Metalcore, Deathcore, etc Thread

[Volk9]

ITT, we discuss the good "core" bands out there (Metalcore, Deathcore, Math, Grind, etc). Despite being a usually overlooked genre type, theres definately a lot of talent and emotion in some of the bands belonging to these genres. So I'll start off and list some of my favorites.


Protest The Hero (Metal/Mathcore)- A generally liked band on this forum, they have some of the most daredevilish and technical music in the genre, and yet offer very catchy songs, despite a lot of their songs missing a chorus. From the extremely talented vocalist (An acquired taste perhaps, but definately talented) to the ever-changing time signatures from the drummer, this band has definately got a big future ahead of em...well, as big as 'core' groups get

Favorite Songs: Bloodmeat, Sequia Throne

Sequoia Throne: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypCdGNe3Bvs (This song got me into them)

Between the Buried and Me (Progressive Metalcore)- Also one of the more popular bands among this forum, BTBAM is no doubt one of the most talented, bombastic, and 'progressive' bands this decade. They can go from brutal and pounding to soft and lighthearted in a matter of seconds without feeling too "jumpy". Throughout their somewhat short career, they have made significant progressions with each album, eventually culminating in the ever popular Colors.

Favorite Songs: Sun of Nothing, White Walls

White Walls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApNSnzQciTQ

The Human Abstract(Metal/Mathcore)- A very talented and young band, THA had became one of my favorites from the first time I heard them. Some of the melodies that they make in their songs just blow my mind sometimes, and their style is pretty unique among others. Although their latest album takes a less "math-like" approach, it continues to see a certain evolution of the band into an even more melody based style.

Favorite Songs: Vela, Together we Await the Storm, Breathing Life into Devices

Vela, Together we Await the Storm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u9KDMWJsAM

All Shall Perish (Deathcore)- Deathcore doesnt really get much respect...anywhere. Usually seen as one of the lowest forms of metal/hardcore music, many of the bands share the same sound wherever they go without much growth. However, ASP is definately not in that category. Extreme talent is evident in this band, from the mind-blowing drummer to the brutal riffs of the guitar. While most Deathcore bands really on breakdowns to carry their music, ASP's sheer technicality and emotion can carry them for miles. Now, there are breakdowns in the music, but they do not make the music.

Favorite Songs: Wage Slaves, The True Beast

The True Beast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw-z1s6eD34


Other Notable Mentions (That I didnt feel like typing out stuff for)

Born of Osiris
The Acacia Strain
Emmure (first album only)
Obscura

[ResultsMayVary]

I'm a huge fan of BTBAM. Below is band names in italics and notable songs in paratheses.

I'm also a big fan of August Burns Red (Composure, Back Burner), Miss May I (A Dance With Aera Cura, Architect), and Bring Me The Horizon (Pray For Plagues, Diamonds Aren't Forever).

The first two can be good listens but the third is definitely an acquired taste.

[zxlkho]

I'm glad someone else likes The Human Abstract... I haven't heard of anyone else that likes them or has even heard of them, besides me. They really are a talented band. Also, my favorite song is Breathing Life into Devices as well 

[Volk9]

I'm glad someone else likes The Human Abstract... I haven't heard of anyone else that likes them or has even heard of them, besides me. They really are a talented band. Also, my favorite song is Breathing Life into Devices as well 

Actually quite a few people here like them. Maybe they'll come out and present themselves

[Gwii]

Ugh, I have a feeling this thread is going to derail into a shit fight.


Until then, I'll throw out a list:

After the Burial
All That Remains
As I Lay Dying
August Burns Red
BTBAM (although I don't consider them to be metalcore, for reasons I won't argue here)
Bullet For My Valentine
Darkest Hour
The Dillinger Escape Plan
The Faceless
Misery Signals
Protest the Hero
Shadows Fall (old stuff)
SikTh
Still Remains
Unearth

[Genowyn]

I like BTBAM, Protest the Hero, and The Human Abstract. Can't think of any others, presently.

[SPNKr]

How BTBAM is counted as Metalcore is beyond me...

