Deathcore

Deathcore is an amalgamation of two musical styles: hardcore and death metal. While similar to slam death metal and deathgrind, death

Deathcore is an amalgamation of two musical styles: hardcore and death metal. While similar to slam death metal and deathgrind, deathcore typically contains muted drumwork as well as a variation on speed and heaviness. The lyrics may not always be in the death metal vein, but traditional growls and shrieks predominate, with metalcore vocals rarely being used. Deathcore receives its speed and technicality from death metal, while its breakdowns are attributed to a metalcore influence, though death metal bands have often used breakdowns in the past, as can be heard on Morta Skuld's 1991 demo, Prolong the Agony.

Some of the bands involved in this new wave of extreme metal don't necessarily follow the deathgrind/brutal death metal blueprint. Abigail Williams, for example, have been known to acquire much of their sound from Norwegian black metal and Swedish death metal.