Melodic metalcore

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Melodic metalcore
Stylistic origins
Cultural originsLate 1990s – early 2000s, United States and United Kingdom
Typical instruments
Regional scenes
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Melodic metalcore is a fusion genre, incorporating elements of melodic death metal and metalcore; it has a heavy emphasis on melodic instrumentation, distorted guitar tones, palm muting, double bass drumming, blast beats, metalcore-stylized breakdowns, and vocals that range from aggressive screaming and death growls to clean singing. The genre has seen commercial success for employing a more accessible sound at times compared to other forms of extreme music.[2] Many notable melodic metalcore bands have been influenced by At the Gates and In Flames.[3][4]

History

Origins

Unearth performing in 2016

Melodic metalcore began to take form in the late 1990s and early 2000s, tracing its roots to Swedish melodic death metal groups such as At the Gates and In Flames.[3][4] The stylistic origins of melodic metalcore and traditional metalcore differ greatly. Traditional metalcore evolved out of the hardcore punk scene in the late 1980s, when hardcore bands began to experiment with metal elements such as thrash metal guitar riffs and vocals. In contrast, melodic metalcore most often stemmed from American-based metal bands who began incorporating metalcore elements, such as metallic breakdowns, into their music. Florida's Poison the Well are considered the first melodic metalcore band, proving extremely influential to subsequent bands thanks to their first two albums The Opposite of December... A Season of Separation and Tear from the Red.[5] Massachusetts'

Slayer, At the Gates and Pantera.[10][11][12][13][14][15] Belgian groups also played a large part in the development of the genre in its early years, as bands such as Arkangel began embracing the sounds of melodic death metal in their traditional metalcore sound, as early as 1998.[1]

Commercial success

Melodic metalcore band Darkest Hour

Killswitch Engage released their sophomore album

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 melodic metalcore band Bullet for My Valentine's third album Fever debuted at number 3 selling more than 71,000 copies in its first week in the U.S. and more than 21,000 copies in the UK during 2010 alone.[25] Australian melodic metalcore band Parkway Drive's[26] third album Deep Blue reached number three on the Billboard Rock Charts in 2010,[27] along with Miss May I's album Rise of the Lion having reached number 6 in 2014.[28][29] Melodic metalcore band Bury Tomorrow's fifth studio album Black Flame reached number eleven on the Billboard albums chart in less than a week.[30][31]

Characteristics

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

Melodic metalcore bands often take influence from the

double bass drums and metalcore-stylized breakdowns.[34][35] Some bands include guitar solos.[36] Bands such as Trivium, As I Lay Dying and Bullet for My Valentine take a significant influence from thrash metal.[22]

See also

References

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  36. ^ "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 (...)".
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