Often described as "the spearhead of the whole modern progressive metalcore movement," Birmingham, Alabama's Erra combine the frontal assault of extreme metal with an adventurous sense of melody and precise stop-and-start arrangements. Emerging in the early 2010s, the technical metalcore band entered the mainstream in 2013 with the release of their sophomore effort, Augment, which topped the Billboard Heatseekers chart. They found similar success on subsequent efforts Drift (2016) and Neon (2018), and in 2024 they issued their sixth long-player, Cure.
Influenced by acts such...