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=== Mainstream success: 2000s === [[File:Jacob Bannon of Converge.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Converge (band)|Converge]]'s ''[[Jane Doe (album)|Jane Doe]]'' (2001) is one of the most critically acclaimed albums in metalcore.]] Converge's ''[[Jane Doe (album)|Jane Doe]]'' was released on 4 September 2001 to universal critical and fan acclaim. The album influenced the development of the sound of other U.S. bands like [[Norma Jean (band)|Norma Jean]] and [[Misery Signals]] as well as international acts like [[Eden Maine]], [[Johnny Truant]] and [[Beecher (band)|Beecher]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hill |first1=Stephen |title=Converge's Jane Doe: revisiting the album that changed hardcore forever |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-cult-of-carnage-revisiting-converges-jane-doe |website=[[Metal Hammer]] |date=5 April 2017 |access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref> Blake Butler of ''[[Allmusic]]'' stated that Converge "put the final sealing blow on their status as a legend in the world of metallic hardcore" with the album, calling it "an experience -- an encyclopedic envelopment of so much at once."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/album/jane-doe-mw0000012994|title=Jane Doe - Converge|website=allmusic.com|access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref> ''[[Terrorizer Magazine]]'' named it their 2001 Album of the Year,<ref name="bennett2">J. Bennett, "Who's That Girl?", ''Precious Metal: Decibel Presents the Stories Behind 25 Extreme Metal Masterpieces'', Albert Mudrian (ed.), Da Capo Press, p. 331.</ref> and it was named the greatest album of the 2000s by ''[[Noisecreep]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://noisecreep.com/best-albums-2000s/|title=Best Albums of the 2000s|website=Noisecreep|date=2 December 2009 |language=en-US|access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref> ''Sputnikmusic''<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/blog/2010/06/11/top-100-albums-of-the-decade-10-1/|title=Sputnikmusic - Top 100 Albums of the Decade (10-1) Β« Staff Blog|website=www.sputnikmusic.com|language=en-US|access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref> and ''[[Decibel (magazine)|Decibel]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://newmusicexcess.wordpress.com/music-lists/decibel-the-top-100-greatest-metal-albums-of-the-decade/|title=Decibel β The Top 100 Greatest Metal Albums Of The Decade|date=28 January 2010|newspaper=New Music Excess|language=en-US|access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref> [[Douglasville, Georgia]]'s Norma Jean and [[The Chariot (band)|the Chariot]] were both influential artists continuing metalcore's earlier sound into the 2000s.<ref name="Young 2020" /><ref>{{cite web |title=12 influential early 2000s metalcore albums that shaped the genre |url=https://www.altpress.com/2000s-metalcore-albums/ |website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |date=29 April 2021 |access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref> Norma Jean's ''[[O' God, the Aftermath]]'' (2005) was [[Grammy award]] nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Recording Package|Best Recording Package]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hickie |first1=James |title=Album Review: Norma Jean β All Hail |url=https://www.kerrang.com/album-review-norma-jean-all-hail |website=[[Kerrang!]] |date=3 November 2019 |access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref> and the Chariot's ''[[Long Live (The Chariot album)|Long Live]]'' (2010) was listed as one of ''[[Kerrang!]]'''s "21 best U.S. metalcore albums of all time".<ref name="Young 2020" /> In contrast to these bands' dark approach to the genre, [[Buffalo, New York]]'s [[Every Time I Die]] incorporated [[Southern rock]] elements and humor,<ref name="Martins, 2020" /> ''Kerrang!'' noted them as "shaped the cutting edge of modern metalcore."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Law |first1=Sam |title=All Structures Are Unstable: An ode to Every Time I Die |url=https://www.kerrang.com/all-structures-are-unstable-an-ode-to-every-time-i-die |website=Kerrang! Magazine |date=19 January 2022 |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref> ==== Melodic metalcore ==== {{Main|Melodic metalcore}} [[Image:Killswitch Engage (4).jpg|thumb|Melodic metalcore band [[Killswitch Engage]] performing in 2016.