Producers reach this impression by using spooky ambient pads, different scary or screaming samples, and industrial noises. While there are melodic tracks, melodies are not requirements of doomcore tracks. When used, repetition of the main melody is a common practice, often to the point of repetitiveness.
The first doomcore tracks (released in early '90s) continued the same style that first hardcore techno tracks like Mescalinum United's (Marc Trauner's) We Have Arrived had, keeping the dark industrial atmosphere, while newer elements (like Juno hoovers) added from the standard hardcore techno music. A lot of earlier doomcore tracks were produced by Marc Trauner (better known as Marc Acardipane) under different aliases. In the early 2000s a new wave of artists appeared whose music can be considered as doomcore. The trademark TR-909 kick is also changed to more recent variations. Some recent music such as Dr.Strange or Joshua is usually referred as doomcore, but it should be noted that their style is a lot different in sound than earlier doomcore, although still following the basic slow and dark hardcore image.
Some people use Darkcore as an umbrella term for darker hardcore tracks, however it actually has a history of its own. The term Darkcore started with DJ Ruffneck's label "Supreme Intelligence", which defined the sound. Supreme Intelligence is now defunct, but the sound continues on labels such as Enzyme X and Genosha. It is one form of Industrial Hardcore, typically 150-180 bpm, whereas Doomcore is generally slower.
Another difference between Doomcore and Darkcore is that Darkcore tracks of today usually have rougher and more distorted kicks. There is also a Dutch CD compilation series called "Darkcore", but the releases also contain some faster and some more mainstream tracks that have nothing to do with the genre itself. It should also be noted that there is another Darkcore term referring to a subgenre in Jungle music so these 2 shouldn't be confused with each other. Some known Darkcore artists (note that most of them are not only limited to Darkcore): Armageddon Project, Meagashira, Hamunaptra, Ophidian, The Outside Agency, Petrochemical, Chaosbringer.
Marc Acardipane's Planet Core Productions was one of the first record labels, which released this kind of music.
Representative Tracks
The Mover - Waves Of Life ((1993))
Taciturne - Der Toten ((1995))
E-Rush - Fuck You Man (Army Of Darkness Remix) ((1997))
Frozen & Dr. Macabre - Dimension Of The Doomed ((1997))
The Masochist - Anticipation ((1999))
E-Man - Under My Command ((2000))
EBE Company - Eternity ((2000))
The Emperator - Lost Souls ((2002))
Marc Acardipane - One World No Future ((2002))
Dark Invaders - Troops Of Doom ((2003))
Dark Invaders - World Invasion ((2003))
Al Core - Black Monday ((2003))
Kid Morbid - 50 Years In San Quentin ((2004))
Moleculez - Crying ((2005))
Dark Invaders - Temple Of Eternal Night ((2005))
Dr.Strange - Anthrax Attack ((2006))
Joshua - In Vonna ((2007))
The Outside Agency - Submerger (Dr. Strange Remix) ((2007))
The Uninvited - Pain ((2008))
Artists
* Armageddon Project
* Dark Invaders
* Dr.Macabre
* Dr.Strange
* E-Man (aka. Miro)
* Fifth Era
* Joshua
* Moleculez
* Tilt!/Mescalinum United/Marc Acardipane/The Mover
* The Uninvited
Record Labels
* Black Monolith Records
* Crossbones Records
* Dark Temple
* DNA Tracks
* Last Tomorrow Recordings
* Planet Core Productions (incl. sublabels)
* SGC Records
The speed of doomcore tracks (with few exceptions) ranges between 130 and 160 BPM, which makes it the slowest hardcore techno genre. The trademark TR-909 kickdrum is used differently then in other hardcore genres: it usually employs less distortion, and less decay. However, a reverb effect is added on it sometimes. Offbeat cymbals are usual. The atmosphere of the tracks is often similar to industrial music, doom metal and dark ambient[citation needed]. Producers reach this impression by using spooky ambient pads, different scary or screaming samples, and industrial noises. While there are melodic tracks, melodies are not requirements of doomcore tracks. When used, repetition of the main melody is a common practice, often to the point of repetitiveness.
