I Don't Hate Metalcore...

[@MadMike1]

Just like any other genre, the good stuff exists. You just have to dig for it.

[@eclat4641]

I suppose underground is where it is at… But mainstream can give a bad example of it…

[@joshuawhite7970]

Look there's good apples in the bunch. Metal is metal.

[@eclat4641]

@@joshuawhite7970 only if it represents.

[@MetalTrenches]

Metalcore rules. You just need to know where to look.

[@kingthorgrim1591]

totally agree

[@RoguSpanish]

I can't stand most metalcore, but Rolo Tomassi is considered metalcore and their last album is one of my favorites of all time, just an absolute masterpiece from start to finish. There's no such thing as a bad genre....except NSBM, that can fuck all the way off to hell.

[@MetalTrenches]

@@RoguSpanish Rolo rules

[@WHOREHAMMER_OFFICIAL]

Exactly. Killswitch engage and August burns red are two of my fav bands of all time

[@Itakepicturesofthesun]

Kublai Khan tx

[@Idyliss]

Absolutely insane intro. Made me laugh my ass off🤣🤣 You see me personally, I doesn't change my life what you like or not, I just love knowing your take on different albums and I love your energy. Keep it up

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

Oh I intend to. Cheers bud.

[@CraigMader]

I used to be like Spittin' Jackson over there, but you and a handful of other metal tubers actually brought me around somewhat. I have been going through your archive lately looking for records I missed since not much new stuff is coming out this summer. And yeah, it's right there. Melty does not in fact hate metalcore.

[@coreydinardo5525]

Any chance you'd do a "Screamo bands/albums I love"? Like, Orchid, pg. 99 or modern stuff like State Faults, Respire, Blind Girls, Frail Body, etc. I'd watch the fuck out of that.

[@Saucymanwastaken]

That new Frail Body record slaps hard, gut-wrenching stuff

[@strangely08]

Highly recommend checking out Better Lovers which is literally almost all the members of Every Time I Die with Greg Puciato on vocals and Will Putney on guitar

[@slackerjoe5469]

Second Better Lovers!

[@blackwaterrust476]

The Metal Coredown!!!!! I don’t hate Metalcore too. Metalcore is cool, not necessarily my favorite but I do really like Integrity, Merauder, Early Norma Jean, Early Architects, Converge, Dillinger, Crystal Lake, Trivium, Code Orange, August Burns Red, Zao, Jesus Piece, Ithaca

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

ITHACA! They're so good.

[@42k78]

I don’t do a ton of metalcore myself but as far as recent bands, you should check out the recent Dying Wish album. I bought the vinyl. Just when the breakdowns feel like they are about to become all the same, they switch it up at the last minute though they do have a breakdown per song. Their hardcore sound is really good.

[@SafeIsJustAShadow409]

A band recommendation I have is the Mathcore band Car Bomb. They have a Mathcore style similar to The Dillinger Escape Plan, but they take that and mix it with heavy Progressive Metal grooves you'd expect from the earlier albums of Meshuggah or Fear Factory. Also, amazing video!

[@mrcoolguy32]

I absolutely love metalcore so you know I clicked on this video ultra fast

[@mrcoolguy32]

Finished the video and I like to mention some great metalcore that weren’t mentioned like Poison The Well, early Hopefalls, and Misery Signals (especially their first and 3rd albums). Awesome vid btw great that u mentioned Until Your Heart Stops I don’t see many ppl talk about that one

[@wheelsofmercury]

I would also throw in the British band Loathe. They blend metalcore with Deftones inspired alternative metal and a lot of ambient stuff as well.

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

I gotta spend more time with Loathe, they seem cool

[@wheelsofmercury]

@@themetalmeltdownofficial They ARE, man! I really like their 2020 album.

[@robbiemoore5608]

​@@wheelsofmercurythat's a 10/10 album for me

[@wheelsofmercury]

@@robbiemoore5608 Not quite that high for me, but definitely a great record!

[@SulphurBorne]

Surely you know moodring then

[@OfMoonlightAndGrave]

Metalcore only gets a bad rap from the 2000's where metalcore became an ambiguous term also describing a lot of the Warped Tour era post-hardcore bands. In the last 10 years however, metalcore has seemingly redeemed itself and looped back around to the more traditional 90's tough guy stuff. Not to mention a lot of the Maggot Stomp death metal bands that hardcore dudes love now are a fusion of oldschool metalcore and death metal calling back to Upheaval, Odious Sanction etc.

