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{{Short description|Fusion genre of grindcore and death metal}}

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{{Infobox music genre

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| name = Goregrind

|stylistic_origins=[[Grindcore]], [[death metal]]

| stylistic_origins = {{flatlist|

|cultural_origins=Mid-Late [[1980s]] [[United States]], [[England]], and [[Sweden]].

* [[Category:Grindcore]]

|instruments=[[Guitar]] - [[Bass guitar]] - [[Bass drum#Double_bass|Double bass drums]]

* [[death metal]]

|popularity= Underground

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|Lyrical Themes= Violence

| cultural_origins =Mid- Late [[1980s]] [[United States]], [[England]], and [[Sweden]].United States

| instruments = {{hlist|[[Electric guitar|Guitar]]|[[bass guitar]]|[[Drum kit|drums]]|[[singing|vocals]]}}

| fusiongenres =

| regional_scenes = [[Netherlands]], [[United States]], [[Spain]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Sweden]], [[Poland]], [[Japan]]

| other_topics = {{hlist|[[Deathgrind]]|[[pornogrind]]}}

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'''Goregrind''' is a fusion genre of [[grindcore]] and [[death metal]].<ref name="passion book">{{cite book |last=Purcell |first=Natalie J. |title=Death Metal Music: The Passion and Politics of a Subculture |publisher=McFarland |year=2003 |pages=23–24 |isbn=0-7864-1585-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6ZErQs5hCUQC&dq=%22gore+grind%22&pg=PA24 |accessdate=2007-11-28}}</ref> British band [[Carcass (band)|Carcass]] are commonly credited for the emergence of the genre. Goregrind is recognized for its heavily edited, [[pitch shift]]ed vocals and abrasive musicianship rooted in grindcore and its lyrical emphasis on gore, death, [[pathology]], and rape.

'''Goregrind''', also known as '''grindgore''', is a subgenre of [[grindcore]], which is related to music styles such as [[death metal]], [[thrash metal]], and [[crust punk]]. The main features that musically distinguish goregrind from grindcore can be narrowed down to two main aspects:

<ol style="decimal"><li>The use of an octave shifter on the [[pitchshifted|vocals]], creating a unique low pitch gurgle texture, similar to the effects used in horror movies for a possessed, demonic, or undead character.</li><li>More of a reliance on metal influence, or more specifically, in later years, on a primitively constructed aspect of the downtuned textures frequently used in death metal, which had, in many cases, taken the place of the crust influence on its grindcore brethren.</li></ol>

==History==

Its beginnings can be placed with the band [[Carcass (band)|Carcass]] who began their career in the late 1980s. The genre has, however, changed from the original archetype offered by Carcass, who were influenced by the [[hardcore punk]] and [[thrash metal]] popular in the 1980s underground scene. Carcass used pitch shifters, medical imagery and a host of other 'visceral' associations when they originally conceived the band, a deviation from the frequently political or left wing lyrics commonly used in the hardcore and grindcore scenes. An example of their lyrics can be seen below:

Despite the early impact of albums such as [[Repulsion (band)|Repulsion]]'s ''[[Horrified]]'' and [[Impetigo (band)|Impetigo]]'s ''[[Ultimo Mondo Cannibale (album)|Ultimo Mondo Cannibale]]'',<ref name=Terrorizer>Badin, Olivier (2009). "Goregrind". ''Terrorizer'', 181, p.41.</ref> the origins of the genre really lie with the British band [[Carcass (band)|Carcass]],<ref name=carcassclones>{{cite book |last=Widener |first=Matthew |title=Carcass Clones |work=Decibel Magazine |url=http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features/dec2005/carcass_clones.aspx |accessdate=2009-02-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080116115258/http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features/dec2005/carcass_clones.aspx |archivedate=2008-01-16 }}</ref> who began their career in the late 1980s. In their ''[[Reek of Putrefaction]]'' era, Carcass used [[pitch shift]]ers, medical imagery and several visceral associations—all of which are tropes that would become synonymous with goregrind.

