Grindcore is an extreme fusion genre of heavy metal and hardcore punk that originated in the mid-1980s, drawing inspiration from abrasive-sounding musical styles, such as thrashcore, crust punk, hardcore punk, extreme metal, and industrial. Grindcore is considered a more noise-filled style of hardcore punk while using hardcore's trademark characteristics such as heavily distorted, down-tuned guitars, grinding overdriven bass, high-speed tempo, blast beats, and vocals which consist of growls, shouts and high-pitched shrieks. Early groups like Napalm Death are credited with laying the groundwork for the style. It is most prevalent today in North America and Europe, with popular contributors such as Brutal Truth and Nasum. Lyrical themes range from a primary focus on social and political concerns, to gory subject matter and black humor.
Extreme Noise Terror are a British extreme metal band formed in Ipswich, England in 1985 and one of the earliest and most influential crust bands. Noted for one of the earliest uses of dual vocalists in hardcore, and for recording a number of sessions for BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, the band started as crust punks and helped characterise the early, archetypal grindcore sound with highly political lyrics, fast guitars and tempos, and often very short songs.
Heart Like a Wheel is the fifth solo studio album by Linda Ronstadt, released in November 1974. It was Ronstadt's last album to be released by Capitol Records. At the time of its recording, Ronstadt had already moved to Asylum Records and released her first album there; due to contractual obligations, though, Heart Like a Wheel was released by Capitol.
Relapse Records is an American independent record label based in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Matthew F. Jacobson in 1990. The label features many grindcore, death metal, metalcore and sludge metal artists.
Lifelover was a Swedish band formed in 2005 by Jonas Bergqvist and Kim Carlsson in Stockholm. Following six years of activity the group split up in September 2011 after the death of Bergqvist, as he was the lead composer and one of Lifelover's founding members. While widely considered being metal, Lifelover combined several genres into their sound, citing black metal, post-punk, dark ambient, doom metal and gothic rock among other influences. The band called their music "narcotic metal", which was described in a Decibel interview with Carlsson where he stated "anyone should be able to figure that out [what that means] or make their own conclusion about it."
Toxic Holocaust is an American thrash metal band from Portland, Oregon.
Hell on Earth is the second studio album by extreme metal band Toxic Holocaust. Along with Evil Never Dies it was reissued in 2010 to general critical approval.]
Evil Never Dies is the debut studio album of thrash metal band Toxic Holocaust. It was re-released in 2010 along with Hell on Earth to general critical approval.
Conjure and Command is a fourth studio album released by American thrash metal band Toxic Holocaust, released on July 19, 2011. This is the first release featuring a full band in the studio instead of Joel Grind performing all instruments and vocals himself.
Toxic Thrash Metal is a 2004 compilation album by American thrash metal band Toxic Holocaust. It was originally released on cassette tape limited to 500 copies.
Toxic Waste is a split EP by American thrash metal bands Municipal Waste and Toxic Holocaust released under Tankcrimes Records. Tracks 1 and 2 are by Municipal Waste. Tracks 3 and 4 are by Toxic Holocaust.
Toxic Holocaust / Midnight is a Split EP by thrash metal bands Midnight and Toxic Holocaust released under Relapse Records. Track 1 is by Toxic Holocaust and track 2 is by Midnight. The album's profits were donated to help the Japanese tsunami victims.
From the Ashes of Nuclear Destruction is a 2013 compilation album by American thrash metal band Toxic Holocaust. The album is compiled of singles and rarities, such as demo versions from studio albums and rare singles from the various split albums they have released.
Brazilian Slaughter 2006 is a live concert video album by Toxic Holocaust, released in 2008 under Mutilation Records and Unsilent Records, recorded in Brazil.
Implements of Mass Destruction / Nuclear Apocalypse:666 is a Split EP by thrash metal bands Hellacaust and Toxic Holocaust released in 2002.
Thrashbeast from Hell is a split EP by thrash metal bands Nocturnal and Toxic Holocaust released under Witchhammer Productions. The album was released on cassette tape limited to only 500 hand numbered copies.
Chemistry of Consciousness is the fifth studio album by American thrash metal band Toxic Holocaust, released on October 25, 2013.
Abigail is a Japanese black metal band from Tokyo formed in 1992. Their first gig was in August 1992, where they served as the opening act for Sigh. At one point in time, Abigail was hailed as "The Most Evil Band in Japan." Their debut album, Intercourse & Lust, was released in 1996. The band has released six full-length studio albums, and numerous more extended plays, splits, and live albums. Bandleader Yasuyuki Suzuki has cited Bulldozer, NME, Venom, Bathory, Hellhammer, Celtic Frost, the early works of Mayhem, Darkthrone, VON, Misfits, and GG Allin as influences.
For the Love of Metal is the fourth solo studio album by Dee Snider, released in 2018 by Napalm Records. It was recorded by Nick Bellmore at Dexter's Lab Recording in Milford, Connecticut. It was produced by Jamey Jasta.
