Jonah Pike
Virginia, USA

Jonah Pike

Metalcore, deathcore, nu-metal and hardcore editor. Thirty-one, still goes to matinee shows, still loses his voice.

Metalcore Deathcore Nu-Metal Hardcore

Jonah grew up on the Virginia hardcore scene, where the line between a metal show and a hardcore show was whoever brought the PA. He has run merch, driven vans, and shot a few hundred sets from the photo pit before he started writing for KaosMetal.

He covers metalcore, deathcore, nu-metal and the hardcore crossover. Short sentences, straight talk, a bit of fun, and no interest in whether something counts as "real metal". If it makes the room move, it makes the site.

Reviews by Jonah Pike

8 reviews · average score 7.9 out of 10

Soulfly — Ritual 7.5

Soulfly

Ritual

2018 · Thrash Metal

Familiar groove, no surprises, and the pit still goes down.

Jonah Pike Oct 17, 2026

In This Moment — Witch 7.0

In This Moment

Witch

2026 · Gothic Metal

Two songs worth the ticket, and a long stretch of stage business

Jonah Pike Sep 10, 2026

A Night in Texas — The Darkest Side of Humanity 7.0

A Night in Texas

The Darkest Side of Humanity

2026 · Deathcore

Clean incisions all the way down, and the same operation ten times

Jonah Pike Sep 10, 2026

Beartooth — Pure Ecstasy 7.5

Beartooth

Pure Ecstasy

2026 · Metalcore

Nearly every reaction holds, and nothing buffers the swing between them

Jonah Pike Sep 2, 2026

Pantera — Vulgar Display of Power 9.0

Pantera

Vulgar Display of Power

1992 · Heavy Metal

Six bare-knuckle shots flatten the room, and the rest is a victory lap

Jonah Pike Aug 22, 2026

Electric Callboy — TANZNEID 7.5

Electric Callboy

TANZNEID

2026 · Metalcore

Ten rides worth the queue, most of them ridden before the gates opened

Jonah Pike Aug 15, 2026

Killswitch Engage — The End of Heartache 9.0

Killswitch Engage

The End of Heartache

2004 · Metalcore

The album that taught a whole genre how to write a chorus.

Jonah Pike Jun 20, 2026

Whitechapel — Hymns in Dissonance 8.5

Whitechapel

Hymns in Dissonance

2025 · Deathcore

They put the clean singing away and remembered how to scare people.

Jonah Pike Apr 21, 2026

Articles by Jonah Pike

Knocked Loose vocalist holding his microphone out to the crowd while a guitarist plays behind him on stage at The Pageant in St. Louis, 21 May 2024 Explainers

Is Deathcore Metal? Deathcore Against Everything It Gets Confused With

Sep 10, 2026
Brand of Sacrifice's vocalist screaming into the microphone through stage smoke during the band's set at the Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts, March 2025 Explainers

What Deathcore Sings About

Sep 3, 2026
The four members of Kardashev standing on disused railway tracks overgrown with dry grass beside a river, an old dock crane and a brick warehouse behind them Essential Albums

Deathgaze and Atmospheric Deathcore

Sep 1, 2026
Slaughter to Prevail on stage at Brooklyn Bowl, Las Vegas, masked guitarists on risers under a dripping logo backdrop flanked by two roaring bear heads, a crowd of raised hands in front Explainers

Deathcore Culture and Artwork: Logos, Covers, Pits and Memes

Aug 27, 2026
Emmure vocalist Frankie Palmeri, in cap and bomber jacket, mid-stride at the microphone on stage at Club Soda, Montreal Essential Albums

Nu-Deathcore: When the Bounce Came Back

Aug 26, 2026
The Traitors vocalist screams into the microphone while a crowd surfer is passed overhead at the front of the floor at Holy Diver in Sacramento, February 2019. Essential Albums

Downtempo Deathcore Bands

Aug 22, 2026
Fit for an Autopsy's vocalist on stage at Impericon Festival 2025, one hand cupped to his ear and the microphone at his mouth, in stage haze. Explainers

