Now this might be the champagne from the office party 15 mins ago, that’s doing the talking, but I was thinking of discussions popping up about metalcore when people speak about bands like Oathbreaker and All Pigs Must Die etc. Which isn’t all that weird because it’s a popular style that mixes a lot of metal with only hints of hardcore in a relatively new way. With the ‘metalcore scene’ being comprised of the last few deathcore and the latest hype of (equally watered down) melodic Post-Hardcore bands, beside the bands that are labelled as just metal but remain to roam only the narrow metalcore or posthardcore shows, what is really left of what we would once label as metalcore?! Note that I am not taking in to account the few active bands that represent the golden years of metalcore, now spearheading Roadrunner, E1 and EMI records with their metallic pop rock, maybe because they think there’s still some money in it (I wouldn’t know if that could be true or not).
I suggest we cut the crap, and start referring to the flavour of the week hardcore metal bands as metalcore. You know, the Holy Terror –ish and the Entombed-worshiping hardcore bands PLUS the chugging metallic hardcore and the ultra-melodic crust metal bands all collected under one divison. When people refer to this ‘wave’ of metalcore, they would say it is frontiered by the bands Anchor, Pulling Teeth, Brutality Will Prevail, The Secret and Ictus! Then, all of the sudden, you would have this dispatch of hardcore music that is more militant in its animal and earth liberation, or whatever sort of socia-political points of view, than anything the entire overlapping genre has had in... well, as long as I can remember! so nothing but positive argumentation in favor of my proposition!
...Then again, I myself am starting to believe it’s the champagne that ignited this idea, now that I’m spell-checking what’s been written above.
waiting rooms by The Burden
The Burden (their blog) is awesome. Its influences alternate between the Holy Terror kind of hardcore and the Entombed kind of metal, so basically angry as hell (especially the intense vocals) and equally groovy or melodic, supported by a sound with original twists and approaches. All resulting in a welcome addition to both styles. btw, get the lyrics here
Last fm tags as hardcore, metalcore, texas, metallic hardcore,seen live
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