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ChainsawAkimbo
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First time i hear a metalcore band (that i´m aware of anyway).. at first with the "a day to remember" i was like ewwwwwww argh, but that Ringworm song wasn´t that horrible actually.   But why lis

BlutAusNerd
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You've got a couple of different camps there. Bands like Converge and Earth Crisis combine metal and hardcore punk, but bands like As I Lay Dying and Unearth combine the watered down pop-music bastard

Spiderlix
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Hi guys from 2023.I listened Lamb of God and Killswitch Engage discographies.But i realized that early metalcore was so different from the melodic one from KSE.Looks like a mix of Pantera with hardcor

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That's one of the reasons I can't listen to metalcore' date=' I just hate whole emo scene. I have a few friends that tried to get me into asking alexandria and the more they showed me their music I just hated it.[/quote'] I'm a fan of proper emo music, as in the 90's alternative rock sound of bands like Sunny Day Real Estate, and some of the earlier post-hardcore/screamo bands. Modern supposed emo music is generally pretty dire, though, and has a lot more in common with the gutless, wet, bland limp-wristed pile of wank known as pop punk imo.
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Metal core' date=' while having metal elements, just doesn't have enough metal in it to be classified as a form of metal. (And it sucks.)[/quote'] In the cases of pop metalcore, you are correct, and that was how I felt until I heard better stuff. f5q3YlRoetQ Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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That sounded more like black metal mixed with punk. However' date=' I have to admit I would much rather listen to this than any of the other metalcore I've ever heard.[/quote'] Based on the baphomet on the cover, I would guess they have been informed by black metal (the tremolo section didn't hurt either), but are mostly a thrash/hardcore hybrid with some grind elements, aka metalcore. They're my favorite, but they're not alone, their sound was heavily based on Cro-Mags to my ears, a band I really dig (at least the album I've heard, The Age of Quarrel), but don't own anything from yet. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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Up until now I've completely disregarded metalcore as a legitimate genre of metal. I must say though listening to some of the aforementioned bands I seem be drawn towards it (at least what now obviously seems to be the "true" metalcore and the, for lack a better word, poser shit that is considered metalcore nowadays). Point is perspective and some extensive knowledge of the genre are required to make an informed decision on whether or not to like the genre as a whole and now I would like to say while previously hating metalcore with a passion I now retract my feelings on the matter and must say that the bands Ive heard suggested and discussed about in this thread are actually quite good. The ones that stand out for me in particular are Axe to Fall ablum by Converge and the song by Dillinger Escape Plan that BAN suggested. I must say the right information can definitely help when searching for good bands in a fucked up genre. Well that's it people I'm off again to truck the US. I might be able to post something later on this week but no promises. As always keep it metal.

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Up until now I've completely disregarded metalcore as a legitimate genre of metal. I must say though listening to some of the aforementioned bands I seem be drawn towards it (at least what now obviously seems to be the "true" metalcore and the, for lack a better word, poser shit that is considered metalcore nowadays). Point is perspective and some extensive knowledge of the genre are required to make an informed decision on whether or not to like the genre as a whole and now I would like to say while previously hating metalcore with a passion I now retract my feelings on the matter and must say that the bands Ive heard suggested and discussed about in this thread are actually quite good. The ones that stand out for me in particular are Axe to Fall ablum by Converge and the song by Dillinger Escape Plan that BAN suggested. I must say the right information can definitely help when searching for good bands in a fucked up genre. Well that's it people I'm off again to truck the US. I might be able to post something later on this week but no promises. As always keep it metal.
Good luck dude! Make sure to check out Ringworm too. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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Likewise Kishor, and it was going well until I realized that because of our merger with Swift that for some reason I am unable to fuel. So no I sit here waiting for my dispatch to fix this along with the 1000's of other problem that have arisen due to the changes in our dispatch communication system. It's actually gotten so bad that the phones lines to my dispatches office in Fontana CA are down. Of course this is all happening while I'm loaded and on a deadline. I need to be in Denver by tomorrow at 6am and im sitting in Snowville Utah. It's about a 11 hour drive so I do have some time to spare but I would prefer not to push my luck considering the weather has been shit as of late. I had chain up to go through Oregon just the other day and now I have to go through Wyoming and Colorado both of which have far worse weather. Yet here I sit waiting for this bullshit to end so I get moving again. Other than this current problem I've actually been quite good though, went and spent $1300 in 2 days about a week ago and I made $900 back the following week when I went back to work. And I'll make sure to check them out BAN. Any particular songs or albums you might recommend?

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Likewise Kishor, and it was going well until I realized that because of our merger with Swift that for some reason I am unable to fuel. So no I sit here waiting for my dispatch to fix this along with the 1000's of other problem that have arisen due to the changes in our dispatch communication system. It's actually gotten so bad that the phones lines to my dispatches office in Fontana CA are down. Of course this is all happening while I'm loaded and on a deadline. I need to be in Denver by tomorrow at 6am and im sitting in Snowville Utah. It's about a 11 hour drive so I do have some time to spare but I would prefer not to push my luck considering the weather has been shit as of late. I had chain up to go through Oregon just the other day and now I have to go through Wyoming and Colorado both of which have far worse weather. Yet here I sit waiting for this bullshit to end so I get moving again. Other than this current problem I've actually been quite good though, went and spent $1300 in 2 days about a week ago and I made $900 back the following week when I went back to work. And I'll make sure to check them out BAN. Any particular songs or albums you might recommend?
I've never heard of Snowville, UT, I'll have to look up where that's at. I would suggest dodging Wyoming whenever possible though, the drive to Denver is much nicer and seems to suffer less weather delays taking I-70 as opposed to I-80, but you can't use that route to get to Denver if you're hauling hazmat stuff. It's easier on your truck too, less hills and wind that way. Are you still with Central Refrigerated? I didn't know they had merged with Swift. As far as Ringworm goes, I like everything I've heard from them, but I only have The Promise and Justice Replaced By Revenge. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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I might have to listen to these to change my view on metalcore.
There's some good stuff out there, but IMO the good bands are of a different species than the "melodic metalcore" we all love to hate. They're coming from a different place. That whole popular melodic metal style is pretty rotten to me. I even have a hard time listening to some of my old favorites like At The Gates and Dark Tranquillity because of it. Actually I'm kind of glad there's a thread for this stuff, even if it's of trollish origin.
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