AMVcore

English

Etymology

From AMV +‎ -core, because of its later prominence in anime music videos.

Noun

AMVcore (uncountable)

1. (music, sometimes humorous) A hard alternative rock style that was popular in the 2000s and played by bands such as Linkin Park, Breaking Benjamin, and Evanescence.
   • 2015 March 4, easynam, Twitter‎, retrieved 21 November 2023:

     amvcore album where everything sounds like linkin park and evanescence

   • 2018 December 16, MoogInRow, Last.fm‎, retrieved 21 November 2023:

     Yeah I was listening to a lot of Scenecore, AMVcore, and Fourth Wave Emo/"Mall Emo" type stuff back then and even back then I never got the appeal for AA.

   • 2022 November 22, tankdempsey_, Reddit‎, retrieved 21 November 2023:

     I was already listening to the incredibly popular AMVcore songs (Skillet, Three Days Grace and Evanescence).