Deathcore
Deathcore | |
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Stylistic origins | Death metal, metalcore, hardcore punk |
Cultural origins | Mid-1990s to early 2000s, United States |
Typical instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass, drums |
Regional scenes | |
California, Arizona |
Deathcore is a fusion music genre that combines elements of death metal with elements of metalcore or hardcore punk, or both.[1][2][3][4][5] It is defined by an "excessive" use of death metal riffs, blast beats and use of hardcore punk breakdowns.[6][7] Deathcore seems to have most prominence within the southwestern United States, especially Arizona and inland southern California (most notably the Coachella Valley), which are home to many notable bands and various festivals.[8][9][10][11]
Characteristics
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Traditional growls and screaming are common,[6] while clean vocals are very rare and only present in certain occasions of select songs. Deathcore is defined by breakdowns, blast beats and death metal riffs.[6] Bands also incorporate guitar solos and melodic riffs similar to those in metalcore.[12] Like in other extreme metal genres, deathcore guitarists down tune their guitars to give their music a heavier sound, most play in drop B or drop A tuning.
History
The term deathcore originated in the mid 1990s; in 1996, Nick Terry of Terrorizer 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)."[13]
Decibel magazine stated about New York-based death metal group Suffocation: "One of Suffocation’s trademarks, breakdowns, has spawned an entire metal subgenre: deathcore."[14]
List of deathcore artists
See also
References
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- ^ Official SoCal DeathFest banner - held in Santa Ana, California
- ^ Official Deathcore Fest banner - held in San Francisco, California
- ^ roadrunnerrecords.com "Ferret Music has announced the signing of ELYSIA. The California-based deathcore outfit is composed of Zak Vargas (vocals), Mark Underwood (guitar), Steven Sessler (drums), Danny Lemonsqueeze (guitar) and Jeremy Chavez (bass) and formed four years ago"
- ^ pyromusic.net Spiritech: "..., meet Californian quintet Suicide Silence, who have just released their debut album, 'The Cleansing'."
- ^ lambgoat.com "This is deathcore. This is what happens when death metal and hardcore, along with healthy doses of other heavy music styles, are so smoothly blended..."
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One of Suffocation's trademarks, breakdowns, has spawned an entire metal subgenre: deathcore
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Fronted by a tattooed clothing designer and influenced by death metal, grindcore, and emo, Bring Me the Horizon aren't the average deathcore band.
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South Carolina's Through the Eyes of the Dead got things going in earnest with a workmanlike set suitable for an opening act, and while such deathcore exercises as 'Two Inches from a Main Artery' and 'Beneath Dying Skies' combined Cannibal Corpse-style blasting with the melodic intricacy of Morbid Angel, lead screamer Anthony Gunnels lacked both range and power.
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Further reading
- Erbe, Marcus (2011). ‘This isn’t over till I say it’s over!’ Narratives of Male Frustration in Deathcore and Beyond (PDF, 9 pages), University of Cologne.