Post Reply - The "core" thread

Harry wrote: topofsm wrote: I really don't care for metalcore, which is strange because I absolutely love BTBAM. For the most part I can appreciate post hardcore bands though. Something about them seems more genuine than any -core band IMO. BTBAM isn't really metalcore though. The last 3 albums are definitely much more in the deathcore vein, which is practically the same as death metal, just more noisy, dissonance and more of a tendency to have breakdowns.

What? With regards to being more noisy and dissonant I don't think that's true at all, have you ever heard Gorguts? Pretty much all death metal has very dissonant riffs in fact it's probably one of the defining characteristics of death metal (note: obviously not melodic death metal). And more noisy? really? I wouldn't have thought so especially when you take into consideration that 'noise' is primarily a result of production. Considering deathcore is a very modern genre the majority of deathcore releases are highly compressed and well producued and in general pretty clean.

To illustrate:

Deathcore: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEM9W14TsWQ

Death Metal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkwsC1zsqEU

From what I've seen the main differences are that deathcore has breakdowns and favours angsty shouts over lower register guttural and growling vocal styles.


Edited by Beekeeper - 11 Apr 2010 at 7:17am