List of mathcore bands

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Mathcore is a dissonant style of music characterized by rhythmic complexity and tempo changes (such as those found in free jazz and math rock) with the aggressiveness of hardcore punk and extreme metal. The genre is sometimes considered a subgenre of metalcore. Notable mathcore bands are listed here in alphabetical order.

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NameCountryFormedclass="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
The Algorithm

| France

| 2009

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American Standards

| United States

| 2011

| {{cite web |author=Rowley, Scott |title=American Standards |url=http://weareteamrock.com/artist-directory/a/american-standards?id=6umD0mkxpmhNFEn5AgPAhp |publisher=Team Rock |accessdate=February 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203161815/http://weareteamrock.com/artist-directory/a/american-standards?id=6umD0mkxpmhNFEn5AgPAhp |archive-date=February 3, 2017 |url-status=dead }}

Antigama

| Poland

| 2000

|

Arcane Roots

| United Kingdom

| 2006

| {{cite web|title= Blood & Chemistry by Arcane Roots | publisher = Metacritic| url =http://www.metacritic.com/music/blood-chemistry/arcane-roots | accessdate = January 29, 2018}}

Architect

| United States

| 2004

| {{cite web|title= Blood & Chemistry by Arcane Roots | publisher = Metacritic| url =http://www.metacritic.com/music/blood-chemistry/arcane-roots | accessdate = January 29, 2018}}

Architects (early)

| United Kingdom

| 2004

|

The Armed

|United States

|2009

| {{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/getting-to-know-the-armed-the-most-unknowable-band-in-hardcore/|title=Getting to Know The Armed, the Most Unknowable Band in Hardcore – VICE|website=vice.com|date=June 13, 2018 |access-date=May 15, 2019}}

Arsonists Get All the Girls

| United States

| 2005

|

Beecher

| United Kingdom

| 2001

| {{Cite web |last=Lohan |first=Aaron |date=June 30, 2017 |title=Beecher: unwrapping the intriguing turbulence of an under appreciated unit |url=http://www.punktastic.com/radar/beecher-unwrapping-the-intriguing-turbulence-of-an-under-appreciated-unit/ |access-date=February 6, 2024 |website=Punktastic }}

Benea Reach

| Norway

| 2003

| {{cite web |author=Henderson, Alex |title=Monument Bineothan review |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r933207|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=December 15, 2009}}{{cite web |author=Bower, Chad |title=Benea Reach – Monument Bineothan |url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/beneareachmonum.htm |publisher=About.com |accessdate=January 4, 2011 }}

Between the Buried and Me

| United States

| 2000

|

The Bled

| United States

| 2001

| {{Cite web |title=The Bled Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000757282 |access-date=February 4, 2024 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}

Blood Has Been Shed

| United States

| 1997

| {{cite web |author=Sharpe-Young, Garry |title=Blood Has Been Shed |url=http://www.musicmight.com/artist/usa/blood+has+been+shed |publisher=MusicMight |accessdate=December 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221153430/http://www.musicmight.com/artist/usa/blood+has+been+shed |archive-date=December 21, 2009 |url-status=dead }}

Botch

| United States

| 1993

| {{cite book

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| accessdate = December 15, 2009}}{{cite book |author=Grow, Kory |title=Oxeneers or The Lion Sleeps When It Antelope Go Home review |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BisEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22botch%22+%22mathcore%22&pg=PA47 |publisher=CMJ New Music |accessdate=December 15, 2009|year=2004 }}

Burnt by the Sun

| United States

| 1999

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The Callous Daoboys

| United States

| 2016

| {{Cite web |last=Morgan |first=Tom |date=July 21, 2023 |title=15 contemporary mathcore bands bringing the genre into the future |url=https://www.altpress.com/best-modern-mathcore-bands/ |access-date=February 4, 2024 |website=Alternative Press Magazine}}

Cable

| United States

| 1994

|

Car Bomb

| United States

| 2002

| {{cite book |author=Angle, Brad |title=Centralia review |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ePsDAAAAMBAJ&q=%22car+bomb%22+%22mathcore%22&pg=PA38 |publisher=Guitar World |accessdate=December 17, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}

Cave In

| United States

| 1995

|

The Chariot

| United States

| 2003

| {{cite web |url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/The-Chariot-One-Wing-Review.htm |title=The Chariot - One Wing Review |website=heavymetal.about.com |access-date=January 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823115441/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/The-Chariot-One-Wing-Review.htm |archive-date=August 23, 2012 |url-status=dead}}

