they are like
arty prog metal i guess. or maybe they are metalcore, but i dont think so. metalcore is like POP SCREAMING METAL (not emo) right? BTBAM is more akin to prog/art death.
i hate genres. whatever!
they are fucking fantastic.
just listen to one of their albums would you like me to zoo them?
As much as I hate to admit it, BTBAM is indeed a metalcore (metal with hardcore influences, or vice versa) band.
Their self-titled and The Silent Circus are excellent examples of some of their hardcore sound. If you want to hear a good metalcore band, not the generic shit thats being passed as metalcore nowadays (As I lay Dying, Kill Switch Engage, etc.), Listen to Botch.
However, alot of people (including me) would argue that the hardcore influences on Alaska and Colors are almost non-existent, making them more of a prog-metal band. But thats just my outlook on it.
EDIT: Also, check out Behold... the Arctopus, some would argue that they are to technical, others that they sound like 3 year olds banging their instruments.