DEATHCORE
Deathcore is a style of extreme music often confused by its fans with
death metal. Deathcore draws heavily from the "malcore" style of
metalcore in the sense that elements of its sound, both in composition
and production, are rejected by the more conservative metal culture (ex.
death/black/thrash/sludge metal). Deathcore differs from metalcore in
the sense that it is generally faster, more heavy, and tending toward
darker themes such as are present in death metal. Deathcore is also
notorious for the excessive use of breakdowns, an element also present
(but less frequent) in death metal and other 'true' metal genres.
Hardcore dancing, a dance style in which fans swing their arms and legs
violently in rhythm, has become hugely popular among deathcore fans, and
is a trademark of live deathcore shows.
Despite many fans'
beliefs, deathcore is vastly different from traditional death metal.
Musically, the deathcore song structure is generally much more formulaic
than that of death metal; songs tend to have one or two guitar riffs,
several breakdowns, and possibly a chorus. Deathcore composition is also
much less complex, many songs featuring doubled guitar parts or simple
guitar harmonies, with the bass guitar being almost entirely
indistinguishable.
Possibly the biggest difference between the
two genres lies in their production. Deathcore is produced similarly to
metalcore in many ways. Clean guitar parts, extremely balanced guitar
and vocal tracks, as well as heavily mastered...
