How Belgium Changed Hardcore and Metal: A Look into H8000
H8000 was a Belgian metallic hardcore scene that was prevalent during the 1990s, a counterpart to the American scene that brought us...
What is “Melodic Punk” Supposed to Be?
Let me just put this out there, melodic hardcore is probably one of my favourite genres. After having had Rise Against be one of my...
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...
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 Day Metalcore Went Emo
So many modern metalcore bands take influence from emo pop these days, that the style is all but integrated into its DNA. Bands such as...