Contents
The first doomcore tracks (released in early '90s) continued the same style that first hardcore techno tracks like Mescalinum United's (Marc Trauner's) We Have Arrived had, keeping the dark industrial atmosphere, while newer elements (like Juno hoovers) added from the standard hardcore techno music. A lot of earlier doomcore tracks were produced by Marc Trauner (better known as Marc Acardipane) under different aliases. In the early 2000s a new wave of artists appeared whose music can be considered as doomcore. The trademark TR-909 kick is also changed to more recent variations. Some recent music such as Dr.Strange or Joshua is usually referred as doomcore, but it should be noted that their style is a lot different in sound than earlier doomcore, although still following the basic slow and dark hardcore image.
Sterile Vision
Neurosis Lyrics
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wash me away. And the sun will burn my soul
and the earth will feed on me.
The earth must drink my sour blood
To breathe.
My disease is caustic pain. I'm stumbling but
I'm trying to say that I'm crumbling away.
In the corner you'll find me. On the back of the bus.
Sterile, sterile vision
The lyrics of Neurosis's song Sterile Vision entail a profound darkness and pain, as well as the idea of the cycle of life and death. The singer begs to be buried in a shallow grave, where the rain will wash him away, the sun will burn his soul, and the earth will feed on him. This imagery speaks to the idea of being consumed by the natural world, reincarnated in a way, as the earth drinks his sour blood to breathe.
The lyrics are bleak and symbolize the metaphorical death and decay the singer is experiencing. He refers to himself as a disease, plagued with caustic pain, and crumbling away. The last line of the song, "sterile, sterile vision," can be interpreted in different ways, but it seems to signify a feeling of being trapped or stuck in a life that has lost its meaning. The sterile vision could be a symbol of society's disregard for the individual, the numbness that comes with feeling hopeless and isolated.
Line by Line Meaning
Bury me in a shallow grave. So the rain will wash me away. And the sun will burn my soul and the earth will feed on me.
I want to be disposed of in a way that lets nature take me away, so rain can wash me down, the sun can burn my skin, and the earth can consume my body.
The earth must drink my sour blood To breathe.
The earth requires the death and decay of living organisms, including myself, to thrive and support life.
My disease is caustic pain. I'm stumbling but I'm trying to say that I'm crumbling away.
The constant emotional pain I feel is slowly destroying me and causing me to deteriorate.
In the corner you'll find me. On the back of the bus.
I feel isolated and alone, and often find myself hiding away from others, even in public spaces.
Sterile, sterile vision
Everything around me feels lifeless and devoid of meaning.
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Jason Cole
This album brings about so much stuff.
James Martin Larson
BY FAR THEIR BEST ALBUM HANDS DOWN, NO QUESTION ABOUT IT....THIS & THE LAST SONG ARE MY FAVORITES!!!
maxeypad
Would loved to have seen this song live....
Scott Prince
Not rubbing it in I swear but it's the first song they played when I saw them on the enemy of the sun tour,I actually bought very intense blotter from their roadie,needless to say that night was an experience 🤘🤘
MY_tube
Best alternative blind watch show I went to in Charlotte. This album and Helios Creed Purple Lactate. Going to this show sober still left you fucked up. Fantastic performance from the band. VERY tight.
James Martin Larson
I dropped acid & watched their "Through Silver in Blood" tour in the mid 90's in Portland, OR at an old iconic place that was torn down 20 years ago, called "The Satyricon" ...(not to be confused with the black metal band from Norway with the same name & who also rock!)....I've never been the same since that first show.....I've seen them live three times...This album is my favorite.....Enemy of the Sun & Through Silver in Blood are tied for a distant 2nd place.....The atmosphere that they created, was otherwordly!!! Too bad Scott is so fucked up from his CTE diagnosis from landing on his head multiple times as a skater in his early years & all the heroin he did....Until cleaning up in 2006.....Nevertheless, one of the best rock albums of all-time.....
Death Metal Filth Monger Rain Man
This song is something out of this world. Hard rock Grammy stuff and shit, they wouldnt care anyway hahaha
Techman
FUCK YESSSSSSS!!!!!!! Great song!!
Primitive In The Extreme
🎶⏺🎶
Oscar Prieto
El señor es contigo......
Yocasta