Crabcore

"Crabcore" squatting featured in the music video for "Stick Stickly" by metalcore group Attack Attack!
A crab

Crabcore is an internet meme that originated in 2007, mocking metalcore guitarists who squat low with their legs spread in a "crab-like" stance while performing.[1][2][3] It has been mimicked by a variety of musical groups,[4] leading many magazines and agencies, such as Rolling Stone, Houston Press, and NPR to classify it as a jocular musical style, or microgenre.[1][5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ a b McDonnell, John (June 23, 2009). "Scene and heard: Crabcore". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "From Crabcore to Pornogrind: Metal's 10 Most Ridiculous Subgenres". VH1 News. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  3. ^ Sun, The Cornell Daily (November 30, 2001). "Student Artist Spotlight: Snorkel Party". The Cornell Daily Sun. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "5 Bands Defending the 2016 Crabcore-Revival". Kill the Music. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  5. ^ Ali, Reyan (December 2, 2010). "Attack Attack! Leads Hardcore Lineup Coming to Revolution". New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  6. ^ "Genre Dictionary, 2000-09: From Crabcore to S---gaze". NPR. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  7. ^ "Beartooth". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  8. ^ Deiterman, Corey (October 20, 2015). "Metalcore Bands are Going Mainstream, and It's Painful". Houston Press. Retrieved July 24, 2017.