Grindmother

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Grindmother (born August 1948) is a Canadian grindcore singer. [1]

She has appeared on several TV and news programs, [2] and footage from a rehearsal in 2016 has been viewed over one million times on Facebook. [3] [4] The name Grindmother is a melding of the grindcore subgenre and her grandmother personae.

History

Grindmother released her debut album, Age of Destruction, [5] in April 2016 which featured guitar by her son, Rain Forest, and drums by Tyson Apex. A live guitarist has been added to the band, with Forest handling live bass duties. [6]

On July 26, 2016, Grindmother released a cover of Sepultura's "Slave New World" via Decibel . [7] Sepultura noted the cover on their Facebook page saying, "Yesterday, in Brazil, we celebrated the Grandparents Day and look what we've found: a Slave New World version sung by a grandmother of 67 years old! She's from a grindcore band called The Grindmother. You can read a little bit more about The Grindmother in a article published by Decibel Magazine."[ citation needed ]

Grindmother has played live with her band 58 times, with dates in Germany, Japan, Canada and the US.[ as of? ] In July 2025, she announced her retirement due to dementia. She is slated to join Cattle Decapitation for two dates in December 2025 as a farewell bow.

References

  1. ↑ Zandbergen, Rebecca (July 30, 2023). "Grindmother gears up for grindcore comeback with lots to scream about after 5-year hiatus". CBC News. Archived from the original on May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  2. ↑ Elliott, Josh (December 8, 2016). "Canadian 'Grindmother,' 68, singing for hardcore band". CTV News. Archived from the original on December 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ Grindmother (December 6, 2016). "History Repeats" (a video post). Retrieved December 6, 2021– via Facebook.
  4. ↑ Holmes, Kevin (May 5, 2016). "67-year-old Grindcore Mom Releases Her First Album". Smash.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  5. ↑ Totty, Lindsay (May 4, 2016). "This Ain't Your Mama's Grindcore Band — It's His". NPR.org. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  6. ↑ "The Grindmother". Discogs.com (a discography). Archived from the original on May 30, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  7. ↑ Mudrian, Albert (July 26, 2016). "The Grindmother Covers Sepultura's "Slave New World" (Video)". Decibel. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
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