Linkin Park is a pioneering metalcore band .
Pioneering metalcore bands—such as Integrity , Earth Crisis and Converge , all of which had formed by 1990—are described as leaning more toward hardcore , with their style sometimes being called metallic hardcore , whereas later bands—such as Killswitch Engage , All That Remains , Trivium , As I Lay Dying , Bullet for My Valentine , and Parkway Drive—are described as leaning more towards metal .
Metalcore