What is Melodic Metalcore?

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@whatsinameme5258 10 ай бұрын

Songs used: Not Alone by All That Remains. Dead Eternity by In Flames. Destroy Everything by Hatebreed. Whispers by All That Remains. Taking Back My Soul by Arch Enemy. Down From the Sky by Trivium. Predator and Prayer by The Agonist. This Calling by All That Remains. Rose of Sharyn by Killswitch Engage. Tears Don't Fall by Bullet For My Valentine. Unholy Confessions, Welcome to the Family, and Easier by Avenged Sevenfold. General of the Dark Army by Unleash the Archers. 10 Miles Wide by Escape the Fate. Disconnect Me by The Agonist. This is the End by Machine Head. Sweet Art Thou by Theatre of Tragedy. Chi by KoRn. Morphogenesis by Scar Symmetry. Walk With Me In Hell by Lamb of God. What I'm Not by Demon Hunter. Under God by For Today. Meaning in Tragedy by As I Lay Dying. Dissentient by Angelmaker. In Dying Days by As Blood Runs Black. The Unwelcome Savior by Light This City.

@i_want_my_shuggah 10 ай бұрын

Thaaaankk youuuu!

@あぜると Ай бұрын

Can you explore the recent surge of Metalcore/Melodeath bands in the underground hardcore (mostly straight edge) scene? Bands like Balmora, Memento., A Mourning Star, Amnio, XaogcX, Amnio, Durendal etc etc. The oldest example of the new wave is probably xElegyx, but the sound itself has been a thing for a long time, spanning back to the proto-deathcore scene, from what I can gather… Thanks!

@ashen_one_vr 10 ай бұрын

"Screwing people and killing them, that's cool. But loving them, that's totally gay bro!" 😂😂 Melodic Metalcore goes hard af

@antimessiah666 10 ай бұрын

You should do a mention of “edge metal”, which is tied to the H8000 scene but not exclusive. It’s basically the first wave of melodic metalcore (1997-02) without cleans and is probably 50/50 in terms of metal/hardcore. Lyrical themes usually include straight edge (namesake), veganism, and christianity. Bands include Undying, State Craft, Prayer for Cleansing, Deformity, Day of Suffering, and Liar.

@hereticdeth7986 17 күн бұрын

@antimessiah666 don't forget when melodic metalcore bands don't use melodic death metal influence just post hxc. melodic hxc, emo and screamo bands like: poison the well, 7a7p, shai hulud, hopesfall, misery signals, xonefifthx, counterparts and Skycamefalling

@milkman2266 10 ай бұрын

Waited 9 long years for Scar symmetry’s newest album and it was well worth the wait. Scar Symmetry was one of the first bands that made me realize how much I love melodic metal. The riffs and clean vocals are sublime

@Eichro 10 ай бұрын

My favorite band, these guys still got it

@Eichro 10 ай бұрын

also demon hunter goes HARD, even if i kind of struggle to put them on the metalcore basket, they're more on the alternative side of things id say

@whatsinameme5258 10 ай бұрын

They are a bit Alt Metal too, yes

@JackDiamond_FBOW 10 ай бұрын

Glad that you mentioned BFMV and Escape the Fate. 2 of my faves from that era that you don’t see much talk about these days aside from “Tears don’t fall”, and ETF being “the band that Ronnie radie was kicked out of”.

@lifelearner3067 10 ай бұрын

You got good taste. In your upcoming video on melodic black metal, you might make a quick mention of the rare melodic metalcore bands who strangely drew inspiration from black metal rather than just the more typical trio of thrash, melodic death metal, and hardcore. Bands like Bleeding Through, Abigail Williams, Becoming the Archetype, and Mindscar. Between the Buried and Me also took huge influence from Emperor and Ulver. I think the frontmen of Trivium and Emperor have collaborated for a while. And it's crazy to remember how Underoath started out as sort of a black metal band lol. Who else? There's not many, so it's really rare and interesting as a subgenre.

