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

metalcore Metalcore (also known as metallic hardcore) is a fusion music genre that combines elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. As with other styles blending metal and hardcore, such as crust punk and grindcore, metalcore is noted for its use ...

with elements of various

electronic music Electronic music is a Music genre, genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or electronics, circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromech ...

genres, often including

trance Trance is a state of semi-consciousness in which a person is not self-aware and is either altogether unresponsive to external stimuli (but nevertheless capable of pursuing and realizing an aim) or is selectively responsive in following the dir ...

electronica Electronica is both a broad group of electronic-based music styles intended for listening rather than strictly for dancing and a music scene that started in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the term is mostly used to ...

, and

dubstep Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South London in the early 2000s. The style emerged as a UK garage offshoot that blended 2-step rhythms and sparse dub production, as well as incorporating elements of broken be ...

Reception

Sumerian Records Sumerian Records is an American independent record label based in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and London. The label was founded in 2006 by Ash Avildsen.electronica Electronica is both a broad group of electronic-based music styles intended for listening rather than strictly for dancing and a music scene that started in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the term is mostly used to ...

/ hardcore music as of late."

Attack Attack! Attack Attack! is an American metalcore band from Westerville, Ohio, originally formed in 2007 as Ambiance, later changing their name. Attack Attack!'s first release, an independent EP titled ''If Guns Are Outlawed, Can We Use Swords?'', wa ...

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

Enter Shikari Enter Shikari (stylised as enter: shikari and occasionally as ΣΠΤΣ℞ SΗΦΚ∆℞Φ) are a British rock band formed in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England in 1999 by bassist Chris Batten, lead vocalist and keyboardist Rou Reynolds, and dru ...

. Enter Shikari is an electronicore band that began in 1999, adding their last member and transforming to "Enter Shikari" from "Hybryd" in early 2003, in

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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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and a substantial number of musical awards, from

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

genres such as

and have been referred to as the "kings of trancecore." Their second album, titled '' Common Dreads'', was released in June 2009 and debuted on the

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at 16. In 2020, metal band

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released a Commercial Album ''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

synthesizer A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis ...

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d 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 Techno is a Music genre, genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally music production, produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempo often varying between 120 and 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central Drum beat, rhythm is typ ...

, electro, and dance. Enter Shikari - Clewlow in 2012

Related musical styles

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is a

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genre that includes elements of video game music and chiptune. It is a derivative form of

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. * Crunkcore is a musical genre that combines post-hardcore and screamo with crunk hip hop and characteristics of

. * Digital hardcore is a music genre fusing elements of

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and various forms of electronic music and

. 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
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'', December 28, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.

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Characteristics

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