Other names
Dynamic Metalcore, Technical Metalcore, Energetic Metalcore, Ambient Metalcore
Time of founding
2006 год
Key release
Альбом After The Burial - Forging a Future Self
Other founders
After The Burial, Architects, Born of Osiris, The Human Abstract
Scheme of nascence
Progressive Metal + Metalcore + высокотехнологичная гитара = Progressive Metalcore
Description
A fusion of progressive metal and metalcore characterized by highly technical lead guitar, "atmospheric" elements, and complex instrumentation. Some notable practitioners take influence from djent. Progressive metalcore can be distinguished by a marked emphasis on technical guitar-driven songs, sometimes featuring guitar solos. Often "intricate guitar playing dominate(s) the rest of the instruments." 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.