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Hardcore punk and metal had a kid, and it only communicates in breakdowns.
means A genre that fuses hardcore punk's raw aggression and song structures with heavy metal's riffing, soloing, and technical muscle.
from Emerged as a descriptive label in the underground hardcore and metal scenes, particularly from bands blending the two in the 1980s-90s, with roots often traced to acts mixing thrash metal riffs into hardcore punk's framework; the term itself is a straightforward portmanteau of 'metal' and 'hardcore,' coined by scene writers and fans trying to name what they were hearing rather than by any single inventor.
- defining move
- the breakdown — slow, chugging, built for moshing
- vocal style
- screamed verses, suddenly sung choruses
- origin era
- converge and earth crisis, early-to-mid 90s
- mainstream peak
- killswitch engage made it radio-friendly