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THE MODERN AGE SLAVERY confirm that which has made them infamous in the underground scene by delivering a relentless Deathcore debut that takes no prisoners. The band offers no respite from grinding blast beats, merciless brutal vocals, and slaughtering double bass rapid-fire. With one infernal track following another, they leave no room for ballads or acoustic interludes, as they end their barbaric hell ride with a cover version of
Entombed’s “Wolverine Blues”. While the band presents a modern-day release, they continue to pay tribute to the spirit of the scene’s forerunners. The album is brilliantly rounded off by the work of Dennis Sibeijn, who is once again able to uncompromisingly transform the band’s vision into art. A must-have for fans of Job for a Cowboy, Decapitated, and Aborted.

Deathcore is an amalgamation of two musical styles: metalcore and death metal.

Though a sub-genre of metalcore, deathcore is heavily influenced by modern death metal in its speed, heaviness, and approach to chromatic, heavily palm muted riffing, dissonance and frequent key changes. Lyrics may not always be in the death metal vein, but traditional growls, and pig-like squeals are prevalent, often combined with metalcore vocals. Much of deathcore features breakdowns, a trait which is attributed to the hardcore aspect of its metalcore influence. New York death metal veterans Suffocation, as well as Maryland’s Dying Fetus, were among the first death metal groups to make the breakdown a staple in their music, although neither of these bands are considered to be “deathcore.” However, it can be noted that slam and brutal death metal acts such as Texas’ Devourment who are known to heavily utilize breakdowns may be the stylistic and musical influence on many recent deathcore acts.

Deathcore seems to have most prominence within the southwestern United States, especially Arizona and California (most notably the Coachella Valley), which are home to many notable bands and various festivals. In a similar gauge of success, many popular or up and coming deathcore bands are featured on Black Market Activities, the label of The Red Chord’s Guy Kozowyk.

Before the rise of deathcore, bands such as Abscess and Unseen Terror used the term to describe hardcore punk/death metal hybrids. Germany’s Blood also released a 1986 demo entitled Deathcore, while another German group, formed in 1987 and related to Blood, used Deathcore as a band name.