Shadows Fall

This band may have come up in the New England metalcore scene, and they might toss in an emo chorus now and then, but one listen to "The Power of I and I" (pronounced "one and I" -- no reggae here) and it is clear these Springfield kids are more interested in the interwoven thrash of Metallica and Sepultura than in all those kids in the OC confusing everybody with metal riffs and melodic vocals. The War Within came out in 2004 and furthered the band's reputation as a "new" metal band worth paying attention to.