[@manuelplatino1926]

We had in Argentina our own metalcore pioneers in Vrede. It is a cool band from the 90's worth checking out if interested

[@Lastiri2004]

Hola Manu. Te extrañamos. Como va la vida? M.L

[@Chatman666]

Nunca había pensado en Vrede como Metalcore. Voy a volver a escucharlos con eso en mente. 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@AdamLopez-TheRealOne]

Metalcore Has Some Of The Best Classic Albums Ever Like: The Poison, Waking The Fallen, Ascendancy, And Metalcore Has The Best Metal Album Of All Time Which Is The Collage Dropout.

[@wheelsofmercury]

Metalcore was my favourite metal genre growing up of a teenager in the early 2010s, which is why I still have a soft spot for it today. I grew up right between the melodic death metal inspired scene bubble bursting, and the rise of the scenecore/electronicore movement that would be a staple of Warped Tour going forward. So my favourite metalcore bands are a mix of those two kinds: Killswitch Engage, old Asking Alexandria, all the Bring Me the Horizon, I See Stars, Woe Is Me, Issues, As I Lay Dying, Miss May I and many more! Also, I do not think of Sleep Token as a metalcore band; they are their own thing.

[@derekbastien2181]

The metal Melt down becoming a metal core appreciation channel I’m all for it! Also he is legend is a great one to put in the category of great southern metalcore bands with etid and mayleen.

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

He Is Legend is really great, underdogs of the NWOAHM

[@derekbastien2181]

@@themetalmeltdownofficial 100 percent brother prob my favourite band of all time!

[@Lastiri2004]

Some of those bands are more metallic hardcore for me. But its true metalcore had other meaning in the 90s. A lot of people think metalcore is melo death with hardcore breakdowns and whiny vocals. And thats a kinda stereorype people believe for how the tag was use.

[@niix0173]

that new ‘Like Moths to Flames’ latest album goes hard! best metalcore album released this year so far.

[@Arinisonfire]

Based video. You should talk about/get into screamo next. Real screamo I mean, like skramz. Pageninetynine, Orchid, Envy, etc

[@metalfury5153]

Metalcore is a favorite of mine to this day. I love bands from every wave pretty much. Here's my top faves: 1. Motionless in White 2. Bring Me the Horizon 3. Killswitch Engage 4. After the Burial 5. Hatebreed Honorable mentions: Knocked Loose, As I Lay Dying, Spiritbox, Of Mice & Men, The Devil Wears Prada, Avenged Sevenfold (early), and Black Veil Brides (early). I never got the impression that you hate the genre. Just that negative reviews will garner more attention than positive ones. We may not share the same opinions but I don't give a shit. I really enjoy you and your channel. And I love hearing your thoughts on things. Have a nice day! \m/

[@Holy_Frakula]

Good video. Man knows his stuff. Also, I've always thought you were very open-minded. You shouldn't have to apologize for liking some things and not liking others. You can dislike stuff and still be open-minded.

[@Flugmorph]

great video, you have great taste in metalcore, amazing even.

[@jameslowery9925]

I am so glad you shouted out ABR,Norma Jean, and Jesus piece.

[@lightningmonky7674]

Love seeing metalcore get some love 🤘🏻 i hear so much hate online but whenever i meet metalgeads IRL they all love it

[@INIGO7]

metalcore for kyles: all that remains, killswitch engage, wage war etc METALCORE (hardcore with s dash of metal): disembodied, shattered realm, From The Dying Sky, REPRISAL, and Jane

[@eightfootmanchild]

I saw DEP on their first tour with Greg Puciato, which was also Botch's last tour (until it wasn't). All Else Failed and Darkest Hour were also on the bill. I didn't understand the connection these bands had to hardcore, or even that it was a "scene" unto itself. If you asked me at the time who my favorite bands were, I would have listed them right alongside the mishmash of Slayer, Meshuggah, Strapping Young Lad, Nasum, Cannibal Corpse, and Pig Destroyer I was listening to. To me it was all just "metal". I had absolutely no one else to talk to about this music at the time, so I wasn't even aware of all the various "-core" subgenres until years later. It may have been Job For A Cowboy that made me aware of the hatred more traditional metalheads have for "-core". By that time, I was on a few different online forums, and the bile was palpable. Kinda wish I could go back.

