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Grindcore compresses hardcore punk and extreme metal into short, violently fast pieces. Distorted guitar and bass, drums pushed to extreme speed, abrupt changes and vocals ranging from high shrieks to low growls and barks are central traits. Conventional verse-chorus writing can disappear completely, and some songs are over almost as soon as they start.
The style took shape in the mid-1980s. Napalm Death’s early work and the 1987 album “Scum” became a central reference, with hardcore punk and thrash metal both feeding the new form. Carcass and later bands quickly pushed it toward death metal and other extremes, while grindcore also kept crossing with powerviolence, noise and experimental music.
Our archive keeps that speed but shows very different working methods. Italy’s Ape Unit describe music so fast and distorted that the total impact can matter more than separating individual parts. Bangkok duo Crapgum use a cheap PC, electronic drums, guitar and octave pedal on an eleven-track record that runs for about fifteen minutes. Oakland’s Choke sit close to the grindcore and powerviolence border.
Alberta’s Abrupt Decay and Chicago duo Wretched Blessing add two more points where grindcore meets hardcore and extreme metal in the IDIOTEQ archive.