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]
allmusic.com Alex Henderson: "What is deathcore? ...it's essentially metalcore... Drawing on both death metal and hardcore..." lambgoat.com Archived January 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine "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..." 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, backing vocals) and formed four years ago" pyromusic.net Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Spiritech: "..., meet Californian quintet Suicide Silence, who have just released their debut album, 'The Cleansing'." Mason, Stewart. "Bring Me the Horizon AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2011. Fronted by a tattooed clothing designer and influenced by death metal, grindcore, and emo, Bring Me the Horizon aren't the average deathcore band.
Begrand, Adrien (September 7, 2006). "Blood and Thunder: Notes from Underground". Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009. 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.
Springorum, Bjorn (2011) "The Browning", Metal Hammer (German edition), December 2011