Grindcore · GenresWhat is grindcore?
Grindcore is an extreme music style originated basically to mix: hardcore punk, crust punk, thrash metal and death metal . It emerged in the mid 80s in the UK and USA.
About grindcore
Structurally songs tend to be short, simple, direct and ultra-fast. Lyrical themes could be: social issues, gore or porn. classic bands could be: Napalm Death, Carcass, Agathocles, Assück, Nasum, Terrorizer, Pig Destroyer, Brutal Truth, etc.
From Last.fm, where 32,432 listeners have tagged music as grindcore.
Artists to start with
Albums to hear first
Terrifyer
World Extermination
From Enslavement to Obliteration
Abandon All Life
Phantom Limb
Helvete
Abuse
ExitGrindcore songs
- Scum by Napalm Death
- Fear of Napalm by Terrorizer
- Instinct of Survival by Napalm Death
- Self Termination by Insect Warfare
- Trojan Whore by Pig Destroyer
- Scatology Homework by Pig Destroyer
- Born on Your Knees by Napalm Death
- Unchallenged Hate by Napalm Death
- Manipulator by Insect Warfare
- Siege of Power by Napalm Death
Grindcore on Risocast
Total DoomDoom · 2002
Rush Hour Of The GodsDoom · 2008
Buried in the WoodsNecropsy
Mixer - Sa druge strane jastukaMixerRare, Rarer & RarestBlood, Sweat & Tears · 2014
The Essential Blood, Sweat & TearsBlood, Sweat & Tears · 2014
New CityBlood, Sweat & Tears · 1975
What The Hell Happened To Blood, Sweat & Tears? (Original Score)Blood, Sweat & Tears · 2023
No-One in the WorldLocust · 1997
Makes You FlyNice Guys, Dumbo Gets Mad · 2019
Long Distance LoverLocust, Natasha Morrow, Neil Halstead · 2026
Neighbouring genres
In the metal & heavy family. All genres
death metalblack metaldoom metalalternative metaldeathcoredeath-doombrutal death metalblackened death metalcrossover thrashatmospheric black metalhardcore punkmetalQuestions
- What is grindcore?
- Grindcore is an extreme music style originated basically to mix: hardcore punk, crust punk, thrash metal and death metal . It emerged in the mid 80s in the UK and USA. Structurally songs tend to be short, simple, direct and ultra-fast.
- Who are the best-known grindcore artists?
- By Last.fm listening: Pig Destroyer, Napalm Death, Nails, Ernia, Limbo and Carcass.
- What genres are similar to grindcore?
- On Risocast it sits with death metal, black metal, doom metal, alternative metal, deathcore and death-doom.
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Updated 6 October 2026
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