Music like SHVPES

SHVPES ("Shapes") were an English metalcore band from Birmingham, England. Originally formed in 2009 under the name Cytota, they changed their name in 2015.

They were signed to Spinefarm Records/Search and Destroy Records. In 2016 they released their debut record, Pain. Joy. Ecstasy. Despair, followed by Greater Than in 2018.

Their band's sound experiments by mixing metalcore with aggressive alternative hard rock and touches of hip-hop.

On 31 October 2009 drummer Harry Jennings and vocalist Joby Fitzgerald met at a concert in London. Shortly afterwards they decided to form a band, along with guitarists Ryan Hamilton and Youssef Ashraf and bass player Oliver Pike, and formed Cytota. In March 2012 they toured in the UK supporting Rise to Remain, Adept and Malefice. On 10 September 2012, they released an EP, The Prosecutor, through independent record label Believe Revolt. The EP was produced by Jim Pinder and Carl Brown. The artwork was created by Bring Me the Horizon's singer Oli Sykes.