Deathcore Around the World: The Scenes

Aug 20, 2026
Ingested guitarist, seen from a low angle, playing a black seven-string guitar under orange stage lights on the stage of L'Olympia in Montreal Essential Albums

Brutal and Slamming Deathcore Bands

Aug 17, 2026
After the Burial on stage at MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston: vocalist centre stage in front of the band's lit backdrop, guitarist left, bassist right, crowd hands raised Essential Albums

Progressive Deathcore and Djent

Aug 14, 2026
Eddie Hermida of Suicide Silence screaming into the microphone, eyes shut, tattooed forearm raised, under blue stage light at Rock im Park 2017 Explainers

Lows, Highs and Everything Between: Deathcore Vocals

Aug 13, 2026
Within the Ruins guitarist bent over a white seven-string guitar, fretting hard, with the vocalist mid-scream behind him in green stage haze at Scout Bar, Houston Essential Albums

Technical Deathcore Bands

Aug 10, 2026
Bleed from Within guitarist, backlit by stage lights and haze, playing a white seven-string guitar live, black and white photograph Essential Albums

Melodic Deathcore Bands, and Where Melody Stops Being Symphonic

Aug 7, 2026
An All Shall Perish guitarist in a bandana playing a seven-string guitar with a geometric glow finish, in green stage light at DNA Lounge, San Francisco, 2025 Explainers

How Deathcore Is Built: Breakdowns, Low Tunings and the Riff

Aug 6, 2026
Born of Osiris vocalist at the front of the stage, microphone raised, under green and red stage light, a guitarist playing behind him, Detroit 2019 Essential Albums

The Best Deathcore Songs

Aug 5, 2026
A packed club floor with a stage diver Explainers

Hardcore vs Thrash: What Is the Difference?

Aug 4, 2026
Carnifex on stage at The Wiltern in Los Angeles under red and white beams, a large red Carnifex logo backdrop behind the band and raised fists in the crowd, May 2026. Essential Albums

Blackened Deathcore Bands

Aug 3, 2026
Mental Cruelty band portrait: five members standing in a dark, smoky studio frame, black and white, 2023 Essential Albums

The Best Deathcore Albums of the 2020s

Aug 2, 2026
Suicide Silence drummer Alex Lopez behind his kit at Wacken Open Air, hair soaked in sweat, cymbals and microphones around him and the band backdrop behind. Essential Albums

The Great Deathcore Drummers

Aug 1, 2026
A Shadow of Intent guitarist, backlit in silhouette, bends over his seven-string guitar under purple stage beams at The Factory, St. Louis, in September 2025. Essential Albums

Symphonic Deathcore: The Bands and the Orchestral Layer

Jul 31, 2026
Paleface Swiss on a festival stage under a maroon and black banner, bassist, drummer, vocalist and guitarist spread across the stage, crowd in front Explainers

The Deathcore Subgenres, from Symphonic to Downtempo

Jul 30, 2026
Make Them Suffer keyboardist and vocalist singing into the microphone behind her keyboard rig, tattooed arm in the stage light, black and white, Albury 2025 Essential Albums

The Best Deathcore Albums of the 2010s

Jul 29, 2026
Spite vocalist standing arms outstretched on a stage riser in front of the band's logo on a video backdrop, the band playing behind him in purple light and smoke. Essential Albums

Underground Deathcore Bands

Jul 28, 2026
All Shall Perish bassist Mike Tiner leaning back with a white six-string bass on an open-air stage, the drummer in a cap raising his sticks behind him, 2008 Essential Albums

The Best Deathcore Albums of the 2000s

Jul 27, 2026
Whitechapel guitarist playing a black seven-string guitar on a daylight festival stage in front of a hanging red banner, With Full Force 2019. Essential Albums

Bands Like Lorna Shore, Suicide Silence and Whitechapel

Jul 26, 2026