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Old 12-20-2015, 06:54 PM   #5442 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by innerspaceboy View Post
RYM has a fairly comprehensive summary of the genre. They include a release chronology beginning in 1990 with the Voice of Thousands compilation and chart 4,232 albums of the genre along with user-submitted reviews for each.

I also recommend reviewing their Top List for metalcore, which currently has Converge's Jane Doe (2001) holding the #1 spot, though you can customize the date range to focus exclusively on pre-2000 releases.

(My apologies if you've already exhausted this resource.) http://rateyourmusic.com/genre/metalcore
I am indeed well-acquainted with this resource. I am more interested in a historic exploration of the genre. You should check out this genre if you haven't already and have any ability to appreciate aggressive music. There are infinitely better examples of the genre than Killswitch Engage...

http://www.musicbanter.com/rock-meta...ing-rules.html

http://www.musicbanter.com/general-m...ords-recs.html
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