I’ve spoken negatively on “metalcore” before. It’s not that I
don’t enjoy it. I do. It is good music to listen to when you want something
loud, but in many cases, that’s all it is good for. Some bands stand out over
others, but much of the time, it is the same blend of screaming and clean
vocals; sometimes these clean vocals can be quite melodic, and sometimes just
bland. A must in the genre seems to be fast virtuoso guitar playing with notes
going so fast that you can’t even remember what just happened. Then there are
the haters; the people who, no matter how hard the band tries to change their
sound or whatever, still hate the band for everything they are.
