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Yes, even new Napalm Death is good. They even did some clean vocals right? Okay, fair enough, Nails is powerviolence. In that case, Carcass and General Surgery are goregrind haha. I really like those two bands and Terrorize and Repulsion too ofcourse! Rotten Sound is good too, but I never really got into Brutal Truth. Heard their early stuff once or twice but that's it.
Yeah, I loved the clean vocals, sax, and dissonance on the new Napalm Death album, fucking awesome stuff. Yeah, Carcass and General Surgery are goregrind, but that's still grindcore! If you haven't heard Brutal Truth's Need To Control, you should get on that immediately, some of the most original and varied grindcore I've heard. I don't have much expertise in new stuff, but the old stuff still kills, so who cares? Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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The first grindcore band was Repulsion. Napalm Death gets credit for releasing the first grindcore album Scum, but Napalm Death and Carcass have both said that Repulsion inspired them to take up the s

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Don't get me wrong, I liked "A Patient Man" a lot... nothing wrong with being mopey. The darker/slower parts made the album feel weirdly paced, though. I wouldn't say they're nothing compared to Gaza,

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Need to Control rules' date=' I don't think any of their other stuff comes close. The sound on that album is great, too, really cold and precise in a 90s way.[/quote'] Absolutely, I know some people prefer Kill Trend Suicide or Extreme Conditions, but Need to Control wins me over on every front. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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Absolutely' date=' I know some people prefer Kill Trend Suicide or Extreme Conditions, but Need to Control wins me over on every front.[/quote'] I preferred Extreme Conditions though. But I haven't listen to Brutal Truth for quite some time though. Like I said, I never really got into the band. I rated Need to Control 5/10 and Extreme Conditions 6/10. And even that newer album End Time with 4/10. It's just not my kinda thing.
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In reference to Brutal Truth, Sounds of the Animal Kingdom was always my favorite. I was really wondering where the hell the grindcore section was till I found this thread. I LOVE early Pig Destroyer, Prowler is one of my all time favorite albums. Gigantic Brain is another favorite, I guess you could call it cybergrind, style and sound really grew throughout his releases though, I cant even decide my favorite album because I like them all so much. Other grind bands Im big on are Mumakil, Insect Warfare, and Coldworker who I guess are more deathgrind/grindy death/what the fuck ever.

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In reference to Brutal Truth, Sounds of the Animal Kingdom was always my favorite. I was really wondering where the hell the grindcore section was till I found this thread. I LOVE early Pig Destroyer, Prowler is one of my all time favorite albums. Gigantic Brain is another favorite, I guess you could call it cybergrind, style and sound really grew throughout his releases though, I cant even decide my favorite album because I like them all so much. Other grind bands Im big on are Mumakil, Insect Warfare, and Coldworker who I guess are more deathgrind/grindy death/what the fuck ever.
I dig Pig Destroyer, especially Terrifyer. I'm not a huge death/grind fan and mostly prefer older style grindcore, but I'll check out the ones you listed. I know that Coldworker formed after the demise of Nasum, whom I loved, not sure why I never checked them out. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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I never checked enough Nasum out though I remember the song Scoop being amazing. Just based on what I can recall about them I think Mumakil would probably fit your fancy. Theyre extremely blasty but they have a really dynamic sense of riffage for a grind band. I'd recommend Customized Warfare. Coldworker's stuff is much more structured and song-oriented and not so much an onslaught like a lot of typical grind, definitely more death influence than Nasum but I really dug the Contaminated Void.

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In reference to Brutal Truth, Sounds of the Animal Kingdom was always my favorite. I was really wondering where the hell the grindcore section was till I found this thread. I LOVE early Pig Destroyer, Prowler is one of my all time favorite albums. Gigantic Brain is another favorite, I guess you could call it cybergrind, style and sound really grew throughout his releases though, I cant even decide my favorite album because I like them all so much. Other grind bands Im big on are Mumakil, Insect Warfare, and Coldworker who I guess are more deathgrind/grindy death/what the fuck ever.
I dunno, like I said above, Need To Control captivated me above all of Brutal Truth's other stuff. I really dig Gigantic Brain's "Invasion Discographies", but the other material I've heard of theirs didn't interest me. Nasum didn't quite pique my interest either, though I've heard a bunch of their stuff. My other favorite grind/etc bands are Assück, Discordance Axis, and Daughters; I like some of the related projects, like As The Sun Sets and Gridlink, too.
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Gadget is another great band, the album "the Funeral March" always seems to find is way back into my CD player. Exit-13 is awesome (and weird). Rotten Sound is another favorite of mine. Lately I've been stuck on Circle of Dead Children. They play a type of deathgrind that doesn't use the typical elements of either subgenre. It's life atmospheric slam-grind with touches of black metal and dissonant metalcore!!

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There's a fest happening in February in Tampa that seems to be shaping up as an all-grind affair. All Pigs Must Die is the headliner, whom I'm not too familiar with but the mighty Maruta is supporting along with Ad Nauseam, a few other bands are on the bill as of now but the entire list hasn't yet been announced. I'm not really familiar with any bands listed aside from Maruta, whom I really dig, so Im not sure I'll make it down unless they throw some more heavy hitters on the bill but the guys who are putting it together pulled off an absolutely fantastic fest in august featuring all sorts of sludge, stoner, post, doom, grind and all in between acts so I'm hoping they do well for this one

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This is the page for an in-production documentary on grindcore entitled Slave to the Grind. They're using a kickstarter for funding, seem to be making good progress. I've spoken with the guy doing it a bit and he seems like a pretty solid dude. Hopefully it turns out well for em https://www.facebook.com/Slavetothegrindfilm

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Damn, 6 months with no love for the grind.  Whatchawll dewwwwin!?

Maruta just dropped their best album to date not long ago, Remain Dystopian, even had guest vocal appearances from JR Hayes and homie from At the Gates whose name matters not to me. I just heard Trap Them recently and have been spinning them hard, particularly the Seance Prime ep. Also, female fronted Cloud Rat's latest album Qliphoth hit me outta nowhere.  

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