The "fest" is a concert where local indie metalcore, punk metal, screamo, hardcore, thrash metal, grindcore, punk rock bands can play and get their names in circulation.

Crossover thrash, often abbreviated to "crossover," and sometimes called also "punk metal," is a form of thrash metal that contains more hardcore punk elements than standard thrash.

Released on Suicidal Records, this EP saw the band switching back to their original punk metal and skatepunk style (with songs originally recorded by Cyco Miko covered).

Genres on the label included punk, rock, metal, hardcore, death metal, industrial and electronic music.

Crossover thrash (often abbreviated to crossover, sometimes called also punk metal) is a form of thrash metal and hardcore punk which had mixed both genres together or had influences from each other.

Allmusic labelled their music as punk metal (crossover thrash).

Crossover thrash, also known as punk metal or simply crossover, is a form of thrash metal.

Story of the Year has most popularly been referred to as representing the genres post-hardcore alternative rock, and punk metal.

Despite the image of Christian pop as soft and conformist, most of these bands work on the harder or more alternative edges of rock: punk, hardcore, grunge, new metal and indie-rock.

The band's sound has been described as "stoner punk metal," as "Black Sabbath meets Devo," and as "heavy riff pop."