Metalcore

Metalcore is a subgenre of Heavy Metal music combining various elements of Extreme Metal and Hardcore Punk. The name of it is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity. The earliest of these groups, Integrity, began performing in 1988; some modern practitioners of the genre include Killswitch Engage, Underoath, All That Remains, As I Lay Dying and The Devil Wears Prada. Metalcore is distinguished from other Punk Metal fusions by its emphasis on Breakdowns: slower, intense passages conducive to moshing. The genre has had a saturation of bands in the last five years. Sepultura has been credited to "lay the foundation" for the genre.

90's Metalcore Bands - (Rise of Metalcore)

 * Atreyu - USA
 * 36 Crazyfists - USA
 * God Forbid - USA
 * Aftershock - USA

00's Metalcore Bands - (Prime of Metalcore)

 * Trivium - USA
 * Bullet for My Valentine - UK
 * Killswitch Engage - USA
 * As I Lay Dying - USA
 * All That Remains - USA
 * Shadows Fall - USA
 * Bring Me The Horizon - From 2008 - UK
 * Parkway Drive - Australia
 * Bleeding Through - USA
 * In This Moment - USA
 * Sylosis - UK
 * Still Remains - USA
 * Heaven Shall Burn - From 2006 - German
 * August Burns Red - USA
 * Unearth - USA
 * Caliban - German
 * The Devil Wears Prada - USA
 * Architects - UK
 * Bury Your Dead - USA
 * Mendeed - UK
 * Norma Jean - USA

10's Metalcore Bands - (Consistancy of Metalcore)

 * Times of Grace - USA
 * Rise To Remain - UK
 * Sonic Syndicate - From 2010 - Swedish
 * Asking Alexandria - UK
 * The Eyes of a Traitor - UK
 * Yashin - UK
 * Pay For Your Sins - UK
 * Plagues - UK

Metal & Rock Wikia's Top 10 Metalcore Icons

 * 1) Jesse Leach - Killswitch Engage & Times of Grace
 * 2) Adam Dutkiewicz - Killswitch Engage, Aftershock & Times of Grace
 * 3) Matt Heafy - Trivium
 * 4) Doc Coyle - God Forbid
 * 5) Phil Labonte - All That Remains & Shadows Fall
 * 6) Corey Beaulieu - Trivium
 * 7) Matt Tuck - Bullet for my Valentine
 * 8) Brian Fair - Shadows Fall
 * 9) Travis Smith - Trivium
 * 10) Howard Jones - Killswitch Engage & Blood Has Been Shed

Metal & Rock Wikia's Top 10 Metalcore Songs

 * 1) After Lifeless Years - Sylosis
 * 2) My Last Serenade - Killswitch Engage
 * 3) Pull Harder on the Strings of your Martyr - Trivium
 * 4) At The End of August - 36 Crazyfists
 * 5) Chains of Humanity - God Forbid
 * 6) Endless - Unearth
 * 7) Mutiny - Parkway Drive
 * 8) End of Heartache - Killswitch Engage
 * 9) Bridges Will Burn - Rise to Remain
 * 10) Still I Rise - Shadows Fall

Metal & Rock Wikia's Top 10 Metalcore Albums

 * 1) Alive or Just Breathing - Killswitch Engage
 * 2) Conclusion of an Age - Sylosis
 * 3) Shogun - Trivium
 * 4) Bridges Will Burn EP - Rise to Remain
 * IV: Constitution of Treason - God Forbid
 * 1) Horizons - Parkway Drive
 * 2) The Fall of Ideals - All That Remains
 * 3) An Ocean Between Us - As I Lay Dying
 * 4) End of Heartache - Killswitch Engage
 * 5) Retribution - Shadows Fall