History Main / Grindcore

* Whitebelt (aka Mathgrind, Emogrind, Falsegrind): Don't let the name scare you away; the label is due to its association with the early 2000s melodic metalcore and deathcore scenes. Whitebelt is a combination of Mathcore/Skramz/Emoviolence with grindcore. Needless to say, it's frantic, noisy, extremely discordant, and requires no small amount of technical ability. The genre term and the bands within it are rather obscure, but it's still a thing. Examples include early Daughters, The Locust, Bucket Full of Teeth and [=SeeYouSpaceCowboy=].

* Noisegrind: the aforementioned mess of noise and screams, often with strong doses of HarshNoise influence for good measure. It's an offensive subgenre that relies on shock value, whether in its "music" (some bands just improvise ''all'' the songs) or its lyrical content. It also has a microgenre of its own known as "gorenoise" that is basically a combination of goregrind and noisegrind. Anal Cunt, Holy Grinder, Full of Hell, Sete Star Sept, Sore Throat, Fear of God, Dissolved, and Insufferable are the best examples.

* Mathgrind: grindcore mixed with elements of mathcore, free jazz, and (occasionally) modern classical. Needless to say, it's frantic, noisy, extremely discordant, and requires no small amount of technical ability. Also colloquially known as "hipster" or "white belt" grind (the latter label due to its association with the early 2000s melodic metalcore and deathcore scenes), and as you can guess, views on it are mixed. There is also some overlap with cybergrind at times (The Locust being a good example) as well as screamo (where it is often known as "emoviolence"). Discordance Axis, Human Remains, and Fuck the Facts are the most famous examples.

* Emogrind: Don't let the name scare you away. Emogrind is a combination of Skramz/Emoviolence with grindcore. The genre term and the bands within it are rather obscure, but it's still a thing. Examples include Orchid, Swarrm, Bucket Full of Teeth and [=SeeYouSpaceCowboy=].

* UpToEleven: Grindcore is essentially crust punk plus this trope.

* Noisegrind: the aforementioned mess of noise and screams, often with strong doses of HarshNoise influence for good measure. It's an offensive subgenre that relies on shock value, whether in its "music" (some bands just improvise ''all'' the songs) or its lyrical content. It also has a microgenre of its own known as "gorenoise" that is basically a combination of goregrind and noisegrind. Anal Cunt, Holy Grinder, Full of Hell, Sete Star Sept, Fear of God, Dissolved, and Insufferable are the best examples.

* Music/{{Torsofuck}}

* Music/{{Yautja}} (also mathcore)

* Music/BoltThrower (on their first album ''In Battle There Is No Law'', changed sound to DeathMetal on next album ''Realms Of Chaos''.

* Wvrm (some black metal elements)

* Antigama (along with AvantGardeMetal)

* Bad Acid Trip (also AvantGardeMetal)
* Beaten to Death (an unusually GenreBusting example, but their music is rooted in grindcore - it's just an unusually warped vision of it with influence from AvantGardeMetal, ProgressiveMetal, HardcorePunk, and even {{Shoegaze}} and pop (no really) - along with whatever else they feel like playing at a given moment)

* Bodies in the Gears of the Apparatus (also an UrExample of deathcore)

* Bubblegum Octopus ([[GenreBusting too weird to really classify as anything]], but cybergrind is a major component of the sound Matthew Morden goes for, thereby making him heavily associated with the grindcore scene)

* Epidemic (also ThrashMetal, as well as DeathMetal starting with ''Decameron'')

* Human Remains (TropeMaker for mathgrind, also TechnicalDeathMetal)

* Knelt Rote(formerly [[{{Industrial}} power electronics]]/noisegrind on their first two releases, later grindcore fused with BlackMetal)

* Noisem (also ThrashMetal)

* Psudoku (same guy as Parlamentarisk Sodomi; also has elements of TechnicalDeathMetal, AvantGardeMusic, and - we shit you not - ProgressiveRock)

* S.O.B. (UrExample, though they were probably closer to thrashcore when ''Don't Be Swindle'' was released)

* Sunlight's Bane(also BlackMetal)

* !T.O.O.H.! (stands for The Obliteration of Humanity; also has elements of TechnicalDeathMetal, AvantGardeMusic, ProgressiveMetal, and other styles)

* Oathbreaker (''Eros|Anteros'', changed to a mixture of [[GenreMashup hardcore, crust punk, post-hardcore, shoegaze, and black metal]] on ''[[NewSoundAlbum Rheia]]'')

* Abörted Hitler Cöck

* Music/DyingFetus

* Noisegrind: the aforementioned mess of noise and screams, often with strong doses of HarshNoise influence for good measure. It's an offensive subgenre that relies on shock value, whether in its "music" (some bands just improvise ''all'' the songs) or its lyrical content. Holy Grinder, Full of Hell, Sete Star Sept, Fear of God, and Insufferable are the best examples.