<blockquote>

:''An abrasive concoction is formed in my throat''

:''Methylated bile, jaundiced kidneys bloat''

:''Tumorous stomach, coughing up gall''

:''The thorax infected with furuncles and boils''

</blockquote>

==Characteristics==

The band's other lyrics were similarly awash with complicated medical terms and stomach-churning bodily functions. Until their middle period where more focus on technicality and [[Heavy Metal music|heavy metal]] with a variety of other styles, changed their sound.

According to Matthew Harvey,

{{cquote|Gore-Grind ''([[sic]])'' music is characterized by its preoccupation with pitch-shifted or extremely low vocals, use of gore and forensic pathology as its exclusive subject matter, and often very fast tempos. Gore-Grind bands also have the refreshing tendency not to take themselves or their lyrics too seriously. This is evidenced by ... the often intricate and disgusting yet undeniably cartoonish splatter drawings that adorn many Gore-Grind album sleeves.<ref name="passion book"/>}}

''[[Zero Tolerance Magazine|Zero Tolerance]]'' described goregrind as being defined by "detuned guitars, [[blast beat|blasting]] drums (sometimes with a high-tuned, clanging 'biscuit tin' snare drum sound), sickening lyrics and often heavily processed/distorted vocals."<ref name=zerotolerance>"Grind Prix" (2005). ''[[Zero Tolerance Magazine|Zero Tolerance]]'' #004, p. 46.</ref> Goregrind bands commonly use extremely low or [[pitch shift|pitch-shifted]] vocals.<ref>{{cite web | first=Brandon | last=Stosuy | title=Show No Mercy | publisher=Pitchfork | date=6 August 2008 |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/142775-column-show-no-mercy |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828000101/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/142775-column-show-no-mercy |archivedate=2008-08-28 | accessdate=14 October 2008}}</ref> The lyrics' subject matter often features violent themes including [[graphic violence|gore]], [[forensic pathology]], death, and rape. Lyrics sometimes have a clear tongue-in-cheek [[Z-grade]] [[horror movie|horror-movie]] feel and are not expected to be taken seriously.<ref name="passion book" /> Cyjan, former drummer for Polish goregrind band [[Dead Infection]], commented, "Musically, there's no real difference between grindcore and goregrind, but lyrically, whereas the first is socially and politically concerned, goregrind, as the name implies, deals with everything related to blood, pathological aspects or accidents with fatal results."<ref name=Terrorizer />

== Goregrind bands ==

{{Main|List of goregrind bands}}

==Offshoot genres==

[[Category:Grindcore]]

===Pornogrind===

{{Main article|Pornogrind}}

Pornogrind (also known as porngrind or pornogore) is a [[microgenre]], which is similar and related to goregrind, that deals with sexual and [[Pornography|pornographic]] themes, hence the name.<ref>{{cite news |author=Anderson, Vicki |title=Running the musical gauntlet |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/lifestyle/166537 |newspaper=[[The Press]] |access-date=2009-06-16}}</ref><ref name=washingtoncity>{{cite news |author=Hess, Amanda |title=Brick and Mordor: A record store heavy on the metal spins its last gloom and doom |url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/article/13034822/brick-and-mordor |newspaper=[[Washington City Paper]] |access-date=2009-06-16}}</ref> Notable bands include [[Gut (band)|Gut]] and [[Cock and Ball Torture (band)|Cock and Ball Torture]].<ref name="passion book" /><ref name=zerotolerance /><ref name=terrorizergore>Mincemoyer, John. "Gore International" (2002). ''[[Terrorizer (magazine)|Terrorizer]]'' #98, pp. 19-20.</ref>

==ExternalSee linksalso==

{{Main|* [[List of goregrind bands}}]]

*[http://www.goregrind.com/wiki Goregrind Wiki]

* [[Deathgrind]]

*[http://www.grindgore.net Braindead Webzine]

* [[Death metal]]

*[http://www.Nuclearabominations.com Nuclear Abominations]

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