|left]] In 2002, Killswitch Engage's ''[[Alive or Just Breathing]]'' reached number 37 on the [[Heatseekers Albums]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/killswitch-engage/chart-history/tln/ |title=Killswitch Engage Chart History (Heatseekers Albums) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref> In 2004, Killswitch Engage's ''[[The End of Heartache]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/killswitch-engage/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Killswitch Engage Chart History (''Billboard'' 200) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref> Shadows Fall's ''[[The War Within (Shadows Fall album)|The War Within]]'',<ref name="SF">{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=70442 |title=Shadows Fall to Co-Headline Sounds of the Underground |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |access-date=11 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819065852/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=70442 |archive-date=19 August 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/shadows-fall/chart-history |title=Shadows Fall (Chart History) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref> and Atreyu's ''[[The Curse (Atreyu album)|The Curse]]''<ref name=AtreyuBillboard>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/atreyu/chart-history |title=Atreyu Chart History |magazine=Billboard |access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref> peaked at numbers 21, 20, and 36 on the ''Billboard'' 200, respectively. Also, in 2006, Atreyu's third studio album, ''[[A Death-Grip On Yesterday]]'' peaked at number 9 on the Billboard 200, only to be followed up by 2007's ''[[Lead Sails Paper Anchor]]'', which peaked at number 8.<ref name=AtreyuBillboard/> Atreyu's 2002 debut album ''[[Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses]]'', as of 3 July 2004, has sold 107,000 copies in the United States.<ref name=SoundScanAtreyuKSE>{{cite magazine |page=41 |date=3 July 2004 |access-date=29 November 2019 |magazine=Billboard |title=Atreyu Gets Victory Plan |last=Christman |first=Ed |volume=116 |number=27 |issn=0006-2510 |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OhAEAAAAMBAJ&q=atreyu+soundscan&pg=PA41 |archive-date=20 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220223626/https://books.google.com/books?id=OhAEAAAAMBAJ&q=atreyu+soundscan&pg=PA41 |url-status=live }}</ref> Killswitch Engage's 2004 album ''The End of Heartache''{{Certification Cite Ref|title=The End of Heartache|artist=Killswitch Engage|type=album|region=United States}} and 2006 album ''[[As Daylight Dies]]''{{Certification Cite Ref|title=As Daylight Dies|artist=Killswitch Engage|type=album|region=United States}} were both certified gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) in 2007 and 2009, respectively. Killswitch Engage's 2002 album ''[[Alive or Just Breathing]]'', as of 3 July 2004, has sold 114,000 copies in the United States.<ref name=SoundScanAtreyuKSE/> [[Unearth]] began to have success among heavy metal fans in 2004 with the release of their second album ''[[The Oncoming Storm]]'', which peaked at number 1 on the [[Heatseekers Albums]] chart on 17 July 2004.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/unearth/chart-history/tln/ |title=Unearth Chart History (Heatseekers Albums) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref> On that same day, the album peaked at number 105 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Unearth's 2006 album ''[[III: In the Eyes of Fire]]'' peaked at number 35 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The band's 2008 album ''[[The March (album)|The March]]'' peaked at number 45 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/unearth/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Unearth Chart History (''Billboard'' 200) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref> ''Oncoming Storm'', ''III: In the Eyes of Fire''', and ''The March'' peaked at numbers 6, 2 and 3 on the [[Independent Albums]] chart, respectively.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/unearth/chart-history/ind/ |title=Unearth Chart History (Independent Albums) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref> [[Avenged Sevenfold]]'s first two albums ''[[Sounding the Seventh Trumpet]]'' (2001) and ''[[Waking the Fallen]]'' (2003) were both metalcore albums. On the band's 2005 album ''[[City of Evil]]'', Avenged Sevenfold moved away from metalcore and changed to a traditional heavy metal sound.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1503793/20050608/avenged_sevenfold.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001110302/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1503793/20050608/avenged_sevenfold.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2007|title=Avenged Sevenfold Salute Dimebag, Shun Metalcore On Evil|last=Weiderhorn|first=Joe|date=9 June 2005|publisher=MTV |access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref> On 15 June 2005, ''[[Blabbermouth.net]]'' reported that ''Waking the Fallen'' has sold 172,253 copies in the United States, according to [[Nielsen SoundScan]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/avenged-sevenfold-s-city-of-evil-enters-billboard-chart-at-no/ |title=Avenged Sevenfold's 'City Of Evil' Enters Billboard Chart At No. 30 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=15 June 2005 |access-date=29 November 2019 |archive-date=20 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920183914/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/avenged-sevenfold-s-city-of-evil-enters-billboard-chart-at-no/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 17 July 2009, ''Waking the Fallen'' was certified gold by the RIAA.