* Music/CephalicCarnage (essentially [[DeathMetal Deathgrind]] and TechnicalDeathMetal)

* Music/{{Gridlink}}[[note]]Also see Music/DiscordanceAxis[[/note]]

* Music/{{Maruta}}

* Noism(not to be confused with Noisem)
* No One Knows What the Dead Think (another spiritual successor to Discordance Axis featuring Jon Chang and Rob Marton)

* P.L.F.

* The Network

* Music/{{Torsofuck}}

* PurpleProse: Not very often, but some grindcore bands have a reputation for very poetic, complex lyrics, most notably Pig Destroyer, Discordance Axis [[note]]By extension, Gridlink, too[[/note]], and Cloud Rat.

* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth: Generally a hallmark of the genre as a whole; while this isn't always the case with the more death metal-influenced acts, the hardcore and powerviolence-leaning ones always take a very simplistic approach.

* Noisegrind: the aforementioned mess of noise and screams, often with strong doses of HarshNoise influence for good measure. Think Anal Cunt. Noisegrind is an offensive subgenre, relying on shock value, whether in its "music" (some bands just improvise ''all'' the songs) or its lyrical content. Anal Cunt, Holy Grinder, Full of Hell, Sete Star Sept, Fear of God, Insufferable, and Last Days of Humanity are the best examples.

* Mincecore: rarely used, but exists nonetheless. Coined by Belgium's Agathocles, mincecore refers to punkish grindcore that resembles the early days of grindcore, with a more aggressive and sharp sound and a tendency to release a lot of split records (as of January 2014, Agathocles have released 304 records, for only 12 albums). Musically, it is often really close to the sound of Agathocles themselves, or closer to the first Napalm Death album, Scum. Think of mincecore as the polar opposite of newer, cleaner bands like Nasum and Rotten Sound. Notable bands of the genre are Rot (from Brazil) and Archagathus (Canada). The gory side of mincecore also exists and is sometimes referred as minceGORE (although even more rarely used), and is notably rising as of late 2012. It is basically the mincecore version of goregrind, with the same differences as traditional grindcore. Some bands that have been coined as mincegore are Hyperemesis (Canada) and Couple Skate (US).
* Entombedcore: While technically rooted in metalcore, there is so much overlap with grindcore both sonically and in terms of the fanbase that it gets an honorary mention. The name itself is just a colloquialism that started seeing use on various blogs (there is no actual proper name for the genre); musically, it's old-school metallic hardcore that is always mixed with hefty amounts of Swedish death metal (not MelodicDeathMetal, this is important) and usually also grindcore, crust punk, and powerviolence; depending on the band, sludge metal, beatdown hardcore, noise, or black metal may also be involved. Famous examples that skew particularly close to grindcore are Nails, Early Graves, and Call of the Void.

* Music/AnalCunt (TropeCodifier for Noisegrind and a StealthParody of the genre as a whole)

* Deathgrind: grindcore that's less compressed, making it easier to understand what's going on with all the instruments. Some bands combine grind with the aforementioned brutal death metal. Think of the later [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvBo4KV7MoA Napalm Death]]. Alternatively, some bands such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0OYZujVu_k Cephalic Carnage]] play more with the musical complexity common to death metal but do it at the intense speeds of grindcore; this can often sound like death metal with far too many notes, or grindcore that's far too long and complex. There is also some overlap with deathcore, as numerous early bands in the latter genre took heavy influence from deathgrind. Brutal Truth, Gorerotted, Assück, and Rotten Sound are some of the best examples of the genre.

* Emogrind: Don't let the name scare you away. Emogrind is a combination of Skramz/Emoviolence with grindcore. The genre term and the bands within it are rather obscure, but it's still a thing. Examples include Orchid, Swarrm, Bucket Full of Teeth, .gif from god and [=SeeYouSpaceCowboy=].

* Pornogrind: a derivative of goregrind that [[LighterAndSofter relies more on groove and fun than pure aggression and gore.]] Of course, the lyrics are sexually explicit. Bears a lot of resemblance with goregrind, may be a little slower though. It's not unusual to have high pitched falsetto vocals (in a tongue-in-cheek way) along the usual pitch-shifted gurgling vocals. Gut, Rompeprop, Gut, Cock and Ball Torture, and Meat Shits are the most famous examples.