[@strangely08]

Those Gothenburg influenced metalcore bands are the best though like Killswitch, As I Lay Dying, Darkest Hour, Unearth and The Agony Scene

[@44DoubleZer00_Studios]

One of my favorite metal core bands is Bury Tomorrow. Their album Black Flame is in my opinion their best album; crunchy, heavy, riffs, melodic but still very enjoyable.

[@superstarthomas]

Not the biggest metalcore fan but Damnation A.D. is my favorite classic metalcore band. Varials and Mouth For War is pretty good when it comes to more modern ones.

[@xangrycatmanx5104]

Damnation AD is so good. No More Dreams Of Happy Endings is such a depressing album lyrically. And their cover of The Cure album Pornography is sick as well, given that the og is one of my all time favourite albums

[@xennyx6020]

I definitely do agree that there's a lot of generic and overproduced modern metalcore out there, especially nowadays. However, I don't think all metalcore is bad. It does have its issues, and it's not my favorite subgenre of metal, but it isn't entirely bad either.

[@marktaylor7162]

Never really got into metalcore. I may give it another shot and check out some of the bands you mentioned, though. I do love Bleed from Within from their fourth album (Era) onwards and their third album is decent too. I also love Raunchy, mostly their first four albums (Wasteland Discotheque in particular is awesome). However, both of these bands pull a lot of influences from other genres and subgenres, so I don't think they're necessarily very representative of what it means to be a metalcore band. I tried to get into Trivium when they were first getting quite big, but it just never clicked with me - I just didn't find their song writing that great and felt most of their songs didn't hang together very well, at least to my ears. I'm sure they've released a few more albums since then, though, so that may well have changed.

[@lightningmonky7674]

Yall if you dig 2000s metalcore you NEED to check out dying wish, they are insanely talented and savage songeriters who are so good they actually outdo a lot of the bands they are replicating. Theur song symptoms of survival is a great start cause its their best song imo 🤘🏻

[@deraldiweihnachtskalender1757]

I would also throw in "Make them suffer", as one of the best modern metalcore bands. They got the hardcore influence but also insane choruses and riffs; about as good as the genre can get imo. Still, great video regardless!

[@jasenmcdaniel9360]

I love metal core. It’s actually one of my favorite genres. You just have to find the right stuff because there are a lot of metal core bands that really experiment with their sound, but there are also a lot of bands who are really generic and stick with the same formula. I’m glad you mentioned trivium. Trivium is one of my favorite bands, especially their later records where they really get technical and experiment with their sound. You also can’t forget about more hard-core, sounding bands like code orange. Personally, I like how they went with more of an industrial sound on albums like underneath because in my personal opinion, I like industrial metal and industrial rock groups like fear factory, ministry, and Rammstein. there are also some really good melodic metal core bands that I really like, for example bury tomorrow, and bleed from within. So overall, there are some great metal core bands that are really doing different things with the genre and making the genre more diverse, but there are also more generic bands, like motionless and white and ice nine kills, that are not as good. I will listen to those bands if I feel like listening to something more melodic or just in a hard rock/modern mainstream metal mood, but I don’t listen to them all the time.

[@billy_little]

Man, I love ETID. Better Lovers is a miracle.

[@RE-vy4wn]

First of all, I just wanted to say that, although the negative reviews are great because they're more hilarious than anything else, positive reviews should also exist and people should watch them and, possibly so, be exposed to a new band or style of music that they might not have heard but want to explore. And frankly, that's what happened with me over the years. My personal Metalcore journey has been split into two chapters. Chapter one was me finally getting to explore new music that my strict upbringing wouldn't allow me to, and from 2000-2004, I was there for the start of the careers of bands such as Trivium, Avenged Sevenfold, Killswitch Engage, Unearth, and Bleed from Within. As time went on, I stuck with some of these bands as my musical taste changed and so did some of them, namely A7X who bent all kinds of genres into one they liked, and Trivium, who had started to veer ever so close to Metallica and Disturbed worship. Chapter two started in 2018, when I started working at a job that, while I enjoyed it, there was a lot of negative aspects that affected mentally, and the sounds of people screaming made me feel better and helped me through some really tough days. In this group, I will highlight Architects, Northlane, Alpha Wolf, BMTH, Knocked Loose, Code Orange, Jinjer, Employed to Serve, Currents, Cancer Bats, Wristmeetrazor, SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Converge, Thou (before they got really doomy), White Chapel (before they kind of sanded their edges somewhat) He Is Legend (same as before), and Ice Nine Kills (starting at Every Trick In The Book). And so that brings me up to today where, while I do enjoy the Core bands that I have enjoyed for years (and also more recently turn of the century ones like END), I will lament that, every genre does have its high points and its low points. Every genre of music has gems and turds, it is up to the listener to pick and choose what they enjoy. Great video though, Robert, thanks for sharing all of this with us.

