Better Lovers emerged as a supergroup from the wreckage of Every Time I Die, uniting vocalist Greg Puciato (ex-Dillinger Escape Plan) with ETID guitarist Jordan Buckley, drummer Clayton Holyoak, and bassist Stephen Micciche. Their 2023 debut 'God Made Me an Animal' channels chaotic mathcore fury and experimental edge into one of the heaviest new projects of the decade.

Bloodclot is a New York City hardcore and crossover thrash band led by John Joseph, former vocalist of the Cro-Mags, with roots stretching back to the early 1980s when the group served as roadies for Bad Brains. The project became a proper studio entity in 2008 with the debut Burn Babylon Burn!, and resurfaced prominently with Up in Arms (Metal Blade Records, 2017), recorded with Nick Oliveri, Joey Castillo, and the late Todd Youth. Their third album Souls, featuring members of Sick of It All, Quicksand, and Madball, continued their run of NYHC and early thrash-informed material.

Brutal death metal collective Final Resting Place unite members from northeast hardcore and metal acts including Simulakra, Sanction, and Devil Master to deliver punishing extremity steeped in themes of destruction and death. Their EPs 'Prelude to Extinction' and 'Bound by Affliction' on DAZE showcase a band committed to the most uncompromising end of the heavy spectrum.

New York hardcore institution Madball have been one of the genre's most enduring forces since Freddy Cricien first took the stage as a child at CBGB with his brother Roger Miret's band Agnostic Front. Emerging from the legendary NYHC scene of the late 1980s, Madball's sound is built on tough, groove-laden riffs, gang vocals, and an unwavering street-level authenticity. Albums like 'Set It Off' and 'Demonstrating My Style' defined the blueprint for tough-guy hardcore that countless bands have followed since.

Long Island's Pain of Truth deal in unrelenting New York hardcore that worships at the altar of Madball, Agnostic Front, and Hatebreed. Their punishing beatdown style and pit-ready anthems have made them one of the most respected acts in the modern NYHC revival, delivering no-frills, two-stepping fury with working-class authenticity.