Dream Wired
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Celebrity
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • TV
  • Music
  • Comics
  • Shop
  • Home
  • Celebrity
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • TV
  • Music
  • Comics
  • Shop
No Result
View All Result
Dream Wired
No Result
View All Result
Home Music

Who Invented Metalcore?

rmtsa by rmtsa
November 29, 2023
in Music
0
Who Invented Metalcore?
74
SHARES
1.2k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter


You might also like

Lady Gaga Gets Emotional Over Fiancé’s Pre-Show Talk at NYC Concert

Mastodon Salutes Brent Hinds At First Show In Alaska

Offset Blames Cooking and More for Failed Marriage to Cardi B

Who invented metalcore? Or who were the first metalcore bands that coined the genre?

Tracking down the origins of “metallic hardcore,” as the unabbreviated term initially was known, is a microcosm of music history — just like any other metal genre, it has its originators, eras, highlights and haters. But it’s a story all its own.

Still, for metal listeners today, the question of who invented metalcore can seem almost tongue-in-cheek. But is it a joke in and of itself? Someone like former Atreyu vocalist Alex Varkatzas once (preposterously) claimed that Atreyu, who formed in 1998, “invented metalcore.” Be serious.

But it’s all part of the gag. As metalheads know, metalcore had already earned a bad rep from some for not being “true” metal; the running joke gained traction after metalcore bands started finding mainstream success in the 2000s. Regardless, metalcore is just another part of the metal ecosystem — no more or less than any other. It should be appreciated for what it is.

Where Does Metalcore Come From?

But looking back, who actually invented metalcore? Well, as with almost any type of music, metalcore as a genre doesn’t have a single inventor. It evolved through a fusion of elements taken from hardcore punk and heavy metal as bands in the ’80s and ’90s started experimenting with combining the aggression and speed of hardcore punk with the intensity and guitar work of metal.

Who did it first? Acts such as Integrity, Earth Crisis and Converge are often called cornerstones in shaping the early sound of metalcore. Integrity, in particular, blended hardcore punk with metal influences in the late ’80s, laying down a blueprint for what would become metalcore music.

READ MORE: 25 Best Metalcore Albums of All Time

But, over time, many bands contributed to its development, each adding their unique style and influences, helping metalcore evolve into what it is today. And we can trace it back even earlier.

Early hardcore bands such as Black Flag showed a taste for Black Sabbath-like metal riffing in the early ’80s, another precursor for what would come to be called metalcore. Even thrash metal had a hand in metalcore’s shaping — the spillover between metal and hardcore is what first led to crossover thrash. Some of these acts were called metalcore.

Black Flag, “Nothing Left Inside” (1984)

The list of artists who helped defined metalcore goes on. Bands such as Botch, Coalesce and The Dillinger Escape Plan also added to the foundation that enabled the 2000s boom. Acts including As I Lay Dying, Bullet for My Valentine, Killswitch Engage and Parkway Drive all later found popularity, as did many others. Bands such as Knocked Loose and Vein.fm more carry the tradition.

Who First Called It Metalcore?

But pinpointing who first called it “metalcore,” or who first marketed the term, is much more difficult than listing who contributed to the sound.

The guitarist Matt Fox, who helped propel metalcore with his band Shai Hulud beginning in the ’90s, is often cited as someone who assisted in popularizing the word. But it had already been in use, as he freely admitted back in a 2008 interview.

Earth Crisis, “Firestorm” (1993)

“As far as coining the term ‘metalcore’ or coining a sound, I don’t think we did,” Fox said. “There were bands before Shai Hulud started that my friends and I were referring to as ‘metalcore.’ Bands like Burn, Deadguy, Earth Crisis, even Integrity. These bands that were heavier than the average hardcore bands. These bands that were more progressive.”

Fox also lent credence to the jokey nature behind the term. “My friends and I would always refer to them as ‘metalcore’ because it wasn’t purely hardcore and it wasn’t purely metal,” he said. “So we would joke around and say, ‘Hey, it’s metalcore. Cool!’ But it was definitely a tongue-in-cheek term.”

Shai Hulud, “Let Us at Last Praise the Colonizers of Dreams” (2003)

And in 2023, Varkatzas recanted his claim of Atreu inventing metalcore, suggesting the remark was facetious.

But why does metalcore always have to be the butt of the joke? The fusion genre has its founders just like any other; the musical foundations they laid deserve as much respect.

Alas, trying to identify or nail down the very “first” metalcore band or album — or even who first said the word — could prove to be futile.

Bring Me the Horizon, “Shadow Moses” (2013)

25 Best Metalcore Albums of All Time

Gallery Credit: Loudwire



Source link

Tags: InventedMetalcore
Share30Tweet19
rmtsa

rmtsa

Recommended For You

Lady Gaga Gets Emotional Over Fiancé’s Pre-Show Talk at NYC Concert

by rmtsa
August 24, 2025
0
Lady Gaga Gets Emotional Over Fiancé’s Pre-Show Talk at NYC Concert

Lady Gaga received a heartfelt pep talk from her fiancé, Michael Polansky, ahead of her Mayhem Ball tour stop in New York City. The 39-year-old pop superstar returned...

Read more

Mastodon Salutes Brent Hinds At First Show In Alaska

by rmtsa
August 24, 2025
0
Mastodon Salutes Brent Hinds At First Show In Alaska

Mastodon saluted late member Brent Hinds at the end of its first show ever in Alaska last night (Aug. 22), a day after the guitarist, who left the...

Read more

Offset Blames Cooking and More for Failed Marriage to Cardi B

by rmtsa
August 24, 2025
0
Offset Blames Cooking and More for Failed Marriage to Cardi B

Offset opens up about the reasons his marriage to Cardi B was in shambles and ended in divorce on his new album, Kiari.Offset Addresses Fail Marriage to Cardi...

Read more

Watch Mastodon Pay Tribute to Late Ex-Guitarist Brent Hinds

by rmtsa
August 24, 2025
0
Watch Mastodon Pay Tribute to Late Ex-Guitarist Brent Hinds

Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor delivered a heartfelt tribute to late ex-guitarist Brent Hinds on Friday following the band's performance at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer, Alaska — their...

Read more

Logic No Longer Speaks To His ‘Mentally Ill’ Mother

by rmtsa
August 23, 2025
0
Logic No Longer Speaks To His ‘Mentally Ill’ Mother

Logic has revealed that he is no longer able to speak to his estranged mother. In an interview on The Adam Friedland Show, the rapper opened up about...

Read more
Next Post
NCIS: Sydney Season 1 Episode 3 Review: Brothers In Arms

NCIS: Sydney Season 1 Episode 3 Review: Brothers In Arms

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Browse by Category

  • Celebrity
  • Comics
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • Music
  • TV
  • Uncategorized

CATEGORIES

  • Celebrity
  • Comics
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • Music
  • TV
  • Uncategorized
No Result
View All Result

Recent News

  • How Much Money He Has Now – Hollywood Life
  • Lady Gaga Gets Emotional Over Fiancé’s Pre-Show Talk at NYC Concert
  • Parents Charged After 11-Year-Old Gives Birth at Home Say They Didn’t Know She Was Pregnant: DA

Copyright © 2023 DramaWired.
DramaWired is a content aggregator and not responsible for the content of external sites.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Celebrity
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • TV
  • Music
  • Comics
  • Shop

Copyright © 2023 DramaWired.
DramaWired is a content aggregator and not responsible for the content of external sites.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In