* Emogrind: Don't let the name scare you away. Emogrind is a combination of Skramz/Emoviolence with grindcore. The genre term and the bands within it are rather obscure, but it's still a thing. Examples include Orchid, Swarrm, and Bucket Full of Teeth.

* Noisegrind: the aforementioned mess of noise and screams, often with a dose of HarshNoise influence for good measure. Think Anal Cunt. Noisegrind is an offensive subgenre, relying on shock value, whether in its "music" (some bands just improvise ''all'' the songs) or its lyrical content. Anal Cunt, Holy Grinder, Full of Hell, Sete Star Sept, Fear of God, Insufferable, and Last Days of Humanity are the best examples.

* Genghis Tron

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Grindcore generally comes in around the 10 to 11 mark, depending on which particular subgenre you're talking about and how old it is. Some of the older bands drop down to a hard 9.

* Deathgrind: grindcore that's less compressed, making it easier to understand what's going on with all the instruments. Some bands combine grind with the aforementioned brutal death metal. Think of the later [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvBo4KV7MoA Napalm Death]]. Alternatively, some bands such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0OYZujVu_k Cephalic Carnage]] play more with the musical complexity common to death metal but do it at the intense speeds of grindcore; this can often sound like death metal with far too many notes, or grindcore that's far too long and complex. There is also some overlap with deathcore, as numerous early bands in the latter genre took heavy influence from deathgrind. Brutal Truth, Cephalic Carnage, and Rotten Sound are the best examples of the genre.
* Goregrind: basically the gory death metal version of original grindcore, relying much more on death metal aesthetics than grindcore, but less on death metal sounds than deathgrind. The lyrics are almost entirely focused on extreme gore with some exceptions (primarily sociopolitical critiques using gore as a metaphor), the sound is usually fatter and more organic in a death metal fashion, melodic guitar solos are fairly common, and vocals are usually modified by a pitch-shifter. Early Carcass, early Exhumed, and Haemorrhage are best examples of the genre.

* Deathgrind: grindcore that's less compressed, making it easier to understand what's going on with all the instruments. Some bands combine grind with the aforementioned brutal death metal. Think of the later [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvBo4KV7MoA Napalm Death]]. Alternatively, some bands such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0OYZujVu_k Cephalic Carnage]] play more with the musical complexity common to death metal but do it at the intense speeds of grindcore; this can often sound like death metal with far too many notes, or grindcore that's far too long and complex. There is also some overlap with deathcore, as numerous early bands in the latter genre took heavy influence from deathgrind. Brutal Truth, Full of Hell, and Rotten Sound are the best examples of the genre.

* Pornogrind: a derivative of goregrind that [[LighterAndSofter relies more on groove and fun than pure aggression and gore.]] Of course, the lyrics are sexually explicit. Bears a lot of resemblance with goregrind, may be a little slower though. It's not unusual to have high pitched falsetto vocals (in a tongue-in-cheek way) along the usual pitch-shifted gurgling vocals. Gut, Rompeprop and Meat Shits are the most famous examples.
* Cybergrind: the electronic side of grind. Basically a mixture of hardcore techno and grind. Think of Carcass playing in a rave party, you'll pretty much understand cybergrind. Usually revolves around grindcore (or goregrind) played over techno beats with added samples and electronic sounds; noise and breakcore are also common influences, and remix [=EPs=] and compilations are a staple of the genre. Almost always uses a drum machine (with the one notable exception of The Berzerker). Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Genghis Tron, and The Berzerker are probably the most well-known bands in the genre.
* Noisegrind: the aforementioned mess of noise and screams, sometimes with a dose of HarshNoise influence for good measure. Think Anal Cunt. Noisegrind is an offensive subgenre, relying on shock value, whether in its "music" (some bands just improvise ''all'' the songs) or its lyrical content. Anal Cunt, Holy Grinder, and Last Days of Humanity are the best examples.

* Noisegrind: the aforementioned mess of noise and screams with a dose of HarshNoise influence for good measure. Think Anal Cunt. Noisegrind is an offensive subgenre, relying on shock value, whether in its "music" (some bands just improvise ''all'' the songs) or its lyrical content. Anal Cunt, Holy Grinder, and Full of Hell are the best examples.

* Noisegrind: the aforementioned mess of noise and screams. Think Anal Cunt. Noisegrind is an offensive subgenre, relying on shock value, whether in its "music" (some bands just improvise ''all'' the songs) or its lyrical content. Anal Cunt, Last Days of Humanity, and Gore Beyond Necropsy are the best examples.