Mallcore

derisive term for mtv-created bands who claim to be metal but actually are not. usually consists of downturned guitars, poorly played drums and b-ss, and teen angst lyrics screamed or rapped over this wall of noise.
korn, limp bizkit, linkin park, slipknot
kids who listen to slipknot and korn and wear those d-mn baggy -ss black pants with a ton of pockets and chains. oh did i mention that they are f-king gay?
omg look i can fit more slipknot and korn cd’s in my super mallcore pockets than you can!!!
a b-st-rdized genre of music in which the distorted guitars and agressive vocals of hardcore and heavy metal are dumbed down musically and then packaged to be marketable to angst-ridden teens. the name is derived from the “-core” system often used to name metal and punk varients such as hardcore, metalcore and emocore, and is so named because it targets your standard mall-going teens rather than real music enthusiasts, who nearly unanimously dismiss it as garbage. it can be characterized by chugging riffs based around basic (and often no) progression, and angsty yelled or rapped vocals. the lyrical content often complains about the unfairness of teenage situation, parents, school, or in rare cases politics. there is very little place for any musical innovation, and electronic effects and samples have taken the place of guitar solos and the like in 90% of the genre’s bands.
“f-ck…in flames turned into total mallcore”
pathetic kids who spend all day at the mall (especially at hot topic), reeking of fake angst and despression and talk about how slipknot is the greatest “death metal” band that ever lived.
you mallcore kids should shut up about stupid slipknot and pick up a blood red throne alb-m for some real death metal.
1. music made for and bought by mall-going teenagers/young adults, characterized by a high level of angst and a low level of sincerity. the term dates back to the late 1990s when groups like korn, tool, limp bizkit, slipknot and the deftones dominated rockradio and were incorrectly labeled “metal” by fans and the news media. in 2001-2002, these “nu-metal” bands took a nosedive in popularity and the metalcore rush took over, thus beginning the second generation of mallcore. while metalcore has more similarities to heavy metal than its precursor, the common aesthetics – angst, faux rebellion and generally repet-tive musicianship – remain entact.

2. a style of dress -ssociated with listeners of “mallcore” music. the “nu-metal” years were characterized by baggy pants, pocket chains, dredlocks and long goatees, while the “metalcore” era utilised unkempt hair, thick-rimmed gl-sses, tight pants and t-shirts of a “true” metal band that the wearer has never listened to.

3. mallcore may also refer to a “true” metal band that changed the direction of their music to suit a “mallcore” audience.
mallcore kid: i got unearth’s and the black dahlia murder’s new cd, and also this rad judas priest t-shirt at hot topic … i am so metal it hurts.

metalhead: y’mean, “so mallcore it hurts”?

mallcore kid: hey i’m not mallcore, i have a judas priest t-shirt! they r metal!

metalhead: uh-huh, ok. so what’s your favorite judas priest song?

mallcore kid: i dunno, i’ll have to check them out.
form of loud music (which its fans think to be metal, but its really not) with uninovative guitar riffs, electronic sampling, random screaming and “i-will-slit-my-wrists-because-my-life-sucks -boo-f-cking-hoo” lyrics.
slipknot (the most famous)
1.mallcore is a term of derision that refers to nu-metal, since it is so closely -ssociated with the hot topic stores at the malls of america. such music, while having certain metallic tendencies, is simplistic, predictable, and, for the most part, uncreative. thus, it cannot be considered true metal, however, these watered-down mainstream bands do lead some fans in the right direction towards true metal bands such as slayer, opeth, dimmu borgir, emperor, deicide, iron maiden, among countless others.
2. this term can sometimes be abused by certain metalheads. some people will say a band has gone “mallcore” any time it releases a sub par alb-m, even if the band has no hint of mallcore influences, still plays solos, and is much too heavy to have any mainstream acceptance.
1. i used to listen to mallcore until i discovered slayer.
2. according to special k, iron maiden, slayer, opeth, children of bodom, and cradle of filth cl-ssify as “mallcore” since i have seen shirts sold at hot topic for all those bands.

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