Grindcore
Stylistic origins	Crossover thrash Crust punk D-beat Thrashcore Noise rock Industrial music
Cultural origins	early-1980s England
Typical instruments	bass - drums - guitar - vocals
Mainstream popularity	Underground
Derivative forms	Power violence
Subgenres
Goregrind - Noisegrind - Pornogrind
Fusion genres
Crustgrind - Cybergrind - Deathgrind
Regional scenes
Australia - Brazil - England - Germany - Japan - Netherlands - Scandinavia - United States
Other topics
Extreme metal

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Grindcore is characterized by heavily distorted, down-tuned guitars, with crust punk-influenced riffing; hardcore punk and thrash metal drumming, with many bands focusing on blast beats; songs rarely lasting more than two minutes (and are often seconds long); vocals which consist of growls and higher-pitched screams, similar to those found in black metal or hardcore punk. Crust punk (sometimes simply crust) is one of the evolutions of Anarcho-punk and Hardcore punk, mixed with distorted Extreme metal guitar In Music, a riff is an Ostinato figure a repeated Chord progression, pattern refrain or melodic figure, often played by the Rhythm Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Thrash metal (sometimes referred to simply as thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its fast tempo and aggression A blast beat is a drum beat often associated with Grindcore, although its usage predates the genre and has spread to many other forms of Extreme metal. A minute is a Unit of measurement of Time or of Angle. The minute is a unit of Time equal to 1/60th of an Hour or 60 The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units cf Death rattle, a sound sometimes made by the dying A death growl, also known as death metal vocals, gutteral vocals Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It often employs fast tempos shrieked vocals highly distorted guitars played with Tremolo picking, Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Lyrical concepts range from social and political issues to gore to humor.

Contents 1 Historical roots and influences 2 Microsongs 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References

Historical roots and influences

The genre was developed during the mid-1980s in the United Kingdom by bands such as Napalm Death and Sore Throat, the name "grindcore" being coined by Napalm Death's drummer, Mick Harris. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Napalm Death are Sore Throat were a British Crust punk / Grindcore band formed in Yorkshire in 1987 Michael John Harris (commonly known and credited as Mick Harris or occasionally M When asked about coming up with the term, Harris replied:

“

Grindcore came from 'grind', which was the only word I could use to describe Swans after buying their first record in '84. Swans was an influential American Post-punk band active from 1982 to 1997 led by singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Then with this new hardcore movement that started to really blossom in '85, I thought 'grind' really fit because of the speed so I started to call it grindcore. [1]

”

Many of the earliest grindcore bands were featured on the Earache Records compilation, Grind Crusher (1990). For the medical condition known as "earache" see Otalgia. A compilation album is an Album ( Music or Spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple Recording artists, often culled from a variety of Grind Crusher is a CD/LP released by Earache Records in 1989 showcasing nine of the label's bands

The genre, however, is considered a progression of hardcore punk^[2] and, for some reviewers, this genre is also influenced by thrash and death metal^[3]. Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Thrash metal (sometimes referred to simply as thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its fast tempo and aggression Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics Groups such as the UK's Discharge and Amebix and the US-based Siege, Lärm, and Repulsion were influential. Discharge is a British Hardcore punk band formed in 1977 by Terry "Tez" Roberts and Roy "Rainy" Wainwright Amebix, formed in England in 1978 as "The Band with No Name" were a band that many consider to have started the sub genre Crust punk. Siege was an influential American Hardcore punk group from Weymouth Massachusetts. Lärm ( German for noise) were a Dutch Straight edge and Vegan Thrashcore / Grindcore band formed in 1981 first Repulsion were an early Grindcore / Death metal band from Flint Michigan. Post punk, such as Killing Joke and Joy Division, was also cited as an influence on early Napalm Death, the latter cited on the DVD half of Napalm Death's Scum reissue. Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s Killing Joke are an English Post-punk rock band formed in 1979 Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Scum is the first album by the English Grindcore band Napalm Death. For the reissuing of print material see Reprint A reissue (also known as a re-release or re-edition) is the repeated issue

Microsongs

One well-known characteristic of grindcore and related genres is the microsong; songs lasting seconds. In 2001, the Guinness Book Of World Records awarded Brutal Truth the record for "Shortest Music Video" for 1994's "Collateral Damage. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U Brutal Truth are an American Deathgrind band from New York City, formed by by ex- Anthrax, Nuclear Assault, and Stormtroopers Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses is the debut full length album by New York City band Brutal Truth. " The song lasts 4 seconds. In 2007 the video for the Napalm Death song You Suffer set a new "Shortest Music Video" record: 1. Napalm Death are "You Suffer" is a song by the British Grindcore band Napalm Death. 3 seconds. ^[4]

See also

• Crust punk
• Deathgrind
• Extreme metal
• Extreme music
• Goregrind
• List of grindcore bands
• Power violence

Notes

References

• Mudrian, Albert (2004). Choosing Death: the Improbable History of Death Metal and Grindcore. Los Angeles, CA: Feral House.

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