Classically Handsome Brutes

| United Kingdom

| 2012

| {{cite web|title=Arctangent - Classically Handsome Brutes|url=http://www.arctangent.co.uk/artist/classically-handsome-brutes/|access-date=July 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802183228/http://www.arctangent.co.uk/artist/classically-handsome-brutes/|archive-date=August 2, 2016|url-status=dead}}

Coalesce

| United States

| 1994

| {{cite web |author=Rivadavia, Eduardo |title=Give Them Rope She Said v2.0 review |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r698019|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=December 17, 2009}}

Code Orange

| United States

| 2008

|

The Color of Violence

| United States

| 2001

|

Converge

| United States

| 1990

| {{cite web |author=Sharpe-Young, Garry |title=Converge |url=http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united+states/massachusetts/boston/converge |publisher=MusicMight |accessdate=December 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508231225/http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united+states/massachusetts/boston/converge |archivedate=May 8, 2016 }}

Dance Club Massacre

| United States

| 2004

|

Daughters (early)

| United States

| 2001

| {{cite web |author=Sharpe-Young, Garry |title=Daughters |url=http://www.musicmight.com/artist/usa/providence/daughters |publisher=MusicMight |accessdate=December 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002162509/http://www.musicmight.com/artist/usa/providence/daughters |archivedate=October 2, 2012 }}

Deadguy

| United States

| 1994

| {{Cite web |last=Menzer |first=Rob |date=November 28, 2021 |title=Deadguy at Saint Vitus: See Gnarly Photos From Mosh Pit |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/deadguy-saint-vitus-see-gnarly-photos-mosh-pit |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=Revolver}}

Design the Skyline

| United States

| 2007

|

The Dillinger Escape Plan

| United States

| 1997

| {{cite book |author=Hubbard, Jimmy |title=Fastest Guitarists of All Time |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IvwDAAAAMBAJ&q=%22dillinger+escape+plan%22+%22mathcore%22&pg=PA86 |publisher=Guitar World |accessdate=December 15, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}{{cite book |author=Geist, Brandon |title=Calculating Infinity |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pvkDAAAAMBAJ&q=%22dillinger+escape+plan%22+%22mathcore%22&pg=PT8 |publisher=Revolver |accessdate=December 15, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}

Drowningman

| United States

| 1995

| {{Cite web |last=Kamiński |first=Karol |date=2022-01-02 |title=DROWNINGMAN share first new music in 16 years. Listen to 'Navigating Grief And Loss In A Pre-Apocalyptic Landscape'! |url=https://idioteq.com/drowningman-share-first-new-music-in-16-years-listen-to-navigating-grief-and-loss-in-a-pre-apocalyptic-landscape/ |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=IDIOTEQ}}

Employed to Serve

|United Kingdom

|2011

|{{Cite web |date=2022-02-15 |title=Rescheduled Dates Announced For Gojira, Alien Weaponry & Employed To Serve's European/UK Tour |url=https://www.theprp.com/2022/02/15/news/rescheduled-dates-announced-for-gojira-alien-weaponry-employed-to-serves-european-uk-tour/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Theprp.com}}

The End

| Canada

| 1999

| {{cite book |author=Angle, Brad |title=Elementary review |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ePsDAAAAMBAJ&q=%22the+end%22+%22mathcore%22&pg=PA38 |publisher=Guitar World |accessdate=December 15, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}

Eso-Charis

|United States

|1995

|{{Cite web |last=Beard |first=Mason |date=March 24, 2022 |title=Jayson Holmes of Eso-Charis and The Handshake Murders passes away – The Metal Onslaught |url=https://themetalonslaught.com/2022/03/24/jayson-holmes-of-eso-charis-and-the-handshake-murders-passes-away/ |access-date=October 17, 2024 |website=The Metal Onslaught}}

The Esoteric

| United States

| 1996

|

Every Time I Die (early)

| United States

| 1998

| {{cite web |last=Blumhagen |first=Dustin |date=July 16, 2014 |title=Album Review: Every Time I Die – 'From Parts Unknown' |url=http://newnoisemagazine.com/album-review-time-die-from-parts-unknown/# |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420201135/https://newnoisemagazine.com/album-review-time-die-from-parts-unknown/ |archive-date=April 20, 2020 |website=New Noise Magazine}}

Exotic Animal Petting Zoo

| United States

| 2004

|

Eyes Upon Separation

| United States

| 1998

| {{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/i-hope-shes-having-nightmares-mw0000775344|title=Eyes Upon Separation – I Hope She's Having Nightmares|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=September 9, 2015}}

The Fall of Troy

| United States

| 2002

| {{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-fall-of-troy-mn0000760658/biography|title=The Fall of Troy {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=March 15, 2017}}