{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Waking the Fallen|artist=Avenged Sevenfold|type=album|region=United States}} [[File:BulletForMyValentine2006.PNG|thumb|250x250px|[[Melodic metalcore]] band [[Bullet for My Valentine]] performing live in 2006.]] [[File:As I Lay Dying at the With Full Force music festival -- 29 June 2007.jpg|thumb|[[As I Lay Dying (band)|As I Lay Dying]] live at [[With Full Force]] 2007.|left]] Trivium also achieved success among heavy metal fans when their 2005 album ''[[Ascendancy (album)|Ascendancy]]'' peaked at number 151 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Their albums ''[[The Crusade (album)|The Crusade]]'' (2006) and ''[[Shogun (Trivium album)|Shogun]]'' (2008) peaked at numbers 25 and 23 on the ''Billboard'' 200, respectively.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/trivium/chart-history |title=Trivium Chart History |magazine=Billboard |access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref> Bleeding Through's 2006 album ''[[The Truth (Bleeding Through album)|The Truth]]'' peaked at number 1 on the [[Independent Albums]] chart on 28 January 2006.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bleeding-through/chart-history/ind/ |title=Bleeding Through Chart History (Independent Albums) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref> On that same day, the album peaked at number 48 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bleeding-through/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Bleeding Through Chart History (''Billboard'' 200) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref> Metalcore band [[As I Lay Dying (band)|As I Lay Dying]] also achieved success among heavy metal fans. The band's 2005 album ''[[Shadows Are Security]]'' peaked at number 35 on the ''Billboard'' 200<ref name=AILDBILLBOARD/> and sold 263,000 copies, according to [[Nielsen SoundScan]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cg8EAAAAMBAJ&q=as+i+lay+dying+soundscan&pg=PA46 |title=As I Stay Touring |magazine=Billboard |date=28 July 2007 |access-date=29 November 2019 |page=46 |volume=119 |number=30 |issn=0006-2510 |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]] |last=Titus |first=Christa |archive-date=20 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220223646/https://books.google.com/books?id=cg8EAAAAMBAJ&q=as+i+lay+dying+soundscan&pg=PA46 |url-status=live }}</ref> As I Lay Dying's 2007 album ''[[An Ocean Between Us]]'' peaked at number 8 on the ''Billboard'' 200 in 2007.<ref name=AILDBILLBOARD>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/as-i-lay-dying |title=As I Lay Dying |magazine=Billboard |access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref> As of April 2005, As I Lay Dying's 2003 album ''[[Frail Words Collapse]]'' sold 118,000 copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/as-i-lay-dying-new-album-limited-edition-to-include-bonus-dvd/ |title=AS I LAY DYING: New Album Limited Edition To Include Bonus DVD |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=28 April 2005 |access-date=29 November 2019 |archive-date=3 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203173351/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/as-i-lay-dying-new-album-limited-edition-to-include-bonus-dvd/ |url-status=live }}</ref> All That Remains achieved success with their 2006 album ''[[The Fall of Ideals]]'', which, as of 1 October 2008, sold 175,000 copies in the United States.<ref name=ATRBLABBERMOUTH>{{cite web |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/all-that-remains-behind-the-scenes-footage-from-two-weeks-video-shoot-available/ |title=ALL THAT REMAINS: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Two Weeks' Video Shoot Available |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=1 October 2008 |access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref> All That Remains' 2008 album ''[[Overcome (All That Remains album)|Overcome]]'' peaked at number 16 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name=ATRBLABBERMOUTH/> ''Overcome''{{'s}} song "Two Weeks" peaked at number 9 on the [[Mainstream Rock Songs]] chart on 16 May 2009.