8 Rock & Metal Bands That Drastically Switched Genres

Suicide Silence was a name synonymous with the genre of Deathcore in the years following their founding in 2002. The band, from Riverside, California notched up three popular Deathcore albums between 2007 and 2011 before the tragic demise of lead vocalist Mitch Lucker in 2012.

Following the shocking event, the band reluctantly found a replacement in Hernan “Eddie” Hermida, and released their fourth studio album You Can’t Stop Me in 2014, sticking to their Deathcore roots.

In 2017, however, the band decided to take a different musical direction for their fifth studio release. The band’s self-titled album ditched Deathcore completely, and instead decided to focus on a Nu Metal sound, reminiscent of the Metal mainstream in the 1990’s. The reviews for the album were negative from both fans and critics alike.

While still remaining reasonably heavy, the album didn’t live up to the intensity of its predecessors, leaving much to be wanted from the ambitious but ultimately weak release.

As if the general panning of the album wasn’t bad enough, the bands attendance figures for live shows also dropped drastically, as did their album sales, more-so in the first week of release, where sales figures took a 69% drop from those of the previous album.

Although nothing is confirmed, it would not be at all surprising to see the band return to their Deathcore roots with their next release.