[@chidorisnake22]

Personally, I prefer when metalcore had closer ties and took more obvious influences from melodic death metal, but even some of the stuff that drops now is absolutely killer. Dead by April is a band that comes to mind. Imminence's use of symphonic elements is what drew me to them also.

[@DerekLee-v7d]

I love your channel buddy. And I also agree motionless in white and sleep token sucks ass.

[@Skycladatdusk78]

Two of the worst right there.

[@Milo-it1tf]

Sleep token is progressive metal though

[@Skycladatdusk78]

@@Milo-it1tf Nah, they are a mix of Ed Sheeran and Drake with an occasional djent riff.

[@Chatman666]

Having grown up (metal wise at least) in the early 00's, i use to think that Metalcore was the sound made by bands such as KSE, God Forbid and the likes. But i guess the genre has more changes than i thought. Oddly odd way of making me feel old. 🤣🤷🏻

[@davenlefever3575]

Melodic Metalcore is the best Metalcore

[@mindful2864]

Metalcore gets a lot of underserved hate from all the Warped Tour-core bands that incorporate pop and electronic elements sloppily. However, old school metalcore that just takes influence from hardcore and know how to play their instruments and write great songs are the ones that deserve the acclaim. Here would be my favorite metalcore albums: Converge - Jane Doe Botch - We Are the Romans The Dillinger Escape Plan - Miss Machine Killswitch Engage - The End of Heartache All That Remains - The Fall of Ideals As I Lay Dying - An Ocean Between Us Shadows Fall - The War Within Unearth - The Oncoming Storm Trivium - Shogun Zao - Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest Every Time I Die - Gutter Phenomenon Norma Jean - Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child The Chariot - The Fiancée August Burns Red - Messengers Parkway Drive - Horizons Knocked Loose - A Different Shade of Blue Code Orange - Forever Architects - Lost Forever // Lost Together Caliban - The Opposite from Within Darkest Hour - Deliver Us

[@misterscarisma]

I agree. Unearth doesn't get enough love. Fresh ocean mountain water for Darkest Hour.

[@CraigMader]

I caught that, too. I just didnt want to mess with him. I'm annoying enough down here in the comments as it is. It almost reads like a Yankee version of " bless your heart".

[@misterscarisma]

@@CraigMader More or less, lol.

[@xangrycatmanx5104]

In general, I tend to like metalcore that has its roots in hardcore/punk. Obviously, 90's metalcore is among my favourites, but even more so are bands that could be considered very popular in the metal scene are sick as well (Killswitch, As I Lay Dying, Shadows Fall and bands from the "New Wave of American Heavy Metal" generation have plenty of roots in 90's hardcore). Where it starts to lose me is when it doesn't have that hardcore/punk connection, which you start to see in bands that came up after around 2006 or so; those bands took the good cop/bad cop vocals of a band like Killswitch, but removed the hardcore/punk element. Another consequence of this shift is the breakdown itself; in the early days of metalcore (around 1990-2006), breakdowns were mostly used for crowd participation (moshing, singalongs, pile-ups and stage diving). Nowadays, I feel like most metalcore uses the breakdown to flex musicianship and "brutality for the sake of brutality", which, in my opinion, kind of goes against the notion that a breakdown is something meant to bring the band and audience closer together. tldr: i like metalcore with at least a little bit of hardcore/punk, and breakdowns I can mosh to

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

Breakdowns are also just getting more and more basic and predictable. The big name metalcore bands spend so much time hyping up breakdowns and building up to it and then simultaneously deliver the most ham-fisted bland-as-fuck breakdowns imaginable. So lame.

