Melodic Metalcore Albums

Zilqy's first full-length album: ten songs, every lyric by Anna, mixed and mastered by Lance Prenc, including “World's End”, “CAVEAT” and “RUN”.

Antifragile finds ALL THAT REMAINS shaping metalcore riffing and emotionally direct melodic-metal hooks into a 2025 album with a clear sense of identity.

This Consequence finds KILLSWITCH ENGAGE shaping metalcore weight and a melodic-death/heavy-metal sense of melancholy into a 2025 album with a clear sense of identity.

Zilqy’s first EP, presenting the Japanese all-female metal band’s post-melodic nu-metal identity with global ambition.

The seventh Bullet for My Valentine album, released worldwide by Spinefarm on 5 November 2021 and presented by the band as their heaviest. The Japanese edition adds "Stitches" for eleven tracks, and its limited pressing carries a second disc of five songs recorded at Summer Sonic 2018.

Atonement brings together the elements Killswitch Engage do best—heavy riffs, urgent screams and clean vocals that reach for relief—in an especially emotional form.

Victim of the New Disease shifts All That Remains back toward a heavier metalcore center after the broader reach of Madness.

The sixth Bullet for My Valentine album, released worldwide by Spinefarm on 29 June 2018. It brings programming and keyboards well forward and is the first record made with Jason Bowld as a full member. The Japanese edition adds seven tracks — piano versions and a live recording among them — for eighteen.

Madness retains All That Remains’ metalcore edge while reaching toward wider melody and a more modern-rock texture.

Incarnate gathers Killswitch Engage’s sharp metalcore riffs, breakdowns and melodic choruses into a concentrated form.

The Order of Things balances All That Remains’ heavy riff pressure with clean-vocal melodies that stay in the ear.

The fifth Bullet for My Valentine album, released by RCA on 14 August 2015 and produced again by Colin Richardson, who had made The Poison and Scream Aim Fire. Jamie Mathias had replaced Jason 'Jay' James on bass. The Japanese edition followed on 19 August with seven bonus tracks, for eighteen.

The fourth Bullet for My Valentine album. Sony Music released the Japanese edition first, on 6 February 2013, with fifteen tracks; Europe followed on 8 February and North America on 12 February with eleven. Don Gilmore produced again.

Disarm the Descent links Killswitch Engage’s sharp-chopped riffs, explosive breakdowns and clean choruses that open with real emotion.

A War You Cannot Win combines All That Remains’ tightly chugging guitars and heavy breakdowns with large clean-vocal choruses.

For We Are Many combines All That Remains’ cutting riffs, heavy breakdowns and singable choruses in tightly built metalcore.

The third Bullet for My Valentine album. Sony Music released the Japanese edition first, on 21 April 2010, with Europe following on 23 April and North America on 27 April. Don Gilmore, whose credits include Linkin Park, produced it, and the record entered the US album chart at number three.

Killswitch Engage balances the band’s metalcore weight and melodic strength with confident consistency.

Overcome tightly joins All That Remains’ urgent riffs, low heavy breakdowns and Philip Labonte’s clean vocal.

The second Bullet for My Valentine album. BMG Japan released the Japanese edition first, on 23 January 2008, with the UK following on 28 January and the US on 29 January. It entered the Billboard 200 at number four and topped Oricon's international album chart in Japan. Recorded at Sonic Ranch in Texas and produced by Colin Richardson.

The Fall of Ideals packs All That Remains’ chugging guitars, breakdowns, and Phil Labonte’s harsh-to-clean vocal contrast into dense, sharply focused songs.

As Daylight Dies connects Killswitch Engage’s hard riffs, tight breakdowns, and Howard Jones’s powerful voice.

The debut album, released by Visible Noise on 3 October 2005 and widely credited with defining British metalcore. "Tears Don't Fall" is still the band's signature song. The Japanese edition followed on 26 October with two live recordings added, for fifteen tracks.

Darkest Hour's fourth album, out on 28 June 2005. It was their first to enter the Billboard 200, debuting at number 138.

This Darkened Heart introduces All That Remains through cutting riffs, raw vocals and racing rhythm.

The End of Heartache tightly joins Killswitch Engage’s heavyweight guitars, urgent screams and soaring clean vocals.

Behind Silence and Solitude is All That Remains’ debut, connecting rough riffs, growls and lyrical guitar leads.

Alive or Just Breathing fuses thrash-like riffs, melodic-death-metal guitar language and rough shouts into Killswitch Engage’s defining early statement.

Killswitch Engage’s debut captures the raw collision of hardcore urgency and metal weight that would help define metalcore.