If god listens to metal, he would listen to All That Remains. Born in 1998 in the town of Springfield, Massachusets in America, this melodic death metal is lead by Philip Labonte. Labonte who was one the lead singer of the band Shadows Fall is not leading the band with his powerful yet clean vocal.
Discography

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Killswitch Engage is a hardcore metal band from Massachusetts. Formed in 1998 – 1999, this band started out after the break ups of their previous bands, Overcast and Aftershock. There are two different stories on how they came up with the name Killswitch Engage and one of them was while they were watching the X-Files [...]

If unique is what you looking for then you should listen to this progressive rock band from New York. The name Coheed and Cambria is actually the name of the characters in the comic book that Claudio Sanchez (the lead singer of C&C) created. With about 4 albums since they began in the music industries, [...]