金属核(Metalcore)是一个金属乐的子类型,结合了极端金属硬核朋克。金属核这个词大约是在1990年代中期出现,由极端金属的“金属”与硬核的“蕊”组成,而这些类型乐团有Earth CrisisDeadguyIntegrity[1]这些早期的乐团,像是Integrity,最早在1988年表演,当时玩这类型的乐团有终极杀戮乐团(Killswitch Engage)、叛客魔咒乐团(Underoath)、All That Remains混种魔兽乐团(Trivium)、As I Lay Dying致命情人乐团(Bullet for My Valentine)与The Devil Wears Prada[2]

金属核和其他融合朋克金属的音乐,不同之处在于:他更强调Breakdown[3]。Breakdown是一种较缓慢,节奏却强烈的曲段,通常会使听者做“冲撞”(Mosh Pit)的动作。[4]在过去的五年中,冲撞这个动作已经由乐团Sepultura立为金属核表演中不成文的传统。[5]关于冲撞,他则是一种在舞台前方,对空气拳打脚踢、观众互相碰撞的动作。2018年10月18日,Alex VarkatzasAtreyu的主唱,在Rock Sound Magazine的采访中错误地说他们发明了金属核心。[6]

历史

先驱 (1977–1984)

Black Flag[7]Bad Brains[8]这些硬核的先锋,相当欣赏乐团黑色安息日,进而开始模仿他们。美国街头朋克乐团,如Discharge、The Exploited都从重金属乐获得启发。[9]乐团Misfits发行的《Earth A.D.》成为影响鞭挞金属最大的一张专辑。[10]然而,朋克与金属的音乐文化在1980年代中期以前,仍有区别。

混合鞭挞 (1984–1988)

在金属与硬核的交互影响下,混合鞭挞(Crossover Thrash)就这么诞生了。1984年,在加州柏克莱的一间叫作Ruthie's的俱乐部。[11],“金属核”这个词原先就是来形容这些混合金属与硬核的乐团。[12]硬核朋克团体Corrosion of Conformity[13]、Dirty Rotten Imbeciles和Suicidal Tendencies[14]也开始与一些鞭挞金属乐团如金属制品Metallica)、超级杀手合唱团Slayer)同台演出。这样的背景影响了纽约硬核的光头党们,纽约硬核始自1984年,这些团体有Cro-Mags、Murphy's Law、Agnostic Front[15]与Warzone[16]。其中受影响最大的乐团The Cro-Mags,被等同于Bad Brains、摩托头Motörhead)和黑色安息日。[17]Cro-Mags同样融合了直刃族straight edge),令人惊讶的还有奎师那意识Krishna consciousness).[18]其他纽约直刃族们,包括Gorilla Biscuits、Crumbsuckers与Youth of Today[19],也加入了Youth Crew风格。[20]到了1985年,Breakdown开始在硬核音乐发展,他是一种Bad Brains的雷鬼与金属背景的结合[4],使得观众做出“冲撞”的动作。Agnostic Front发行于1986年的专辑《Cause for Alarm》与歌德金属乐团Type O Negative成员Peter Steele合作,正是一个硬核与金属交融的分水岭。[21]

 
2008年Converge在位于西雅图Neumo

金属化的硬核 (1989–1995)

1989与1995年之间,一群新潮的硬核乐团出现了。[2]这些乐团有Merauder、All Out War、[22]Integrity[23]Biohazard、Earth Crisis[23][24] Converge[24]Shai Hulud[25][26][27]Starkweather、Judge、[24]Strife、[23]Rorschach、[28]Vision of Disorder、[28]暴种乐团Hatebreed)。[23][28][28]Integrity受到日本硬核团体GISM与金属乐团超级杀手合唱团(Slayer)影响,乐团Septic Death、Samhain、摩托头(Motörhead)与欢乐分队(Joy Division)多少也影响他们。[29]同时,Earth Crisis、Converge与暴种乐团(Hatebreed)[30]死亡金属得到启发。[31]乐团Shai Hulud的作品《Hearts Once Nourished with Hope and Compassion》[25][26][27]和Earth Crisis发行于1995年的《Destroy the Machines》尤其能看见这样的影响。[32]吉他手Scott Crouse之言:

这是一个混合的的反应。我时常把Earth Crisis说为第一个带有金属味的硬核乐团。当然,我们不是第一个,但我想,我们的确将硬核提升到另一个层次。我常听见人们说:‘这些小子想把自己当潘特拉合唱团(Pantera)!’对我们来说,这真是个赞美![32]

Biohazard、Coalesce、[33]、Overcast也是早期重要的金属核乐团。他们被归类为“金属化硬核”(Metallic Hardcore)[34][35]如同媒体记者Lars Gotrich所写的:“乐团Dillinger Escape PlanBotchGive Them Rope的几张关键作品,正是一个地下音乐的里程碑,帮助那些金属核的先锋。在听起来太过还原的风险下-太迟了-在极端金属与硬核的碰头下,金属核自然而然的行成了,在快速加剧的拍号中,这些音乐听起来更为激进。”[36]

旋律金属核 (1995–至今)

1990年代早期,第三波的新生金属核乐团出现了,这些乐团更着重在音乐旋律上。他们结合旋律死亡金属硬核朋克Emo[37]旋律金属核(Melodic metalcore)的乐团有Atreyu[37][38][39] 七级炼狱乐团Avenged Sevenfold)、[39] Darkest HourEighteen Visions[38]终极杀戮乐团(Killswitch Engage)、[37][40]Poison the Well[38]这些乐团最主要是受到瑞典旋死乐团,尤其是At the Gates[38]邪神大敌乐团Arch Enemy)、烈焰邪神乐团In Flames)和撒旦之作乐团Soilwork)。[41]旋律金属核,往往都会使用清腔[40][42][43]部分的旋律金属核,如魅影魔星乐团Shadows Fall),受到美国80年代华丽金属的唱腔。[44]旋律金属核他们被形容为“重回80年代金属的老调”一般,“一堆的排烟机、过多的独奏(和)三个爵士鼓”。[39]

特征

金属核以其使用Breakdown而闻名,其中之前是重型硬核。[45]金属核歌手通常会尖叫,[46] 在20世纪80年代发展起来的声乐技术,是具有20世纪90年代的金属核核心特征。

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