Top 10 Best Deathcore Bands

Whitechapel is the best deathcore band to walk the earth. Suicide Silence is great too, but I feel like their fan base just skyrocketed after Mitch died, and it was all a bunch of scene girls who thought he looked hot. They felt sorry for him because he had a wife and a 5-year-old girl and didn't give a damn about the music he made. They just liked Mitch for his looks and not his prowess as a deathcore vocalist.

No disrespect intended for Suicide Silence whatsoever, and I'm in fact looking forward to their new album with Eddie Hermida (on Nuclear Blast!). But Whitechapel is just a far better band. Phil has an amazingly powerful and brutal voice and knows how to pump up a crowd at a show. Whitechapel's fans aren't a bunch of chicks that think Phil looks hot. They're the undisputed best deathcore band.

Suicide Silence is by far the sickest and most talented deathcore band in history. They have the most talented instrumental technicalities out there, and Mitch will forever be #1 as far as screaming goes in this genre (contested only by Randy Blythe, if we were speaking in terms of metal as a whole).

If I absolutely had to compare the two's voices, I'd say Mitch can get lower naturally, being in the deathcore genre. But Randy's highs AND his lows sound much cleaner because he takes the cake with his experience. Not to mention, I just love the power and uniqueness of his vocal cords.

But to get back to the topic (sorry, I'm a vocals guy), Suicide Silence is most definitely the #1 deathcore band in existence. I hate anything mainstream, but there is a reason they are voted in at #1.

When I first heard about them and listened to some of their songs, I thought they were super overrated. The only thing I liked was their "Infinite Death" EP (as I like mostly bands with both lows and highs).

But then a few months ago, Spotify's Daily Mix played me "Holy War"...and I was blown away. I'm in love with the whole album. I even enjoyed some songs on "Hate" and can't wait for their next release.

They are not the best deathcore band, in my opinion, but they are so much better than Suicide Silence and Chelsea Grin. That's why I'm voting for them.

Carnifex is without a doubt the best band on this list, and they haven't released a bad song yet. No sell-out crap, just pure passion and anger poured into every meaningful song.

If you are new to deathcore, then check this band out, and you'll be hooked. If you listen to their older material, it's more edging toward death metal than core, but not quite there.

Carnifex is an awesome band. Just listen to Lie to My Face, In Coalesce With Filth and Faith (this song has some brutal breakdowns), or Until I Feel Nothing. Scott Lewis is an awesome vocalist, and Shawn Cameron is an awesome drummer. As previously stated, Carnifex is an awesome band.

You can see that every band has comments saying they're the best, but everyone has their own tastes in deathcore. Some like the brutality, some like the evilness and stuff, so just try them one by one every day or two, and you'll probably love them all if you dig any of them. But after all, it just needs time. I mean, three years ago when I first tried Chelsea Grin, I hated everything about them, but eventually, I liked one thing, and one thing led to another. Now I have all of their albums and EPs.

Anyway, after five years of listening to deathcore, my taste has evolved to appreciate all of those bands, like (Winds of Plague, Chelsea Grin, Make Them Suffer).

Normally, I'm not a fan of deathcore (though I do like some of it), but there's something about Despised Icon that I really like. Yes, they do breakdowns, and yes, the lead vocalist does a lot of pig squealing. But they somehow manage to keep the sound of original, organic death metal and make it sound much heavier.

And unlike most deathcore bands, they have some kickass, tasty riffs. Honestly, Despised Icon is tied with Lorna Shore for my favorite band in the genre.

I thought I'd heard deathcore at its best until I heard Despised Icon. Tight, precise performances. Well-timed breakdowns, actual riffs, the occasional melodic solo, and the only band where pig squeals are implemented well.

Plus, their return has impressed me, which is rare in this genre but not surprising from them, seeing as they're innovators.

Few bands in the deathcore genre stand out from the others. Although their first two albums may seem like some other generic deathcore, albums "The Discovery," "Tomorrow We Die Alive," and "Soul Sphere" add a unique component to the band. This addition, as well as phenomenal vocals, should put them in the top 3 along with SS and Whitechapel.

If you don't believe me, check out the songs "Machine," "The Other Half of Me," and "Free Fall." I definitely suggest "Soul Sphere" and "TWDA" as those are two of my favorite albums in deathcore.

Despite them being an "internet band," I really feel like they prove their talent. I believe they're meant to be satirical and poking a bit of fun at extreme bands. But bless their hearts, if that's actually the case, they do it extremely well. The lyrics, while grotesque, certainly have a poetry about them. They do know how to weave a story.

I fell in love after I heard "Soil the Stillborn," and I will go down with them, no matter what. Dickie Allen is one of my favorite vocalists now. Kitcher and Pickard are amazing. They have a dynamic in their songwriting that I think is hard to replicate. Love, love, love these guys.

Amazing deathcore band. If you want to hear their heaviest and best breakdowns, listen to "War Music," "Beyond the Grave," "Murderer," "Everything's Fake," and my personal favorite, "Death Will Reign."

