One of my favorite styles of music, grindcore is among the most abrasive musical extremities and often one of the most misunderstood. A hybrid of punk, death metal, thrash metal, hardcore, and often other influences (sometimes depending on subgenres), grindcore music unapologetically shuns traditional and normative song structure and opts for speed, aggression, intensity, and volatility. I am quite sick of certain bands referring to themselves as grindcore bands and even more disgusted by ignorant individuals who misrepresent the genre daily, so I figured I'd offer some assistance. Here are some classic albums that you may want to consider owning and / or checking out from this genre.
1.) Brutal Truth - "Need to Control" (Relapse, 1994)
2.) Napalm Death- "Harmony Corruption" (Earache, 1990)
3.) Carcass- "Symphonies of Sickness" (Earache, 1989)
4.) Bolt Thrower- "Realm of Chaos" (Earache, 1989)
5.) Exit 13- "Ethos Musick" (Relapse, 1994)
6.) Discordance Axis- "The Inalienable Dreamless" (HydraHead, 2000)
7.) Nasum- "Inhale/ Exhale" (Relapse, 1998)
8.) Regurgitate- "Hatefilled Vengeance E.P. (Relapse, 2002)
9.) Rotten Sound- "Murderworks" (Century Media, 2002)
10.) Flesh Parade- "Kill Whitey" (Relapse, 2001)
11.) General Surgery- "Necrology" (Relapse, 1991)
12.) Pig Destroyer- "Explosions in Ward 6" (Clean Plate, 1998)
13.) Phobia- "Means of Existence" (Slap-a-ham, 1998)
14.) Blood Duster- "Cunt" (Relapse, 2001)
15.) Terrorizer-"World Downfall" (Earache, 1989)
16.) Agoraphobic Nosebleed- "Frozen Corpse Stuffed With Dope" (Relapse, 2002)
17.) Retaliation- "The Execution" (Headfucker, 1999)
18.) Arsedestroyer- "Arsedestroyer" (Distortion, 1995)
19.) 324- "Boutokunotaiyo" (HG Fact, 2000)
20.) Sore Throat- "Unhindered by Talent" (Meantime, 1988)
21.) Gut- "Hyper-instestinal Vulva Desecration 7" (Necroharmonic Records, 1994)
22.) Machetazo- "Trundo De Huesos" (Razorback, 2002)
23.) Repulsion- "Horrified" (Necrosis, 1989)
24.) Enemy Soil- "Casualties of Progress" (Relapse, 1995)
25.) Benumb- "Soul of the Martyr" (Relapse, 1998)
- Joe