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/all-that-remains/chart-history/rtt/ |title=All That Remains Chart History (Mainstream Rock Songs) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref> [[Bullet for My Valentine]]'s debut album ''[[The Poison]]'' was released in October 2005 in Europe and was released in February 2006 in the United States. On 26 July 2006, Blabbermouth.net reported that ''The Poison'' has sold 72,000 copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/bullet-for-my-valentine-the-poison-reissue-detailed/ |title=BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: 'The Poison' Reissue Detailed |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=26 July 2006 |access-date=29 November 2019 |archive-date=3 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203165319/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/bullet-for-my-valentine-the-poison-reissue-detailed/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 27 October 2007, Blabbermouth.net reported that ''The Poison'' has sold 336,000 copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/bullet-for-my-valentine-frontman-says-new-album-will-blow-the-poison-out-of-the-water/ |title=BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Frontman Says New Album Will Blow 'The Poison' Out Of The Water |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=27 October 2007 |access-date=29 November 2019 |archive-date=3 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203170316/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/bullet-for-my-valentine-frontman-says-new-album-will-blow-the-poison-out-of-the-water/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 3 April 2010, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' reported that ''The Poison'' sold 573,000 copies in the United States.<ref name=BFMVSOUNDSCAN/> ''The Poison'' was certified gold by the RIAA on 30 January 2009.{{Certification Cite Ref|title=The Poison|artist=Bullet for My Valentine|type=album|region=United States}} Bullet for My Valentine's second album ''[[Scream Aim Fire]]'', released in 2008, peaked at number 4 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and sold 360,000 copies in the United States.<ref name=BFMVSOUNDSCAN>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rOA5W_BoYGIC&q=bullet+for+my+valentine+soundscan+360%2C000&pg=RA13-PA14 |title=Big RED |date=3 April 2010 |access-date=29 November 2019 |magazine=Billboard |volume=122 |number=13 |issn= 0006-2510 |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]] |page=14}}</ref> Bullet for My Valentine's 2010 album ''[[Fever (Bullet for My Valentine album)|Fever]]'' peaked at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 71,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release.<ref name=BFMVSOUNDSCAN/> ''Fever''{{'s}} song "[[Your Betrayal]]" peaked at number 25 on the [[Bubbling Under Hot 100]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bullet-for-my-valentine/chart-history/hbu/|title=Bullet for My Valentine (Bubbling Under Hot 100) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref> ====Diversification==== [[File:Whitechapel live in anaheim 2011.jpg|thumb|right|220px|[[Whitechapel (band)|Whitechapel]] on 2011 [[Summer Slaughter Tour]].]] {{see also|Deathcore|electronicore}} As the decade progressed, metalcore became increasingly tied to the social media [[Myspace]], launched in 2003, and the [[scene (subculture)|scene subculture]] that was prominent on the platform.<ref>{{cite web |title=How Corporations Trapped the MySpace Scene in a Literal Bubble |url=https://consequence.net/2023/08/myspace-scene-bubble-cartel-top-eight/2/ |website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]] |date=17 August 2023 |access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref> Marketing through Myspace launched the careers of many of the era's most prominent bands including [[Bring Me the Horizon]], [[Attack Attack! (American band)|Attack Attack!]], [[Black Veil Brides]], Bullet for My Valentine, [[Job For a Cowboy]] and [[Suicide Silence]]. Despite the stylistic distinctness between many of these groups' sounds they became encompassed by the terms "myspace-core" and "scene-core". Many went on to become fixtures at [[Warped Tour]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Irizarry |first1=Katy |title=16 Bands Who Got Their Start on MySpace |url=https://loudwire.com/bands-who-got-start-on-myspace/ |website=[[Loudwire]] |date=20 June 2019 |access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref> and [[Fearless Records]]'s ''[[Punk Goes...]]'' cover series.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Richardson |first1=Jake |title=20 era-defining MySpace bands: Where are they now? |url=https://www.kerrang.com/20-bands-who-owe-it-all-to-myspace-and-where-they-are-now |website=[[Kerrang!]] |date=24 September 2019 |access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref> [[Deathcore]] is a fusion of metalcore and death metal.<ref name="breakdown">{{cite web |title=lambgoat.com |url=http://www.lambgoat.com/albums/view.aspx?id=2517 |access-date=11 July 2012 |quote=This is deathcore. This is what happens when death metal and hardcore, along with healthy doses of other heavy music styles, are so smoothly blended...