Deathcore

Deathcore
Carnifex during a 2017 performance
Stylistic origins	Death metal metalcore
Cultural origins	Late 1990s – early 2000s, North America
Other topics
List of deathcore bands

Deathcore is an extreme metal subgenre that combines death metal with metalcore.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} The genre consists of death metal guitar riffs, blast beats, and metalcore breakdowns.^[6][7] While there are some precursors to the concept of death metal fused with metalcore/hardcore elements seen in the 1990s, deathcore itself emerged in the early 2000s and gained prominence beginning in the mid-2000s within the southwestern United States, especially Arizona and inland southern California, which are home to many notable bands and various festivals.^[8][9][10]

Some of the genre's earliest examples include Antagony, Despised Icon, and the Red Chord. Deathcore's expansion in the mid-2000s saw bands like All Shall Perish, Through the Eyes of the Dead, Bring Me the Horizon, Suicide Silence, Carnifex, Job for a Cowboy, Chelsea Grin and Whitechapel taking off. In the 2010s, deathcore bands began experimenting with an eclectic selection of other genres, with groups like Infant Annihilator and Fit For An Autopsy gaining momentum during this period of time.

The genre has received a less-than-favorable response from certain fans of heavy metal music, usually for its contentious usage of breakdowns. Despite it's polarizing nature, the genre has managed to accumulate sizable popularity and a degree of mainstream exposure, partially due to the success of bands like Lorna Shore and Thy Art Is Murder.