@nastro22 10 ай бұрын

yeah dude underoath is the most random band to be black metal

@stockcomsprite 10 ай бұрын

Melodic and symphonic deathcore metal is need a video as well, beutiful work dude!

@VARVIS_ 10 ай бұрын

I wish more bands followed the Unleash The Archers formula. I feel it is has so much potential

@whatsinameme5258 10 ай бұрын

I know right? Even Unleash the Archers dropped the Melodic Metalcore now. They're still good, but they had a unique style.

@HeavyMetalWraith 10 ай бұрын

Glad to see you posting again!

@VARVIS_ 10 ай бұрын

Love this series Good shit man. ❤

@thereverent117 10 ай бұрын

i love your videos! often i feel myself set back to my youth experiencing these genres for the first time.

@CountGremlin 10 ай бұрын

Love these videos! It's a whirlwind of nostalgia. Your breakdown of the genre is straight to the point 🤟

@tolyo96 10 ай бұрын

As a huge As I Lay Dying fan, I feel like they dropped the christian themes in their songs after Shadows Are Security at least to some extent. Also, I recently got into Unearth and noticed that their vocals are more similar to old school metalcore/metallic hardcore (like Hatebreed), while the guitars are more melodic (like the bands in the video). I was wondering if you could give your two cents about them (unless you've already done it in a previous video)

@Beastlango 10 ай бұрын

I think As I lay dying was still Christian in theme on every album but awakened. Even shaped by fire seems to have some because of its redemption themes.

@LilPrezzy36 10 ай бұрын

God, these videos feel like they were made specifically for me. ^.^ I love you man! Keep it up!!

@shorebreakcards 10 ай бұрын

Love the vids! I would love to hear your opinion/history of the Euro metalcore/emo bands of the late 00's-10's like Make Me Famous, Skip the Foreplay, Madison Affair etc. Like, how did the electronic/metal/emo music of that era influence them, touring, recording and stuff like that. I still enjoy listening to that stuff to this day, theres nothing else quite like it!

@hereticdeth7986 6 ай бұрын

This is more scenecore metalcore bands

@Weaslal 10 ай бұрын

Finally someone that sheds some light on The Agonist. Old or now!

@lebarak69 10 ай бұрын

I love melocore, picked up the guitar to play those riffs! The baby’s first metal comment is true, but I still listen to it😂

@beyondthegrave852 10 ай бұрын

This is the kind of metalcore that got me into metal back in the day and it was also the perfect gateway into Melodeath which is my fav genre . Not gonna lie, i miss this kind of sound from recent metalcore bands, i dont like the djent stuff that much.

@riptarozone 10 ай бұрын

Always makes me happy to see The Agonist mentioned. Their first four albums are incredible.

@multiplayermadness9315 10 ай бұрын

Not sure where From Autumn To Ashes would land but they were the shit!

@C4nis-Lupis 10 ай бұрын

I always thought the cleans came from the punk influence on warped tour bands

@christiannielson9416 6 ай бұрын

You forgot to mention "Destroy the Runner" in your Christian Melodic Metalcore outfits but other than that great video!

@colecarstarphen8743 10 ай бұрын

Please do dsbm soon

@RibeiroGames12 10 ай бұрын

i believe that it's also safe to say that Counterparts, Misery Signals, For The Fallen Dreams, PTW, Shai Hulud, etc should also be grouped as melodic metalcore bands. but not necessarily for mixing melodeath, but with melodic and post hardcore. while maintaning the metallic chugging riffs, dissonance and breakdowns into their formula

@whatsinameme5258 10 ай бұрын

Those bands are for sure melodic, but I wouldn't lump them in with Melodic Metalcore. Admittedly I have not listened to much of those bands, but I remember one of them and I believe its a different sound altogether.

