Pattoncore

Pattoncore emerged in the early 1990s, birthed by fans of Mike Patton's various musical ventures, especially those who felt that combining avant-garde rock, metal, and a smidge of absurdity was a grand idea. It's characterised by an eclectic sound that seems to take a perverse joy in defying genre conventions, featuring everything from operatic vocals to cheeky samples, and often sounds like a mad musical scientist's lab experiment gone gloriously right. The genre has gathered a passionate following, proving that if you throw enough ingredients into the pot, you might just end up with a wonderfully chaotic dish that no one quite knows how to describe.