I thought I knew what heavy was until I found out about these guys. They make more than just one-hit wonders. They continuously release promising pieces. Check them out.

Dark, very low, more growling than screaming, at least on their newer stuff. Awesome. Yes, they are Christian. So what! I have never heard another deathcore band that I enjoy as much as Impending Doom.

SOI is a deathcore band even non-deathcore fans can enjoy. Especially in their latest release, Melancholy, they incorporate elements of symphonic death metal as well as metalcore into their music.

I saw them live, and they were TIGHT! Plus, the vocalist Ben Duerr's gutturals and growls are outstanding, with amazing pronunciation. One of the very best metal vocalists right now!

He said his main influences are Mikael Åkerfeldt from Opeth and Travis Ryan from Cattle Decapitation. Talk about learning from the best and iron sharpening iron...

ASP is an amazing band. Their songs are so different from each other, and each album has a complete style that's all its own within the genre. Eddie Hermida is also one of the best singers in deathcore, but he sadly moved to Suicide Silence. He does great work with ASP, though! Definitely my favorite.

The fact that Suicide Silence is ahead of these guys is just ridiculous. Eddie is 10 times the vocalist Mitch ever was, and if you don't believe me, go listen to Eradication, Wage Slaves, Black Gold Reign, and When Life Meant More.

Oceano and Winds of Plague are the last on this list? I can't bear to see it.

Vote for them, people! They're too awesome to be so low in the rankings.

These guys are extremely heavy. They are the heaviest out of all the bands I have ever listened to. #1 for these guys.

This band is mean, angry, and the music reflects that. Oceano is number one on my list.

God damn, I hate this genre. A bunch of kids who see themselves as the most brutal out there, yet they would piss their pants if they heard something really brutal, like Job For A Cowboy. The only deathcore band that I personally like. Also, one of the few deathcore bands that leans more toward the death metal sound than the hardcore side.

Is this even a question? Deathcore is a mix between death metal and hardcore. This band is the only one on this damn list that is more death metal than hardcore. And seriously? Bring Me The Horizon? Bullet For My Valentine?

Sorry 23 guy, they got bumped down to 36. But I do agree that they are amazing and should be higher up on the list.

I sadly can't say top 10 because honestly I haven't listened to enough. I am not one who really cares much for vocals. I just like how the instrumentation of a song sounds. But these guys oddly enough caused me to actually get into caring for the lyrics and vocals as a whole, which is kind of odd because now I can understand these kinds of vocals better than clean vocals sometimes... kinda weird...

Lugal Ki En is insane! Their No Pity For A Coward cover was ten times better than the original! Senseless Massacre, Unsympathetic Intellect, and Godless Times are all amazing songs.

Seriously, 69? What the hell. These guys are still one of only three or four "deathcore" bands I religiously listen to (the others being Thy Art is Murder, Make Them Suffer, and Wage War if you can count them) because every other band on here sounds exactly the same. These are one of the only truly original bands in this genre.

Such a great band. Should be higher on the list. If anyone listened to the albums Absolute Hope, Absolute Hell and The Process of Extermination, they would understand. Hellbound isn't that great, though.

Decimate the Weak is fantastic. The band's look has nothing on their music!

I fell in love with this band pretty recently. I love the symphonic pieces they put in their later music to make it grand and dramatic. Will Ramos is one of, if not the most talented vocalists I've ever heard.

The drummer is crazy fast, the guitarist shreds on every song, and their breakdowns are brutal.

Absolutely brutal! Immortal is one of the best deathcore albums of all time.

After their last album, this band should go way up to the top 15 at least.

Hands down the best deathcore band of all time. I voted for Born of Osiris, who are better in my opinion but not deathcore, so ABRB technically deserves to win.

If you're looking for "not boring breakdowns," you should check out these guys.

Their first album, "Allegiance," beats all deathcore bands' albums. Best breakdowns, double pedal speed, melodic guitar riffs. Unfortunately, they changed, but there are still a few great songs in their second and last album.

The best band indeed, but they have slipped from deathcore like Suicide Silence to metalcore with deathcore-like vocals, such as Oceans Ate Alaska.

Good band, though!

Ok, I'm a Suicide Silence fan, and I thought they were the best deathcore band. But after listening to Veil of Maya, they just blew me away, and I was like, Whoa, ain't nobody got time for that!

Easily one of the best bands I have ever listened to. The vocals are second only to those of Mitch Lucker of Suicide Silence, but the guitar is by far the best guitar I have ever heard, and the song Punisher is easily my favorite song.

Believe what you will, Suicide Silence isn't the best of them.

I prefer Heaven Shall Burn's live performances over other deathcore bands'. Marcus' vocals are much more chaotic, and the guitars don't frequent around open strings because the riffs make them heavy.

These guys are insane! I've seen them live, and it was one of the most awesome shows I've ever seen. I like that it's more like death metal and less like metalcore, but it still has breakdowns and stuff.

This was an awesome band. Their deathcore is good, and their live performances sounded just like their studio recordings.

Vote! Hope they were at least number 10.