Editing Grindcore (section)

=== Powerviolence ===
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[[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/>