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Description of Grindcore

 
Closely related to, and sometimes indistinguishable from Death Metal, Grindcore evolved from the political and sludgy elements of Death Metal bands such as Napalm Death and Carcass. Grindcore songs tend to be very short and very fast, with a crusty, down-tuned guitar and low, guttural vocals. These purposefully obscure bands-including Capitalist Casualties and Atrocity-embrace anarchist politics while the equally obscure Anal C*nt and Agoraphobic Nosebleed are politically apathetic, playing mostly homophobic, scatological and misogynist tunes.
 

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Grindcore Key Artists

 
Carcass

In the mid-1980s, Carcass
mystified those who didn't
understand why "Vomited
Anal Tract" is one of the
best song titles ever. Napa...

Cephalic Carnage

Denver-bred grindcore
terrorists Cephalic Carnage
formed in 1992 and
specialize in making jokes
and singing about pot. Ce...

Napalm Death

These inventors of the
"blast beat" made such a
brutal anti-everything noise
it was hard to believe
humans were responsible...

The Dillinger Escape Plan

DEP cite death metallers
Carcass and Entombed,
along with '70s Fusion act
Mahavishnu Orchestra, as
major influences.

The Locust

The Locust play spazz-core
noise metal with brutally
fast guitars, Moog pukes and
drumming that defies the
laws of physics. Based in...

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