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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.

 

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1. How Will I Laugh Tomorrow Suicidal Tendencies
2. Institutionalized Suicidal Tendencies
 

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Alt/Punk  >  Punk  >  Metalcore
 

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...

Botch

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...

Damad

Deadguy

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...

Himsa

Ink & Dagger

Integrity

Killswitch Engage

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

Racetraitor

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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