@RibeiroGames12 10 ай бұрын

@@whatsinameme5258 I think that they're sufficiently different to melodic hardcore as well due to those metallic elements. And considering that traditional metalcore can already be very different (converge, kublai khan and arkangel are very different), then I believe that this division is all right

@hereticdeth7986 9 ай бұрын

@RibeiroGames12 It's true this bands are mix metalcore, melodic hardcore,emo and post hardcore

@Eichro 10 ай бұрын

It's curious how we have come full circle. After melodic metalcore showed up in the early 2000s, many melodic death metal bands, old and new, embraced many of their tropes. Then others went even further to where some call "modern metal", which is essentially melodic metalcore with a melodeath flavor and don't do breakdowns. That would make for a good video in itself.

@whatsinameme5258 10 ай бұрын

Can you give some examples?

@Eichro 10 ай бұрын

@@whatsinameme5258 i wrote A LOT before losing it all right before i was gonna reply so im just gonna ask instead... examples for which camp? Modern metal or metalcore-inspired melodeath?

@whatsinameme5258 10 ай бұрын

I guess both? You said modern metal is melodic metalcore with melodic death influence with breakdowns. So I'm curious what bands you mean.

@whatsinameme5258 10 ай бұрын

Without breakdowns, my bad

@Eichro 10 ай бұрын

@@whatsinameme5258 "Modern metal" (i kinda hate that label) would be those bands like Dreamshade, Mekanism, Sympuls-E, Chromium and Overworld. I'm confident enough Amaranthe is in that camp, actually, and I think I can lump Raunchy in there too (even if they're closer to alternative at times). It's mostly an European thing, I think all but one of the bands I just mentioned are. They often hinge closer to pop elements (the band dEMOTIONAL by instance, somehow kind of sounds like The Calling). They're not --core enough to be metalcore but they're not quite melodeath either. As for melodeath with elements from melodic metalcore (most commonly harsh/clean vocal duality, sometimes done by two separate singers, as well as general song structure sans the breakdown), some examples I'd give are Deadlock (most notable Manifesto-era), Rise to Fall, Disarmonia Mundi and Soilwork (tho they've been doing Jekyll-and-Hide since at least 2001). Might drop more examples if i remember them but im out of ideas right now

@onepersonsomepeoplestumble7067 10 ай бұрын

I'm pleasantly surprised you mentioned us horribly "cringe" Christians lol. But I wish you threw in Killswitch's "Disarm The Descent" album or the side project of Jesse Leach and Adam Dutkiewicz: Times Of Grace. But I guess you can only put so many of the same people in 1 video lol. Excellent video as always!

@omarfloressalas 10 ай бұрын

Ur content is amazing, keep going.

@psychosis8429 10 ай бұрын

Yes thank you, I've been waiting for this video because I absolutely love melodic metalcore. It's my favorite genre and Killswitch Engage is my favorite band of all time. Also, as a Christian, I myself have wanted to make a Christian melodic metalcore band or project for some time

@endgame_real 5 ай бұрын

LIGHT THIS CITY MENTIONED Such an underrated band from a bygone era, their comeback album semi recently is super good though

@Tonbizzle 10 ай бұрын

I'm just a sucker for cleans, so sue me. Killswitch is always on my rotation somewhere, along with Demon Hunter and I don't even like Jesus like that. Thanks for the music, though!

@candideggplant1575 10 ай бұрын

I think the main difference between melodic metalcore and metalcore is that metalcore originally was apart of the hardcore scene. Hardcore had been getting heavier ever since it started, discharge were one of the first bands to really make things heavy and almost go metal while still staying punk. Punk is political, and even though metal was and can be, it kind of became a little more goofy, for lack of a better word (power metal is a great example). Punk/hardcore got so heavy that it was metal riffs (sometimes) with political themes or sometimes just aggressive and tough guy bravado. Metalcore is hardcore done slower, with more chugs, more breakdowns, more brooding and more political, melodic metalcore is adjacent to the hardcore scene but breaks off and has more melodeath influence. I think the confusion happens when genres evolve over time, more influences blend and mesh, it happens over time and then it becomes completely unrecognizable. What metalcore or melodic metalcore means now is completely unrecognizable to what it was in the 90s or 00s.

