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== Influence== Japanese noise rock group [[Boredoms]] have borrowed elements of grind,<ref name=amg>"Grindcore", Allmusic. [{{AllMusic|class=explore|id=style/d393|pure_url=yes}}] Access date: 16 September 2008.</ref><ref>Brad Jones, "Bore None", ''Denver Westword'', 6 July 1994. [http://www.westword.com/1994-07-06/music/bore-none/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100302204120/http://www.westword.com/1994-07-06/music/bore-none/|date=2 March 2010}} Access date: 16 September 2008.</ref> and toured with Brutal Truth in 1993.<ref>Andrew Parks, "Boredoms Explore the Void", ''Theme Magazine'', issue 7, Fall 2006. {{cite web |url=http://www.thememagazine.com/stories/boredoms/ |title=Theme | Boredoms Explore the Void |access-date=10 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924160907/http://www.thememagazine.com/stories/boredoms/ |archive-date=24 September 2008 }} Access date: 16 September 2008.</ref> The Japanese grindcore group [[Gore Beyond Necropsy]] formed in 1989, and later collaborated with [[noise music]] artist [[Merzbow]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.grindgore.net/interview-gbn.htm |title=Braindead Zine Interviews Gore Beyond Necropsy |publisher=Grindgore.com, 1 November 2003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080129174152/http://www.grindgore.net/interview-gbn.htm |archive-date=29 January 2008 }}</ref> [[Naked City (band)|Naked City]], led by avant-garde jazz [[saxophone|saxophonist]] [[John Zorn]], performed an avant-garde form of [[polystylism|polystylistic]], grindcore-influenced [[punk jazz]].<ref>Bagatellen, "Slave to the Grind", 21 April 2004 {{cite web |url=http://www.bagatellen.com/archives/pdf_file/000495.html |title=Bagatellen: Slave to the Grind |access-date=21 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20041014144324/http://www.bagatellen.com/archives/pdf_file/000495.html |archive-date=14 October 2004 }} Access date: 21 June 2008</ref><ref>Christopher Thelen, ''Daily Vault'', 17 August 1998 [http://www.dailyvault.com/toc.php5?review=3813] Access date: 21 June 2008</ref> Zorn later formed the [[Painkiller (band)|Painkiller]] project with [[ambient dub]] producer [[Bill Laswell]] on bass guitar and Mick Harris on drums,<ref>{{cite web|url= {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p40807|pure_url=yes}}|title= (((Pain Killer > Overview)))|author= Huey, Steve|publisher=allmusic.com|access-date= 2 July 2008}}</ref> which also collaborated with Justin Broadrick on some work.<ref>Cosmo Lee, ''Stylus Magazine'', 15 May 2006. {{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/jesu-final/silver-3.htm |title=Jesu / Final - Silver / 3 - Review - Stylus Magazine |access-date=8 August 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814083015/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/jesu-final/silver-3.htm |archive-date=14 August 2007 }} Access date: 8 August 2008.</ref> In addition, grindcore was one influence on the powerviolence movement within American hardcore punk, and has affected some strains of metalcore. Some musicians have also produced hybrids between grind and electronic music. === Powerviolence === {{main|Powerviolence}} [[Powerviolence]] is a raw and dissonant subgenre of [[hardcore punk]].<ref name=terrorizer>"Powerviolence: The Dysfunctional Family of Bllleeeeaaauuurrrgghhh!!". ''Terrorizer'' no. 172. July 2008. p. 36-37.</ref><ref name=decibel>Anthony Bartkewicz. "[http://decibelmagazine.com/Content.aspx?ncid=7910 Screwdriver in the Urethra of Hardcore] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090610012035/http://decibelmagazine.com/Content.aspx?ncid=7910 |date=2009-06-10 }}". ''Decibel Magazine''. July 2007. Subscription-only site; interview reprinted in full at blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=52501650&blogID=285587688 (blacklisted link). Retrieved 17 November 2008.</ref> The style is closely related to [[thrashcore]]<ref name=terrorizer/> and similar to grindcore. While powerviolence took inspiration from Napalm Death and other early grind bands, powerviolence groups avoided elements of heavy metal.<ref name= powervio>{{cite web|url= http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features/jul2007/powerviolence.aspx|title= Screwdriver in the Urethra of Hardcore|author= Bartkewicz, Anthony|date=July 2007|publisher=Decibel Magazine|access-date= 20 June 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080917072230/http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features/jul2007/powerviolence.aspx |archive-date=17 September 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Its nascent form was pioneered in the late 1980s in the music of hardcore punk band [[Infest (band)|Infest]], who mixed [[youth crew]] hardcore elements with noisier, sludgier qualities of [[Lärm]] and [[Siege (band)|Siege]].