Fellsilent

| United Kingdom

| 2003

|

From a Second Story Window

|United States

|1999

|{{Cite web |date=October 23, 2024 |title=FROM A SECOND STORY WINDOW vocalist Will Jackson steps down, rejoined by Sean Vandegrift |url=https://lambgoat.com/news/44514/from-a-second-story-window-vocalist-will-jackson-steps-down-rejoined-by-sean-vandegrift/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Lambgoat}}

Frontierer

| Scotland & United States

| 2011

| {{cite web |title=Frontierer discography (top albums) and reviews |url=https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/frontierer |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=August 17, 2022}}

Gaza

| United States

| 2004

| {{Cite web |date=August 12, 2020 |title=Here Are the 20 Best Mathcore Albums of All Time |url=https://www.wearethepit.com/2020/08/here-are-the-20-best-mathcore-albums-of-all-time/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |website=The Pit |language=en-US}}

Genghis Tron

| United States

| 2004

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The Handshake Murders

|United States

|2000

|

Heck

| United Kingdom

| 2009

| {{cite web|url=http://diymag.com/2016/03/11/heck-instructions-album-review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126070850/http://diymag.com/2016/03/11/heck-instructions-album-review|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 26, 2018|title=Heck-Instructions Album Review |publisher=diymag|accessdate=April 7, 2018}}

The Human Abstract

| United States

| 2004

| [https://www.metalsucks.net/2008/08/18/the-human-abstracts-midheaven-proof-that-we-dont-all-always-agree-here-at-metalsucks/ THE HUMAN ABSTRACT'S MIDHEAVEN: PROOF THAT WE DON'T ALL ALWAYS AGREE HERE AT METALSUCKS] – MetalSucks

Into the Moat

| United States

| 2001

| {{Cite web |last=Kennelty |first=Greg |date=April 30, 2020 |title=UNDER THE PIER Brings Back Mathcore On Puff Pieces |url=https://metalinjection.net/new-music/under-the-pier-brings-back-mathcore-on-puff-pieces |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=Metal Injection |language=en-US}}

Ion Dissonance

| Canada

| 2001

| {{cite web |author=Born, R |title=Ion Dissonance |url=http://www.musicmight.com/artist/canada/quebec/montreal/ion+dissonance |publisher=MusicMight |accessdate=December 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002162604/http://www.musicmight.com/artist/canada/quebec/montreal/ion+dissonance |archive-date=October 2, 2012 |url-status=dead }}

Iwrestledabearonce

| United States

| 2007

| {{Cite web |last=Mills |first=Matt |date=2024-08-23 |title=Spiritbox announce biggest-ever London show at Alexandra Palace, Periphery and Stray From The Path supporting |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/spiritbox-announce-alexnadra-palace-concert-2025-periphery-stray-from-the-path |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Louder}}

Jesuit

| United States

| 1995

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Keelhaul

| United States

| 1997

| {{Cite web |last=Walschots |first=Natalie Zina |date=January 24, 2018 |title=Today Is The Day / Keelhaul / KEN Mode / Fight Amp |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/today_is_day_keelhaul_ken_mode_fight_amp-lees_palace_toronto_on_april_13 |access-date=February 4, 2024 |website=Exclaim!}}

Knocked Loose

| United States

| 2013

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Knut

| Switzerland

| 1994

| {{Cite web |date=October 26, 2020 |title=Swiss sludgy mathcore veterans KNUT return with re-release of their groundbreaking debut Leftovers, discuss their legacy and more |url=https://idioteq.com/swiss-sludgy-mathcore-veterans-knut-return-with-re-release-of-their-groundbreaking-debut-leftovers-discuss-their-legacy-and-more/ |access-date=February 13, 2024 |website=IDIOTEQ.com}}

Lethargy

| United States

| 1992

| {{Cite web |last=Morawitz |first=Owen |date=March 28, 2022 |title=Songbook: A Guide To Mastodon's Themes And Progressive Impulses, From Metal Sludge To Hard Rock And Psychedelia |url=https://grammy.com/news/mastodon-album-guide-metal-songbook-pushing-tides-hushed-grim-remission-2022-grammys |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=GRAMMY.com}}

The Locust

| United States

| 1994

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Look What I Did

| United States

| 2001

| {{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/minuteman-for-the-moment-mw0000398036|title = Minuteman for the Moment – Look What I Did | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|publisher = AllMusic}}

Lye by Mistake

| United States

| 2004

| {{Cite web |last=Ayers |first=Chris |date=September 1, 2006 |title=Lye By Mistake - Arrangements for Fulminating Vective |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/lye_by_mistake-arrangements_for_fulminating |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=Exclaim!}}

