What it is, what to hear first, and what sits next to it.
Powerviolence (sometimes written as power violence), is a raw, dissonant sub-genre of thrashcore. Musically, powerviolence bands focus on speed, brevity, bizarre timing breakdowns, and constant tempo changes as a result of the injection of noise rock elements. Powerviolence songs are often very short; it is not uncommon for some to last less than 30 seconds. Lyrically and conceptually, powerviolence groups were very raw and under-produced, both sonically and in their packaging. .