<ref name=terrorizer/><ref name=decibel/> The microgenre solidified into its most commonly recognized form in the early 1990s, with the sounds of bands such as [[Man Is the Bastard]], [[Crossed Out]], No Comment, [[Capitalist Casualties]], and Manpig.<ref name=terrorizer/> Powerviolence bands focus on speed, brevity, bizarre timing breakdowns, and constant tempo changes.<ref name=terrorizer/> Powerviolence songs are often very short; it is not uncommon for some to last less than 30 seconds.<ref name=terrorizer/> Some groups, particularly Man Is the Bastard, took influence from [[sludge metal]] and [[noise music]].<ref name=terrorizer/><ref name=decibel/> Lyrically and conceptually, powerviolence groups were very raw and underproduced, both sonically and in their packaging.<ref name=terrorizer/><ref name=decibel/> Some groups (Man Is the Bastard, Azucares and [[Dropdead]]) took influence from [[anarcho-punk]] and [[crust punk]], emphasizing [[animal rights]] and [[anti-militarism]].<ref name=decibel/> [[The Locust]]<ref>Andrew Marcus, "Buzz Clip", ''SF Weekly'', 6 August 2003. [http://www.sfweekly.com/2003-08-06/music/buzz-clip/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012044623/http://www.sfweekly.com/2003-08-06/music/buzz-clip/|date=12 October 2012}} Access date: 7 August 2008.</ref> and [[Agoraphobic Nosebleed]] later reincorporated elements of powerviolence into grindcore.<ref name=abpd/> === Industrial and electronic influence === {{See also|Hardcore punk#Electronic music}} [[Image:The Locust.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Justin Pearson (musician)|Justin Pearson]] of The Locust, originators of electrogrind.]] Among other influences, Napalm Death took impetus from the [[industrial music]] scene.<ref name=mudrian3104/> Subsequently, Napalm Death's former guitarist, [[Justin Broadrick]], went on to a career in [[industrial metal]] with [[Godflesh]].<ref name=recollections/> Mick Harris, in his post-Napalm Death project, [[Scorn (band)|Scorn]], briefly experimented with the style.<ref>Christian Genzel, Scorn, ''Stealth'' review, Allmusic.com, [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1263929|pure_url=yes}}] Access date: 24 July 2008</ref> Scorn also worked in the [[industrial hip hop]]<ref>David E. Flick, Scorn, ''Stealth'', ''Re:Gen Magazine'', 18 January 2008 {{cite web|url=http://www.regenmag.com/Reviews-1259-Scorn-Stealth.html |title=ReGen Reviews :: Scorn - Stealth |access-date=25 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224050556/http://www.regenmag.com/Reviews-1259-Scorn-Stealth.html |archive-date=24 February 2008 }} Access date: 24 July 2008</ref> and [[Isolationism (music)|isolationist]] styles.<ref>Simon Reynolds, "Chill: the new ambient." ''Artforum'', January 1995. [https://archive.today/20120629010637/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0268/is_n5_v33/ai_16462111/] Access date: 27 March 2011.</ref> [[Fear Factory]]<ref name= fear>{{cite video|people= Cordero, Amber (Director)|date= 18 December 2001|title= Fear Factory: Digital Connectivity|medium = motion picture|location = United States of America|publisher= Roadrunner Records}}</ref> have also cited debts to the genre. [[Digital hardcore]] is an initially German hybrid of hardcore punk and [[hardcore techno]].<ref name=dhr>Interview with J. Amaretto of DHR, WAX Magazine, issue 5, 1995. Included in liner notes of ''Digital Hardcore Recordings, Harder Than the Rest!!!'' compilation CD.</ref> Agoraphobic Nosebleed and the Locust have solicited remixes from digital hardcore producers and [[noise music]]ians.<ref>Whitney Strub, Agoraphobic Nosebleed review, 26 July 2007. ''Stylus Magazine''. {{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID%3D4258 |title=Agoraphobic Nosebleed - PCP Torpedo/ANbRX - Review - Stylus Magazine |access-date=19 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409233553/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=4258 |archive-date=9 April 2009 }} Access date: 19 July 2008.</ref><ref>The Locust Biography {{cite web |url=http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/The-Locust-Biography/BF43E426D51AEBEC48256DED00268F6E |title=The Locust Biography |access-date=19 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080623015551/http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/The-Locust-Biography/BF43E426D51AEBEC48256DED00268F6E |archive-date=23 June 2008 }} Access date: 19 July 2008.</ref> [[James Plotkin]], [[Black Army Jacket|Dave Witte]], and [[Making Orange Things|Speedranch]] participated in the [[Phantomsmasher]] project, which melds grindcore and digital hardcore. [[Alec Empire]] collaborated with Justin Broadrick, on the first [[Curse of the Golden Vampire]] album,<ref>Ipecac Records, The Curse of the Golden Vampire. [http://www.ipecac.com/artists/curse_of_the_golden_vampire] Access date: 27 March 2011.