Deathcore

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Deathcore
Stylistic origins Death metal, hardcore punk, metalcore, deathgrind
Cultural origins Early 2000s, United States
Typical instruments Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drums
Regional scenes
Southwestern United States
Other topics
Deathgrind, extreme metal, metalcore, death metal, hardcore punk

Deathcore is a music fusion genre that combines sounds and characteristics of death metal with sounds and characteristics of metalcore, hardcore punk or both.[1][2][3][4][5] It is defined by death metal riffs, blast beats and use of hardcore punk/metalcore breakdowns.[6][7] Deathcore seems to have most prominence within the southwestern United States, especially Arizona and inland southern California (mostly the Coachella Valley), which are home to many notable bands and various festivals.[8][9][10][11]

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Characteristics

Guy Kozowyk of The Red Chord.

Guttural growls ranging within either highly low vocal pitches or harshly shrieked pitches are common,[6][12] while clean vocals are extremely rare, and usually have a shouting style. Some of the growl techniques deathcore vocalists use have been described as pig squeals.[13][14][15][16][17] Deathcore is defined by hardcore punk-stylized breakdowns, blast beats and death metal riffs.[6][18] Like in other extreme metal fusion genres, deathcore guitarists down-tune their guitars to give their music a heavier sound, most bands play with dropped tuning. Some deathcore bands may also sometimes use death metal guitar solos as well.[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]

History

Alexandre Erian of deathcore pioneers Despised Icon performing at Ghostfest in 2009.

The term deathcore originated in the mid-1990s; in 1996, Nick Terry of Terrorizer magazine wrote: "We're probably going to settle on the term deathcore to describe the likes of Earth Crisis (as well as the more NYHC-ish but still as Deathly Merauder)."[27] In spite of this, Antagony[28] and Despised Icon are considered to be the pioneers of deathcore.[29][30] However, the band Despised Icon have rejected the label.[31]

Decibel magazine wrote that death metal band Suffocation were one of the main inspirations for the genre's emergence by writing: "One of Suffocation's trademarks, breakdowns, has spawned an entire metal subgenre: deathcore."[32]

Deathcore also began to gain moderate popularity in the late 2000s. Bands include Bring Me the Horizon and Suicide Silence. Suicide Silence's No Time to Bleed peaked at number 32 on the Billboard 200, number 12 on the Rock Albums Chart and number 6 on the Hard Rock Albums Chart,[33] while their album The Black Crown peaked at number 28 on the Billboard 200, number 7 on the Rock Albums Chart and number 3 on the Hard Rock Albums Chart.[33] After its release, the Whitechapel's album This Is Exile sold 5,900 in copies, which made it enter the Billboard 200 chart at position 118.[34] Their self-titled album peaked at number 65 on the Canadian Albums Chart[35] and also at number 47 on the Billboard 200.[36] Their album A New Era of Corruption sold about 10,600 copies in the United States in its first week of being released and peaked at position number 43 on the Billboard 200 chart.[37] Furthermore, British deathcore band Bring Me the Horizon won the 2006 Kerrang! Awards for Best British Newcomer.[38]

During the late 2000s and early 2010s, a style of the genre with influences or qualities from nu metal started growing.[39] These bands sometimes are described as "nu-deathcore".[40] These bands include Emmure,[39] Catalepsy,[41] Upon a Burning Body,[40] Here Comes the Kraken[40][42] and even Suicide Silence did it with their album The Black Crown.[40][41][43] Emmure, one of those bands, are sometimes called "the new Limp Bizkit".[44]

Criticism

Deathcore has been often criticized or looked down upon especially by ones who have experienced heavy metal music before often due to its fusion of death metal and hardcore punk/metalcore and use of breakdowns, often referring to deathcore bands as poseurs or rejecting it as a style of death metal.[16][17][45][46] Additionally, some bands who have been referred to as deathcore have rejected the label. According to metal-archives, it is the most hated metal genre.

In an interview with Vincent Bennett from The Acacia Strain about the deathcore label, he said

“ Deathcore is the new nu-metal. [...] It sucks. And if anyone calls us 'deathcore' then I might do something very bad to them."[47] ”

In an interview with Justin Longshore from Through the Eyes of the Dead about the deathcore label, he said

“ You know, I really hate that term. I know we've been labeled as that but I think there's so much more to our music than just a mixture of death metal and hardcore even though we incorporate those elements in our music. To me it seems that is just the new and fresh thing that kids are following. It will die out just like any musical trend. All these record labels are picking up on it and it's only a matter of time until they move onward to the next thing. Thank god for Myspace right?[48] ”

List of artists described as deathcore

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

See also

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