[@xangrycatmanx5104]

​@@themetalmeltdownofficial it is getting better, though. Knocked Loose's (and Turnstile's) recent success makes me optimistic that breakdowns are going to be a lot more moshy moving forward. Given that they are bands with a deep love for hardcore and early metalcore, it makes sense

[@basildog007]

If you can, check out the Belgian mathcore band called BEAR. The last album is called VANTA It f-cking rips

[@codybeinert1109]

Bear are really good, I didn't fully realize they were considered mathcore/metalcore lol, I've moreso thought of them as like prog sludge metal (tbf sludge and hardcore/metalcore can have some overlap but still)

[@ManekiNeko1972]

There exist good metalcore bands -- Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh are my friends and Ultraviolet is pretty good, Killswitch Engage is worth a spin. I also think it mixes well with melodeath with stuff like Spoil Engine.

[@TheMetalgod100]

Robert you forgot about the band Parkway Drive awesome metalcore band from Australia there first two albums Horizons and Deep Blue are metalcore classics.

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

I'm not a fan of their stuff personally, always found them quite boring and flat.

[@TomYork1973]

Oh Thrashin' Jackson you have so much to teach us. Wait a minute.... Are you and Thrashin' Jackson wearing the same shirt? What the hell is going on here?

[@Grim_666-]

Love that intro. Also I agree, in fact, some Metalcore I love to death

[@spiggly_digg]

I fucking love august burns red, rescue and restore is one of my top 5 for metalcore. Beauty in tragedy always plucks my heartstrings ya know

[@stefanangelov5099]

Anytime I see a metal KZbinr underestimate an album I think is very good (if not perfect), it turns out they also regularly listen to metalcore and deathcore - there is some kind of pattern.

[@allforhim2009]

The absolute, and all encompassing hate of metalcore on this channel has reached heights previously unthinkable. Enough to make a man sick

[@steverobertson1729]

I pretty much love ALL Metal, BUT my least favorite types are Thrash, Power, and Rap Metal. My favorite are Death, Heavy, and Symphonic....and the newest genre....AI Metal is taking a top spot with me as well. All that being said, i can definitely sit and listen to ANY Metal song and be perfectly happy. There isnt any Metal that i hate, i save my hate for the ultimate CRAP thats out there like Celine Dion and Nickelback🤣🤣

[@doublewhat07]

Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, Living Sacrifice, Unearth, As I Lay Dying. All the At The Gates core and New Wave of American Heavy Metal bands. Also, Parkway Drive, Demon Hunter, August Burns Red. God Forbid. Miss May I. I would throw Lamb of God in there as a groove core type band. They have lots of breakdowns. Also Attack Attack. And A Day To Remember. My modern core bands are Motionless in White, Spiritbox, Wage War, and Falling In Reverse. That Ronald video is the best,. But i listen to modern deathcore too. Knocked Loose is pure hardcore to me. Not metalcore in the traditional sense. I bought the new album. Mathcore is another beast.

[@SSPGwemlin]

Everyone talks about all the east coast Metalcore bands of the 90’s being super influential, but honestly I’m kinda pissed that no one talks about the Minnesotan bands like Disembodied or Martyr A.D. As a Minnesotan myself, if y’all wanna know where you got those discordant riffs from… y’all got it from us, pal lol.

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

Never even heard of em before but I'll happily check em out, thanks bud

[@Coolldown]

@@themetalmeltdownofficialthey are a big influence on code orange so you’ll prob enjoy them

[@xangrycatmanx5104]

Disembodied is my second favourite band. Other 90s metalcore bands are Racetraitor, Die My Will, 7 Angels 7 Plagues and Groundwork. (Not necessarily Minnesotan, but with that same discordant sound)

[@Coolldown]

@@xangrycatmanx5104 yeah all those bands rip hard

[@SSPGwemlin]

@@Coolldown True but only bands like that or Knocked Loose ever mention them as influences. To my knowledge at least.

[@MattsFreeChannel1]

Thank you. I *thought* I was the only one who thought _Slaughter of the Soul_ sounded like straight Trivium.

[@Jayagebee]

I just can’t take the clean vocals choruses 99% of the time. 90’s metallic hard is pretty rad. Bands I dig are the more hardcore leaning bands like Hatebreed, but early Trivium is also pretty awesome! And the New York Hardcore scene is in a league of its own with Agnostic Front, Madball, Judge and Merauder being favorites. An underground record I really dig is “The Eternal Jihad” by Day of Suffering which has an almost death metal like intensity to it. But whem melodic metalcore became a thing, it just lost its edge. Killswitch Engage has nostalgic value to me, but nothing past “As Daylight Dies” has done anything for me. There may be good metalcore out there today, but I’m at a different place most of the time.

