Late 90s metalcore

noodles · **Posted:** Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:28 pm

I guess somewhere in between when ripping off Slayer riffs got boring and when guitar harmonies, odd time signatures, post-rock influences, and clean vocals became overdone and redundant, there were some really good bands around.

Right now I know of the mainstream bands - The Dillinger Escape Plan, Converge, Isis... but I'm looking for more of the good underground type bands like Prayer for Cleansing (www.myspace.com/prayerforcleansing) or Zao (http://www.myspace.com/zao). Anyone know any other bands or at least interested in this type of music?

Eyesore · **Posted:** Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:57 pm

noodles wrote:

I guess somewhere in between when ripping off Slayer riffs got boring and when guitar harmonies, odd time signatures, post-rock influences, and clean vocals became overdone and redundant, there were some really good bands around.

Right now I know of the mainstream bands - The Dillinger Escape Plan, Converge, Isis... but I'm looking for more of the good underground type bands like Prayer for Cleansing (www.myspace.com/prayerforcleansing) or Zao (http://www.myspace.com/zao). Anyone know any other bands or at least interested in this type of music?

You should understand first that those are not metalcore bands.

noodles · **Posted:** Wed Nov 29, 2006 3:05 am

They sound like it to me. :blink:

Dago · **Posted:** Wed Nov 29, 2006 2:43 pm

Well on that list the only band that is 100% metalcore is Zao.
The others well have metalcore elements but i don't think they can be considered just "metalcore" i mean Converge is like a mix of screamo-hardcore-grindcore, DeP is a mix of grind/hardcore with experimental elements..

noodles · **Posted:** Wed Nov 29, 2006 7:28 pm

WTF GUYS ISIS ARE TOTALLY LIKE DRIVE LIKE JEHU MEETS SABBATH

OMGEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

but yeah I meant to mention some other bands but it slipped my mind yo

Eyesore · **Posted:** Wed Nov 29, 2006 9:15 pm

When did Zao become metalcore?

Dago · **Posted:** Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:02 pm

What do you think they are?

Dago · **Posted:** Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:06 pm

Btw Noodles, did you try All Shall Perish last album?.. It's more deathcore than metalcore but still good.

Eyesore · **Posted:** Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:12 pm

Dago wrote:

What do you think they are?

They're clearly hardcore; more on the noisy screamo side like Bloodlet and Integrity. I would never consider them metalcore unless they've change on recent albums.

heatseeker · **Posted:** Sat Dec 02, 2006 11:15 pm

Eyesore wrote:

Dago wrote:

What do you think they are?

They're clearly hardcore; more on the noisy screamo side like Bloodlet and Integrity. I would never consider them metalcore unless they've change on recent albums.

...I can never determine the difference between hardcore and metalcore when I hear the two genres--and sometimes deathcore. Care to explain why Zao is hardcore and not metalcore? I'm not saying you're wrong, just trying to expand my knowledge of the genres...

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