The following is a list of deathcore artists. Deathcore is an extreme metal fusion genre that combines the characteristics of death metal and metalcore and sometimes hardcore punk. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] It is defined by death metal riffs, blast beats and use of metalcore breakdowns. [7] [8] Deathcore gained 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. [9] [10] [11] [12]
Fronted by a tattooed clothing designer and influenced by death metal, grindcore, and emo, Bring Me the Horizon aren't the average deathcore band.
a triumph of symphonic deathcore
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.