[@nemesis8626]

I actually think metalcore is one of the more diverse subgenres of metal, its doesnt confine itself to one certain approach, like say thrash or death metal, (dont get me wrong i love those subgenres) but metalcore borrows from alot of those styles and adds a good dynamic with melodys and clean vocals. What i will say though is metalcore has kind of became a blanket term which covers a ton of different bands which sound nothing alike and really i dont think come under metalcore, as you say the nu wave of american heavy metal, bands like Chimaira and lamb of god i have heard lumped under metalcore which i dont think is the case, to me metalcore is more the melodic roots of the subgenre, your killswitch engages, early trivium, bullet for my valentine, unearth etc i guess ultimately tho that doesnt matter, but when i hear people just say oh metalcore sucks i kind of cringe abit, its almost like saying it to be cool or to get a reaction from people when in actual fact if these people gave it a chance they would realise just how good the song dynamics and the musicianship is on some of the albums they claim to hate.

[@justin-w8x]

looks like King Diamond tickets already sold out even Testament and Kreator and Wasp and Sepultura Tickets did not sell out i guess everyone wants to see King Diamond the most

[@Intermentor]

A lot of metalcore are not what I listen to , but I like Killswitch Engage, Chimaira and God Forbid just to mention a few

[@misterscarisma]

Gotta say the late 90s to the early 00s was the best era for the subgenre. I appreciate the other forms of metalcore to a finer degree, but the first to second eras were completely uncompromising.

[@jasonboardman2796]

Remember in late 2000s there's was Crabcore or Electronicore whatever you want to called it like Attack Attack, I See Stars, Early Asking Alexandra, Abandon All Ships? I thought those bands were really silly and goofy.

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

now THAT I hate lmao, never got into that side of metalcore. Abandon All Ships especially sucked.

[@jasonboardman2796]

I just have to bring these bands up though just for the sake of it 😂

[@WHOREHAMMER_OFFICIAL]

I'm not a fan of nearly any of the 2020s metalcore bands. Bands like killswitch engage, august burns red, trivium, all that remains, hell even BFMV. Those bands are some of my favorites of all time. KSE and ABR especially. Modern bands over do the same style that architects and heart of a coward stylized years ago. Erra is good. I enjoyed their self titled but the newest one didnt hit for me. As i lay dying's Shaped by fire album is a fantastic oldschool metalcore record made with modern production (same with KSE's atonement). There is AMAZING metalcore out there. You just gotta look for it.

[@rgar2924]

You forgot dying wish sir

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

ooooo good call, they're cool

[@psychosis8429]

Metalcore is my favorite. I hate it being dumped on all the time

[@edvardmyhre2040]

Burnt by the sun and Turmoil? Legendary records from them😎

[@sirspookybones1118]

Metalcore got me into harsh vocals, still enjoy a lot of it.

[@gpiercer1559]

I never would have even heard of Sleep Token if not for Melty talking about how terrible they are so often. Same for Psycho Sinner, Dungeon Wolf, and Falling in Reverse.

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

You're welcome lmao

[@jasenmcdaniel9360]

Yeah, dungeon Wolf is probably one of the worst bands I’ve ever heard

[@PerfectCell9]

Even if you did hate metalcore .. it’s your channel, you talk about what you love. There’s nothing wrong with that

[@lionlissauer7104]

I'm not a big fan of metalcore but not because it's "scene music" or cool to dunk on it or whatever. Mainly because I feel like the punk/hardcore elements got too watered down for my taste. That being said, how about more videos evaluating different subgenres, similar to this? A little intro, what u do or don't like about it, some ideas on any particular discourse etc. That'll be interesting to spark up a conversation or two...

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

I feel that. As time goes on, and as metalcore gets bigger and more mainstream, the heavier and punkier sounds are sometimes toned done in favour of bigger more polished choruses. Also, I'm game. Its been fun doing videos in the past talking about hip-hop and country metal and this was no exception.

[@lionlissauer7104]

@@themetalmeltdownofficial Yeah the hiphop video was cool, especially since I initially started out as a hiphop kid and gradually demoted myself towards the realms of hardcore and trash metal haha. So yeah on that note, how about a video discussing punk/hardcore? I'd tune into that!

