Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Goregrind is an offshoot genre of Grindcore. Many believe that its orgins lie in the group Carcass which formed in 1988. Goregrind, although similar to grindcore, differs in several ways. Grindcore, lyrically, is more in touch with hardcore as bands like Napalm Death and Brutal Truth created songs which worked as a political commentary fighting homophobia, sexism, and the like. Meanwhile, Carcass had a deep interested in forensic pathology and the morgue. Their lyrics sounded more from a horror movie than a protest rally. The lyrics were dripping with longwinded medical terms and stomach turning bodily functions. It was when bands such as Necrony, General Surgery, and later, The County Medical Examiners went on to follow in Carcass’ pathological footsteps that the actual term ‘goregrind’ would be coined. In addition, musically, goregrind tends to have more groove in addition to straightforward grind. Finally, Goregrind was the first extreme metal genre to take use of pitchshifted vocals, which later snuck its way into death metal. Goregrind Bands Carcass, Regurgitate, General Surgery, Haemorrhage, Necrony, Exhumed, Lymphatic Phlegm, The County Medical Examiners This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.