Grindcore

Grindcore is one of those fence-sitter genres. It wants to be punk, but it also wants to be metal.
Like crossover, a lot of bands from the movement draw on influence from both punk and metal genres, but both of those movements have their own overall goals.
Grindcore also shares themes and imagery with both punk and [...]

Grindcore is violent, murderous music by people who care about the world. One could say it is anti-human, or non-anthrocentric, since it tends to veer away from human perspectives, like its brothers in death metal and black metal.
So, after we’ve covered the usual political topics, we have one left to consider, and it’s a tricky [...]

I found this today on the Internet, and it made me think about the one unifying theme that grindcore tries to get through our thick ape-skulls: WE ARE SCREWED IF WE DON’T DO SOMETHING ABOUT OURSELVES!
It’s probably no coincidence that grindcore was born in this time. Even though it’s no easier than it is harder [...]

When listening to any grindcore band, with lyrics in hand, you cannot help but notice the political themes which pervade the genre.
After all, grindcore is almost directly a derivative of crust punk, hardcore punk and thrash in the 1980’s — both of which were heavily politically-motivated genres as well. Many will point to Napalm Death, [...]