Narrows

| United States

| 2008

| {{Cite web |last=Grow |first=Kory |date=March 12, 2012 |title=Narrows, 'Painted' (Deathwish, Inc.) |url=https://www.spin.com/2012/03/narrows-painted-deathwish-inc/ |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=Spin |quote=Mathcore supergroup (ex-Botch and Unbroken) sounds too angry to calculate infinity, hulks out instead.}}

The National Acrobat

| United States

| 1998

| {{cite web|last1=Downey|first1=Ryan|title=The National Acrobat|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-national-acrobat-mn0000475626|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=June 17, 2014}}{{cite web|last1=Gramlich|first1=Chris|title=The National Acrobat, for All Practical Purposes, Is Dead|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Metal/national_acrobat-national_acrobat_for_all_practical|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140617135522/http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Metal/national_acrobat-national_acrobat_for_all_practical|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 17, 2014|website=Exclaim!|accessdate=June 17, 2014|date=July 2000}}

Norma Jean

|United States

|1997

|{{Cite web |date=June 16, 2022 |title=NORMA JEAN announce "Deathrattle Sing For Me" - new video for "Call For The Blood" streaming! |url=https://idioteq.com/norma-jean-announce-deathrattle-sing-for-me-new-video-for-call-for-the-blood-streaming/ |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=IDIOTEQ.com}}

The Number Twelve Looks Like You

| United States

| 2002

| {{Cite web|title=The Number Twelve Looks Like You {{!}} Biography & History|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-number-twelve-looks-like-you-mn0000363783/biography|access-date=February 24, 2021|publisher=AllMusic|language=en}}

The Ongoing Concept

| United States

| 2009

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Paria (early)

| United States

| 2001

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Press to Meco

| United Kingdom

| 2011

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Protest the Hero

| Canada

| 2001

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Psychofagist

| Italy

| 2002

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Psyopus

| United States

| 2002

| {{cite web |author=Bowar, Chad |title=Our Puzzling Encounters Considered |url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/psyopusour.htm |publisher=About.com |accessdate=July 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324060328/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/psyopusour.htm |archive-date=March 24, 2012 |url-status=dead }}

Pupil Slicer

|United Kingdom

|2016

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Pyrrhon

| United States

| 2008

|

Rolo Tomassi

| United Kingdom

| 2005

| {{cite web |author=Viles, Phil |title=Review: Rolo Tomassi, The Bodega Club |url=http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/entertainment/Review-Rolo-Tomassi-Bodega-Social-Club/article-919699-detail/article.html |work=Nottingham Evening Post |accessdate=December 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427004545/http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/entertainment/Review-Rolo-Tomassi-Bodega-Social-Club/article-919699-detail/article.html |archivedate=April 27, 2009 }}

Rorschach

|United States

|1989

|{{Cite web |date=January 2, 2017 |title=Our Favorite Local Music of 2016 |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/rilisan-musik-indonesia-terfavorit-2016-pilihan-vice/ |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=Vice}}

See You Next Tuesday

| United States

| 2004

| [http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/seeunexttuesday.htm Review of Parasite]. About.com. Accessed December 8, 2007.

SeeYouSpaceCowboy

| United States

| 2016

| {{Cite web|title=SeeYouSpaceCowboy {{!}} Biography, Albums, Streaming Links|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/seeyouspacecowboy-mn0003811318|access-date=February 24, 2021|publisher=AllMusic|language=en}}

SikTh

| United Kingdom

| 1999

| {{Cite web|date=March 3, 2016|title=SIKTH BIOGRAPHY|url=http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Sikth-Biography/D13D2984AFAD6F9D48256DAE00107547|access-date=February 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222022/http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Sikth-Biography/D13D2984AFAD6F9D48256DAE00107547|archive-date=March 3, 2016}}

Some Girls

| United States

| 2002

| "San Diego Reader"[http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/some-girls/] Access date: September 13, 2008.

The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza

| United States

| 2004

| {{Cite web|title=Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza {{!}} Biography, Albums, Streaming Links|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tony-danza-tapdance-extravaganza-mn0000468671|access-date=March 19, 2021|publisher=AllMusic|language=en}}

Vein.fm

| United States

| 2013

| {{Cite web|title=Vein {{!}} Biography, Albums, Streaming Links|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/vein-mn0003756418|access-date=March 19, 2021|publisher=AllMusic|language=en}}

War from a Harlots Mouth

| Germany

| 2005

| {{cite web |author=Rivadavia, Eduardo |title=War from a Harlot's Mouth |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p979669|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=December 15, 2009}}

See also

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