The origins of Agathocles date back to 1981 and the punk/metal/hardcore movement. The group went through a lot of personnel and name changes throughout the years, finally settling on Agathocles. The group released quite a few records and toured all over Europe. ~ Gary Hill, All Music Guide

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England's Carcass assisted in a revival of the death metal genre while introducing the new grindcore style. ~ John Book, All Music Guide

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Over the course of more than a decade and seven increasingly accomplished albums, Chuck Schuldiner, the architect behind the ubiquitous Death, became a bona fide heavy metal icon. Now widely recognized as the father of death metal (if a single candidate must be chosen, his resumé is about as good as it gets), Schuldiner's singular drive and... [+] Read More

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this is a roman holiday. it is an iron fist in a latex glove. baby powder and toothpaste on the bodies at the orgy. quicklime covering the scent of the blood. they'll never find us in here.

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A grindcore-influenced death-metal duo from Yonkers, NY, Mortician is made up of vocalist/bassist Will Rahmer and guitarist/drum machine programmer Roger Beaujard. Although the group's sound is extreme and inaccessible to many ears, their song intros and use of slasher-film samples demonstrate a sense of humor (albeit a morbid one), overall a... [+] Read More

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The fathers of grindcore, Napalm Death pushed the envelope of metal to new extremes of ear-splitting intensity, rejecting all notions of melody, subtlety, and good taste to forge a brand of sonic assault almost frightening in its merciless brutality. Formed in Ipswich, England, in 1982, the group trafficked in the usual heavy metal fare for the... [+] Read More

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Washington, D.C.'s Pig Destroyer combines hardcore with the heaviest of heavy metal, creating one of the most powerful and explosive metallic hybrids to be heard in quite some time. Rising from the ashes of an earlier band, Treblinka, Pig Destroyer was formed at the end of 1997, playing their very first show at American University in Washington,... [+] Read More

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Swedish grindcore extremists Regurgitate were formed in 1990 by vocalist Rikard Jansson and Crematory drummer Mats, who promptly set about recording their first demo in the spirit of early Napalm Death - by cramming eleven ‘songs' into approximately two minutes! 1992 saw them teaming up with Germany's Vaginal Massaker for a split 7" E.P. they... [+] Read More

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Swedish grindcore extremists Regurgitate were formed in 1990 by vocalist Rikard Jansson and Crematory drummer Mats, who promptly set about recording their first demo in the spirit of early Napalm Death - by cramming eleven ‘songs' into approximately two minutes! 1992 saw them teaming up with Germany's Vaginal Massaker for a split 7" E.P. they... [+] Read More

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