Suicide Silence is an American band from Riverside, California, formed in 2004. Their main style of music is deathcore, but they incorporate elements of heavy metal, metalcore and metal sounds. The band’s sound has shifted from deathcore to a more metal sound as their career progresses. The band consists of five members: lead vocalist Eddie Hermida, guitarists Chris Garza and Mark Heylmun, bassist Dan Kenny, and drummer Alex Lopez. Suicide Silence released their first full-length album The Cleansing in 2007, which peaked at number 94 on the Billboard 200 and was highly successful by deathcore standards. Since the album's release, they’ve released five additional albums, the most recent being Become the Hunter in 2020. They have acquired a strong fan base worldwide, particularly in the United States and Europe.