An avid listener of metalcore, deathcore, grindcore, post-hardcore or any other genre of heavy
music that incorporates hardcore punk elements. A corehead would typically wear a hat, have ear gauges and have a superfluous amount of tattoos. The
metal community has a
love and hate relationship towards these individuals. Coreheads have been ostracized due to the stigma perpetuated by the
metal community. Some live a straight edge lifestyle while others love to participate in a recreational leisure. While keeping a balance of
metal and hardcore (this excludes post-hardcore and hardcore), breakdowns, blast
beat drumming, high and low fry screaming, melodic riffs, pig squeals, emotional lyrics, and down tuned guitars are mostly enjoyed by the common corehead. The biggest bands known within this community are As I Lay Dying, Killswitch Engage, Parkway Drive, As Blood Runs Black, Rings of Saturn, In Dying Arms, Within Destruction, Napalm Death, Carcass, Pig Destroyer, Silverstein, Alexisonfire, Attack Attack, Asking Alexandria, etc..
The word corehead has the same suffix as
metalhead and was influenced by that word. The word was coined from the result of the ostracization within the
metal community.
Metalhead:
Bro I hate metalcore so much. It's is a disgrace towards
metal in general
Corehead: Remember that metalcore is
metal combined with hardcore. So yea it's metal but also hardcore
Metalhead: You are a typical corehead defending your group of
friends. I'm going to shove up some earphones into your ears so that you can listen to real metal
Corehead: Define what metal is. My
music has breakdowns, melodic riffs, down tuned guitars, and lots of screaming. So yea it's heavy just like real metal
Metalhead: Stop going to my favorite band's concerts and ruining the scene there. You are all parasites
Corehead: This is what I have to deal with almost every time I have an encounter with a metalhead. No wonder I feel left out
