History Main / Deathcore

* LongHairedPrettyBoy: One thing that helped deathcore reach a young audience was having far more conventionally attractive musicians (mostly frontmen) than other forms of extreme metal. [[Music/BringMeTheHorizon Oli Sykes,]] [[Music/SuicideSilence Mitch Lucker,]] and Alex Koehler (ex-Chelsea Grin, before [[HairTodayGoneTomorrow he cut his hair)]] were easily the most famous for their good looks. Other examples include [[Music/EnterpriseEarth Dan Watson,]] Victor Guillet (Betraying the Martyrs), and Brandon Butler (ex-Veil of Maya).

* NoodlePeople: For some reason, there are an awful lot of real-life examples of these in the genre. The stereotype of the skinny deathcore kid exists for a reason, and on the musician side of things, [[Music/SuicideSilence Mitch Lucker]], Ricky Hoover (ex-Suffokate) and Aaron Matts (Betraying the Martyrs) are among the more famous (and extreme) examples.

* Music/HeavenShallBurn (also MelodicDeathMetal)

* Music/ThyArtIsMurder (one of the most extreme and well-respected examples; they largely abandoned the genre in favor of DeathMetal with ''Dear Desolation'')

* IndecipherableLyrics: Like its source genre, it is infamous for unintelligible vocalists (especially in more brutal or slam-oriented acts), and the nature of the techniques used (deathcore vocalists tend to use their throat a lot more, and the "pig squeal/bree" basically ensures that no one is going to understand the lyrics) means that it is even easier to have lyrics that will completely stymie the listener even with a lyric sheet handy. Particularly major offenders include [[Music/Infant Annihilator Dickie Allen]], [[Music/SignsOfTheSwarm Dave Simonich]], and [[Music/WakingTheCadaver Don Campan]].

* '''Nu deathcore''': Deathcore combined with nu metal, usually involving groovier and bouncier riffing, droning atmospheric textures, and possibly some sort of clean vocal or rapping presence. Famous examples include modern Music/SuicideSilence, Music/{{Emmure}}, Spite, Brand of Sacrifice, Music/TheLastTenSecondsOfLife, and Left to Suffer.

* Implosive Disgorgance (also deathgrind)

* Human Error (also slam)

* Implosive Disgorgence (also deathgrind)

* '''First-wave deathcore''': The original acts in the genre and a few acts that started around that time, but took off later. Almost universally overlaps with deathgrind, often with prominent mathcore influences as well (primarily odd time signatures and heavy usage of "panic chords"). Famous acts include Music/TheRedChord, Music/DespisedIcon, Antagony, Animosity, Bodies in the Gears of the Apparatus, and Deadwater Drowning.

* '''Slamming deathcore''': An offshoot of brutal deathcore with prominent slam elements, usually involving a more gurgly vocal approach and slam breaks in addition to more traditional deathcore breakdowns. Famous acts include Music/WakingTheCadaver, Disfiguring the Goddess, Music/{{Vulvodynia}}, early Music/SignsOfTheSwarm, mid-era Within Destruction, Acrania, and early Mental Cruelty.

* '''Nu deathcore''': Deathcore combined with nu metal, usually involving groovier and bouncier riffing, droning atmospheric textures, and possibly some sort of clean vocal or rapping presence. Famous examples include modern Suicide Silence, Music/{{Emmure}}, Spite, Brand of Sacrifice, Music/TheLastTenSecondsOfLife, and Left to Suffer.

* MetalScream: Is known for a variant of Type 2 that is colloquially referred to as "tunnel throat"; while the origins are unclear, it is likely that [[Music/{{Whitechapel}} Phil Bozeman]] and [[Music/{{Oceano}} Adam Warren]] popularized this approach. The "pig squeal" or "bree" is another Type 2 genre hallmark that was originally taken from slam and brutal death (primarily Devourment and Cryptopsy) and was introduced by Steve Marois and Marie-Helene Landry of Despised Icon before being popularized by All Shall Perish and Job for a Cowboy. Type 3s are also exceedingly common and are usually screechier and more shrill than they would normally be in death metal; [[Music/TheBlackDahliaMurder Trevor Strnad]] is the most likely influence, while [[Music/JobForACowboy Jonny Davy]], [[Music/AllShallPerish Eddie Hermida]], and [[Music/SuicideSilence Mitch Lucker]] are all roughly equally responsible for popularizing it. Another variant of the Type 3 emerged in the 2010s as a throaty squawk; this was influenced almost exclusively by the vocals of [[Music/CattleDecapitation Travis Ryan]], with famous proponents of the style including [[Music/InfantAnnihilator Dickie Allen]], [[Music/SignsOfTheSwarm Dave Simonich]], [[Music/LornaShore Will Ramos]], and [[Music/MentalCruelty Lucca Schmerler]]. Type 1s are somewhat more rare, but they do still show up reasonably often; famous vocalists who primarily use them include [[Music/TheRedChord Guy Kozowyk]], [[Music/DespisedIcon Alex Erian]], [[Music/ThyArtIsMurder CJ McMahon]], [[Music/FitForAnAutopsy Joe Badolato]], Anthony Notarmaso (After the Burial), and John Robert C. (The Last Ten Seconds of Life).

