The Grindcore Thread

Great genre, very extreme, very violent, yet so overlooked. So I'm creating this thread to shine the light of glory on bands like Pig Destroyer, Napalm Death, Nasum, Cephalic Carnage, Agrophobic Nosebleed, Antigama, early Carcass and whatever you wanna throw into it.

This isn't just an appreciation thread, but a recommendation thread also. I'm keen to learn about more and more artists, and I'm sure many of you are, so don't be shy to post some work by your favourite bands


Edited by The Pessimist - 08 Apr 2010 at 9:01am

Pig Destroyer are very awesome, though I'm disappointed that they're nowhere near as extreme as they used to be on their first full length.

lucas wrote: iwrestledabearonce (saw them on stage yesterday, they were fantastic)

If you like them, you should like Rolo Tomassi. Have you ever heard of them?

This album have been one of my favorites for quite some time. I find it highly recommedable:

Edited by UMUR - 10 Apr 2010 at 1:29pm

The Pessimist wrote: J-Man wrote: lucas wrote: iwrestledabearonce (saw them on stage yesterday, they were fantastic) If you like them, you should like Rolo Tomassi. Have you ever heard of them? Because Rolo Tomassi are TEN TIMES better But really, iwrestledabearonce? Grind? Nah... Like to you being a fan of Rolo Jeff, brilliant band. Should be going to see them next month And Eva Spence

Have fun at the concert! I think that they would surely be a fun band to see!

As for me being a fan or not... it depends. I have to be in the mood for jazz, pop, mathcore, grindcore, and metal at the same time!

lucas wrote: The Pessimist wrote: J-Man wrote: lucas wrote: iwrestledabearonce (saw them on stage yesterday, they were fantastic) If you like them, you should like Rolo Tomassi. Have you ever heard of them? Because Rolo Tomassi are TEN TIMES better But really, iwrestledabearonce? Grind? Nah... Like to you being a fan of Rolo Jeff, brilliant band. Should be going to see them next month And Eva Spence   Rolo Tomassi are mathcore. I had considered seeing them last week in Paris, but due to work overload I abandoned the idea.   iwrestledabearonce are grindcore blended with pop and mathcore. The girl growls the way grindcorer growl. And she sings the way grindcorer can't sing.

Grindcore isn't about the vocals. It's about the messiness, the energy and in a nutshell, it's basically unpolished extreme metal. iwrestledabearonce don't fit this criteria enough to be called grind. it's hard to say what grind really is, it's just easier to feel it, and when you compare them to bands mentioned above (like Agoraphobic Nosebleed), I couldn't even consider them part grind. Same with Rolo Tomassi for that matter, they're more hardcore punk than grind.

And who says "grindcorers" can't sing?



Check out 3:34, awesome. By the way this song is underrated and monumental, listen, seriously.

The thin line between crust punk and grindcore :

Relapse Records is probably the leader in Grindcore, they have all the best bands (Brutal Truth, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, etc...).  this style is ever growing.

Guess there's no real need to say this in here but I'm not really a fan.
Tried it years ago. Got a hold of some Napalm Death (early)

Meh...just not my thing, though I did listen once in a blue moon because it was great music to get you pumped.

I've enjoyed Rotten Sound and Nasum many years ago (still got their albums in the shelves) but since then my interest has reduced. But I think they were important bands for the development of my music taste, perhaps without those bands I would have never gotten to enjoy the harshness of black metal, for example.