Grindcore



Simplicity. Aggression. Chaos.

These three things are common to almost every grindcore band, preferring simple structures and heavy riffing over complicated scales and muscianmanship. Grindcore is the opposite of pretension, it is dirty, down-to-earth and above all things, a way to hit out at the wrongs in the world. Youll find that most Grindcore lyrics are hitting out against particular injustices or commplace practices, be it politics, religion, animal cruelty (many grinders are vegan, even with the gory artwork!).

An evolution of hardcore and metal, grindcore takes the crushing riffage and brutality of the latter, combined with the lightning fast speed and energy of the former to create a formidable hybrid genre that countless people have undertaken in bands all over the world, many doing split-tapes with fellow grinders from all four corners of the earth.

Ultra-distorted guitars, off-beat maniacal drumming, screams and growls are common trademarks of Grindcore, many bands using the simplicity and speed that comes with the genre to vent their frustrations with the state of society and life so that other people can enjoy what comes out of it. However there are band who choose more complicated structures and solos.

What most attracts me to grindcore is the sheer amount of it thats out there right now. Many of the more experienced bands have their names stamped on close to a hundred recordings and most of them arent stopping. Short songs, heavy riffs to headbang to, and a variety in style that just cant be found in more 'mainstream' bands.

The releases featured on this site are all of a certain quality, i have chosen not to give reviews because i think reviews generally can be misleading if they are both good or bad. If i didnt think the releases were good, i wouldnt own them and certainly wouldnt feature them on a website. Tracklists and artwork have been included with other various items of information as well as a breif description of each band, but no reviews for the releases. Make your own opinions about them, dont let anybody elses influence your judgement or form preconceptions.

So without further ado, i present the practitioners of this diverse genre, although this is just a fraction of the total i hope it gives you some idea of whats out there if youre willing to look. This page will be updated as frequently as i get the information and new grind!

If you have any information on the bands i feature here that i havent included please send it to me and i WILL give you credit in that section. This is more geared towards more obscure bands that i havent got much info on. Any bands you think i should check out or feature are also welcomed.

Also, im interested in grindcore distros in the UK, many of them are incredibly small and situated outside the UK so they dont ship here, this makes it incredibly difficult for me to get any grindcore over here. IF you can help me out in any way please let me know. My email adress is linked at the bottom of every page on this entire website. Thanks.

Please note that the featured discographies on this site are only what I OWN PERSONALLY. They are in most cases incomplete. Refer to the bands' official websites for full discography information. Cheers :)


To the nice people who have contributed to/helped with this site in some way, thanks a lot!


UPDATES

26/10/2004 - Added: Interview with Richard Johnson of Agoraphobic Nosebleed.
13/07/2004 - Added: Interview with Roel Tulleneers of Agathocles.
12/07/2004 - Added: Assuck, Mind Of Asian and GOB/Agoraphobic Nosebleed stuff.
11/07/2004 - Corrected some info, cheers to Peter Peumans of Acoustic Grinder for that!


THE GRIND

The meat and potatoes, this is what its all about.

Bands
Interviews


GENERAL GRIND LINKS

Zines, general info, reviews etc.

Grindcore.org
Grindcore.com
Alt.Music.Grindcore
Braindead
Brutal Metal
Anus.com
Grindcore Reviews
Impaired
Grindcore Dot Decay


GRIND DISTROS

Some of the more decent distros ive found. Use at your own risk.

CDN Records
MMS Records
Heart Failure
Sound Pollution
Black Hole Productions
Ubble Gubble Records
Money Shot Records
X-Cult Records

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