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metalcore

fusion genre of heavy metal and hardcore punk
Intangible music_genre Q183862
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metalcore

Summary

metalcore is a music genre[1]. metalcore ranks in the top 1% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,140 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • metalcore's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • metalcore is a type of extreme metal[4].
  • metalcore is a type of hardcore punk[5].
  • metalcore's country of origin is recorded as United States[6].
  • metalcore's country of origin is recorded as Canada[7].
  • +1988-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of metalcore[8].
  • metalcore's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Metalcore[9].
  • metalcore's hashtag is recorded as metalcore[10].

Body

Definition and Type

metalcore's instance of is recorded as music genre[3]. Recorded subclass of include extreme metal[4] and hardcore punk[5].

Origins

+1988-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of metalcore[8].

Why It Matters

metalcore ranks in the top 1% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,140 views/month).[2] metalcore has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] metalcore is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . twitter.com. Retrieved . twitter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · StarTrekker · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → —
    Subclass of → extreme metal, hardcore punk
    Instance of → music genre
    Has characteristic → Q107975727
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1552]]: [[Q107975727]]"
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