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Mashcore

A term referring to a style of extreme electronic music which is a subset of speedcore and breakcore, based largely on sampled content.

Artists include Shitmat, Annoying Ringtone, Odaxelagina and Renard Queenston (as Renard).
Guy 1: "That song I heard last night in the club, you were there too...it was like a mash-up of Tik Tok with some guitar riff, then in came some oldschool rap thing, all the while weird distorted noises were going off in the background...what the fuck kind of music was that?

Guy 2: "That's something called mashcore, it's really awesome!"
by AnonymusWantsPie October 8, 2012
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mathcore

Very tech hardcore. Uses strange time signatures and very staccato and syncopated guitar melodies.
by James Lennon October 17, 2003
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mathcore

A sub-genre of hardcore/metal.
Normally involving technical guitar work, high-ranged vocals, and off time-signatures.
The Number 12 Looks Like You & The Dillinger Escape Plan are two good example of Mathcore.
by XDillionX October 20, 2007
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mathcore

mathcore aka math metal is a form of hardcore and metal that employs unorthodox chords and time signatures as well as poly-rhythms. mathcore bands often quickly change from part to part with some exceptions such as meshuggah. early mathcore was very atonal and was mostly discordant atonal parts. however bands like dillinger escape plan have started to add electronics and clean passages to their music. tapping is a popular technique among mathcore bands because of its unorthodox sound. bands like psyopus have gone so far as only to use tapping.

mathcore styles vary greatly due to the individuality that is the scene commends.some of the more melodic mathcore bands include the dillinger escape plan. other math core bands stick to guitar stunts and crazy parts like psyopus. bands like meshuggah use low heavy poly-rhythmic parts to make their sound. bands like evrytime i die keep a rockin feel but throw in unorthodox chords and parts to make them math metal

mathcores influence can be seen in many genres. bands like Lamb of god use out of scale odd time signatures on songs like hourglass. bands like the fall of troy use some of the same techniques as math rockers. finally meshuggah has become the favorite artist of prog metalers like tool and porcupine tree
Xoverkid:dude dillinger is the most mathiest mathcore band ever
by Xoverkid February 21, 2008
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Mathcore

A sub-genre of contemporary heavy metal music, derivative of various forms of progressive metal and metalcore; mathcore is characterized by unusual time signatures, technically complex instrumentation, punctuated staccato playing and screamed rather than growled vocals.
by QuincyBurts September 22, 2010
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Moshcore

A branch of hard core music largely consisting of open chords and lower tunings. Has gained a reasonable following in the "scene".
Bury Your Dead is a Moshcore band
by Johny2happy April 9, 2008
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masscore

1. Any band that has republican beliefs, or follows the growing masses and corporate america

2. Any band that doesn't like people downloading music, because they are more worried about the money they are making, than the music they are playing
"Who's that country singer that was agaisnt the Dixie Chick's because the didn't like Bush?"
"I don't know, and I don't care, he's part of that masscore group."
by Matt McCormick March 21, 2005
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