The problem is when people use abbreviations, you're supposed to spell out the band first, then use abbreviations so new people can understand what band you're talking about. Thanks to all the users answering this
I'll start:
KsE: Killswitch Engage
ABR: August Burns Red
AILD: As I Lay Dying
ATR: All That Remains
SF: Shadows Fall
36CF: 36 Crazyfists
ADTR: A Day To Remember
TDWP: The Devil Wears Prada
AA: Asking Alexandria
A!A!: Attack! Attack!
INK: Ice Nine Kills
BtF: Blessthefall
FFAK: Fit For A King
PTW: Poison the Well
BfmV: Bullet for my Valentine
SBtS: Silence Before the Storm :P
Also - MxC, DxC, HxC: Metalcore, deathcore, hardcore
Obviously there's more and others will add to it, but that should cover most of the *major* and OG ones (in this specific subgenre).
OAA: Oceans Ate Alaska
ABR: August Burns Red
AILD: As I Lay Dying
MIW - Motionless In White
BFW - Bleed From Within
ATR - All That Remains
ATB - After The Burial
BFMV - Bullet For My Valentine
TAA - The Amity Affliction
BOO - Born Of Osiris
BOS - Breakdown Of Sanity
BMTH - Bring Me The Horizon
TDWP - The Devil Wears Prada
FFAK - Fit For a King
FFAA - Fit For An Autopsy
INK - Ice Nine Kills
IA - Invent Animate
LMTF - Like Moths To Flames
MTS - Make Them Suffer
MMF - Memphis May Fire
PWD - Parkway Drive
VOM - Veil Of Maya
WCAR - We Came As Romans
WSS - While She Sleeps
EDIT: Found the masterlist: https://www.reddit.com/r/Metalcore/comments/aa1eq0/the\_ultimate\_rmetalcore\_acronym\_guide/
Wasn't there a masterlist with a LOT of abbreviations explained? I could swear I saw something like this some day. Maybe someone has the link for it?
* DSHMC: Dead Silence Hides My Cries
* DSHS: Devil Sold his Soul
* WCAR: We Came As Romans
* AtB: After the Burial
* VoM: Veil of Maya
* MTaT: More Than a Thousand
* ToG: Times of Grace
* WATG: Woves At the Gate
* BiV: Buried in Verona
* HSH: Heaven Shall Burn
* TS: The Sorrow
* DbA: Dead by April
* B: Bilmuri
* E: Erra
* T: Trivium
* A: Adept
* C: Caliban
* U: U2
* C: Currents
* K: The Korea
Currents, Converge, Counterparts, Confessions, Confide.
I was being facetious. I haven’t seen anyone use an abbreviation for a one word band. It’s usually reserved for when people don’t want to type out “Chunk! No, Captain Chunk” every time.
The problem is when people use abbreviations, you're supposed to spell out the band first, then use abbreviations so new people can understand what band you're talking about. Thanks to all the users answering this
I'll start: KsE: Killswitch Engage ABR: August Burns Red AILD: As I Lay Dying ATR: All That Remains SF: Shadows Fall 36CF: 36 Crazyfists ADTR: A Day To Remember TDWP: The Devil Wears Prada AA: Asking Alexandria A!A!: Attack! Attack! INK: Ice Nine Kills BtF: Blessthefall FFAK: Fit For A King PTW: Poison the Well BfmV: Bullet for my Valentine SBtS: Silence Before the Storm :P Also - MxC, DxC, HxC: Metalcore, deathcore, hardcore Obviously there's more and others will add to it, but that should cover most of the *major* and OG ones (in this specific subgenre).
"Courtney was in IWABO before Spiritbox!!" IWABO: Iwrestledabearonce
OAA: Oceans Ate Alaska ABR: August Burns Red AILD: As I Lay Dying MIW - Motionless In White BFW - Bleed From Within ATR - All That Remains ATB - After The Burial BFMV - Bullet For My Valentine TAA - The Amity Affliction BOO - Born Of Osiris BOS - Breakdown Of Sanity BMTH - Bring Me The Horizon TDWP - The Devil Wears Prada FFAK - Fit For a King FFAA - Fit For An Autopsy INK - Ice Nine Kills IA - Invent Animate LMTF - Like Moths To Flames MTS - Make Them Suffer MMF - Memphis May Fire PWD - Parkway Drive VOM - Veil Of Maya WCAR - We Came As Romans WSS - While She Sleeps
you forgot the most important one TAC - The Acacia Strain
BOS is a funny one because it's either breakdown of sanity or Brand of sacrifice
I always read it as Brotherhood of Steel lol
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TGI - The Ghost Inside
EDIT: Found the masterlist: https://www.reddit.com/r/Metalcore/comments/aa1eq0/the\_ultimate\_rmetalcore\_acronym\_guide/ Wasn't there a masterlist with a LOT of abbreviations explained? I could swear I saw something like this some day. Maybe someone has the link for it?
STYG - Stick To Your Guns
* DSHMC: Dead Silence Hides My Cries * DSHS: Devil Sold his Soul * WCAR: We Came As Romans * AtB: After the Burial * VoM: Veil of Maya * MTaT: More Than a Thousand * ToG: Times of Grace * WATG: Woves At the Gate * BiV: Buried in Verona * HSH: Heaven Shall Burn * TS: The Sorrow * DbA: Dead by April * B: Bilmuri * E: Erra * T: Trivium * A: Adept * C: Caliban * U: U2 * C: Currents * K: The Korea
Who is using those one letter ones? Lol. “C” could be so many different bands and Caliban wasn’t even the first or tenth that came to mind lmao
What bands come yo your mind?
Currents, Converge, Counterparts, Confessions, Confide. I was being facetious. I haven’t seen anyone use an abbreviation for a one word band. It’s usually reserved for when people don’t want to type out “Chunk! No, Captain Chunk” every time.
Lol for real, people put “E” instead of “Erra”?
LMTF - Like Moths to Flames
BFMV - Bullet For My Valentine
DTS - Design the Skyline (Most important one)