Post metal, well, it's only been around for about 9 years now
Personally I don't agree with the name mathcore.
It's the same thing as technical metalcore, but some reason it's get shortened to mathcore, which to me would imply technical hardcore, not technical metalcore, but eh, I didn't invent that genre name.
If you're into the traditional side of metal, post metal might be so appealing to you.
It's basically everything traditional is not. So all the excesses of usual metal, like the solos, bazillions of riffs is gone basically.
This isn't a knock to metal at all btw, there is always time for Megadeth or Black Sabbath for me, but really, if you think about it, that's just how it is, it's just about being over the top and being absurd, and I love it for what it is.
Post metal is more about extended ideas really, and vocals (if present) really take a back seat.
I find a lot of post metal metal tends to suck less than "normal" metal does overall, since post metal is usually always about the big picture and how the composition comes together.
Don't get me wrong, a lot of "normal" metal is well composed, but it's also often made up of smaller and shorter ideas strung together and sometimes, as in the case of many prog metal bands, the compositions tend to fall flat because it's just a massive bunch of weak ideas instead of a few really great strong ideas that hold your interest for longer periods of time.
Try out post metal. You might hate it, you might like it, and you gotta be in the right mood for it.
It's amazing music for when you feel depressed, or just really chilled out.
