Bi Lover Boy
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That's a good definition, and you clearly know what you're talking, but I've got a question: If mallcore is Nu Metal, why is it used for bands like Pantera, Slayer, and Morbid Angel?
And what about Nu Metal bands that have a smaller following, such as Ill Nino, Spineshank, and Stereomud?</center>
Well, there are people who still use "mallcore" to describe anything that has become popular with mallcore kiddies, so Pantera, Slayer, Cannibal Corpse, Children Of Bodom, most Metalcore and even Opeth have been described as such, though Morbid Angel is really not a band I would have expected to be called "mallcore". Overall, there are some who use it that way, though most use it to mean Nu-Metal.
Bands like Ill Nino and Spineshank are definately still considered mallcore and I never considered either to have a smaller following, though when compared to Slipknot or Korn, then yes, I guess they're a little less popular. Stereomud would be considered mallcore aswell if you're asking someone who described any Nu-Metal band as mallcore, aswell as those who consider anything popular as mallcore I would amagine. Mostly people either think "anything popular amongst mallcore kids + Nu-Metal in general = mallcore" or "Nu-Metal = mallcore. Metal bands that are popular amongst mallcore kids aren't mallcore."