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

@@lionlissauer7104 I'm game. Might do a poll to be safe, but I'm game.

[@misterscarisma]

Converge is without a doubt my favorite hardcore band. No one does it better.

[@mooseclappin11]

There's a ton of great metalcore out there. Many of the worst modern bands just happen to be metalcore or an adjacent genre (i.e. Five Finger Death Punch, Falling in Reverse, etc.). A bunch of shitty bands really shouldn't be used as an indictment of the genre as a whole.

[@Lunar_bloodreviews]

Metalcore depends on the listener, and what you want from it.

[@__414.88b_]

Cancer bats are probably my fav meat&potato band

[@BruhMomentPatrick]

Not a metalcore fan but Converge is incredible and Jane Doe is an easy 4.5/5

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

all hail Jane Doe. Hopefully one day I will have you on vinyl... hopefully...

[@Ativan_Halen]

Definitely can't go wrong with The Chariot either

[@eclat4641]

I do It promises so much but then half delivers .

[@eclat4641]

If its good its good …

[@eclat4641]

Its like having a big meal and only eating half … I will be happy if i can find good metalcore.

[@ParanormalArson]

Thrash man spat water in your face because he was shocked at it not being beer. Completely unrelated to his shock of you not hating metalcore.

[@basildog007]

Code Orange's last effort didn't convince me. Of course, it was a delusional goal to try to top the previous album. Maybe I should revisit the last album...

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

"Underneath" is just too good, it can't be beat.

[@samuelcourliss8496]

Thrashin Jackson is just Metal Bobert's Slim Shady, tell me im wrong

[@Summonredhellspites]

It's not Angelcorpse.

[@claudeyanly5356]

Not a damn thing wrong with metalcore

[@Milo-it1tf]

It’s funny how metal elitists treat people saying they like metalcore as people who just shat on their face

[@Durkhead]

You should do a video about how a bands beliefs effects the way you percieve their music. For example phil labomf of of all that remains has made some really dumb comments or alex the terrible is still supossededly a nazi. Ps i really dont care about spelling so go ahead make a stupid remark about how i should learn to grammer correctly

[@almac5446]

I cannot get into it as a heaven let's see if there's a hell of keep it a secret it's not a bad album it just was boring to say the least

[@agamersdiary1622]

you don't count BFMV as metalcore?

[@Saucymanwastaken]

KEN Mode has been my if not top 5 Metalcore bands. I know they are primarily considered as “Noise Rock” but they are pretty Metalcore throughout their discography (more noticeable on their works before reshaping themselves on the Steve Albini-produced Success in which RIP) They’re like the weird creation of Converge and Botch that somehow had the DNA of Jesus Lizard and Unsane into the mix. Favourite record is VOID as that album really gives more depth to the band and supports the sister album NULL really well.

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

@@Saucymanwastaken KEN Mode is excellent, slightly mad at myself for not thinking of them.

[@203-g7w]

But…What does Meltdown think about SCOUR?!?!?!

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

New drinking game: take a shot everytime this guy mentions Scour lmao

[@Milo-it1tf]

Maybe a drinking game about metal elitists in this comment section could work

[@PinkDesertEagle]

I don't mind metalcore, it's the deathcore that I don't like. I can't stand it

[@JomboyTonesAgain]

You gave every negative description abt yourself aside from “cynical” muhaha A lot of metalcore seems way too “poppy” in an odd way. Love Job for a Cowboy and Vulvodynia a ton though. And numbers do lie, regularly. Statistics being a priiiiiiiiime example. I do like hearing positive reviews from you though. It seems rare and I really like it when you love an album.

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

JFAC and Vulvodynia aren't really metalcore... like at all. But definitely great bands. Also positive reviews aren't 'rare' here. Frankly we haven't had a really negative review since SFU & Kerry King in May.

[@markpalavosvrahotes5575]

I don’t care for metalcore in general.

[@Spiderjaek]

You don't, but I do😈😈😈

[@ericaburns8652]

I like metalcore too my brother is an elitist and he is obnoxious

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

I was years ago in high school and college. Give it time, everyone grows up eventually... usually... hopefully lmao

[@jackburns3607]

​@@themetalmeltdownofficialHonestly metal elitists suck