mish1's definitions

butt metal

A musically watered down style of metal that's meant to be as inoffensive and possible and appeal to the widest demographic possible. Also commonly overlaps with octanecore.

"Old school" butt metal is basically mediocre groove metal/NWOAHM, it can also surprisingly overlap with (melodic) extreme metal, for example FFDP, Damageplan and the album Trust No One by DevilDriver
"New school" butt metal is typically inoffensive, easily digestible metalcore, for example Bad Omens, I Prevail, Spiritbox, new Of Mice & Men, new Architects and most legacy metalcore acts trying to be relevant nowadays (Atreyu)

"Dude, that's some shitty ass butt metal. Do you actually listen to Damageplan?"
"Shut up, you listen to Spiritbox and I Prevail. We're not so different"

by mish1 November 12, 2023

groovecore

A subgenre of heavy metal that typically blends the slower tempos, solos and heavy riffs of groove metal alongside elements of metalcore. Most groovecore bands generally make use of death growls an screaming vocals alongside clean vocals.

Groovecore bands: Lamb of God, DevilDriver, Chimaira, Killswitch Engage, Machine Head (somewhat)

by mish1 February 10, 2023

post-hardcore

A genre combining the artsy sensibilities of post-punk with the general energy of hardcore punk. Vocals can vary wildly, from cleans to screams to even death growls (do keep in mind that death growls aren't really part of the original scene). Later on, many post-hardcore bands would add influences from pop punk, metalcore or even melodic death metal.

Several genres would evolve from post-hardcore over time, such as emo and it's derivatives such as screamo and emo-pop, or mathcore, which is a combination of math rock and post-hardcore. Many melodic metalcore bands also have post-hardcore sensibilities.

Also, the best genre known to man

Original bands: Nomeansno, Fugazi, At the Drive-In, Minutemen
Modern post-hardcore: The Used, The Fall of Troy (notable for probably being the most ATDI influenced modern post-hxc act), Thrice, Saosin, Aiden
Metalcore/post-hardcore hybrids: Poison the Well, Glassjaw, Thrice (their older material), Alesana, Atreyu, 36 Crazyfists, Nothingface (notable for being one of the most post-hxc and metalcore infused early nu metal acts), Escape the Fate, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Botch, Enter Shikari (notable for being the first trancecore band)

by mish1 August 30, 2023

myspace hardcore

A genre which is the blend of melodic hardcore, early metallic hardcore and some post-hardcore. It usually has metallic hardcore riffs oftentimes influenced by early metalcore bands such as Earth Crisis, Visions of Disorder or Poison the Well, melodic choruses and the occasional dissonant chords. It makes heavy use of screamed vocals, although shouting, cleans and gang vocals are also prominent. The genre gets it's name from it's popularity on sites such as MySpace.

Examples of MySpace Hardcore: Evergreen Terrace, later Comeback Kid, Arrow Minds (an especially modern example), A Dozen Furies (very ATG infused example)

by mish1 September 25, 2023

smw

Abbreviaton for SMW.

Hi, so I've heard you like to hack SMW, right?

by mish1 September 21, 2018

hamburger melodeath

An americanized form of melodic death metal combining said genres with elements of groove metal and metalcore. Typical traits of this genre include predominantly harsh vocals (although cleans can make an apperance), syncopated rhythms and heavy riffing reliant somewhat less reliant of melody and leads and more reliant on rhythm. Most of the original Gothenburg melodeath bands ended up switching to this sound in the mid 00s (In Flames, Soilwork was a great example)

Examples include: DevilDriver, Lamb of God (some songs), Sylosis, 2000s Soilwork, Later In Flames

"You ever heard of DevilDriver?"
"Typical hamburger melodeath, but god damn they're good at what they do"

by mish1 May 5, 2024

mitch

A boy who killed himself after losing an iPod.

An hero.

Hey, did you know that mitch is such an hero?

by mish1 September 22, 2018