A blend of hardcore and metal music that evolved in the mid-to-late 90's ; usually out of context with the norm. With lyrical themes ranging from politics to personal.
by Preston March 9, 2005
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A type of metal that is mixed with hardcore to create metalcore, popular metalcore bands include killswitch engage, Ocean sleeper,escape the fate and many more Amazing bands, metalcore is usually hated by people that don't understand the cultre and the amazing sound of the heavy guitars with double bass drum,Vocalists will usually perform deep heavy vocals for breakdowns and lighter vocals for the chorus
by barb_wire August 28, 2019
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by Cruned June 28, 2023
Get the Metalcore mug.In the 90s, hardcore bands started to infuse metal into their sound - some examples being Earth Crisis, Integrity and Vision of Disorder. This sound was known at the time as “metallic hardcore”. The most commercially successful of this era being Hatebreed. Eventually, this genre became known as “metalcore”. In the late 90s/early 00s, members of the hardcore scene also became fans of melodic death metal bands, such as In Flames and (especially) At the Gates. The original metalcore sound was combined with melodic death metal riffs and clean vocals (usually in the chorus), and the most popular style of metalcore was born. This is actually called melodic metalcore, and besides the first few bands who originated and popularised this sound, has little to nothing to do with the original metalcore bands, who came from the hardcore scene and still had a lot of hardcore influence in their music. There are still bands in metalcore who play a sound similar to the 90s bands. A few examples being Knocked Loose, Kublai Khan TX, Boundaries and Incendiary. These bands have roots in the hardcore scene and you can hear the hardcore influence still in their music.
Uneducated metal elitist: “Metalcore is awful, it’s crap for emo and scene kids, Bring Me the Horizon make me sick!!”
Hardcore kid who also likes metal: “That’s melodic metalcore, real metalcore is Earth Crisis and Integrity! You metalheads are sooo uneducated, now go back listening to your racist little black metal!!!”
Hardcore kid who also likes metal: “That’s melodic metalcore, real metalcore is Earth Crisis and Integrity! You metalheads are sooo uneducated, now go back listening to your racist little black metal!!!”
by Grojnad August 27, 2023
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Sleep Token, Ghost, Bad Omens, Falling In Reverse, and Ice Nine Kills are all examples of Coworker Metalcore
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