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Though a sub-genre of metalcore, deathcore is heavily influenced by modern death metal in its speed, heaviness, and approach to chromatic, heavily palm muted riffing, dissonance and frequent key changes. Lyrics may not always be in the death metal vein, but traditional growls, and pig-like squeals are prevalent, often combined with metalcore vocals. Much of deathcore features breakdowns^[3][6], a trait which is attributed to the hardcore aspect of its metalcore influence. New York death metal veterans Suffocation, as well as Maryland's Dying Fetus, was among the first death metal groups to make the breakdown a staple in their music, although neither of these bands are considered to be "deathcore."^[7] However, it can be noted that slam death metal acts such as Texas' Devourment not only heavily utilize breakdowns, but may be the stylistic and musical influence on many recent deathcore acts. In music, chromatic indicates the inclusion of notes not in the prevailing scale and is also used for those notes themselves (Shir-Cliff et al 1965, p. ... The palm mute, also known as palm muting, is a playing technique for the guitar or (less commonly) bass guitar. ... Riff is also an alternate spelling of Rif, a region of Morocco. ... Death grunts, also referred to as death growls, death vocals or harsh vocals[1], is a vocalisation style usually employed by vocalists of the death metal musical genre, but is also occasionally used in a variety of other heavy metal sub-genres. ... For other uses, see Break. ... Hardcore Punk is a subgenre of Punk Rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. ... Metalcore is a fusion of extreme metal and hardcore punk that began in the United States. ... Suffocation is a American brutal technical death metal band. ... Dying Fetus is an American death metal band, presently noteworthy for their virtuosity, dual mid-range and gurgling vocals, and reality-based pseudo-political lyrics. ... Devourment is a brutal death metal band formed in 1995 in Dallas, Texas. ...

Deathcore seems to have most prominence within the southwestern United States, especially Arizona and California (most notably the Coachella Valley), which are home to many notable bands and various festivals.^{[2][6][8][9][10][11]} In a similar gauge of success, many popular or up and coming deathcore bands are featured on Black Market Activities, the label of The Red Chord's Guy Kozowyk.^[12] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Red Chord is a deathcore[1] band from Revere, Massachusetts whose sound incorporates elements of death metal, grindcore and metalcore. ...

Before the rise of deathcore, bands such as Abscess^[13] and Unseen Terror^[14] used the term to describe hardcore punk/death metal hybrids. Germany's Blood also released a 1986 demo entitled Deathcore^[15], while another German group, formed in 1987 and related to Blood, used Deathcore as a band name.^[16] Abscess is a hardcore punk influenced death metal band from Oakland, California. ... Unseen Terror Unseen Terror was a band project formed by Shane Embury (later of Napalm Death) and Mitch Dickinson (Heresy), with the idea of sound more technical than Napalm Death at that time. ... Hardcore Punk is a subgenre of Punk Rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Criticism

As with most subgenres affiliated with metalcore, there is a strong feeling of backlash and resentment from traditional metal and extreme metal fans who feel as though their music is being co-opted and cashed-in for profit via image conscious Deathcore acts, most notably Bring Me The Horizon, Despised Icon and lowestoft's own Annotations of an Autopsy.^[6] For this reason, many bands find themselves mislabeled or attacked through the Internet and in print in critical chastising, even before normal musical development can occur. This has in turn led to the rejection of the label by many bands,^[17][18] and defending of by others.^[19] Oliver Sykes Bring Me the Horizon (or BMTH as often referred to) is a deathcore band from Sheffield, Yorkshire. ... Despised Icon is a Canadian deathcore band from Montreal. ...

There is also controversy with metal and punk fans about the labeling of deathcore bands as grindcore since many strongly believe this is a misnomer without basis. Grindcore, often shortened to grind, is an evolution of crust punk, most commonly associated with death metal, a very different though similarly extreme style of music. ...

See also

• List of deathcore bands
• Death metal
• Metalcore

The following is a list of deathcore bands: All Shall Perish Animosity As Blood Runs Black Bring Me the Horizon Burning Skies Dance Club Massacre Despised Icon The Faceless From a Second Story Window Glass Casket Ion Dissonance Job for a Cowboy Killwhitneydead The Red Chord See You Next Tuesday... This article is about the musical genre. ... Metalcore is a fusion of extreme metal and hardcore punk that began in the United States. ...

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