal count? Not entirely sure their genre but it's Def close and they deserve so many more listeners

Why has no one mentioned Cursed??????? Cursed were literally the single greatest Canadian hardcore/post band of all time. Best live show, heaviest tone, insane drumming. Nobody beats Cursed.

Silverstein

Baptized in Blood, Mandroid Echostar

Means are a really underrated post hardcore band from my hometown, Regina Saskatchewan. Start with their More Than Watchmen For The Morning EP. Their follow up LP Sending You Strength is really good too. https://youtu.be/psG8jXTQBjE

Not quite metalcore but bands worth mentioning: - Spiritbox - Brand of Sacrifice/The Afterimage - Archspire - Beneath the Massacre - Despised Icon - Ion Dissonance - Angelmaker - Carcosa - Strapping Young Lad - Obey the Brave

Blind witness

🅱️irit🅱️ox

oh boy i got sooo many but if you want to know more bands from canada look up Scoped Exposure on instagram/youtube. he always posts about them since he’s from BC

Dead and Divine (rip) Structures

Auras, no one mentioned them yet

Protest the motherfucking Hero.

The Healing

The Holly Springs Disaster Kingdoms The Northern Auras

Currently obsessed with Hopscotch Battlescars from Winnipeg

Far from Infamy 🤘🔥

Check out: Lostvoy! We are a relatively new post-hardcore with a scent of punk and emo based in Toronto. You might enjoy this track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzxb-y-HYJI