</ref> and with [[Gabe Serbian]], of the Locust, live in Japan.<ref name="ae">"Alec Empire Interview: "People Are Organized But Political Music Is Not Really Being Made", ''Indymedia Ireland'', 28 December 2006 [http://www.indymedia.ie/article/80386] Access date: 25 July 2008.</ref> [[Japanoise]] icon [[Merzbow]] also participated in the Empire/Serbian show.<ref name=ae/> ====Electrogrind==== {{Hatnote|Not to be confused with [[electronicore]].}} The 21st century also saw the development of "electrogrind" (or "cybergrind"),<ref name=egrind>Kevin Stewart-Panko, "Shock Tactics", "Grindcore Special", part 2, p. 52-53</ref><ref name="egrind2">Andrew Childers, "The Body Electric", "Grind and Punishment" 15 March 2010 [http://grindandpunishment.blogspot.com/2010/03/body-electric-grindcore-gets-down-with.html] Access Date: 22 March 2011</ref> practiced by [[The Berzerker]], [[Gigantic Brain]] and [[Genghis Tron]] which borrows from [[electronic music]].<ref name=lilker>Lilker</ref> These groups built on the work of Agoraphobic Nosebleed, [[Enemy Soil (band)|Enemy Soil]] and The Locust, as well as industrial metal.<ref name=egrind/> The Berzerker also appropriated the distorted [[Roland TR-909]] [[bass drum|kick drums]] of [[gabber]] producers.<ref>Liz Ciavarella, "The Berzerker: Sonic Discontent," ''Metal Maniacs'', vol. 26, no. 2, February 2009, p. 80-81.</ref> Bands like Libido Airbag and Cumfilled Brain incorporates elements of Grindcore, such as pitch-shifted, gurgled vocals, with the rhythmic structures of [[Techstep]]. Many later electrogrind groups were caricatured for their hipster connections.<ref name=egrind/> === Mathcore and screamo === {{main|Mathcore}} In the mid-1990s, [[mathcore]] groups<ref name="Steve Carlson 2008">Steve Carlson, Hell Songs review, "Blog Critics", 19 October 2006. [http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-daughters-hell-songs/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605121724/http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-daughters-hell-songs/|date=5 June 2011}} Access date: 13 September 2008.</ref><ref>"San Diego Reader"[http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/some-girls/] Access date: 27 March 2011.</ref> such as [[The Dillinger Escape Plan]],<ref>{{ cite book | first = Keith | last = Kahn-Harris | author-link = Keith Kahn-Harris | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=wwgd9y-Ww5UC&pg=PA4 | date = 2007 | title = Extreme Metal | publisher = [[Berg Publishers]] | page = 4 | isbn = 978-1-84520-399-3 | quote = Contemporary grindcore bands such as The Dillinger Escape Plan [...] have developed avant-garde versions of the genre incorporating frequent time signature changes and complex sounds that at times recall free jazz. }}</ref> [[Some Girls (California band)|Some Girls]],<ref>Corey Apar, ''Heaven's Pregnant Teens'' review, ''Allmusic''. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r815725|pure_url=yes}}] Access date: 24 August 2008.</ref> and [[Daughters (band)|Daughters]]<ref>Joe Davenport, ''Hell Songs'' review, ''Delusions of Adequacy'', 24 August 2006. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071010192246/http://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewID=7184]}} Access date: 25 August 2008.</ref><ref>Stewart Mason, Daughters biography, ''Allmusic''. [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p562421|pure_url=yes}}] Access date: 25 August 2008.</ref> began to take inspiration from developments in grindcore. These groups also include elements of [[post-hardcore]].<ref name="Steve Carlson 2008"/> In addition to mathcore, some early [[screamo]] groups,<ref>"Another interesting sub-subgenre was this strange crossover of first-generation [[emo]] and grind. Bands like Reversal of Man or Orchid may not have stood the test of time, but it was a pretty cool sound at the time and one that was pretty uniquely American. - Greg Pratt, "Altered States," "Grindcore Special" part 2, p. 43.</ref> like [[Circle Takes the Square]] and [[Orchid (screamo band)|Orchid]],<ref name="RB">Ryan Buege, "Circle Takes the Square is in the Studio". ''Metal Injection'', 15 June 2008. [http://metalinjection.net/latest-news/circle-takes-the-square-is-in-the-studio] Access date: 8 July 2008</ref> have been associated with grindcore by some commentators. ===Crust punk=== [[Crust punk]] had a major impact on grindcore's emergence. The first grindcore, practiced by British bands such as [[Napalm Death]], [[Extreme Noise Terror]] and [[Disrupt]] emerged from the crust punk scene. This early style is sometimes dubbed "crustgrind".