}}</ref><ref name="ASP">{{cite web |author=Lee, Cosmo |date=29 October 2007 |title=metalinjection.net |url=http://metalinjection.net/blog/2007/10/29/cd-review-whitechapel-the-somatic-defilement/ |access-date=11 November 2008 |quote=...All Shall Perish... Alienacja (Poland), Despised Icon (Montreal) and Whitechapel (Knoxville, TN)... They're all textbook 'deathcore', fusing death metal and hardcore punk.}}</ref><ref name="allmusic bio">{{cite web |author=Rivadavia, Eduardo |title=Heaven Shall Burn |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=heaven-shall-burn-mn0000952025|pure_url=yes}} |access-date=31 May 2008 |work=[[AllMusic]] |quote=Munich, Germany's Heaven Shall Burn specialize in highly controversial and politicized death metal fused with hardcore; a hybrid style often referred to as death-core.}}</ref> Deathcore is defined by [[Breakdown (music)#Heavy metal and punk rock|breakdowns]], blast beats and death metal [[Ostinato#Riff|riffs]].<ref name="Cosmo Lee">{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Cosmo |title=Doom |url={{allMusic|class=album|id=doom-mw0000787310|pure_url=yes}} |access-date=25 March 2011 |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref> Bands may also incorporate guitar solos and even riffs that are influenced by metalcore.<ref name="breakdown" /> New York-based death metal group [[Suffocation (band)|Suffocation]] is credited as one of the main influences for the emergence of deathcore. Embodyments album "Embrace The Eternal" is a foundation for the modern Deathcore sound.<ref name="Decibel #059">{{cite magazine |last=Lee |first=Cosmo |date=September 2009 |title=Suffocation reclaim their rightful place as kings of death metal |magazine=Decibel Magazine |issue=59 |quote=One of Suffocation's trademarks, breakdowns, has spawned an entire metal subgenre: deathcore}}.</ref> Some examples of deathcore bands are [[Suicide Silence]],<ref name="Dawn of the Deathcore">{{cite magazine |author=Wiederhorn, Jon |date=September 2008 |title=Dawn of the Deathcore |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tPkDAAAAMBAJ&q=deathcore&pg=PT62 |magazine=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] |publisher=[[Future US]] |issue=72 |pages=63β66 |issn=1527-408X |access-date=3 July 2009 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Whitechapel (band)|Whitechapel]],<ref name="Dawn of the Deathcore" /> [[Knights of the Abyss]],<ref name="knights">{{cite web |author=Sharpe-Young, Garry |title=Knights of the Abyss |url=http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united+states/arizona/glendale/knights+of+the+abyss |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918200532/http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united%2Bstates/arizona/glendale/knights%2Bof%2Bthe%2Babyss |archive-date=18 September 2009 |access-date=10 July 2009 |publisher=[[MusicMight]]}}</ref> [[Carnifex (band)|Carnifex]]<ref name="Dawn of the Deathcore" /> and [[Chelsea Grin (band)|Chelsea Grin]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Henderson |first=Alex |title=''Desolation of Eden'' review |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=desolation-of-eden-mw0001958607|pure_url=yes}} |access-date=4 April 2010 |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=Macrovision}}</ref> In 2006 and 2007, a wave of metalcore bands strongly influenced by death metal dubbed deathcore gained moderate popularity. Notable bands that brought the genre to the fore include Bring Me the Horizon and Suicide Silence. Suicide Silence's ''[[No Time to Bleed]]'' peaked at number 32 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], number 12 on the [[Rock Albums Chart]] and number 6 on the [[Hard Rock Albums]] Chart,<ref name="charts">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=suicide silence|chart=all}}|title=Suicide Silence Album & Songs Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billdboard]]|publisher=Billboard.com|access-date=5 January 2013}}</ref> while their album ''[[The Black Crown]]'' peaked at number 28 on the ''Billboard'' 200, number 7 on the Rock Albums Chart and number 3 on the Hard Rock Albums Chart.<ref name="charts" /> After its release, [[Whitechapel (band)|Whitechapel]]'s album ''[[This Is Exile]]'' sold 5,900 in copies, which made it enter the ''Billboard'' 200 chart at position 118.