* {{Acrania}} (also slam)
* {{Acranius}} (close enough to slam to essentially blur the lines, but has enough core to qualify for that as well)
* {{Aegaeon}}

Because it borrows heavily from its commercially successful grandparent Metalcore, Deathcore is arguably more viable in the mainstream than Death Metal. It could be seen as a DarkerAndEdgier version of the former and, if [[HateDumb critics]] are to be believed, a LighterAndSofter descendant of the latter[[labelnote:*]]This isn't entirely true, as most deathcore bands are just as hard, [[UpToEleven if not harder]], than most pure death metal bands, due to being primarily rooted in brutal/slam death metal and deathgrind. Examples include Suicide Silence, Methwitch, Infant Annihilator, and Thy Art Is Murder.[[/labelnote]]. Because ItsPopularNowItSucks and the genre's heavy influence from modern {{Metalcore}} supposedly makes it a "[[NoTrueScotsman bastardization]]" of HeavyMetal, the genre has become a prominent target for [[{{Hatedom}} contempt]] from purists in recent years, though this has faded as the two genres have largely become separate entities with far more limited crossover, coupled with deathcore elements bleeding into death metal and many older acts becoming VindicatedByHistory.

* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Deathcore vocalists who use highs tend to have a very shrill, screechy style; [[Music/AllShallPerish Eddie Hermida]], [[Music/SuicideSilence Mitch Lucker]], and [[Music/JobForACowboy Jonny Davy]] most likely popularized this approach. Other well-known purveyors include [[Music/{{Carnifex}} Scott Ian Lewis]], Alex Koehler (ex-Chelsea Grin), Ian Bearer (Rings of Saturn), [[Music/ShadowOfIntent Ben Duerr]], Luke Griffin (Acrania, Human Error), Guillaume Villeneuve (Beyond Deviation), and Ray Jimenez (ex-Abiotic).

* IndecipherableLyrics: Like its source genre, it is infamous for unintelligible vocalists (especially in more brutal or slam-oriented acts), and the nature of the techniques used (deathcore vocalists tend to use their throat a lot more, and the "pig squeal/bree" basically ensures that no one is going to understand the lyrics) means that it is even easier to have lyrics that will completely stymie the listener even with a lyric sheet handy. Particularly major offenders include Dickie Allen (Infant Annihilator), Dave Simonich (Signs of the Swarm), and Luke Griffin (Acrania).

* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Deathcore vocalists who use highs tend to have a very shrill, screechy style; [[Music/AllShallPerish Eddie Hermida]], [[Music/SuicideSilence Mitch Lucker]], and [[Music/JobForACowboy Jonny Davy]] most likely popularized this approach. Other well-known purveyors include [[Music/{{Carnifex}} Scott Lewis]], Alex Koehler (ex-Chelsea Grin), Ian Bearer (Rings of Saturn), [[Music/ShadowOfIntent Ben Duerr]], Luke Griffin (Acrania, Human Error), and Ray Jimenez (ex-Abiotic).

* In Gloom (strong overlap with slam death metal and beatdown hardcore)

* Lowlife(also slam)

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ2S1p7wUfQ In Gloom - God The Animal]] (slamming deathcore/downtempo)

** Deathcore/djent fusion: Born of Osiris, Veil of Maya, and After the Burial

* '''Downtempo''': Another offshoot of brutal deathcore, focusing almost exclusively on very slow tempos (often with dissonant lead themes laid over the top) and extremely long breakdowns, while more nu metal-oriented acts tend to take a somewhat faster and groovier approach. Also frequently involves very little actual death metal influence, as many acts are far more rooted in beatdown hardcore and/or nu metal. Famous acts include Music/BlackTongue, early Bodysnatcher, Traitors, Falsifier, Bound in Fear, and Cabal.

* '''Slamming deathcore''': An offshoot of brutal deathcore with prominent slam elements, usually involving a more gurgly vocal approach and slam breaks in addition to more traditional deathcore breakdowns. Famous acts include Music/WakingTheCadaver, Disfiguring the Goddess, Music/{{Vulvodynia}}, early Music/SignsOfTheSwarm, mid-era Within Destruction, and early Mental Cruelty.

* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Deathcore vocalists who use highs tend to have a very shrill, screechy style; [[Music/AllShallPerish Eddie Hermida]], [[Music/SuicideSilence Mitch Lucker]], and [[Music/JobForACowboy Jonny Davy]] most likely popularized this approach. Other well-known purveyors include [[Music/{{Carnifex}} Scott Lewis]], Alex Koehler (ex-Chelsea Grin), Ian Bearer (Rings of Saturn), Ben Duerr (Shadow of Intent), and Ray Jimenez (ex-Abiotic).