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Description of Metalcore

 
By the mid-1980s, a new sub-genre emerged within punk. D.R.I.'s blistering self-titled LP shook the foundation of Hardcore by introducing thrash metal to the scene. The sound of hardcore moved from fast and thin to a huge crunching guitar attack. Meanwhile, Misfits fans followed Glen Danzig to Samhain, who helped cross-pollenate thrash metal with bits of punk. Crossover hardcore, as it came to be known, grew with the rise of bands such as Suicidal Tendencies and Nuclear Assault; many bands went on to become entrenched more in the metal scene than in punk.

As the `80s rolled into the `90s, metalcore, a new breed of metal-tinged hardcore, crawled out of suburban garages and urban bedrooms, nursed by the straight edge and emo scenes. Cleveland, Ohio's Integrity pounded a thick metal stake into the heart of the straight edge punk scene. More recently, Earth Crisis has inspired a new legion of young wanna-be guitar heroes who borrow from the groundbreaking work of Slayer and Metallica. More than just the sound, these bands also brought the politics of the scenes from which they were born. The straight edge bands have become more sharply political and radical, while other bands use inner angst as their rebellious message.

 

Top Metalcore Tracks

 
Play Track Artist Price
1. Two Weeks All That Remains
$0.99
2. Tears Don't Fall Bullet For My Valentine
3. Never Again Killswitch Engage
$1.29
4. Situations Escape The Fate
$1.29
5. Can't Happen Here Atreyu
$0.99
6. Baby, You Wouldn't Last A Minute On The Creek Chiodos
$0.99
7. All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me) Bullet For My Valentine
8. Still Fly (Big Tymers cover) (Album) The Devil Wears Prada
$0.99
9. Waking The Demon Bullet For My Valentine
$0.99
10. Becoming the Bull Atreyu
$0.99
11. Starting Over Killswitch Engage
$1.29
12. Lexington [Joey Pea-Pot With A Monkey Face] Chiodos
$0.99
13. My Curse Killswitch Engage
$1.29
14. Six All That Remains
$1.29
15. When Darkness Falls Killswitch Engage
$0.99
16. The End Of Heartache Killswitch Engage
$0.99
17. Hearts Burst Into Fire Bullet For My Valentine
$0.99
18. This Calling All That Remains
$1.29
19. Holy Diver Killswitch Engage
$1.29
20. I Kissed A Girl (Katy Perry cover) Attack Attack
$0.99
21. Stick Stickly Attack Attack
$0.99
22. This War Is Ours (The Guillotine II) Escape The Fate
$1.29
23. Not Good Enough For Truth In Clich� Escape The Fate
$1.29
24. Chelsea Smile Bring Me The Horizon
$1.29
25. Tennessee Driver Assjack
$0.99
26. Smooth (Santana cover) Escape The Fate
$0.99
27. Ashley Escape The Fate
$1.29
28. Chiron All That Remains
$0.99
29. Beautiful Tragedy In This Moment
$0.99
30. Falling Down Atreyu
$0.99
31. 4 Words (To Choke Upon) Bullet For My Valentine
$1.29
32. Diamonds Aren't Forever Bring Me The Horizon
$1.29
33. The Flood Escape The Fate
$1.29
34. Hand of Blood Bullet For My Valentine
$0.99
35. Something Escape The Fate
$1.29
36. Forever In Your Hands All That Remains
$0.99
37. Starting Over Killswitch Engage
$1.29
38. Louder Than Thunder The Devil Wears Prada
$0.99
39. The Webs We Weave Escape The Fate
$1.29
40. Bro, Ashley's Here Attack Attack
$0.99
41. Reckoning Killswitch Engage
$1.29
42. Flagpole Sitta (Harvey Danger cover) Chiodos
$0.99
43. You Are So Beautiful Escape The Fate
$1.29
44. The Forgotten Killswitch Engage
$1.29
45. 10 Miles Wide Escape The Fate
$1.29
46. F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X. The Fall Of Troy
$0.99
47. Dez Moines The Devil Wears Prada
$0.99
48. Doomsday (Album Version (Explicit)) Atreyu
$0.99
49. Top Gun Bury Your Dead
$0.99
50. My Apocalypse Escape The Fate
$1.29
 

Metalcore Key Albums

 
Irony Is A Dead Scene
(EP) $3.99
Killswitch Engage
$9.99
The Oncoming Storm
$9.99
The Shape Of Punk To Come
$9.99

 

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Metalcore Key Artists

 
All That Remains

All That Remains first came
together in 1998 as a side
project of vocalist Phil
Labonte and guitarist Oli
Herbert. Their brand of a...

Cave-In

Alt metal/emo kids from
Boston, Mass., influenced
by Unwound, Sunny Day
Real Estate and their pals
Piebald. Formed in Massac...

Coalesce

A fusion of Avant Garde,
heavy Zeppelin-esque
power chords and
traditional Hardcore Punk
give Coalesce their sound...

Converge

One of the most intense,
inventive and prolific
Hardcore bands of the late
'90s and early '00s.
Converge released an ast...

Earth Crisis

This radical, straight-edge
band's lyrical manifestos are
as confrontational and
inciting as their music.
Frontman Karl Buechner s...

Hatebreed

Connecticut-based
Hatebreed specialize in a
heavier-than-thou
metal/hardcore hybrid. The
band formed in 1993. Fron...

Killswitch Engage

Hailing from the woods of
western Massachusetts,
Killswitch Engage is one of
the front line acts on the
metalcore scene. Bassist...

Suicidal Tendencies

Cross-cultural and
street-smart, Suicidal
Tendencies successfully
meld thrash metal with
speedcore punk. Founde...

The Dillinger Escape Plan

DEP cite death metallers
Carcass and Entombed,
along with '70s Fusion act
Mahavishnu Orchestra, as
major influences.

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