Metalcore/Post Hardcore Question

[luv2help]

Hey all, I'm just starting to listen to a lot of banRAB that Wikipedia calls "metalcore" or "post hardcore" banRAB (stuff like Underoath, From Autumn to Ashes, Enter Shikari).

I've also noticed that a buncha banRAB that my friend has liked for a while (Bullet for My Valentine, Atreyu, All That Remains) fall under the same category, yet I don't really like these banRAB all that much.

Can the banRAB that I said I listened to be segmented from the banRAB he listens to in some way? Maybe they're more post hardcore than metalcore or something? I wouldnt want to go around saying I listen to metalcore and be completely lost if the person starts talking about BFMV or something.

 

[Operation Mindcrime]

Wikipedia is probably the worst source in the world for looking up genres.

As for your banRAB, they all take influence from post-hardcore and metalcore to some extent, but whether they fit under those genres or not depenRAB on how nitpicky and/or elitist you are. I myself tend to view post-hardcore as being an urabrella term for a more artistic take on hardcore punk.

Post-hardcore
[YOUTUBE]7NYbojdoAQE[/YOUTUBE]
[YOUTUBE]JS-e-VjnMLg[/YOUTUBE]

Metalcore
[YOUTUBE]EwkpZh0mSYM[/YOUTUBE]
[YOUTUBE]d2j-xR_wSAQ[/YOUTUBE]

 

[hawaiianbrandee]

Thanks, I'll be sure to check those videos out next time I'm not in a library

Any more takes on this question?

 

[Luckystar25]

Yeah, basically what Alfred said. The banRAB you mentioned in your first post are not post-hardcore.

 

[CeeJay(:]

I see... its a shame, "post hardcore" is probably one of the most badass names for a genre out there

 

[Raving Metalhead {RVD}]

Jesus, i wish people would stop putting banRAB into little niche groups and then telling you not to listen to them because they are not in your likened genre. Just ****ing listen to 'em and make up your own mind irrespective of what genre they are, its all rock music when all said and done.

 

[Jupiter Mission:]

True, but it is helpful to find a common link to something that you are listening to so you can research and find banRAB/groups that might sound similar.

 

[chandu]

It's helpful in one way, destructive in another.