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mathcore 

Very tech hardcore. Uses strange time signatures and very staccato and syncopated guitar melodies.
Dillinger Escape PLan
mathcore by James Lennon October 17, 2003
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Mapcore started in 2000, as a community of Half-Life level designers and texture artists. Since then, core members of this community have contributed to almost every major half-life mod, including Counter-Strike and Day of Defeat. Several members of the community have even gone on to professional careers in game development and contributed to titles such as Brothers in Arms, Vampire: Bloodlines and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

Today mapcore is a group of people, both amateur and professionals who share the same passion of game design and development on all platforms and engines. Through the website presence at www.mapcore.net and the irc channel, the aim was to provide a community for developers to socialize, learn, teach, and draw talent from.
mapcore - a game design community
mapcore by Ewok. August 21, 2005

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.
mathcore by XDillionX October 20, 2007

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
mathcore by Xoverkid February 21, 2008
Truely, this is the ultimate word of the English language, if not any and every language ever: MANCORE. HARDER than hardcore. MANLIER than manly. MANCORE. The most macho word a human mouth can ever utter, a human hand can ever pen.
Our Lord Jesus Christ is mancore.
mancore by oreth May 13, 2005
To commit suicide via a long vertical leap.
Did you see our tank during Titan's heart phase? He totally pulled a Mathore.
Mathore by Marandu Frendir January 2, 2014
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