Metalcore

Metalcore is a musical genre consisting of a mix between heavy metal and hardcore. Although the genre has risen in popularity after the turn of the millennium, it is not as many would believe a recent genre, as bands such as Integrity have been around since the late 1980s.

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Defining the metalcore sound is not an easy task as bands have often fused hardcore-influenced sound and attitude with almost any imaginable type of metal. In fact, the earliest signs of this genre before a name could be put to it was called 'crossover'. The band that declared the crossover was DRI on their late 1980's album of the same name. Other bands like Nuclear Assault are the bleeding edge pioneers themselves.

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Heavy metal: Heavy metal may mean:...

Hardcore: Hardcore is a generic term, used to describe something more extreme than mainstream versions. In informal english usage, this term can also refer to an individual who is of above-average intensity in general, or with regards to something in particular....

Integrity: Integrity comprises the personal inner sense of "wholeness" deriving from honesty and consistent uprightness of character. The etymology of the word relates it to the Latin adjective integer (whole, complete). Evaluators, of course, usually assess integrity from some point of view, such as that of ...