Electronicore (also known as synthcore or trancecore) is a fusion genre of

metalcore Metalcore is a broadly defined fusion genre combining elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk, originating in the 1990s United States and becoming popular in the 2000s. Metalcore typically has aggressive verses and melodic choruses, combined ...

music with elements of various

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genres, often including trance,

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, and

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Reception

Attack Attack! is often recognized as the primary American contributor of the style, being inspired by British band

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. Enter Shikari is an electronicore band that began in 1999 as Hybryd, adding their last member and adopting their current name in early 2003, in St Albans,

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.James Birtles, ''The Mancunion'
Album: Enter Shikari – A Flash Flood of Colour
The group has received international

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airplay and a substantial number of musical awards, from

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, Rock Sound Magazine and BT Digital Music Awards. They express a relationship with

genres such as trance and have been referred to as the "kings of trancecore." Their second album, titled ''

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'', was released in June 2009 and debuted on the

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at 16. In 2020, British band

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released '' Post Human: Survival Horror'', which has notable elements of electronicore in a few tracks such as 1x1 which features duo Nova Twins.

Characteristics

Electronicore is characterized by typical

instrumentation, breakdowns, and heavy use of sequencers, conventional instrument recorded-note samplers, electronic tone-generating

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s, auto-tuned singing, and screamed vocals. The genre often features dynamic transitions from soft electronica ballads to intense metalcore passages. However, the degree to which metalcore characteristics are incorporated may vary. In addition to electronica, the fusion may involve a variety of other electronic music genres, including techno, trance,

, electro, and

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Related musical styles

* Nintendocore is a

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genre that includes elements of chiptune. It is a derivative form of

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. *

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is a musical genre that combines post-hardcore with crunk and characteristics of

. * Digital hardcore is a music genre fusing elements of

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and various forms of electronic music and techno. It developed in Germany during the early 1990s, and often features

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lyrical themes.Interview with J. Amaretto of DHR, WAX Magazine, issue 5, 1995. Included in liner notes of ''Digital Hardcore Recordings, Harder Than the Rest!!!'' compilation CD.Alec Empire
on the Digital Hardcore scene and its origins
'' Indymedia.ie'', 28 December 2006. Retrieved on 28 May 2008.

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