<ref name="Blabbermouth">{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=100980|title=Whitechapel's ''This Is Exile'' Lands on Billboard Chart|date=16 July 2008|work=[[Blabbermouth]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080803031857/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=100980|archive-date=3 August 2008|url-status=dead|access-date=5 January 2013}}</ref> Their [[Whitechapel (album)|self-titled album]] peaked at number 65 on the [[Canadian Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20041226005640/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=26 December 2004|title=Albums Charts|access-date=5 January 2013}}</ref> and also at number 47 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/whitechapel/chart-history/778140|title=Whitechapel's Chart History|magazine=Billboard.com|access-date=5 January 2013}}{{Dead link|date=June 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Their third album ''[[A New Era of Corruption]]'' sold about 10,600 copies in the [[United States]] in its first week of being released and peaked at position number 43 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/page-not-found|title=Roadrunner Records Page Not Found|website=Roadrunner Records Official Website|access-date=6 May 2017|archive-date=26 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526052254/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/page-not-found|url-status=dead}}</ref> Furthermore, Bring Me the Horizon won the [[Kerrang! Awards#2006 Results|2006 Kerrang! Awards]] for Best British Newcomer after they released their 2006 debut record ''[[Count Your Blessings (Bring Me the Horizon album)|Count Your Blessings]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kerrang.typepad.com/kerrang_awards_2006_blog/2006/08/best_british_ne.html|title=Kerrang! Awards 2006 Blog: Best British Newcomer}}</ref> However, Bring Me the Horizon abandoned the deathcore genre after the release of this album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/directory/artists/Bring_Me_The_Horizon|title=Bring Me The Horizon // Drowned In Sound|work=[[Drowned In Sound]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054215/http://drownedinsound.com/directory/artists/Bring_Me_The_Horizon|archive-date=21 September 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=20 March 2012}}</ref> San Diego natives [[Carnifex (band)|Carnifex]], witnessed success with their first album ''[[Dead in My Arms]]'', selling 5,000 copies with little publicity. On top of their non-stop touring and methodical songwriting resulted in Carnifex quickly getting signed to label [[Victory Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.massconcerts.com/event/83083-all-in-merch-14th-annual-new-worcester/|title=Event β MassConcerts|website=www.massconcerts.com|access-date=6 May 2017|archive-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731161929/https://www.massconcerts.com/event/83083-all-in-merch-14th-annual-new-worcester/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Lastly, Australian deathcore band [[Thy Art Is Murder]] debuted at number 35 on the [[ARIA Charts]] with their album ''[[Hate (Thy Art Is Murder album)|Hate]]'' (2012)<ref name="australian-charts.com">{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=a&year=2012&date=20121104|title=Australian charts portal|author=Steffen Hung|date=13 April 2015|publisher=Australian-charts.com|access-date=17 April 2015}}</ref> making them the first extreme metal band to ever reach the Top 40 of this chart.<ref name="themusicnetwork.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-news/industry/2012/10/31/thy-art-is-murder-break-aria-record/|title=Thy Art Is Murder break ARIA record - Music Industry - The Music Network|last=Eliezer|first=Christie|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926071241/http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-news/industry/2012/10/31/thy-art-is-murder-break-aria-record/|archive-date=26 September 2013|url-status=bot: unknown|access-date=27 July 2017}}</ref> [[File:Asking Alexandria 2012 Mayhem.jpg|thumb|right|180px|[[Asking Alexandria]] at [[Mayhem Festival 2012]].]] [[Electronicore]]'s merger of metalcore with various [[electronic music]] styles emerged in the 2000s. One of the earliest contributors to the sound was [[St Albans]] band [[Enter Shikari]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=May |first1=Adam |title=Enter Shikari: The award-winning British rock band who formed in Hertfordshire |url=https://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/hertfordshire-news/enter-shikari-award-winning-british-5085170 |website=[[Hertfordshire Mercury]] |date=9 March 2021 |access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref> Their debut album ''[[Take to the Skies]]'' peaked at number on the Official UK Album Chart selling 28,000 copies in its first week and was certified Gold in the UK after selling over 100,000 copies. It was also the first album to achieve a significant chart success for a new act operating outside the traditional label system.<ref>{{cite web|author=Lars Brandle |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1053180/uks-enter-shikari-scores-without-label |title=U.K.'s Enter Shikari Scores Without Label |publisher=Billboard |date= |access-date=22 November 2016}}</ref> The group received international [[radio]] [[airplay]] and a substantial number of musical awards, from ''Kerrang!'', ''[[NME]]'', ''[[Rock Sound]]'' and the ''[[BT Digital Music Awards]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kerrang! Awards 2006 Blog: Best British Newcomer |url=http://kerrang.typepad.com/kerrang_awards_2006_blog/2006/08/best_british_ne.html |access-date=12 March 2011 |publisher=Kerrang.typepad.