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

10 reviews · average score 7.9 out of 10

All That Remains — A War You Cannot Win 7.0

All That Remains

A War You Cannot Win

2012 · Heavy Metal

The pit half wins the argument, the radio half won the charts.

Jonah Pike Nov 6, 2026

TDI
8.5

Converge

The Dusk in Us

2017 · Hardcore

Hardcore on a leash, until the title track chews straight through it.

Jonah Pike Nov 3, 2026

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

Lorna Shore vocalist Will Ramos live on stage, one knee raised, microphone at his mouth, in blue stage light Explainers

What Genre Is Lorna Shore?

Nov 9, 2026
Whitechapel vocalist Phil Bozeman crouched at the front of the stage, microphone at his mouth, backlit by blue and amber light at Warehouse Live, Houston Explainers

Deathcore vs Metalcore: What Actually Separates Them

Nov 6, 2026
Impending Doom's vocalist leaning back with the microphone at his mouth on an open-air stage under a lighting truss, the guitarist behind him Essential Albums

Christian Deathcore Bands

Nov 4, 2026
Sam Carter of Architects on stage at Festival Hall, Melbourne, one arm thrust at the crowd, microphone at his mouth mid-scream Explainers

What Does Blegh Mean?

Nov 3, 2026
Suicide Silence's bassist playing, hair flying, in front of the band's ink-spattered logo backdrop at Milwaukee Metal Fest Explainers

Deathcore Band Logos

Oct 31, 2026
The Contortionist on stage at the Rosemount Hotel in Perth, 6 May 2018, under coloured stage light. Essential Albums

The Deathcore Concept Albums

Oct 14, 2026
Here Comes the Kraken's four members kneeling on the stage floor in front of a crowd with arms and horn signs raised, at the C3 Stage in Guadalajara, Mexico Genre Histories

Deathcore in Latin America

Oct 10, 2026
Suffocation vocalist with both arms raised before the band's red logo backdrop and drum kit, a guitarist at left and crowd silhouettes in front, live at El Teatrito in Buenos Aires. Explainers

Why Is Deathcore Hated? The Backlash, Explained

Oct 9, 2026
Vulvodynia on the Party.San Metal Open Air stage, the bassist lunging forward mid-scream beside a guitarist on a seven-string, the vocalist at right and the band's painted backdrop behind. Explainers

Aliens, Gods and the Cosmos: Science Fiction and Myth in Deathcore

Oct 8, 2026
A Chelsea Grin guitarist at centre stage under fans of green and red beam lights and vertical LED bars at The Palladium, Worcester, April 2025. Genre Histories

Deathcore Music Videos: From the Warehouse to the Film Set

Oct 7, 2026
Asking Alexandria singer Danny Worsnop in a white jersey and cap on a raised stage ramp, pointing toward a crowd of raised fists in stage haze Explainers

Is Deathcore Emo? Scenecore, Post-Hardcore and the MySpace Mix-Up

Oct 5, 2026
Alpha Wolf vocalist leaning out from the stage and pointing at the crowd, microphone in hand, in deep blue stage haze, Brisbane 2024 Explainers

The Shirt Is the Flyer: Merch as Deathcore Culture

Oct 3, 2026
Betraying the Martyrs' vocalist with one arm raised at the front of the stage, the band's logo backdrop and the drummer behind him, Summer Breeze Open Air, Dinkelsbühl, 2018. Essential Albums

French Deathcore Bands

Oct 2, 2026
Periphery guitarist playing a seven-string Jackson on stage in a dark hall, fretting hand on the neck, black and white, Nashville, 2024 Explainers

Deathcore vs Djent: A Genre and a Guitar Technique

Oct 1, 2026
Fit for a King vocalist Ryan Kirby kneeling on a stage monitor and singing into the microphone under blue and teal beams at The Pageant, St. Louis, 2025. Explainers

Depression, Addiction and Grief: The Confessional Turn

Sep 30, 2026
Bodysnatcher on stage at Red Flag in St. Louis in November 2023, vocalist and guitarists at the left while security staff in teal shirts pull crowd surfers over the barrier from a packed, green-lit pit. Explainers

Deathcore Memes: 5XL, Blegh and the Jokes the Scene Tells About Itself

Sep 29, 2026
Tallah's vocalist in a hood and a blue flannel shirt screaming into the microphone, leaning forward on a club stage with the bassist behind him Explainers

Deathcore vs Nu Metal: The Bounce, the Rap and the Overlap

Sep 26, 2026
Necrotted's vocalist in a black cap, arm raised and microphone to his mouth, leaning over the crowd at Impericon Festival in red light, with the bassist and drum kit behind him and fans' arms in the foreground Genre Histories

Deathcore Festivals and the Package Tours

Sep 24, 2026
Two Fit for an Autopsy guitarists playing side by side on stage at the WAMU Theater in Seattle, one in a cap and one with long hair thrown forward, under green light Genre Histories

How Deathcore Is Produced: The Grid, the Samples and the Studio

Sep 21, 2026
Kublai Khan TX vocalist on stage with one arm raised, facing a crowd pressed against the barricade with hands and fingers pointing back at him, a balcony full of fans above. Explainers

Deathcore vs Hardcore, and Where Beatdown Sits

Sep 20, 2026
Emmure on stage at With Full Force 2014: the vocalist singing at the left, guitarist and bassist beside him and the drummer behind, in front of the band's logo backdrop under purple lights Explainers

The Lyrics Deathcore Grew Out Of: Misogyny, Shock and the 2000s

Sep 19, 2026
Fans moving through an open pit on the floor of a Dallas venue while Slaughter to Prevail play under their lit logo at the far end of the room, July 2025. Explainers

The Deathcore Pit: Crowd Killing, the Wall of Death and the Breakdown

Sep 18, 2026
Vincent Bennett of The Acacia Strain leaning off the front of the stage, microphone held out toward a crowd of raised hands, black and white, Roseland Theater, Portland, 2025 Explainers

Is It Deathcore? The Bands on the Border

Sep 14, 2026
Cannibal Corpse on a red-lit stage, the bassist bent over a five-string bass in front while the vocalist headbangs bent double at right, the band's logo on the kick drum behind. Explainers

Gore, Horror and Misanthropy: The Old Deathcore Lyric

Sep 13, 2026