Pig Destroyer discography

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Pig Destroyer discography
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Pig Destroyer at Maryland Deathfest in 2005.
Studio albums6
Compilation albums1
EPs4
Singles2
Splits5

The discography of Pig Destroyer, an American grindcore band. The discography consists of six studio albums, two compilation albums, five extended plays (EPs), and five split albums.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

YearAlbum details
1998Explosions in Ward 6
  • Released: May 15, 1998
  • Label: Clean Plate Records, Reservoir
2001 Prowler in the Yard [1]
  • Released: July 24, 2001
  • Label: Relapse
2004 Terrifyer [2]
  • Released: October 12, 2004
  • Label: Relapse
2007 Phantom Limb
  • Released: June 12, 2007
  • Label: Relapse
2012 Book Burner
  • Released: October 22, 2012
  • Label: Relapse
2018 Head Cage
  • Released: September 7, 2018
  • Label: Relapse

Compilation albums

YearAlbum details
2000 38 Counts of Battery
  • Released: November 28, 2000
  • Label: Relapse
2004 Painter of Dead Girls

Extended Plays

YearAlbum details
1997Demo
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Self-Release
20007" Picture Disc
  • Released: Early 2000
  • Label: Reptillian
2008 Natasha
  • Released: November 11, 2008
  • Label: Relapse
2012Blind, Deaf, and Bleeding
2013 Mass & Volume
  • Released: March 5, 2013
  • Label: Relapse
2020The Octagonal Stairway
  • Released: August 28, 2020
  • Label: Relapse

Split albums

YearAlbum details
1997 Split with Orchid
  • Released: November, 1997
  • Label: Amendment
  • Split with: Orchid
1999 Split with Gnob
2000 Split with Isis
2002 Split with Benümb
2007 Split with Coldworker and Antigama

Songs

Singles

YearAlbum details
2013The Octagonal Stairway
2019The Cavalry

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released and album name
YearSongAlbum
2000Delusional SupremacyContaminated 3.0
2003"Mapplethorpe Grey"Contaminated 5.0
2004"Terrifyer"Contaminated, Vol. 6
2004"Blonde Prostitute"BMA vs Metal Blade vs Robotic Empire: Sampler 2004
2005"Gravedancer"Contaminated: Relapse Records Sampler, Vol. 7
2005"Gravedancer"Relapse Records Extreme Music Sampler
2005"Claude" We Reach: The Music of the Melvins
2008"Scarlet Hourglass" & "Cheerleader Corpses"Grind Your Mind – A History of Grindcore

Videos

Music videos

YearSongDirectorAlbum
2001Piss AngelKenneth Thibault & Nathaniel BaruchProwler In The Yard
2004"Gravedancer"Vladimir LikTerrifyer
2007"Loathsome"Dave BrodskyPhantom Limb
2012"The Diplomat"Phil MucciBook Burner
2018"Army of Cops"Dave BrodskyHead Cage
"The Torture Fields"Frank Huang
"Mt. Skull"Joe Stakun
2020"The Cavalry"Frank HuangThe Octagonal Stairway

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References

  1. "Pig Destroyer's 'Prowler in the Yard' Gets Deluxe Reissue via Relapse". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. Aubin, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Terrifyer review". Punk News. Retrieved July 17, 2019.