metalcore
Motionless In White tease chilling new video for "Disguise"
After detailing their upcoming album and releasing two new tracks, Motionless In White are teasing a disturbing looking video for “Disguise.” The clip shows an unsettling scene of a naked bald person crawling across the ground and while we’re not sure what it means, it’s very creepy. Read More: ‘Alien’ school play gets surprise visit from Sigourney Weaver […]
Two bands perform gig inside of a Wendy's—no we're not kidding
You may recall just last month when fast-food chain Wendy’s went savage on some of our scene favorites. We’re convinced a die-hard scene kid is lurking behind that Twitter account but now, after allowing two metalcore bands to throw an impromptu set in the middle of their restaurant, we think the entire Wendy’s team may […]
Watch Bring Me The Horizon dust off their old deathcore songs
Tuesday was Oli Sykes‘ birthday. And the Bring Me The Horizon frontman celebrated the occasion onstage with his English rock act, blasting through a handful of the band’s older deathcore (and metalcore) songs. Watch it below. Read more: Threatin bassist speaks about fanbase-faking band It was at the Nov. 20 Amsterdam stop of the First […]
Atreyu vocalist Alex Varkatzas: "We invented metalcore"
Did veteran Orange County metalheads Atreyu invent metalcore? That “may sound cocky” but lead vocalist Alex Varkatzas claims they did. “There wasn’t any else like that when we were doing it,” he tells Rock Sound in a new interview. Read more: Brendon Urie’s isolated vocals from Panic! At The Disco’s “Roaring 20s” will give you […]
Caleb Shomo takes Beartooth into the deep dark so you don't have to
Beartooth are sharing a music video for new track “Disease,” off their upcoming album. Watch the music video in full below. Read more: Beartooth debut unrelenting track, “Bad Listener” “It was a pretty wild process getting this video together,” says Caleb Shomo, founder of furious metalcore monolith Beartooth about the clip for the title track of his […]
Bleeding Through vocalist on why metalcore never should've become taboo
Brandan Schieppati, frontman for metalcore fulcrum Bleeding Through, is on a massive tear. On a recent episode of Jon’s Untitled Podcast while promoting the band’s new album Love Will Kill All (out tomorrow, May 25 via SharpTone), the singer set his psychic gun sights on bands like Bring Me The Horizon for their overtly perfect-sounding […]
Bleeding Through frontman offers harsh critique of modern metalcore
Bleeding Through vocalist Brandan Schieppati is no stranger to voicing his opinions, as evidenced in our recent interview with the frontman for the band's new album, Love Will Kill All. Now, the musician is airing his grievances with what he perceives as the stale state of modern metalcore, saying that “every record sounds exactly the […]
Parkway Drive vocalist says the band have outgrown metalcore
[Photo by: Ben Wrigley] Parkway Drive's new album Reverence comes out this Friday, May 4, and frontman Winston McCall is responding to criticism that the band have abandoned their metalcore roots for a more mainstream sound. Interestingly, the vocalist agrees that the Australian quintet have “outgrown metalcore.” Read more: Parkway Drive punish on new song […]
These "Metalcore Interruptions" are exactly what you needed today
[Photo by: Jake Holland/YouTube] No one likes to be interrupted. It's considered rude and is a major pet peeve for most people, but how mad can you really be if you're interrupted by some badass metalcore? Jake Holland has interrupted tracks from some of your favorite artists such as Twenty One Pilots, Paramore and Panic! […]
Bloodline burn the past in video for new single, "Insolent"—watch
Self-proclaimed alternative metalcore group Bloodline have released a music video for their new single, “Insolent.” The foursome calls Dallas, Texas home, and will set out on a headlining tour with Be//gotten this winter. Check out the video and what the band have to say about it followed by the dates below. MORE METALCORE: Get “Belligerent” with […]
Groove metalcore quartet Deathbed drop new 'Dead Youth' EP—listen to the entire album now
[Photo by: Kyle Hines] Pittsburgh metalcore act Deathbed are exclusively streaming their six-track EP right here! Formed just in 2016, the four musicians smoothly blend melody with aggresion to produce a sound deeply rooted in emotional perception. Dead Youth officially drops on August 4th, but you can check out the entire EP with us below. Deathbed […]
Metalcore bands perform in grocery store, go HAM
Metalcore. Hardcore. Post-hardcore. Ever heard of “Grocery Core”? Things went off last night in Hickory, North Carolina, as some of the Tar Heel State's local heavy music acts teamed up for an all-ages show in a grocery store. Watch some footage of Greensboro's own Harm blowing the lid off the Food Matters Market on Thursday, […]
10 metal albums turning 10 this year that still hold up
There was a decent selection of solid metal releases in 2007. To recall a few, the Ocean, Blotted Science, Rosetta and Baroness all released some of their best work that year. This list, however, serves as a reminder of some metal bands that had a bit more crossover appeal with fans of other genres, the […]
Here’s a metalcore cover of Melanie Martinez’s “Dollhouse”
Alt-pop pop sensation Melanie Martinez is known for her distinctive vocal performance—and her hit “Dollhouse” has taken a totally different turn with YouTuber Dickey7861’s metalcore cover of the song. Give the cover a listen below! Read more: Here’s a metalcore cover of Twenty One Pilots’ “Heathens” The song is taken from Martinez’s album Cry Baby, which was […]
5 new albums from hardcore and metalcore bands that aren't afraid to make a statement
Fit For A King – Deathgrip Fit For A King kick off their new record with the lyrics, “Laying waste to the innocent with no regret/I’m sick of it.” Much of the song this lyric comes from (“Pissed Off”)—and the album in general—is bleak and angry, but that’s not to say it doesn’t have its […]
10 metalcore bands that shaped the scene
Metalcore—a broad term for the raucous genre of music combining metal and hardcore—as we now know it owes a great debt to the groundbreaking bands who first forayed into the style. Today's metalcore simply wouldn't be the same without these 10 excellent forerunners. Check it out. SHAI HULUD Guitarist Matt Fox's “Guild of Misanthropy” has […]
Wovenwar up the aggression on 'Honor Is Dead,' gear up to tour as a four-piece
[Photo by Ty Watkins] With Wovenwar’s sophomore release, Honor Is Dead, the metalcore unit have seriously upped the aggressive ante. With a far more in-your-face sound and vocalist Shane Blay injecting some serious screaming amidst the towering choruses, it will surely initiate frantic moshing across the land. With guitarist Phil Sgrosso announcing his departure before […]
Pop punk, metalcore songs are getting played during football games and it's awesome
[Photo by Lily P. McLaughlin] Football season is upon us! The year’s kickoff took place over the weekend, with games being played across the country. If you tuned in even for just a little while, there’s a chance you heard a quick snippet of a song from your favorite band. Yep, that’s right—the NFL is […]
Knocked Loose aren’t pigeonholed by genres on debut ‘Laugh Tracks’—hear entire album early
Kentucky hardcore quintet Knocked Loose release their debut album Laugh Tracks on Pure Noise Records this Friday and Alternative Press is proud to bring you the exclusive first listen. The album (following their 2014 demo EP Pop Culture) explores the growth in the band and they couldn’t be more satisfied with the results. “I think Laugh […]
Atreyu frontman calls "whiny," "annoying" metalcore clean vocals "a sh*tty direction"
Atreyu frontman Alex Varkatzas has not been a fan of the clean vocals in metalcore throughout recent years, calling them “whiny,” “annoying” and “a shitty direction” in a recent interview with Banger TV, (via Team Rock). Read more: Wisconsin venue employee says “no more metalcore” “Since our break, the way it’s evolved, it’s got really whiny,” he […]