[Dark Master Of Sin]

Huge fan of Suicide Silence  Mitch Lucker is an amazing vocalist and they put on an amazing live show. Also love As Blood Runs Black, they have a sick as hell drummer. August Burns Red = Masters of breakdowns. Carnifex is an amazing fucking band, love there guitar sound and there vocalist. Knights of the Abyss were amazing on Juggernaut. I too love Protest The Hero, the vocalist took a bit of getting used to at first, but I love him now. Through the Eyes of the Dead is an amazing band, I love there drummer and his orgasmic double bass patterns. And last but not least, Whitechapel. Love love love love love Phil Bozeman.

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^ I don't listen to Suicide Silence that much but once in a while makes the listen amazing and August Burns Red is my favorite true metalcore band (since i don't consider BTBAM metalcore...).

[sneakyblueberry]

Norma Jean.  Also with Gwii on the SikTh love.  As always

[AcidLameLTE]

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[sneakyblueberry]

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[faemir]

Deadlock: Kind of more melodic than metalcore, but it's definitely got metalcore influences. They incorporate good electronic and techno sections too

Favourite songs: Martyr to Science, We Shall All Bleed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqeg5T4WYkw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8000nRYyco

The Black Dahlia Murder: best deathcore band (imo). The vocalist and drummer are just pure awesome!

favourite songs: A vulgar Picture, What A Horrible Night To Have A Curse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nuuq47hYn1Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0d2LAgN-Q4

Atreyu: I bet i'll get flak for this, but I love these guys 

favourite songs: Lead Sails (And a Paper Anchor), Demonology and Heartache

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ2ugSR2xl0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuV4lkO7fR8

Dillinger Escape Plan: just plain win, lots of crazy-ness in everything they do

favourite songs: Setting Fire To Sleeping Giants, Black Bubblegum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqXVBeEuwLU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKRV0zvSnvo

In Fear and Faith: a great band I found off these forums, I love their use of keyboards in metalcore

favourite songs: The Taste of Regrets, Live Love Die

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFmoLZWkvYc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aumIFoAaYw8

Killswitch Engage: great singer, not much else remarkable about them, though the guitarist produced AILD's best album Pity the new album sucks.

favourite songs: Break the Silence, My Curse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaOHg2-9c6I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc8gy3CJU1Y

Trivium: yes The Crusade sucks, but they have some good songs (despite the frontman being an utter idiot)

favourite songs: Ember to Inferno, Throes of Perdition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_L-gCy99wk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H90dYR0E-3U

[Dark Master Of Sin]

I can't get into TBDM. I've heard great things about them from band members, ex band members and friends whoms musical taste I generally agree with. But, I just don't hear it. I've tried, very hard too. Maybe someday I'll get them.

[ResultsMayVary]

I can't get into TBDM. I've heard great things about them from band members, ex band members and friends whoms musical taste I generally agree with. But, I just don't hear it. I've tried, very hard too. Maybe someday I'll get them.

This. Their music just didn't click with me.

[Volk9]

Only album I have from Killswitch Engage is the End of Heartache. Its a pretty good album though, better as I listened to it more often (Though I dont listen to it that much). Favorite song off of it is Take This Oath. I love it

[Shadow2222]

I greatly enjoy Protest the Hero, am trying to get into The Human Abstact and BtBaM, and just can't get into the really "death"-y stuff like Suicide Silence. I saw them in concert with Static-X, Black Label Society, and Bury Your Dead, and I just couldn't get into SS.

[faemir]

Only album I have from Killswitch Engage is the End of Heartache. Its a pretty good album though, better as I listened to it more often (Though I dont listen to it that much). Favorite song off of it is Take This Oath. I love it

imo daylight dies is a big step up. The next album however, is the generic of generic metalcore 

[Starkweather]

I can't get into TBDM. I've heard great things about them from band members, ex band members and friends whoms musical taste I generally agree with. But, I just don't hear it. I've tried, very hard too. Maybe someday I'll get them.

Try Black Valor off their new record, it's pretty cool. Other than that just keep trying, took me a while to get into them, I'm glad I didn't get Miasma first or else I wouldn't have gotten into them at all.

[In The Wake Of Poseidon]

Botch - A criminally underrated mathcore band, they really help build the genre to what it is today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMlyvxm-NEY&feature=related

[sneakyblueberry]

Where's the Nintendocore love??

