/r/Metalcore

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Metalcore (or metallic hardcore) is a fusion music genre that combines elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. As with other styles blending metal and hardcore, metalcore is noted for its use of breakdowns, slow, intense passages conducive to moshing.

This is a place for news, reviews, videos and discussion of your favorite metalcore bands.

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Metalcore is a fusion genre blending Metal & Hardcore

/r/Metalcore is dedicated to news, reviews, videos and discussion of Metalcore bands

Rules and Guidelines

Please make sure you read these rules before contributing to our community:

1. "Artist - Song" Format and Informative Titles
  • Format: Artist - Song Title (Additional Info Here)
  • If posting a discussion/news, title it appropriately. Give readers a good idea of what the discussion/news entails. No title only discussion posts please.
2. Direct links to images are not permitted in /r/Metalcore.
  • Direct links to images/videos are not permitted in /r/Metalcore. Instead, put the image inside of a self post in order to inspire as much discussion as possible.
  • In addition, memes are not permitted. Please post memes to r/corejerk.
3. Absolutely no discussing leaks or linking to piracy.
4. Reposts & General Posting Guidelines.
  • Use the pinned thread for band recommendations.
  • No reposting of songs/topics within three months of each other.
  • Please no title only discussion posts and discussion posts should generate thoughtful discussion.
5. No Full Album or Spotify Posts
  • No Full Album or EP posts and no Spotify links.
  • Please use YouTube or Bandcamp for song posts, so that they are accessible for all. Demos, promos etc. are allowed upon release. Click here for more info.
6. Self-promotional spam
  • Posting your own band (or podcast, cover, etc.) is allowed (except AI), but please read our self-promotion post first. If you'd like to regularly self-promote, please use our weekly thread which is posted every Wednesday!
  • More information can be found here.
7. Selling/Trading
  • Ticket sales, ticket trades, and other offers where money is involved are not permitted
8. Recent release outside discussion thread
9. Don't be a dick
  • Don't be a dick. Before you post or reply to a comment, think "Am I being a dick?" If you waffle on the answer, don't post it.
10. No link posts to Hall of Fame bands.

We take our rules seriously, to make sure we support bands while maintaining a civil, spam-free community.

Hall of Fame
August Burns Red Parkway Drive
Bring Me The Horizon The Devil Wears Prada
Architects A Day To Remember
Killswitch Engage Northlane
Ice Nine Kills Wage War
As I Lay Dying Erra
Counterparts Polaris
Currents Beartooth
Knocked Loose Spiritbox
Scheduled Threads

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Check Out My Stuff Thread

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will i (6'5 285 lbs) get hurt in the mosh pit at a thrown concert

I'm 6'5 barefoot (6'6 in shoes) and about 285 will i get beat up if i mosh? i just want to have safe fun with my friends :) thanks!

20 Comments
2025/02/01
07:52 UTC

8

Durendal - By The Sword

2 Comments
2025/02/01
07:13 UTC

39

Let’s play a game: guess the metalcore band based on emojis

Play the game or I'll break into your house and eat all your shoes

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  11. 🀫🌎

  12. β“πŸ‘§

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41 Comments
2025/02/01
05:42 UTC

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Still Remains- I Can Revive Him With My Own Hands

2 Comments
2025/02/01
03:27 UTC

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Slept on this band back in the day, but damn does this album rip!

6 Comments
2025/02/01
03:16 UTC

5

Lower Heaven - Sacrificial Lamb (ft. Guilt Trip, God Talk)

1 Comment
2025/02/01
02:27 UTC

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opinions?

the metalcore sound of the 2000s, would it work today? (it's for my band)

11 Comments
2025/02/01
02:19 UTC

5

Downswing - Exit Plan (Official Visualizer)

2 Comments
2025/02/01
02:08 UTC

0

Why does anything ATR related get removed? Album was 10/10

Edit: And downvoted?!

20 Comments
2025/02/01
01:49 UTC

3

Rogue Club Gore

https://youtu.be/JQwbjs5i1es?si=niuHag62hnBCbvqF

I really hope this band gets more known this year.

0 Comments
2025/02/01
00:20 UTC

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Reach Beyond the Sun made Shai Hulud finally click for me, but what's the definitive album ranking?

13 Comments
2025/01/31
21:28 UTC

55

Boundaries live

So stoked for their EU/UK tour after seeing this live footage. Their newest album is just so fucking good! Anyone else going?

8 Comments
2025/01/31
21:17 UTC

2

Adept - rock for people

Just have seen that adept are playing rock for people in Prague on 15th of June this year. Hopefully there's coming something more.

3 Comments
2025/01/31
20:58 UTC

5

Designing Creation - Feeble-Minded

1 Comment
2025/01/31
20:40 UTC

173

Better Lovers - A White Horse Covered In Blood

27 Comments
2025/01/31
20:35 UTC

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How do we feel about a little self promo?

I read through the rules and the see the right way to go about it I just don’t see a too much of it on this sub so figured I’d just ask.

12 Comments
2025/01/31
20:17 UTC

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athousandangelsandseven - 77 Years of Immeasurable Pain (2025) (FFO: Wristmeetrazor, The Number Twelve Looks Like You, bulletsbetweentongues)

2 Comments
2025/01/31
19:15 UTC

31

Enox - Orion

Them boys are goin places

New sexy style song but with the jawnty charm of the band we’ve grown to love

6 Comments
2025/01/31
18:54 UTC

8

Destroy The Runner - Bloom

2 Comments
2025/01/31
18:31 UTC

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Vacant Home - Thoughts We Can't Reclaim (2025) (FFO Stories, Underoath, post hardcore influence)

These guys just dropped an album last week and I hadn’t heard of them before but it definitely has my attention!! Any fans here?

3 Comments
2025/01/31
18:31 UTC

4

Pray4me - Delirium (FFO: Alpha Wolf, ten56, Half Me, thrown)

0 Comments
2025/01/31
17:59 UTC

54

Until I Wake announces Jaali Cypher has stepped down from the band with the return of Cody Jamison back to vocals

82 Comments
2025/01/31
16:59 UTC

19

Any good metalcore/deathcore band documentaries?

I really enjoyed parkway drive - home is for the heartless. Was wondering if there were any others that are worth watching?

44 Comments
2025/01/31
16:56 UTC

2

Chronophaze - Go Off (feat. BLVCKLIGHT)

2 Comments
2025/01/31
16:36 UTC

2

5th.incision - Slave

1 Comment
2025/01/31
16:34 UTC

7

Unfleshing - From The Gutter (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) (FFO: The Secret, Nails, Black Breath, Raw Hex)

1 Comment
2025/01/31
15:51 UTC

7

Mandate Heaven - Brought Down To Burn (2025) (FFO: On Broken Wings, Disembodied, Lacerated)

2 Comments
2025/01/31
15:01 UTC

167

Remember that dude who faked a whole band and tried to tour Europe?

37 Comments
2025/01/31
14:59 UTC

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