Today, the sound of metalcore is one of the most universally recognisable styles in modern heavy metal. We’ve come to accept it as one of our most prolific subgenres, with its own set of well-worn ...

But by the end of the decade, a lukewarm response to patchy late-00s material hinted at faltering momentum, and on January 4, 2012, the metal world was shocked when Howard announced his departure, ...

Maybe it’s because the current state of metalcore feels has drifted so much farther from metal (or ‘core, for that matter), but questioning the heavy metal ...