Editing Grindcore (section)

=== North American grindcore ===
[[Image:Seth with AxCx at Relapse Festival 1993 crop.jpg|left|thumb|upright|[[Seth Putnam]] of Anal Cunt at Relapse Festival, 1993]]
[[Image:BrutalTruth by Christian Misje 02.jpg|thumb|Brutal Truth live at Hole In The Sky, Bergen Metal Fest 2008]]
Journalist Kevin Stewart-Panko argues that the American grindcore of the 1990s borrowed from three sources: British grindcore, the American precursors, and [[death metal]].<ref name=usgrind>Kevin Stewart-Panko, "Altered States," "Grindcore Special" part 2, p. 42-43.</ref> As early Napalm Death albums were not widely distributed in the United States, American groups tended to take inspiration from later works, such as ''[[Harmony Corruption]]''.<ref name=usgrind/> American groups also often employ riffs taken from [[crossover thrash]] or [[thrash metal]].<ref name=usgrind/> Early American grind practitioners included [[Terrorizer]] and [[Assück]].<ref name="vonhavoc"/> [[Anal Cunt]], a particularly dissonant group who lacked a bass player, were also particularly influential.<ref name=usgrind/> Their style was sometimes referred to as "noisecore" or "noisegrind", described by Giulio of [[Cripple Bastards]] as "the most anti-musical and nihilistic face of extreme music at that time."<ref name=grind44/><ref name=lilker/> [[Brutal Truth]] was a groundbreaking group in the American scene at the beginning of the 1990s.<ref name="vonhavoc"/>

However, Sharp indicates that they were more inspired by the thrash metal of [[Dark Angel (band)|Dark Angel]] than the British groups.<ref name=autogenerated2 /> [[Discordance Axis]] had a more technical style of playing than many of the predecessors, and had a much more ornate visual and production style.<ref name=usgrind/> [[Scott Hull (musician)|Scott Hull]] is prominent in the contemporary grindcore scene, through his participation in [[Pig Destroyer]] and [[Agoraphobic Nosebleed]].<ref name = m265/> ANb's ''[[Frozen Corpse Stuffed with Dope]]'' has been described as "the ''[[Paul's Boutique]]'' of grindcore", by ''Village Voice'' critic Phil Freeman, for its "hyper-referential, impossibly dense barrage of samples, blast beats, answering machine messages, and incomprehensibly bellowed rants."<ref>Phil Freeman, "Gratuitous Grindcore Gross-Out Gimps' Glade and Guns Get Guffaws", ''Village Voice'', 13 September 2005. [http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-09-13/music/gratuitous-grindcore-gross-out-gimps-glade-and-guns-get-guffaws] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819152621/http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-09-13/music/gratuitous-grindcore-gross-out-gimps-glade-and-guns-get-guffaws/|date=19 August 2014}} Access date: 19 July 2008.</ref> Pig Destroyer is inspired by thrash metal, such as Dark Angel and [[Slayer]], the [[sludge metal]] of the [[Melvins]], and grindcore practiced by Brutal Truth,<ref name="abpd">Anthony Bartkewicz, "Pig Destroyer", ''Decibel'', July 2007 [https://web.archive.org/web/20070913162946/http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features/jul2007/pigdestroyer.aspx] Access date: 24 July 2008</ref> while Agoraphobic Nosebleed takes cues from [[thrashcore]] and [[powerviolence]], like D.R.I. and [[Crossed Out]].<ref name=abpd/><ref>Bryan Reed, ''The Daily Tar Heel'', 19 July 2007. [http://www.dailytarheel.com/index.php/article/2007/07/phantom_limb_exorcises_its_emotions] Access date: 27 March 2011.</ref>

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[[The Locust]], from San Diego,<ref name=m265>Mudrian, p. 265</ref> also take inspiration from powerviolence (Crossed Out, [[Dropdead]]), first-wave [[screamo]] (Angel Hair), obscure [[experimental rock]] ([[Art Bears]], [[Renaldo and the Loaf]]), and death metal.<ref>''LA Weekly'', 18 September 2003 {{cite web|url=http://www.brassland.org/ahb/writing/archives/2003/09/a_day_with_the.html |title=Writing: A Day with the Locust |access-date=24 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305104850/http://www.brassland.org/ahb/writing/archives/2003/09/a_day_with_the.html |archive-date=5 March 2009 }} Access date: 24 July 2008</ref> The Locust were sometimes described as "[[hipster (contemporary subculture)|hipster]] grind" because of their fan base and fashion choices.<ref name=usgrind/> In Los Angeles, [[Hole (band)|Hole]] also initially drew influence from grindcore in their early releases, particularly on their singles "[[Dicknail]]" and "[[Teenage Whore]]", as well as on their debut album, ''[[Pretty on the Inside]]'' (1991),<ref name="first">{{cite AV media notes
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| chapter  = Flipside Interview from issue #68, September/October 1990
| publisher   = Sympathy for the Record Industry, Flipside Magazine
}}</ref> all of which featured sexually provocative and violent lyrics, as well as the heavy distortion and fluctuating tempo that distinguished the genre. Frontwoman [[Courtney Love]] stated that she wanted to capture the distinguishing elements of grindcore while incorporating more pop-based melodic structure, although the band distanced themselves from the style in their later releases.<ref name="first" />

Other later prominent grindcore groups of North America include [[Brujeria (band)|Brujeria]],<ref>Jason Birchmeier, ''Matando Güeros'' review, Allmusic. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r184749|pure_url=yes}}] Access date: 3 October 2008.</ref> [[Soilent Green]],<ref>D. Shawn Bosler, "Soilent Green", ''Decibel'', September 2005. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070808184328/http://decibelmagazine.com/features/sep2005/soilent_green.aspx] Access date: 3 October 2008.</ref> [[Cephalic Carnage]], [[Impetigo (band)|Impetigo]],<ref>John Book, Ultimo Mondo Cannibale review, Allmusic. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r9778|pure_url=yes}}] Access date: 3 October 2008.</ref> and [[Circle of Dead Children]].<ref>Alex Henderson, The Genocide Machine review, Allmusic. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r526333|pure_url=yes}}] Access date: 3 October 2008.</ref> [[Fuck the Facts]], a Canadian group, practice classic grindcore, characterized by the "metronome-precision drumming and riffing [that] abound, as well as vocal screams and growls" by ''[[AllMusic]]'' reviewer Greg Prato.<ref>Greg Prato, ''Stigmata High-Five'' review, Allmusic. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r850772|pure_url=yes}}] Access date: 21 March 2009.</ref>