Alex Chan shares his bloody history with one of the best grindcore albums to utilize the HM-2 ..read more

The sardonic Norwegian grindcore group returns with a tribute to (and parody of) their home country’s black metal classics. Stream it in full ahead of its release on Friday ..read more

Taking their name from an infamous executive order, the KC grind/hardcore band’s upcoming album “Salt Sermon” is about taking power back – and not taking any shit. Check out a new video and interview here ..read more

Check out some of our grind (and grind-adjacent) highlights from the first half of 2024 ..read more

Weed. Before going any deeper, consider it. The smoke, the resin, the high. Keep that image in your head; you’ll need it in a bit. For now, focus on the gurgling, angry, and pulsating Resin Tomb, the Australian outfit that commenced 2024 by putting everyone on notice with their debut album Cerebral Purgatory. Their message is that we all die and scarcely ever do our deaths hold any meaning.  Released through Transcending Obscurity this past January, Cerebral Purgatory is tight and technical grindcore cut from a different cloth. Resin Tomb propounds that there needs to be plenty of death m ..read more

Swedish grindcore and crust punk band Child aren’t playing coy with the latest single “Shitegeist” from their upcoming album, Shitegeist. The track, which serves as the album’s opener, begins with “Everything sucks, everything’s fucked.”  The statement shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone, but Jocke Lindström’s delivery enriches it. Admittedly, “Shitegeist” is closer to punk rock than it is outright grind, which is to say that you can understand what Child are playing on first listen rather than succumb to the breakneck tempos. Those are reserved for later tracks on Shitegeist. In all honest ..read more

Los Angeles based grindcore/death trio Shock Withdrawal are closely approaching the release of their debut full-length The Dismal Advance out March 15 on Brutal Panda Records. The album, which is just over 20 minutes, flies by at lightning speeds with nary a second to catch your breath—that is until the album closer, appropriately titled “No Closure.” The track here is more evocative of a slow, sludgy crawl that vocalist Mitchell Luna elaborates on with a quote below: “No Closure” is the final track on the album. We slowed things down a bit for this track and went for a sludgier&nbs ..read more

Gendo Ikari, the character from Neon Genesis Evangelion, is a horrible man with self-centered tendencies, a frigid demeanor, and a less-than-stellar family life. Gendo Ikari, the Scottish grindcore band, conversely, account for the breadth of human existence, possess an energetic candor, and a much better family lineage. The group’s members come from some of Glasgow’s most exciting heavy bands, including Ashenspire, Haar, Hard Stare, and Civil Elegies. They’re dropping their debut album Rokubungi tomorrow, but we’ve got a full premiere for you below. … … Despite its minuscule run time, it’s i ..read more

The latest from Pittsburgh grinders Constant Hell is full of sleaze and DIY fury. Check it out here ..read more

All the best of grindcore from the first half of the year, including Cattle Decapitation, Teeth, Bandit, and more ..read more