Editing Metalcore (section)

===Precursors: 1980s===
{{main|Hardcore punk|tough guy hardcore}}

[[File:Agnostic Front – Reload Festival 2016 03.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Agnostic Front]] were an early band to merge elements of metal with hardcore]]

Many of the originators of [[hardcore punk]] took influence from the sound of heavy metal, including [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]],<ref>Blush, American Hardcore, part 2, "Thirsty and Miserable", p. 63, 66.</ref> the [[Bad Brains]],<ref>Andersen, Mark and Mark Jenkins (2003). ''Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capital''. "Positive Mental Attitude". p. 27. Akashic Books. {{ISBN|1-888451-44-0}}.</ref> [[Discharge (band)|Discharge]] and [[the Exploited]],<ref>Glasper, Ian (2004). ''Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980–1984''. Cherry Red Books. p. 5. {{ISBN|1-901447-24-3}}.</ref> Furthermore, during the 1980s many genres originated merging the two styles, including [[crust punk]], [[sludge metal]] and [[crossover thrash]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=TARRE |first1=DYLAN |title=The Complete A-Z of Heavy Metal Subgenres |url=https://lambgoat.com/lists/1/the-complete-a-z-of-heavy-metal-subgenres |access-date=13 November 2024}}</ref> Nonetheless, punk and metal cultures and music remained fairly separate through the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://loudwire.com/who-invented-metalcore/ | title=Who Invented Metalcore? | website=[[Loudwire]] | date=28 November 2023 }}</ref>

Bands in the [[New York hardcore]] scene in particular put a significant emphasis on the influence of metal, building their own take on hardcore, based around groove-driven, [[palm mute]]d guitar riffs.<ref name=newyorker>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/03/09/united-blood |title=How Hardcore Conquered New York |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |last=Sanneh |first=Kelefa |date=March 9, 2015 |accessdate=June 7, 2021 |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104230554/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/03/09/united-blood |url-status=live }}</ref> Early on, this scene saw the development of the hardcore [[breakdown (music)#Heavy metal and punk rock|breakdown]], an amalgamation of Bad Brains' [[reggae]] and hardcore backgrounds, which encouraged moshing.<ref name="mosh">Blush, p. 193. "Howie Abrams (NYHC scene): Mosh style was slower, very tribal – like a Reggae beat adapted to Hardcore. (...) It was an outbreak of dancing with a mid-tempo beat driven by floor tom and [[snare drum|snare]]."</ref> It was this [[New York-style hardcore]] that metalcore grew directly out of.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sfetcu |first1=Nicolae |title=The Music Sound |date=7 May 2014 |quote=This idea obviously spread outwards, and although their first real release ("Those Who Fear Tomorrow") wasn't until 1991, Integrity was formed in 1989. Most songwriting by metalcore bands at this time was similar to New York hardcore bands, but differed in their harder sound thanks to use of double bass drums, harder distortion and louder, more gruff vocal shouts.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=HARDCORE PUNK |url=https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/subgenre/hardcore-punk |access-date=10 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Enis |first1=Eli |title=10 ESSENTIAL NEW YORK HARDCORE ALBUMS |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/10-essential-new-york-hardcore-albums/ |website=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] |access-date=10 November 2024 |quote=As its very own sub-style of the broader tent genre, NYHC has an instantly recognizable sound and style with its own localized lineage, but it's also transcended its own area code and influenced many of the biggest hardcore bands of the last 30 years — from Hatebreed and No Warning to Power Trip and Turnstile. From the enduring works of metallic hardcore pioneers to the timeless exuberance of straight-edge provocateurs...}}</ref>