Since 1998, Massachusetts metalcore outfit Unearth have been American standard-bearers for a sound that combines European-style death metal, hardcore punk, melodic thrash, and machine-gun breakdowns. The band has placed multiple albums in the Top 200, and scored big on both the Rock Albums and Hard Rock Albums charts. They have toured the globe numerous times, headlining their own tours and also sharing festival and venue stages with Slayer, Whitechapel, Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, and Lamb of God. Their sound has been punitive and consistent, from the maniacal urgency of 2001's iconic Stings of Conscience to 2023's uncompromising The Wretched; The Ruinous. Unearth are considered American metalcore pioneers who have never caved in to changing trends.