darkcore

English

Etymology

From dark +‎ -core, perhaps from the 1993 track Darkcore by Two Dark Troopers, released on Basement Records.

Noun

darkcore (uncountable)

1. (music) A subgenre of jungle music with morbid, horror-based themes.

   Synonym: darkside

   • 2002, Andrea Schulte-Peevers, Berlin, page 36:

     Of course, even amid the beeps and beats good old guitar music never went away, and there are plenty of indie, punk and alternative bands gigging to appreciative audiences, as well as the resolutely grim Gothic and darkcore fringe.

Further reading

• darkcore on Wikipedia.Wikipedia