Music genre
Nintendocore Other names Stylistic origins Cultural origins Early 2000s, United States Typical instruments
Nintendocore [ note 1] is a broadly defined style of music that most commonly fuses chiptune with various hardcore punk and/or heavy metal subgenres, most often metalcore and post-hardcore . The genre is sometimes considered a direct subgenre of post-hardcore[ 10] and a fusion genre between metalcore and chiptune.[ 11] The genre originated in the early 2000s and peaked around the late 2000s[ 12] with bands like Horse the Band , Karate High School and Sky Eats Airplane pioneering the genre.
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^ Yun, Elizabeth (4 January 2011). "Math the Band Strive to 'Take Fun Seriously' Exclusive Video" . Spinner.com . AOL . Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2011 .
^ Raj, Josh (28 April 2012). "Nerdcore: I Fight Dragons" . nerdsontherocks.com . Retrieved December 18, 2020 . The type of music is called "Nerdcore" sometimes "Nintendocore." Basically, this is a genre of music that takes today's rock music and adding in chiptune, the few note songs from classic video games, and creating a very unique style.
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^ Moses, Jeff (2015-06-16). "Minibosses Celebrate 15 Years of Gaming-Centric Music" . Phoenix New Times . Retrieved 2017-06-17 .
^ "The Most Intolerable Fan Bases in Music | Dallas Observer" . Retrieved January 5, 2021 – via Dallas Observer.
^ "New 8-bit metalcore album revives nintendocore with brutal N64 theme—listen" . July 17, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Alternative Press .
^ "HORSE the Band Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More" . AllMusic .
^ "New 8-bit metalcore album revives nintendocore with brutal N64 theme—listen" . Alternative Press . 17 July 2016.
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