@blackcrov840 10 ай бұрын

Great video!

@Jackadiah 10 ай бұрын

Can I request some genres for future videos? I’d like to see Metalstep and US Power Metal Going over the differences between USPM and EUPM would make a really fun video The Metalstep one would also be fun as a sort of counterpart to the Trap Metal video

@Theratkicker 10 ай бұрын

I like how Metalheads and Christians were united through metalcore. I'm Christian but i do like both old school/new styles of metal also secular bands as well. (Gojira is my favorite band overall.) I do cringe sometimes when a band quotes scripture directly because I feel like the message is more important than creating a good song. An example of the perfect Christian metal band is impending doom.....even though they aren't metalcore they're deathcore.

@anishtalpade2231 10 ай бұрын

Would love to see your take on Djentcore

@whatsinameme5258 10 ай бұрын

My old series isn't quite as good, but I think you might like my old Djent video because its mostly about Djentcore.

@anishtalpade2231 10 ай бұрын

@@whatsinameme5258 I did watch that one Djent - The Near Death Metal, right? I thought Djentcore would have a separate video. Thank you so much for making these videos. I listen to them while I work on my comics and it's so much fun!

@BattleKegGreg 10 ай бұрын

I absolutely love scar symmetry

@lunacyosrs8459 10 ай бұрын

Early morning gang.

@beardandhat 9 ай бұрын

light this city fucking rocks. where would you slot darkest hour? I always had them in the Melo-death/ metalcore bracket

@whatsinameme5258 9 ай бұрын

Yes, Melodic Metalcore for sure. Maybe leaning a bit more Melodeath than most.

@michaeltaaqui 10 ай бұрын

cool video as always, bro! i wanna ask you, Do you plan to make a video about Nu-metalcore (already seen some people call it Nu-core)? I don't know if I could extract so much content from this topic, but I believe that its existence as a genre really has relevance. bands that embody this nu-metalcore-ish sound that i know would be Attila, Alpha Wolf and Tallah

@6balanced9 10 ай бұрын

Good job 👍

@fallen119 9 ай бұрын

Your videos are great. I subbed.

@hereticdeth7986 10 ай бұрын

There are Melodic Metalcore bands who dosen't use clean vocals, and Melodic Metalcore aka AtTheGatesCore was was invented in the mid-1990s, bands experiment with Melodic Death metal and Metalcore and bands is: Prayer for Cleaning, State Craft, Barrit, Undying and Dead to fall!

@dekelohayon 8 ай бұрын

Finally someone that really get it!

@hereticdeth7986 6 ай бұрын

@@dekelohayon ofcourse!

@Owlr4ider 4 ай бұрын

I disagree with your notion that the Jekyll and Hyde vocals are what makes melodic metalcore. Oddly enough I actually first got into death metal, melodic death metal to be more precise, Arch Enemy and Children of Bodom specifically, thanks to none other than Symphonic Metal of all things. In fact it was this very Jekyll and Hyde vocals that allowed me to finally appreciate harsh vocals after randomly hearing Arch Enemy's Blood on Your Hands in a records store back in the day(on 1 of those cd players they had in the store) while I was buying some Metallica, Iron Maiden and Megadeth albums, the store clerk offered me to listen to some Rise of the Tyrant to see if I like it and buy it too. At that point in time my ears couldn't yet handle the harsh vocals, I was still very much a metal newbie. It wasn't until listening to Epica's Cry for the Moon and Within Temptation's debut album: Enter, that I begun to appreciate harsh vocals as a whole, and so naturally I remembered that song Blood on Your Hands I heard in the record store, so I figured that would be as good of a starting point as any to begin delving deep into the harsh vocals metal sub-genres. My point being that nobody would accuse Epica, Within Temptation of any other Symphonic/Gothic Metal band, of being melodic metalcore, yet they too make heavy use of the Jekyll and Hyde style vocals. In fact they elaborate on the concept of the Jekyl and Hide vocals of not just combining clean and harsh but having 2 or more vocalists within the same band, sometimes it's 2 or more clean vocals that are simply different(male and female, higher and lower, etc) or in the case of more than 2 than combinations of 2 cleans and 1 harsh are also pretty common in that sub-genre. I'm talking specifically about bands like Visions of Atlantis, Sirenia, Tristania, Theater of Tragegy, etc and of course the grand mommy of them all: Nightwish.

