Film + TV

SpongeBob SquarePants-themed metalcore is a real actual thing

by Tyler Munro

SpongeBob SquarePants has always been a little bit metal. Remember when Motörhead wrote a song for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie? So xSPONGECOREx shouldn’t catch you that off guard.

Yes, it’s what you think it is.

Shared earlier by Metal Sucks, xSPONGECOREx is a self-described “Str8edge HXC” group formed out of Bikini Bottom, and one that promises to mix your favourite SpongeBob quotes and phrases with, and we’re quoting here, “br00tal breakdowns for the moshing experience.”

A stupid idea? Absolutely. But it’s sooooo good. Seriously, give “Right Where I Want You” a listen:

Right? RIGHT?! They’ve actually got an entire EP out on Bandcamp. You should check it out.