Wichita, Kansas band formed in 2019 that evolved from deathcore roots into a symphonic and melodic death metal sound, incorporating orchestral elements and sweeping melodic structures alongside extreme metal aggression.

Formed in Riverside, California in 2002, Suicide Silence became one of the defining bands of the deathcore movement under the tenure of vocalist Mitch Lucker. Their 2007 Century Media debut The Cleansing brought the genre significant mainstream attention, followed by No Time to Bleed (2009) and The Black Crown (2011). Lucker died in November 2012 following a motorcycle accident; the band continued with new vocalist Hernan 'Eddie' Hermida and is frequently cited alongside Whitechapel, Thy Art is Murder, and Job for a Cowboy as one of deathcore's founding pillars.

Suigenocide is a Seattle, Washington technical death metal and deathcore band formed in 2023, combining intricate riffing and complex structures with the brutality of the deathcore aesthetic.

Summoning the Lich is a St. Louis, Missouri outfit formed in 2020 that combines melodic death metal hooks with the crushing breakdowns of deathcore, drawing on fantasy and occult themes in their lyrical world.

Sun Speaker is a Phoenix, Arizona act formed in 2018 that blends blackened melodic death metal with deathcore, pairing soaring melodic leads with blast-driven aggression and heavy breakdowns.

Suncinder is a Detroit, Michigan act formed in 2019 that melds progressive melodic death metal with deathcore, layering technical riffing and melodic complexity over punishing, breakdown-driven passages.

Suntorn are a brutal death metal and deathcore band from San Diego, California, formed in 2016, unleashing punishing down-tuned brutality that combines the hyper-technical slaughter of brutal death metal with the breakdowns and heaviness of deathcore.

Super Happy Story Time Land is a deathcore and death metal band from Sequim, Washington, formed in 2007, whose deliberately absurdist name belies a genuinely heavy and technically demanding approach to extreme metal.

Iowa's Swinery formed in 2014 and plays deathcore with death metal sensibilities, blending breakdowns and extreme metal intensity in the tradition of the Midwest's heavy underground.