Why everyone HATED metalcore (sad but true)

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I’m definitely not a 35 year old man who routinely screams myself hoarse when I’m alone in my truck…

The biggest reason a lot of people hated metalcore, was briefly touched on but not emphasized enough. It oversaturated the market. With MySpace and social media in general being pretty new, there were 1000 trash bands for every decent band. Burnout occurred before people had a chance to really digest it.

Worth mentioning - Metalcore was popular in Christian circles in a way that Metal or Hardcore wasn’t. Regardless of how authentic they were about their Christianity, people latched onto these bands.

I was in high school when metalcore gained traction. I didn't like it at first. My best friend adopted the entire style: painted his nails, wore eyeliner, had THE hairstyle. He even had a scene gf. I feel like I missed out. I really started liking it about 10 years late.

2002-2014 Best years for AltPress music scene.

I remember as a teen hating BMTH, Asking Alexandria, TDWP, etc but Killswitch Engage, Bullet For My Valentine, All That Remains were massive for me.

Attack Attack!’’s musical “legitimacy” was not called into question because of their daring refusal to adhere to metal conventions. AA was horrendous live and provided a never-ending source of LolCow drama

As I Lay Dying, All That Remains, Unearth, Shadows Fall, Lamb of God, In Flames, and for me, an extra special place for Parkway Drive, are the soundtrack of my disfunctional dirt bag teenage years.

Thanks for the Monsters mention! We wrote The Righteous Dead EP when we were still teenagers. Paid for it fully ourselves and printed cds! Appreciate everyone who still listens ❤

Gotten into many arguments back in high school that revolved around whether a band was heavy enough to not be considered "pussy shit". Vividly remember my friends throwing a hissy fit in a pit when BMTH didn't play Pray For Plagues at a show (they just released "there is a hell"). But the funniest part about these people, is they would completely write off a band they "loved" the second they made a song that wasn't "brutal" or w.e. Oh no! Singing! How taboo! So gay! Meanwhile we all were wearing nut hugger jeans and deep V neck shirts. It was a funny time to experience.

Finn: He called Attack Attack "Hot Topic fatties"... Me: HAHAHA😂😂 Finn:... which was a mean and not cool thing to say Me: *ahem* of course, of course🧐

When I think of metacore I think of Killswitch, Norma Jean, ABR, Underoath, All that remains, trivium etc These all seem to be a different category as the MySpace Metalcore genre. Are they two categories or one?

I always felt that the note in the liner notes of RATM was put there for emphasis on Tom's creativity with the guitar, not to safeguard their credibility...

I'd go on a limb and say even older metalcore fans weren't down with this era. Myself, included...

Great Video. I am almost 30 at the time of writing this and when I was in my early teens, a lot of my peers started listening to metalcore and I couldn’t stand it, purely because I thought it was trendy. Fast forward to 2018 where a lot of metal core bands had finally stood the test of time and I grew a whole new appreciation for the genre. Loved what you had to say about the whole reaction from media, as well as innovation in general.

Finn, I hope you see this.. this video was so good. You do this so perfectly. I honestly believe you deserve so much more popularity for doing these type of videos. It helps people learn more history in music. I love it. I hope you can find the passion to keep it up but ultimately. Make yourself happy man

When Iron Maiden put synths on the Seventh son of a Seventh son record, they were regularly asked by interviewers if they were worried about iron maiden fans, being upset about keyboards, given the general attitude about them, and Bruce Dickinson said “it’s very small minded of someone to be dismissive of works of art by simply, including another voice within a complicated arrangement if it makes the song better. Maybe those types of people aren’t really iron maiden fans in the first place?”

"Stick Stickly" will forever be iconic. I miss that time so much. Argue with a wall.

Dude I’m so glad you noticed the no chorus thing too!! I remember when my friends started showing me the MySpace style metalcore and I knew something was off structurally. Going from traditional metal that had intros/verse/chorus etc… to just a 3 minute mash up of music lol. As blood runs black had a lot of 3 minute mash ups lol