@morgothbauglir906 10 ай бұрын

I have a bit of a hypothesis that Avenged sevenfold has a bit of a running theme of dealing with betrayal. And much in the same vein, I think a lot of melodic metalcore, and really a lot of 2000s metalcore has as much of a theme of betrayal and the insuing hatred and violence that can follow as it is romance. The chorus singing in reminiscence of the time before the betrayal, and the verse screaming in the agony and/or vengeance in retribution.

@whatsinameme5258 10 ай бұрын

I'm not 100% sure what to make of it yet, but I have noticed a bit of theme in A7Xs album names. WAKING the Fallen. NIGHTMARE. Life is but a DREAM. It seems like their music feels less and less jaded with each release. Perhaps making peace with said betrayal?

@morgothbauglir906 10 ай бұрын

@@whatsinameme5258 If you're understanding of Nightmare being about the stages grief of is correct, and by the end, the album's character has come to terms with themselves, then one could interpret the past three albums as that character attempting to find meaning in a world where vengeance doesn't drive them anymore. With Hail to the King being the attempt to find meaning in the exercise of power, The Stage being a search for meaning in the universe, and finally LIBAD, where they come to grips with the universe's lack of inherent meaning. Waking the Fallen being the most " pure metalcore " of their discography is also kind of on point through this lens, as it could be seen as when the betrayal took place. This idea has plenty of holes in it, such as where all the actual songs would fit, or what the hell Diamonds in the Rough is. One wouldn't be remiss to wonder where the hell Girl I Know or St James would fit, but it's fun to surmise, I suppose.

@gayealisir5661 10 ай бұрын

Its the best damn genre of music in the world!

@devondorr8212 9 ай бұрын

There are some albums among the newer wave of metalcore I would like to consider melodic metalcore. For example: novelists (thier first 3 albums), kadinja's debut album, erra (drift era). They are not really influenced by the usual melodic metalcore influeces you mentioned in the video, but are still very different from the mainstream metal core today. Now that I think about it, it's basically mark holcomb core if you get what I mean🤣

@chilliam00 5 ай бұрын

Dying Wish too, they literally sound like Killswitch Engage with melodeath riffs but with slightly more hardcore punk influences.

@daeeopkim4938 2 ай бұрын

I thought that Lamb of God plays Groove Metal/Metalic Hardcore, not Melodic Metalcore. Maybe because I didnt catch melodic metalcore elenments in their songs cuz of groove metal elements. i got a bit shock

@XandieFireman 10 ай бұрын

Early.. done watching 😊

@neonbelly4 10 ай бұрын

Hating a genre is for insecure teenagers, as i got older, i stopped hating any genre, i just ignore things I don't find interesting. Funny how the same songs and bands i used to hate, i love them now. In metal kids often compete to who listens to a heavier/real/true subgenre, and it's stupid. Enjoy what you enjoy, it's all subjective and up to a person. Anyway, cool videos, i dived into killswitch engage thanks to your first video on metalcore and it's my favorite band now, cheers

@failuretolaunchdrums 10 ай бұрын

W upload

@JN-xb6pq 9 ай бұрын

I'm more into hardcore than metal, but I grew up in the melodic metalcore. My 2 cents on the melodic metalcore vs melodic deathcore is that they are both basically hardcore + melodeath, but the ratio of melodeath to hc is greater in melodic deathcore than melodic metalcore.

