Metalcore
Everything published on Viyolens under Metalcore — reviews, buying advice and how-tos written for players and producers in the UK.
A Beginner's Guide to Deathcore
Deathcore combines death metal's blast beats and extreme vocals with the breakdown-centred architecture of hardcore and metalcore. Here's what that actually means — and why it works.
The History of Deathcore
Deathcore didn't arrive fully formed — it was built over a decade from death metal and hardcore traditions by bands working outside the mainstream and largely on their own terms.
The History of Metalcore
There's no single inventor and no agreed founding record. Here's how metalcore actually came together, scene by scene, from the late 1980s to today.
Groove Metal Subgenres, Explained
Groove metal produced several related subgenres — nu metal, metalcore, sludge metal and post-thrash each developed from the same rhythmic foundation but took it in a distinct direction.
Metalcore Subgenres, Explained
The word gets stretched over a lot of genuinely different-sounding bands. Here's a plain, no-nonsense rundown of the main branches and who to hear in each one.
Essential Metalcore Albums Explained
Most of the essential metalcore records came out of small labels and DIY tours, written before anyone had agreed on a formula. Here's why each one still matters.
A Beginner's Guide to Metalcore
Metalcore can look intimidating from the outside, but the sound is built from a small, learnable set of ingredients. Here's what they are and how they fit together.
The Best Metalcore Artists to Know
Metalcore is arguably defined by a handful of bands who worked out how to write within it properly. Here are the artists whose choices actually shaped the genre.
The Best Metalcore Songs Right Now
Some songs just are metalcore, the ones you'd play to explain the whole genre in three minutes flat. Here are the individual tracks that still do the most work.
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Deathcore
Deathcore fuses death metal brutality with breakdown-heavy metalcore for a fast, technical and crushing sound.
Groove Metal
Groove metal focuses on heavy riffs, syncopation and powerful rhythm. It delivers a weighty, driving form of modern meta...
Metalcore
A heavy hybrid of metal and hardcore with breakdowns, sharp riffs and intense vocals.
