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Every genre in the corpus, hanging off the two it all descends from. A bigger name carries more below it.

152 genres and subgenres, on 2 roots.

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Melodic metalcore

Heavy metal › Metalcore › Melodic metalcore

Emerged
1999
Origin
Massachusetts, USA
Subgenres
None

Gothenburg harmonies imported into American hardcore. The dominant formula of the 2000s.

Heaviness
8
Speed
7
Melody
9

Key acts

  • Killswitch Engage
  • As I Lay Dying
  • Trivium
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