@vicentemunoz554 9 ай бұрын

I really think melodic deathcore could be the sweetspot that some would be looking for in this side of the metal spectrum. Including me

@terriblecertainity 10 ай бұрын

what do you think, is " melodic Thrash" a thing? Bands like Testament, Heathen, Artillery, Xentrix?

@minigungaming5915 10 ай бұрын

Considering the two biggest bands of the thrash metal scene, Metallica and Megadeth, are both highly melodic I would say no

@whatsinameme5258 10 ай бұрын

Testament sounds like 80s Metallica, andI would say that they are Thrash with Prog Metal influence, which is why they are more melodic than say Slayer. There is Technical Thrash though, which I do intend on making a video on, and if I am not mistaken, Xentrix fits into that category somewhat.

@terriblecertainity 10 ай бұрын

@@whatsinameme5258 agree to that, plus there is the category of Death-Thrash ( Morbid Saint, Dmeolition Hammer etc) regarding Testament: I think, their riffage was a big influence on Melodeath and Metalcore. Listen to " Over The Wall" for example...the song is from 1985 ( demo version), and it's intro could easily fit unto " Slaughter Of The Soul". Their style is imho more melodic in riffage than Metallica's. I think, they deserve more credit for their impact. I truly think that we would not have Melodeath without them

@whatsinameme5258 10 ай бұрын

I actually think Testament has some Death Metal in their sound too, at least on some albums, that could be why too.

@terriblecertainity 10 ай бұрын

@@whatsinameme5258 , yes , in fact, "Demonic" was supposed to be a completely different band and more Death metal, but the label was against it. And Corpsegrinder cites Chuck Billy as one of his main influences

@arkabiswas9370 10 ай бұрын

I think A7X is kinda hybrid between old-school and melodic metalcore. Tbh The Poison is the most melodic metalcore sounding thing...

@peterb4143 10 ай бұрын

Bfmvs last album had some straight bangers take that boomers 😤

@ZekeNigma 4 ай бұрын

I would say that melodic metalcore isn't just romantic, it's hopelessly romantic. It often presents love and pain as two sides of the same coin, and sometimes even blurs the lines between the two as they can often both be present at the same time in the lyrical themes. There's a saying that goes "grief and mourning is just love that has no place to go and nobody to recieve it", and I think melodic metalcore encapsulates that concept rather perfectly.

@whatsinameme5258 4 ай бұрын

That is a good point.

@Kriegter 10 ай бұрын

Mall store soundtrack friendly metal

@whatsinameme5258 10 ай бұрын

Sure, but I think you are more likely to hear Judas Priest or Metallica in a public setting than any Melodic Metalcore band. Even All That Remains is too intense for normies.

@multiplayermadness9315 10 ай бұрын

Would 36 crazy fists make the melodic metal core list?

@SirJaguar 10 ай бұрын

Not ironicaly, White Metal is an interesting genre within the Metal Sub-genres, having some acts in Thrash, Glam and even Death. Maybe White Metal can be the next topic of this series.

@alternativerockemo6783 10 ай бұрын

10:20 Well the albums that you are showing in the picture above are not even "new" anymore, they are from 2010~2014 which is already considered "old" by today's standard (because the music evolved so much just in the last 10 years alone) Also these bands are not only metalcore alone but a mix of *Post-hardcore* (with some metalcore elements), so it's not quite the same genre as the original metalcore The 2010-2014 Post-hardcore scene was a very young movement of teens creating bands, it was overall much more melodic and more emotional than the original metalcore style Also including *Electronicore* which was a new sytele of Post-hardcore and Metalcore

@whatsinameme5258 10 ай бұрын

True I was just being lazy with the meme I chose.

@jamariusjones690 10 ай бұрын

Metal elites also believe that metallic hardcore are different than metalcore but in reality they’re the same thing because it’s all about fusion between hardcore and metal.

@gergoretvari6373 10 ай бұрын

what is melodic hardcore tho?

