AS I LAY DYING vocalist Tim Lambesis recently told the Great Falls Tribune that the sub-genre of metalcore is nearing its expiration.

"I think metal core is a trend right now and so it's easy to write a metal core record," Lambesis said.

"I think it's pretty much at its peak right now. It'll get a little bigger this summer. Sounds of the Underground is going out. Ozzfest is going out. Those are both big tours that feature a lot of metal core bands. Those will, I think, bring it to its peak and then from there, it'll be up to each band individually to survive the trend."

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermo....aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=40308

Sad that one of the biggest icons in metalcore can claim "it's easy to make and it's just a trend" well....I can't wait to see it pass. Talentless screaming, talentless breakdowns. It's total shit.

i think the guy from limp biscuit said the samething about rapmetal/numetal and that went on for another couple of years. all this is, is another trend to kill time before the next one comes along.

get your baggie jeans out, and your flannels, make sure your hairspray is aquanet and dont forget about those hot jean jackets too.

I wonder what the next ridiculously gay trend could be. I remember when the nu-metal thing was the worst thing imaginable. Now there's metalcore. I can't even begin to imagine what's next.

Dimmu-core

opeth-core, or to trend it up a bit, opeff-co' yo!

Bands like Killswitch will soon fade away within the next two years. Trust me, its the way of the trend cycle. There will never be another "Metallica" type band. Metalcore is at its peak and it will stay there for at least another year before we revert to say... real heavy metal stuff mixed with real singing only stuff. you'll see.

why should i trust you. what have you done for me lately?

i think there is gonna be more electronic shit in bands,
not to bash on any bands that use keyboards or anything,
but i think they will do more shit with them, and yeah like
that anonymous guy said, lots of singing. i dunno, but thats
what i think anyway

does this stuff even get played on the radio?

dreadkill said:

lol, gotta love ebonic metal core.

you guys are fucking retarded. grunge was around for 4-5 years. nu metal was on top of the mainstream for like 6 years, metalcore just broke within a year. none of this shit is even played on radio, mtv, or even TRL. expect to see it for much longer than a year or two.

i noticed something weird while fucking around on myspace.

teenage retard hot topic goth kids, dont call themself goth anymore...they are 'emo'. i saw a picture of a kid with gay ass crow makeup and below his picture it said 'im soo emo'.

thus proving, emo is so incredibly gay it has had a hostile merge with goth and created an unstoppable force that will ruin our universe. if only someone had the foresight to murder ian mackaye at the first fugazi show.

im giving that post the "epiphany of the year" award

i really don't think metalcore has hit its peak yet. numetal hasn't even been dead for that long and it probably reached its peak around 1998-2000, whenever it was korn's follow the leader came out and limp bizkit got really big. that is my guess at the peak of numetal and it stayed popular until last year or the year before. i think metalcore is almost at its peak and will probably start to decline a year from now, but probably won't die for 2 or 3 years after that. i think it is here to stay for a while.

i think metalcore will be around for a while to come. Kids are still buying the records and going to the metal core shows, and as far as im concerned, more people than ever are interested in it right now, then again i live in hot ass tampa, florida, so that could differ greatly depending upon geographic location. There are a few metal core bands that i enjoy such as all that remains, and killswitch engage, i think they should be around a while, as long as they keep up the record sales.

wow...that was profound. you even used to words "geographical location"

honestly, id rather have metalcore flaoting around than nu-metal. metalcore, if done right, can sound have a really heavy sound and a nostalgic feel for old melodic death metal. nu-metal was just total, talentless garbage with ridiculous looking fans.

as for the next trend, im scared that it'll be more extreme forms of metal...just look at myspace. there are so many scene kids who all of a sudden have cryptopsy, the red chord and burzum shuffled in with snow patrol, xiu xiu, and bright eyes. ugh

tomx said:

People only do that to have this "obscure" effect to their awesome list of bands. I bet they dont even know what Cryptopsy sounds like.

Yeah, and The Red Chord sucks

Metalcore hasn't been watered down enough to be almost done. I don't think we've had the metalcore version of Edema or crazy town yet. It will get a lot gayer before it's over.

anonymous said:

You obviously weren't around when most of the kids I hung around with in high school were like "OH SNAP DUDE, KSE IS LIKE THE FUCKING HARDEST BAND AROUND!" back in 2000. Sucks that your high school was in the assbackward boonies and didn't catch the trend until now. (I'm sure this will really piss you metalcore kids off since it's all about being the coolest first).

I was the first kid on my block to think Killswitch Engage sucked.

xmikex said:


Joe Christianni just heard "My Last Serenade" for the first time ever on Music Choice about five minutes ago. KSE are now his favorite band ever, he just told me on ICQ and I responded with ::ROLLS EYES, FAG::

xmikex said:

I WAS THE FIRST KID ON MY BLOCK TO THINK YOU SUCKED

I saw some guy at work wearing a Killswitch Engage shirt today. I just wanted to go right up to him and say "That band sucks so bad" but unfortunately fucking with customers isn't in the job description.

I saw a kid boarding a Duck Tour with his parents in a Blind Guardian shirt, I wanted to go right up to him and say "Warhammer figurines that you painted boobs on don't count as girlfriends"

what the said:

Kid:I think Mortal Kombat for sega genesis is the best game ever

Billy Madison:While I agree that Mortal Kombat is a good game, I think that Donkey Kong is the best game ever.

KidONKEY KONG SUCKS!

Billy Madison:You know something, YOU SUCK

But on a serious note I'm surprised the fag from As I Lay Dying wants to be remembered for a classic metal album and isn't like "OH MAN WE WERE NEVER DOWN WITH METALCORE I MEAN, YOUTH OF TODAY IS LIKE MY FAVORITE FUCKING BAND EVERxXxXxXXXxXxxxXXxXXXxXxXxXxXxXXxXxXXXXxXXXXXXxxxxXx"

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oops i guess i do suck

The lead singer of As I Lay CRYING only said that so the album gets more exposure obviously. But it's also true. Metalcore sucks, anyone can make a metalcore album and sell a 100 thousand copies.

"In a way I think that everything sounds the same. All this 'metalcore' or whatever you call it, it's just not interesting. It's good that Sweden is here (at Ozzfest) to prove where this music comes from. It's just boring when everything sounds the same." -In Flames frontman

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermo....aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=40358

anonymous said:

Like Anders is one to talk... In Flames hasn't been good since Colony

No shit. Metalcore is garbage. Everyone knows that.

as i lay crying isnt even funny

nice pun dipfuck

dipfuck isn't even a good insult

I think you both have a woodpile problem.

metalcore is radical. what other style of music is made soley for the sick mosh bros? 2 years? i give it twenty minutes

bump

ha

infoterror said:

and you're it!

booooring.