Progressive metalcore

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Progressive metalcore evolved from progressive metal and metalcore in the 90s. After the Burial is a pioneer of the genre, forming in 2004 and promoting "a sound that pushed the boundaries of heaviness through the use of extended-scale guitar work."{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/after-the-burial-mn0000565520/biography|title=After the Burial {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=May 24, 2017}} According to the digital ticketing corporation AXS, "After The Burial play progressive metalcore and have been a key contributor to the sound of djent."{{Cite news|url=https://www.axs.com/albuquerque-s-the-co-op-welcomes-after-the-burial-and-more-71743|title=Albuquerque's The Co-Op welcomes After the Burial and more|work=AXS|access-date=May 26, 2017|language=en-US}} Erra has been referred to as "the spearhead of the whole modern/progressive metalcore movement" and noted for their "balance between involved riffs, beautiful clean moments and tasty solos."{{Cite web|url=http://www.itdjents.com/beyond-music/12-reasonsbands-why-metalcore-isnt-dying/|title=12 Reasons Why Metalcore Isn't Dying|website=www.itdjents.com|language=en-US|access-date=May 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529152212/http://www.itdjents.com/beyond-music/12-reasonsbands-why-metalcore-isnt-dying/|archive-date=May 29, 2017|url-status=dead}} They were formed in 2009 and express their unique version of "progressive technical metalcore" by utilizing "precise stop-and-start arrangements."{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/erra-mn0003174419/biography|title=Erra {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=May 24, 2017}}

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According to Metal Insider in 2010, "progressive metalcore bands are now appearing all over the place."{{Cite news|url=http://www.metalinsider.net/lists/our-contributors-year-end-lists|title=Our Contributors' Year End Lists|date=December 17, 2010|work=Metal Insider|access-date=May 26, 2017|language=en-US}} I, the Breather "weren’t exactly the first" to perform "technical metalcore," but are noted for their "well constructed" instrumentation; they have influenced the style alongside For Today and Born of Osiris,{{Cite web|url=http://mindequalsblown.net/reviews/album-reviews/i-the-breather-these-are-my-sins|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107023358/http://mindequalsblown.net/reviews/album-reviews/i-the-breather-these-are-my-sins|url-status=usurped|archive-date=November 7, 2017|title=I, the Breather: These Are My Sins {{!}} Mind Equals Blown|website=mindequalsblown.net|language=en-US|access-date=May 29, 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/i-the-breather-mn0002527859/biography|title=I, The Breather {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=May 24, 2017}} who have been referred to as "the bastions of modern technical metalcore" for their 2013 release Tomorrow We Die Alive.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/born-of-osiris-singapore-gig-the-substation|title=Metalcore band Born Of Osiris to perform in Singapore|date=April 3, 2017|work=Metalcore band Born Of Osiris to perform in Singapore {{!}} Editorial {{!}} Bandwagon - Live music, bands and concert guide for Singapore, Manila and Jakarta|access-date=May 29, 2017|language=en}} Carcer City is a progressive metalcore band that showcases "technical riffs amid more prominent atmospheric sections."{{Cite news|url=http://newnoisemagazine.com/review-carcer-city-infinite-unknown/#|title=Album Review: Carcer City - 'Infinite//Unknown' - New Noise Magazine|date=September 19, 2016|work=New Noise Magazine|access-date=May 25, 2017|language=en-US}} They have been described as "ambient metalcore."{{Cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/carcer_city_vocalist_explains_how_condition_causes_him_to_write_music_in_co|title=Carcer City vocalist explains how condition causes him to write music in colors - Features - Alternative Press|website=Alternative Press|date=August 12, 2016 |language=en|access-date=May 25, 2017}} According to Corey Deiterman of the Houston Press, Northlane is a primary contributor of the style, and is "making waves with their particular brand of progressive metalcore, which features ... interesting use of space and ambiance."{{Cite news|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/music/todays-10-most-promising-young-metal-bands-6758936|title=Today's 10 Most Promising Young Metal Bands|last=Deiterman|first=Corey|date=October 14, 2013|work=Houston Press|access-date=May 24, 2017}} Invent Animate is a progressive metalcore band that formed in Texas in 2011.{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/invent-animate-mn0003304716/biography|title=Invent, Animate {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=July 18, 2017}} They have been compared with Northlane and Erra. They focus on "syncopating their music to help build ... ambient soundscapes." The band {{interlanguage link|I Am Noah|de}} formed in 2015; rooted in "ambient metalcore," their debut album was "defined by its progressive riffing and percussive assault."{{Cite news|url=http://newnoisemagazine.com/album-stream-noah-verdict/|title=Album Stream: I Am Noah - 'The Verdict'|date=May 9, 2016|work=New Noise Magazine|access-date=May 26, 2017|language=en-US}} Volumes is a djent-influenced progressive metalcore band that has received critical acclaim for their "career-defining" song "Edge Of The Earth," and their 2017 release, Different Animals.{{Cite web|url=http://thenewfury.com/wordpress/different-animals-new-volumes-album-destined-greatness/|title=Different Animals: The new Volumes album is destined for greatness {{!}} The New Fury|website=thenewfury.com|date=June 12, 2017 |language=en-US|access-date=July 18, 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.musicology.uk.com/volumes-different-animals-review/|title=Volumes - Different Animals [REVIEW] - Musicology|website=www.musicology.uk.com|language=en-GB|access-date=July 18, 2017}}

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Progressive metalcore can be distinguished by a marked emphasis on technical guitar-driven songs, sometimes featuring guitar solos.{{Cite web|url=http://www.theaquarian.com/2014/04/09/animals-as-leaders-irving-plaza/|title=Animals As Leaders @ Irving Plaza|website=The Aquarian|access-date=May 24, 2017}} Often "intricate guitar playing dominate(s) the rest of the instruments."{{Cite web|url=http://underthegunreview.net/2013/11/12/review-erra-augment/|title=REVIEW: ERRA – 'Augment' {{!}} Under the Gun Review|website=underthegunreview.net|language=en-US|access-date=May 24, 2017}} Like progressive metal in general, unconventional song structures and varying tempos may be used. Singing may be included, but death growls are more prevalent. The genre is also reliant on the incorporation of "atmospheric sections," ambient instrumentation and repetitive melodies. Progressive metalcore songs often feature intense breakdowns with heavily distorted palm-muted riffs. Some bands utilize keyboard or piano sections as a backdrop.

• Mathcore is a fusion of heavy metal and hardcore punk that is characterized by dissonant, fast-paced, loosely structured songs, and progressive elements.{{cite magazine|last=Magazines|first=SPH|title=The High Chancellor of Rumours|magazine=GameAxis Unwired|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=weoDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA69|date=July 2008|publisher=SPH Magazines|issn=0219-872X}}
• Technical death metal is a progressive heavy metal subgenre that focuses on complex rhythms, riffs, and song structures.{{cite web |author=Simms, Kelley |title=Obscura Interview |url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/interviews/a/Obscura-Interview.htm |publisher=About.com |access-date=June 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105063047/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/interviews/a/Obscura-Interview.htm |archive-date=November 5, 2013 }}

• List of progressive metalcore bands

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