Black Mask - Bottomfeeder

Band:  Black Mask
Song:  Bottomfeeder
Album:  Black Mask
Genre:  Grindcore
Bandcamp:  blackmaskpa.bandcamp.com

I mean, I suppose I'll post one of these guys songs without talking about the time I got to see them live, but honestly any band that you can walk into without ever having heard before and leave a fan is a good time.

Any band that intros there set with some sort of happy Pop style tune then rips into a nasty mess of noise is straight up fantastic in my book.  The singer was right in the pit with everybody else too, so that was rather intense.

Shoutout to my boy Steve for inviting me to the show that these guys played at, I couldn't think of a more solid band to round out May-Grudergrind with.  Speaking of Steve, be on the lookout cause they've got a music video in the works that I'll be posting soon, so...  hype.

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Pig Destroyer - Sis

Band:  Pig Destroyer
Song:  Sis
Album:  Book Burner
Genre:  Metalcore
Bandcamp:  pigdestroyer.bandcamp.com
Language:  Strong

I really couldn't really have a Grind themed month without mentioning Pig Destroyer.  Originally toying with the names Cop Killer and Cop Destroyer, they decided to switch it up to a slightly more subtle option.  Though active since '97, they really hit it off in 2001 when they released their album Prowler In The Yard.

Basically every year that goes past their sound tightens up a little and the group improves.  Personally I would say dropping the political stance of earlier music is a good thing since they won't make an impact so much in a scene like this.

The really cool thing is that they were operating as a 3 piece outfit for several years, just drums, guitar, and vocals.  They picked up a guy on electronics in 2006, but it wasn't until like 2014 they even got a bass player.

Solid sound for such a stripped down act.

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Insect Warfare - Self Termination

Band:  Insect Warfare
Song:  Self Termination
Album:  World Extermination
Genre:  Grindcore
Bandcamp:  https://insectwarfare.bandcamp.com

I found out recently that Insect Warfare has broken up, and that bums me out.  I mean, they broke up in like 2009, but it still makes me sad cause I won't get to catch this straight insane sound that these guys have.

They're surprisingly tight for a Grind act.  Obviously there needs to be a lot of coordination in stuff like that but Insect Warfare happen to be better at it than some other people.  There's less noise in these guys sound than a majority of Grind groups.  I don't think that's a bad thing, but one of their guitarists has said that if the band were to reform and do another album it'd be much more on the noise end of things than the tight riffs of this album.

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Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Gringo

Band: Agoraphobic Nosebleed

Song:  Gringo

Album:  The Poacher Diaries

Genre:  Grindcore

Language:  Maybe?

Well firstly I can't find any lyrics for this song, but I know for a fact there's screaming in there.  Maybe it's just noise and there's no words, so...

Anyway, welcome to the second band to be featured during May-Grudergrind.

Agoraphobic Nosebleed is a Drum Machine band.  There's a lot of bands in the genre that use a drum machine over a drummer to simply make sure it can keep up.  The most impressive part of it is that they've been in existence since '94 though.  Bands like this don't usually live too long because of how abrasive the music is.  It's like how there's not too many punk bands that go on long too.  Ya grow out of it and whatnot.

That's what I believe the advantage of the drum machine is though.  Don't need as big a band so you can focus on the fun easy bits like having 3 vocalists and throwing out a mountain of sound.

Fun band though, and Kat Katz is one of my favorite female vocalists in Metal right now.

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Magrudergrind - Bridge Burner

Band:  Magrudergrind
song:  Bridge Burner
Genre:  Grindcore, Powerviolence
Album:  Magrudergrind
Bandcamp:  Magrudergrind

Geeze, how many times can I write this freaking band's name.

Welcome to the Grindcore themed month, May-Grudergrind.  I don't actually listen to the band, but I figured if I'm naming a month after them the least I can do is post them first.

I hold Grindcore in a special spot in my music collection.  Mostly because it's so over the top that you just can't beat it.  The incredibly controlled chaos of the whole thing is just a blast that I'm not willing to give up any time soon.  Plus my brother and I have a pseudo Grind band, so I kinda have to support it.

Not all the songs are about violent dismemberment like a lot of Death Metal and Deathcore either, they can be about normal things too.  Like this song.  This song is about a person who just can't keep their story straight and burns bridges with their friends.  Hella relatable.

Sure, some of the acts are absolutely awful, but that can be found in every genre.

I dunno, I just like shoving my opinions down people's faces, so here's some good old tunes to love.  Chao.

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