Trancecore
7 vinyl records found
Trancecore blends metalcore intensity with trance atmospherics, layering synthesizers and auto-tuned vocals over heavy breakdowns. The style emerged as post-hardcore bands absorbed electronic production, creating a distinctly layered approach to heaviness.
About the Trancecore genre
Trancecore developed within the metalcore and post-hardcore scenes by introducing trance sections and electronic textures into otherwise heavy frameworks. Bands like Abandon All Ships, Attack Attack!, Asking Alexandria, Enter Shikari, and Sky Eats Airplane built the template, combining metalcore-influenced breakdowns with synthesizers and electronically produced sounds. Auto-tuned vocals became a signature element, often layered alongside screamed vocals for contrast.
The term carries some historical overlap with early Freeform Hardcore, which was occasionally called Trancecore during the mid to late 1990s, though that lineage traces differently through artists like Sharkey, Ramos, UFO, and Billy Daniel Bunter. Modern trancecore distinguishes itself from electronicore through its emphasis on extended trance passages rather than simply electronic instrumentation within a metalcore structure. The genre appeals to collectors seeking the intersection of heavy and danceable elements on vinyl, a relatively niche category within metalcore reissues.