Electronicore Facts

Origins and early development

Electronicore (also known as synthcore or trancecore) is a fusion genre of metalcore music with elements of various electronic music genres, often including trance, electronica, and dubstep. Electronicore emerged in the early 2000s. The British band Enter Shikari, founded in 2003, is considered a pioneer. However, several online magazines attribute a pioneering role in this genre to the band I See Stars, due to their debut album 3-D, which was very well-known within the scene.

Evolution or diversification

Attack Attack! is often recognized as the primary American contributor of the style, being inspired by British band Enter Shikari. Enter Shikari began in 1999 as Hybryd, adding their last member and adopting their current name in early 2003 in St Albans, England. The genre is characterized by typical metalcore instrumentation, breakdowns, and heavy use of sequencers, conventional instrument recorded-note samplers, electronic tone-generating synthesizers, auto-tuned singing, and screamed vocals. In addition to electronica, the fusion may involve techno, trance, dubstep, electro, and dance.

Cultural or musical significance

Enter Shikari has received international radio airplay and a substantial number of musical awards from Kerrang!, NME, Rock Sound Magazine and BT Digital Music Awards, and they have been referred to as the "kings of trancecore." The style influenced other bands and continued to appear within broader rock releases, with examples such as Bring Me The Horizon incorporating notable elements of electronicore on their 2020 release Post Human: Survival Horror.