Welcome to Creme de la CREEM, the place where all the creamiest of the crop rises to. You know how excited people get when there’s a new Taco Bell item? This is like that, but for bands. Crispy as nacho fries, hot as diablo sauce, sassier than a chalupa in a sundress. If the rest of the magazine is a seven-layer burrito, this is where we keep the Steak Bell Grande Nachos and the special Mountain Dew they keep in a vault in the back (you know, the good stuff). And, not to strain the metaphor but instead to get real with you, every time you order through DoorDash, there’s a good chance that whoever brings you your infusion of refried beans will be in one of the bands covered in these pages. So leave a good tip. There’s only so many melodic hardcore bands that the Bell will sponsor at one time.