Is Grime Metal the New Nu Metal?
For those of you who have been living under a rock, grime is a – primarily British – style of hip hop and electronica, that takes...
The Forgotten Style of Metalcore
You know how the history books portray metalcore as growing out of metallic hardcore in the early-2000s when bands like Killswitch...
12 Metallic Powerviolence Bands Changing the Face of the Genre
Powerviolence as a genre has always tried to steer away from metal influences, despite being related to and having similar origins to...
When Even is “Melodicore” Anyway?
“Melodicore”... short for “melodic metallic hardcore”, sometimes referred to as “melodic emocore” and way too often confused for melodic...
The Bastardization of the Term “Screamo”
At this point, when I hear somebody refer to a “screamo” band, I genuinely have no clue what they'll be describing, even if they're...
On the "Grunge Revival"
It's pretty interesting how I was completely unaware of the so-called grunge revival, prior to watching Muskets perform with...
The Current State of "The Wave"
Does anybody remember how back in 2014, the term on everybody's tongues in the hardcore scene was “the Wave”? Members of a few notable,...
What Even is "Emo" Anymore?
When Rites of Spring (along with their forgotten sister-band One Last Wish), Embrace and Moss Icon burst on to the hardcore scene, the...
What Even is “Thrashcore” Anyway?
Thrashcore is one of the most influential genres in punk and hardcore and you probably haven’t heard of it, let alone know what it is....
Fuck Easycore, We Have Heavy Pop Punk
At this point, most of you will likely know the out-of-the-ordinary-yet-now-pretty-common stylistic fusion of pop punk and metalcore that...