HORSE the Band - Pretty much THE band for Nintendocore.  Recommended if you enjoy Metal mixed with Nintendo (obviously) and Pizza.  Check out "A Natural Death" and "R. Borlax".  Favourite Tracks: "Cutman", "Lord Gold Throneroom", "Murder" and "New York City"

iwrestledabearonce - Sorta Mathcore/Avant Garde Metal with some Nintendocore influences.  Kinda similar to HORSE the Band.  Check out the debut album "Its All Happening".  Favourite Tracks:  "You Ain't No Family", "Tastes Like Kevin Bacon"

Honourable mentions go to Sky Eats Airplane and I AM ERROR. 

Mean.

[Dark Master Of Sin]

Where's the Nintendocore love??

HORSE the Band - Pretty much THE band for Nintendocore.  Recommended if you enjoy Metal mixed with Nintendo (obviously) and Pizza.  Check out "A Natural Death" and "R. Borlax".  Favourite Tracks: "Cutman", "Lord Gold Throneroom", "Murder" and "New York City"

iwrestledabearonce - Sorta Mathcore/Avant Garde Metal with some Nintendocore influences.  Kinda similar to HORSE the Band.  Check out the debut album "Its All Happening".  Favourite Tracks:  "You Ain't No Family", "Tastes Like Kevin Bacon"

Honourable mentions go to Sky Eats Airplane and I AM ERROR. 

Mean.

Iwrestledabearonce - tastes like kevin bacon is an addicting song. and HORSE the band is too.

[Volk9]

Where's the Nintendocore love??

HORSE the Band - Pretty much THE band for Nintendocore.  Recommended if you enjoy Metal mixed with Nintendo (obviously) and Pizza.  Check out "A Natural Death" and "R. Borlax".  Favourite Tracks: "Cutman", "Lord Gold Throneroom", "Murder" and "New York City"

iwrestledabearonce - Sorta Mathcore/Avant Garde Metal with some Nintendocore influences.  Kinda similar to HORSE the Band.  Check out the debut album "Its All Happening".  Favourite Tracks:  "You Ain't No Family", "Tastes Like Kevin Bacon"

Honourable mentions go to Sky Eats Airplane and I AM ERROR. 

Mean.

Iwrestledabearonce - tastes like kevin bacon is an addicting song. and HORSE the band is too.

I've heard of these bands before, but never looked into em much. I'll check em again.

I greatly enjoy Protest the Hero, am trying to get into The Human Abstact and BtBaM, and just can't get into the really "death"-y stuff like Suicide Silence. I saw them in concert with Static-X, Black Label Society, and Bury Your Dead, and I just couldn't get into SS.

I recommend this song: The intro riffs and arpeggios are rockin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1n5IWbHqu8

[lateralus88]

This thread is causing my chest to tighten.

[sneakyblueberry]

This thread is causing my pants to tighten

[Arcaeus]

This thread is causing my ass to tighten

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I like metalcore.

[Dark Master Of Sin]

I like metalcore.

it's a very fun genre.

[ResultsMayVary]

I like metalcore.

it's a very fun genre.

Indeed it is. I love playing it, listening to it, and other mosh-like stuff at concerts.

[xterp]

Templestowe

for fans of: The Black Dahlia Murder minus the high shrieks and plus even more insane solos.

[Volk9]

Anyone into the whole "hardcore with electronic elements" trend?

TBH, I love listening to these bands and while many aren't serious, they're a lot of fun to listen too and the mix of hardcore and electronic music makes it even better. Bands I'd recommend are:

Asking Alexandria
I See Stars
We Came as Romans

Oh, and bump

[Gwii]

Strong thread resurrection.


I've heard a few of the hardcore/electronic mixed bands.  Most of what I heard were garbage, which is a shame, because there is some really strong potential for good music in that area.

[Volk9]

Yeah, hwile there are a lot of ones that waste the potential, I really like the ones that I listed. Good stuff, but some may not like the vocals and whatever.

[Gwii]

Listening to We Came As Romans now.  I like the subtle use of electronic stuff.  The overall music is kind of meh though.  I've gotten really sick of modern chugga chugga bands; they dominate the scene now, and most of them can't play for shit.

I'll check out these other bands too.