The music today known as Hardcore (or Metalcore or Post Hardcore) grew out of a scene of musicians in the ’80s enamored with the raw power of both clenched-fist Punk and heavy, thrashy Metal. Since then, the Metalcore recipe has been augmented in many different ways by artists who strive to work into the mix a growing number of contemporary influences, resulting in a comical amount of “subgenres” (Deathcore, Mathcore, Electronicore, Crunkcore, etc.). New Jersey’s Palisades is one of today’s more creatively compelling ’Core mashers. The sextet’s latest album, 2015’s Mind Games, is a progressively diverse effort driven just as much by brutal Hardcore trademarks (vocal roaring, double-bass-drumming chaos, anvil-heavy guitar riffs), as it is EDM, Emo Pop and Hip Hop.
6:30 p.m. Tuesday. $10. Thompson House, 24 E. Third St., Newport, Ky., thompsonhousenewport.com.
This article appears in Feb 3-10, 2016.
