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whalecore
A genre used to describe Mastodon's 2004 concept album, Leviathan, which is based on the story of Moby Dick.
Frustrated that they were unable to fit the album into existing genres, fans of the band coined the term to point out the inherent humor in dedicating a full-length metal album to the topic of a whale. The album can be most accurately described as a mix of heavy metal, metalcore, and progressive metal.
Frustrated that they were unable to fit the album into existing genres, fans of the band coined the term to point out the inherent humor in dedicating a full-length metal album to the topic of a whale. The album can be most accurately described as a mix of heavy metal, metalcore, and progressive metal.
Related Words
Whinecore • whitecore • Whinycore • WhaleCore • Whineoseros • whorecore • Winecor • whinecrafter • Whineoceros • Whineority
whorecore
man 1: look at that girl over there, her titties are practically popping out of her shirt, and i could wear her skirt as a belt.
man2: yeah thats pretty whorecore
man2: yeah thats pretty whorecore
whorecore by Patrick Turner August 3, 2007
Winecor
Winecor by emma spratley May 26, 2004
whalecore
A "genre" of music used to describe bands with at least one album in which the cover artwork displays a whale. This is a popular tag used amongst music sites such as last.fm.
Albums that fit this description:
"Leviathan" by Mastodon
"From Mars to Sirius" by Gojira
"The Call of the Wretched Sea" by Ahab
Albums that fit this description:
"Leviathan" by Mastodon
"From Mars to Sirius" by Gojira
"The Call of the Wretched Sea" by Ahab
When they couldn't find an accurate classification for Mastodon's "Leviathan", fans took hold of the cover art and thus defined it as whalecore.
whalecore by Deathgrind > you March 16, 2009
wineorexic
wineorexic by kira818 June 1, 2011
Whiteorexia
A disease, like tanorexia, where no matter how much a person whitens their teeth, they never look white enough.
Whiteorexia by Gtl4lyfe May 3, 2014
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Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
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