Melodic metalcore

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Melodic metalcore
Stylistic originsMelodic death metal, metalcore, post-hardcore
Typical instrumentsElectric guitar, bass guitar, drums (double kick), vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, screaming, growls
Fusion genres
Nintendocore, electronicore
Regional scenes
Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, California, United States, United Kingdom, Texas
Other topics
Breakdown - NWOAHM

Melodic metalcore is a fusion genre blending traits with metalcore and melodic death metal, which combines sounds and traits from both genres.[1] It has melodic guitar riffs, blast beats, metalcore-stylized breakdowns and vocals that can range between growls, screaming and clean singing.

History

The style began in the early-2000s tracing its roots to the melodic death metal sound,[2] when independent metal labels, such as Century Media and Metal Blade, began signing melodic metalcore bands. By 2004, Shadows Fall's The War Within[3] debuted at number 20 on the Billboard album chart. All That Remains' single "Two Weeks" peaked at number 9 at the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the U.S., and on the Modern Rock Tracks chart at number 38. In 2007, the song "Nothing Left" by As I Lay Dying was nominated for a Grammy award in the "Best Metal Performance" category. An Ocean Between Us (the album that included "Nothing Left") itself was a commercial success, debuting at number 8 on the "Billboard 200". Welsh metalcore band Bullet for My Valentine's third album Fever, which debuted at number 3 selling more than 71,000 copies in its first week in the U.S. and more than 21,000 in the UK during 2010.

Melodic metalcore bands include Killswitch Engage, Trivium,[4][5] All That Remains,[6] Atreyu,[1][7][8] Bullet for My Valentine,[9] Bury Tomorrow,[10] Caliban[11] Darkest Hour,[7] As I Lay Dying,[12][13] The Devil Wears Prada,[14] Miss May I,[15] and August Burns Red.[16][17][18]

Characteristics

Melodic metalcore band All That Remains performing at the Ozzfest in 2006.

Melodic metalcore bands take big influence from guitar riffs, and writing styles of Swedish melodic death metal bands, especially bands like At the Gates,[7] Arch Enemy, In Flames and Soilwork.[2] They tend to have strong use of instrumental melody. Many melodic metalcore can have clean singing as their vocals as well as growls and screaming. It also can feature harmonic guitar riffs, tremolo picking, double bass drums and metalcore-stylized breakdowns.[19][20][21] Some bands also may feature guitar solos.[8] A few of these groups, like Shadows Fall, have some appreciation for 1980s glam metal.[22] Melodic metalcore groups have been described as "embrac[ing] '80s metal clichés", such as "inordinate amounts of smoke machines, rippin' solos, [and] three bass drums."[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Lee, Cosmo; Voegtlin, Stewart. "Into the void: Stylus Magazine's Beginner's Guide to Metal - Article - Stylus Magazine". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b Metal Injection, August 28, 2007. Access date: June 24, 2008.
  3. ^ "Shadows Fall to Co-Headline Sounds of the Underground". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  4. ^ "Trivium – In Waves CD Review". Hard Rock Haven. September 1, 2011.
  5. ^ ""IN WAVES": LET THE ARGUING ABOUT THE NEW TRIVIUM SONG BEGIN!". MetalSucks. May 23, 2011.
  6. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Overcome review". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 February 2012. Overcome offers very dependable melodic metalcore in the spirit of All That Remains' albums past, without succumbing to outright stagnation.
  7. ^ a b c D. Taylor, Jason. "Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 24, 2008. Atreyu's debut album, Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses, is an invigorating foray into melodic metalcore in the vein of Darkest Hour, Poison the Well, and Eighteen Visions.
  8. ^ a b c "Taste of Chaos", Revolver, June 2008, p. 110. "This is the Rockstar Taste of Chaos Tour, a night when heavier melodic-metalcore bands like Atreyu and Avenged Sevenfold intend to position themselves as the next generation of bands to actually pack arenas (...)".
  9. ^ Apar, Corey. "Bullet for My Valentine". Allmusic. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
  10. ^ Phil Freeman (16 March 2010). "Alternative Press | Reviews | Bury Tomorrow - Portraits". Alternative Press. Retrieved 9 July 2012. If you're wondering whether they bring anything unique or unexpected to the table, the answer is no. Is Portraits a pleasurable enough melodic metalcore album while it's playing? Absolutely.
  11. ^ Richard Cartey (9 January 2014). "Caliban - Ghost Empire". Rock Sound. (Freeway Press). Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  12. ^ "As I Lay Dying - Awakened". Rock n Reel Reviews.
  13. ^ "Album Review! As I Lay Dying – Awakened". Headbang or GTFO.
  14. ^ http://www.metalkingdom.net/band/13430_the_devil_wears_prada
  15. ^ http://www.metalkingdom.net/band/11903_miss_may_i
  16. ^ "August Burns Red - Constellations". Way Too Loud!. July 15, 2012.
  17. ^ "Eternal Closure". Sputnik. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  18. ^ "August Burns Red Burns Red Presents Sleddin' Holiday Album". Bradley Zorgdrager. October 9, 2012.
  19. ^ "Ignominious Incarceration – Of Winter Born". Way Too Loud!. April 30, 2009.
  20. ^ "It's Through the Approach". El Paisano. September 12, 2007. Archived from the original on January 14, 2009. Retrieved June 24, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  21. ^ "Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses review". mp3.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  22. ^ Dan Epstein, "The Brewtal Truth", Revolver, November 2004, p. 65.
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