From the Hypaethral Records Bandcamp: Welcome to our 2025 compilation, where we once again highlight some of our favourite bands from the southern Ontario scene -- spanning cities, genres, and eras. Fulfilling one of our core aims as a label: to document and champion the best that our scene creates.
"Non omnis moriar..." Compilation
Price of Redemption - Demo 2025
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Price of Redemption is a hardcore/metalcore band from Springfield, Massachusetts, and they’ve just put out a debut Demo. This release is raw and direct, showing off heavy riffs, sharp breakdowns, and tons of no‑frills energy. You can really hear both the hardcore urgency and the darker metalcore edge in the way the songs are put together.
FFO: Shadows Fall, Unearth, Hatebreed, Earth Crisis
Armus - Mirror Image
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Armus from Portland, Maine just put out Mirror Image and it’s heavy as hell. They’ve always had that slow and kind of hypnotic creepy doom vibe, and this record keeps it going by mixing in elements of sludge and death metal. This new one clocks in at just under half an hour, but every track feels massive.
FFO: Electric Wizard, Conan, Primitive Man, Coffins
GRAY STATE - S/T
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Formed in 2015 in Finland, Gray State blends blackened hardcore, metalcore, and punk influences into a furious wall of riffs and breakdowns. With themes rooted in veganism, animal rights, and death, their music carries a social conscience and relentless aggression.
FFO: Brutality Will Prevail, Jesus Piece, Malevolence, Arkangel
FALSETRIP - S/T
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Formed in 2016, FALSETRIP from Ebern, Germany quickly built a reputation for blending hardcore punk, thrash, and black metal influences into a sound that is both abrasive and cathartic. Their self‑titled album, released in June 2025, features tracks like Push It On, Soulripper, and Nazi scum, each brimming with relentless riffs and politically charged aggression.
FFO: Integrity, Power Trip, Ringworm, Municipal Waste
FOSCO - TRES ESTACAS
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Emerging from Spain’s underground hardcore scene, FOSCØ blends screamo, post-hardcore, with hardcore punk, and plunges listeners into a heavy, atmospheric sonic journey. TRES ESTACAS showcases their ability to balance chaotic aggression with moments of atmosphere.
FFO: Jeromes Dream, Funeral Diner, Celeste, Lentic Waters
foxglove - labyrinthine
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Seattle’s Foxglove have quickly become one of the city’s most compelling heavy acts, and their newest EP Labyrinthine shows why. Blending screamo, post-hardcore, emo, ambient, screamo and punk, the band crafts a sound that is both chaotic and atmospheric. This release captures raw emotion with crushing riffs and haunting melodies.
FFO: Converge, Orchid, City of Caterpillar, Hewn
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