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All Shall Perish is a deathcore hexad from Oakland, USA formed in 2002, and are consistently cited by critics as one of the best bands in the genre. All Shall Perish combines various genres, including death metal, deathgrind and metalcore. Since 2005, All Shall Perish have delivered three records off of Nuclear Blast. The debut album, Hate, Malice, Revenge, was originally released by Japanese record label Amputated Vein Records in 2003. In 2005, it was re-released by Nuclear Blast and since then has received mostly underground acclaim. Read more on Last.fm
With the (in my opinion) ridiculous direction ‘deathcore’ is headed in these days, ‘The Price of Existence’ has always been useful for me to refer to in talking with newcomers to the genre. The record outperforms not only everything else in the subgenre, but even all the other records in All Shall Perish’s catalog.
The sign of a truly great (non-progressive) metal record is the ability to build on existing staples with personality, skill, and originality. Everything’s here: speed, solos, breakdowns, moderately complex rhythm, interesting vocals, an acoustic interlude, and a four-chord singing finale—and all the while, rarely repeating an idea.