Metalcore

Metalcore is a fusion genre combinin various elements o extreme metal an hardcore punk. The name o it is a portmanteau o the names o the twa genres. The term teuk on its current meanin in the mid-1990s, describing baunds sic as Earth Crisis, Deadguy an Integrity. The earliest o thir groups, Integrity, began performin in 1988; some modren practitioners o the genre include Killswitch Engage, Underoath, All That Remains, As I Lay Dying an The Devil Wears Prada. Metalcore is distinguished frae ither punk metal fusions bi its emphasis on breakdowns:"The best part of every metalcore song is the breakdown, the part where the drums drop out and the guitars slow their frantic gallop to a devastating, precise crunch-riff and everyone in the moshpit goes extra nuts." - Tom Breihan. "Status Ain't Hood". "Live: Trivium, the Jackson 5 of Underground Metal". The Village Voice Daily Voice. October 11, 2006.   Access date: July 21, 2008. slower, intense passages conducive tae moshin. The genre haes haed a saturation o baunds in the last five years. Sepultura haes been creditit tae "lay the foundation" for the genre.

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Category:Metalcore
Category:Hivy metal subgenres
Category:Hardcore punk genres
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