@WRVTHxvi 10 ай бұрын

Very early!

@vx9330 9 ай бұрын

Melodic Metalcore doesn't require clean vocals and isn't defined by 'love song' writing imo (and genres shouldn't be defined by lyrical themes anyway). In particular you can argue that 85% of all songs are 'love songs' in some form, so I don't think the lyrical content of Melodic Metalcore sets it apart from other music. It only highlights that lyrical content of heavier subgenres are typically not love related. Personally I like clean vocals but I don't like 'emo' vocals. My favorite older bands from the 90's are As I Lay Dying, Heaven Shall Burn and Parkway Drive. I consider all of these Melodic Metalcore as their guitar work and a certain amount of their vocal work is melodic and 'hooky'.

@Zrinko_Maloseja 10 ай бұрын

Morning coffee with emo singing.

@terriblecertainity 10 ай бұрын

the whole "every chorus is emo" approach turned me off for a long time. Took me years to learn that there ARE good bands in this style. Early KSE is great for example, with Jesse

@newkeysi6261 7 ай бұрын

What’s the songs 4:45?

@whatsinameme5258 7 ай бұрын

Disconnect Me by The Agonist

@tinfoilhat3268 10 ай бұрын

Christian or not For Today sounds like it goes pretty damn hard

@maksymkharchenko248 9 ай бұрын

I love this melodic death metal and core and many experimental bands. What is this movement? Melodeather?🤣

@michaelguernsey1206 10 ай бұрын

That’s very interesting that you bring up Christian metal and how majority of them are metalcore and sing about loving Jesus. I noticed that as well, and while I have nothing against them making songs about loving God or finding strength from Jesus and all that, I think they are wasting their potential with metal by basically just writing heavy versions of normal church worships songs in the metalcore style. I don’t think Christian’s realize the vast amount of lyrical content they have in the Bible from stories, to Christian philosophy, to interesting character decisions and motivations, that can all be brought to light by other styles of metal. Like Metallica’s creeping death being about the angel of death killing all the first born children. Why don’t Christian’s sing and write songs like that? There is so much wasted potential for that. Instead they want to write lame worship songs in a rather boring metal genre just recycling the same themes and messages. Beast and the harlot by A7X was the first song to open my eyes to this and made me realize I feel more immersed in Christian lore listening to a VERY not Christian band, than actual Christian bands.

@j.m.1928 10 ай бұрын

I totally get what you mean bro. That's why I'm not fond of the Christian label in general anymore. Yes, it's rooted in Christianity but at the end of the day it's still just music that the musician felt compelled to sing about. Contemporary Christian Music as a whole isn't even a real genre of music because the label is solely thematic, not a style of music. It just doesn't make sense imo.

@whatsinameme5258 10 ай бұрын

This is largely a problem with the message coming before the art. Its why much of Christian media comes off as cringey, because it set out to have a message, rather than be organic art. Its gotta be art for arts sake that happens to have christian themes. Then it'll be good, because then it won't seem to be preaching.

@michaelguernsey1206 10 ай бұрын

@@whatsinameme5258 very good point

@74katong 9 ай бұрын

you can be beauty and the beast without having a woman in it you know, thy will be done

@whatsinameme5258 9 ай бұрын

True

@nahfamimgood 10 ай бұрын

man this genre was my childhood

@maryfreegirl2029 10 ай бұрын

Ew love

@nonesense1672 10 ай бұрын

What is... Glam Metal even? How is it different from Hard Rock and Heavy Metal or NWOBHM.

@whatsinameme5258 10 ай бұрын

I will to a video on it at some point. A proper one, since my old one isn't great. Its adjacent to NWOBHM for sure, but its not quite the same.

@Grisu. 10 ай бұрын

isnt metalcore melodic by default?

@whatsinameme5258 10 ай бұрын

If you listen to Metallic Hardcore its more rythym based than melody based. Has more in common with Groove Metal than Melodic Metal. Listen to Hatebreed and you will see what I mean.