<ref name=grindcrust/> ===Deathgrind=== Deathgrind is a shorthand term that is used to describe bands who play a fusion of [[death metal]] and grindcore. With growing popularity of grindcore in the metal fandom, some death metal bands were noted to feature a heavy amount of grindcore influence; thus, these bands ended up becoming called "deathgrind" for short (sometimes written as ''death-grind'' or ''death/grind'').<ref name=zerotolerance>"Grind Prix" (2005). ''[[Zero Tolerance Magazine|Zero Tolerance]]'' #004, p. 46.</ref> [[Dan Lilker]] described deathgrind as "combining the technicality of death metal with the intensity of grindcore."<ref name=grindyourmind>[[Danny Lilker|Lilker, Danny]], ''Grind Your Mind: A History of Grindcore'' liner notes. Mayan Records, MYNDD056, 2007.</ref> Some examples of death metal and grindcore hybrids include [[Assück]], [[Circle of Dead Children]], [[Misery Index (band)|Misery Index]], [[Exhumed (band)|Exhumed]], [[Gorerotted]] and [[Cattle Decapitation]].<ref name=terrorizer1>Schwarz, Paul, "Death Metal|Death/Grind" (2006). ''[[Terrorizer (magazine)|Terrorizer]]'' #150, p. 54.</ref><ref name="allmusic" /><ref>"The Locust, Cattle Decapitation, Daughters", Pop and Rock Listings, ''The New York Times'', 13 April 2007. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/13/arts/music/13pop.html?pagewanted=3] Access date: 6 August 2008.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yourlastrites.com/2010/07/07/circle-of-dead-children-psalm-of-the-grand-destroyer/|title = Circle of Dead Children – Psalm of the Grand Destroyer Review|date = 7 July 2010}}</ref><ref>[https://metalinjection.net/reviews/misery-index-rituals-of-power Misery Index album review] [[Metal Injection]]</ref> Assück in particular has been credited as one of the earliest deathgrind acts.<ref name="IO">{{cite web |last1=Moore |first1=Doug |date=March 25, 2013 |title=Waxing Atrocious – Assück's Steve Heritage |url=https://www.invisibleoranges.com/waxing-atrocious-assucks-steve-heritage/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129225728/http://www.invisibleoranges.com/waxing-atrocious-assucks-steve-heritage/ |archive-date=November 29, 2016 |access-date=March 1, 2017 |website=[[Invisible Oranges]]}}</ref> ===Blackened grindcore=== Blackened grindcore is a fusion genre that combines elements of [[black metal]] and grindcore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2015/09/16/converse-rubber-tracks-x-metalsucks-2015-preview-dendritic-arbor/|title=Converse Rubber Tracks x MetalSucks 2015 Preview: Dendritic Arbor|date=16 September 2015|publisher=[[Metal Sucks]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2015/10/19/blackened-grindcore-innovators-dendritic-arbor-announce-fall-tour/|title=Blackened Grindcore Innovators Dendritic Arbor Announce Fall Tour|date=19 October 2015|publisher=[[Metal Sucks]]}}</ref> Notable bands include [[Anaal Nathrakh]] and early [[Rotting Christ]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.popmatters.com/170331-rotting-christ-kata-ton-daimona-eaytoy-2495764089.html|title=Rotting Christ: Kata Ton Daimona Eaytoy|date=15 May 2013|magazine=[[Pop Matters]]}}</ref> ===Noisegrind=== Noisegrind is a [[microgenre]] that combines elements of grindcore and harsh noise.<ref name="decibelmagazine.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2018/03/06/fear-of-god-founder-erich-keller-talks-grindcore-history-album-reissue/|title=Fear of God Founder Erich Keller Talks Grindcore History, Album Reissue |website=Decibelmagazine.com|date=6 March 2018}}</ref> Notable bands include Holy Grinder,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/holy_grinder-cult_of_extermination|title=Holy Grinder Cult of Extermination|website=Exclaim.ca}}</ref> Sete Star Sept,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2016/03/18/2003641837|title=Live Wire: Violence in action - Taipei Times|website=Taipeitimes.com|date=18 March 2016}}</ref> [[Full of Hell (band)|Full of Hell]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/6-new-songs-you-need-hear-week-60118|title=6 New Songs You Need to Hear This Week|date=1 June 2018}}</ref> Fear of God,<ref name="decibelmagazine.com"/> Insufferable,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://insufferable.bandcamp.com/album/the-tightening-grip|title=The Tightening Grip, by Insufferable|website=Insufferable.bandcamp.com|access-date=7 January 2021}}</ref> and early Knelt Rote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/av/grindcore-monday/the-monday-grind-knelt-rote-trespass-is-a-grindcoreblack-metal-face-peeler|title=The Monday Grind: KNELT ROTE Trespass Is A Grindcore/Black Metal Face-Peeler|website=Metalinjection.net|date=6 February 2017}}</ref>
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