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Mike Diver |title=NME Awards: winners in full |url=http://drownedinsound.com/news/1689011-nme-awards--winners-in-full |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016060502/http://drownedinsound.com/news/1689011-nme-awards--winners-in-full |archive-date=16 October 2012 |access-date=11 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Muse win BT Digital Music Award |url=http://www.nme.com/news/muse/31529 |website=[[NME]]}}</ref> Their second album ''[[Common Dreads]]'' was released in June 2009 and debuted on the [[UK Albums Chart]] at 16.<ref>{{cite web |title=Radio 1 β The Official Chart with Reggie Yates β The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/albums.shtml |access-date=12 March 2011 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> Columbus, Ohio's Attack Attack! gained significant notoriety with their Enter Shikari-influenced sound. The band's song for "Stick Stickly", the lead single from ''[[Someday Came Suddenly]]'' (2008) went viral online for its use of [[autotune]] and synths, with the members' squatting "crab walk" stance during the music video giving way to the [[crabcore]] [[meme]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The True Story Behind the Most Hated Metal Video of All Time |url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/the-true-story-behind-the-most-hated-metal-video-of-all-time/ |access-date=31 July 2019 |website=[[Kerrang!]]|date=4 June 2019 }}</ref> [[Warren, Michigan]] band [[I See Stars]]'s debut album ''[[3-D (I See Stars album)|3-D]]'' debuted at number 176 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], number 5 on [[Top Heatseekers]], and number 22 on [[Top Independent Albums]].<ref name="AMG Charts">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p1122695/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}|title=I See Stars album charting|publisher=Allmusic.com|access-date=26 April 2011}}</ref> [[The Devil Wears Prada (band)|The Devil Wears Prada]]'s 2011 album ''[[Dead Throne]]'' (which sold 32,400 in its first week)<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- Up for discussion jump to forums --> |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/467358/lady-antebellum-own-the-billboard-200-with-second-no-1-album |title=Lady Antebellum 'Own' the Billboard 200 with Second No. 1 Album |work=[[Billboard.com]] |date=14 September 2009 |access-date=20 October 2011}}</ref> reached number 10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinsider.net/video/the-devil-wears-prada-post-a-video-update-for-new-album|title=The Devil Wears Prada Post A Video Update For New Album|work=Metal Insider|date=31 May 2013}}</ref> on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. [[Asking Alexandria]] also achieved success, with their 2009 song "[[Final Episode (Let's Change the Channel)]]" being certified gold by the RIAA.{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Final Episode (Let's Change the Channel)|artist=Asking Alexandria|type=single|region=United States}} The band's 2011 album ''[[Reckless & Relentless]]'' peaked at number 9 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/asking-alexandria/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Asking Alexandria Chart History (''Billboard'' 200) |magazine=Billboard |date=22 January 2015 |access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref> In the late 2000s, a wave of groups began to gain traction cross-pollinating the metalcore style of bands like [[Shai Hulud (band)|Shai Hulud]] and [[Misery Signals]], with the influence of traditional hardcore and [[melodic hardcore]] groups like [[Killing the Dream]]. This wave often made use of serious, solemn lyrics and sometimes clean vocals in addition to the commonplace screams. Music commentators including ''[[Finn McKenty|Stuff You Will Hate]]'', ''Alternative Press'' and Bradley Zorgdrager of ''[[Exclaim!]]'' used the name "serious hardcore" or "srscore" to refer to this style.<ref name="ZORGDRAGER, 2015">{{cite web |last1=ZORGDRAGER |first1=BRADLEY |title=Lifeless Dream |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/lifeless-dream |website=[[Exclaim!]] |access-date=10 August 2024}}</ref><ref name="Shultz, 2017">{{cite web |last1=Shultz |first1=Brian |title=Hundredth live in Somerville (2017) |date=7 December 2017 |url=https://www.punknews.org/review/15429/hundredth-live-in-somerville |access-date=10 August 2024}}</ref> Groups in this wave included [[Hundredth (band)|Hundredth]], [[The Ghost Inside (band)|the Ghost Inside]], [[Counterparts (band)|Counterparts]]<ref name="Shultz, 2017" /> and [[Stick to Your Guns (band)|Stick to Your Guns]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Stick To Your Guns Diamond |url=https://rockfreaks.net/albums/4920 |access-date=10 August 2024}}</ref>
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