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Methcore
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METHCORE Influences Hardcore punk Thrash metal Heavy metal Year of origin late 2000s Country of origin North America Instruments Lead Vocalist Guitar Bass guitar Double Bass Drums Methcore is an Underground Metal genre that fuses the genres of of mathcore, heavy metal, and hardcore rock. Methalcore is usually melodic, contains rythmic breakdowns,and significantly fast passages. Guitar tunings usually involve a Drop C tuning, but Drop D tunings can also be utilized. Heavy Distortion is usually employed, but songs may also contain Delay effects. Superstrat guitars, are used the majority of the time, due to their ability to sustain high gain amp settings. Origin and development Methcore emerged from the later era of hardcore music. It incorporates the best of worlds from Harcore, Metal, and Mathcore rock. Earlier sounds of Methcore focused more on screaming and rythm, rather than melodic vocals, but it has developed into a force to be reckoned with. This genre is relatively underground and most individuals are unaware of its existence. However, those that are aware, appreciate it and have become loyal followers. It has been rumored that underground guitarists Enrique Lewin and Sam Arguello are the creators, but this claim has not been verified. Mathcore Mathcore is a style of metalcore recognized for a high level of technical musicianship. The music is usually filled with discordant, technical riffing, and complex time signatures and song structures. Songs played by bands of this style tend to vary from mere seconds in length to over 15 minutes and rarely feature a conventional verse-chorus song structure. The Dillinger Escape Plan and Botch are two examples of mathcore bands. Metalcore Metalcore is a fusion genre that incorporates elements of heavy metal and hardcore punk. The term is a portmanteau of heavy metal and hardcore punk. Metalcore is typically melodic, emphasizes breakdowns, and sometimes discards the conceptual trappings of both its parent genres. Hardcore punk Hardcore punk is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. The new sound was generally thicker, heavier and faster than earlier punk rock. The songs are usually short, fast and loud, covering topics such as politics, personal freedom, violence, social alienation, Straight Edge, war, and the hardcore subculture itself. 
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