grindcore

Grindcore (or grind) is an incredibly abrasive outgrowth of crust punk and a fusion of hardocre punk (mainly crust punk) and heavy metal (mainly thrash metal). It is defined by heavily distorted instruments, screamed vocals, and lyrics that deal with a range of topics. Grindcore is also defined by the microsong: a song lasting mere seconds. The band Napalm Death is believed to have created grindcore (and coin the term) on their first two albums: Scum and From Enslavement to Obliteration. Grindcore has a variety of subgenres: *Crustgrind - a fusion of grindcore and crust punk *Goregrind - grindcore with gorier lyrics and the use of a pitchshifter. *Noisegrind - Grindcore focused on noise ond speed over musicmanship. *Cybergrind - Grindcore with influences from electronic music. *Deathgrind - Grindcore with the complexity of death metal. *Pornogrind - grindcore with sexualized lyrics and groovy riffage. *Scenegrind - mainstream, watered down grindcore.