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- noun music  An extreme fusion genre of death metal andmetalcore .
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								This isn't one of those "chug chug" kind of deathcore bands, or one of those hyper-technical "let's see if this is even physically possible" deathcore bands. 
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								This isn't one of those "chug chug" kind of deathcore bands, or one of those hyper-technical "let's see if this is even physically possible" deathcore bands. 
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								What sets you apart from the "deathcore" bands out there? PlugInMusic.com 2010 
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								This isn't one of those "chug chug" kind of deathcore bands, or one of those hyper-technical "let's see if this is even physically possible" deathcore bands. 
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								This isn't one of those "chug chug" kind of deathcore bands, or one of those hyper-technical "let's see if this is even physically possible" deathcore bands. 
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								Up 'til now, Sumerian Records has seemed to exist solely to prove that not all music labeled "deathcore" is bad. MetalSucks 2009 
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								British metalcore ... or er ... "deathcore" band, Bring Me the Horizon, is Exhibit A. Punknews.org 2009 
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								I followed Gus on his first ever rock and roll tour—with his deathcore quintet Funereal Winch—which took him and his $150 bass paid for by a miserable summer working at Quiznos through suburban Ohio and northwestern Pennsylvania, and I followed him through all the exploded friendships and busted feelings that resulted from it. Miss Misery Andy Greenwald 2006 
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								I followed Gus on his first ever rock and roll tour—with his deathcore quintet Funereal Winch—which took him and his $150 bass paid for by a miserable summer working at Quiznos through suburban Ohio and northwestern Pennsylvania, and I followed him through all the exploded friendships and busted feelings that resulted from it. Miss Misery Andy Greenwald 2006 
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								Impression: I've been ignoring most of the deathcore being released this year. 
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