octanecore
Term used to describe easily digestible, radio-friendly metalcore music. It isn't an actual sub-genre, but is named after the channel Octane on SiriusXM. It is similar to the term "butt rock", but for the metalcore sub-genre.
Friend 1: "Damn, did you hear the new album they put out?"
Friend 2: "Yeah, they really stripped out a lot of stuff and seem much softer and more.. I don't know? Trendy? Like something dumbed down that you'd hear on the radio, but still metalcore."
Friend 1: "Kind of what I was thinking. The birth of another octanecore band?"
Friend 2: "Sounds like it bro. Weak."
Friend 2: "Yeah, they really stripped out a lot of stuff and seem much softer and more.. I don't know? Trendy? Like something dumbed down that you'd hear on the radio, but still metalcore."
Friend 1: "Kind of what I was thinking. The birth of another octanecore band?"
Friend 2: "Sounds like it bro. Weak."