grindcore
USGRYND-kor/ˈɡɹaɪndˌkɔɹ/UKGRYND-kaw/ˈɡɹaɪndˌkɔː/
- 1An extreme style of music blending death metal and hardcore punk, marked by aggressive guitar riffs, very fast drumming, and loud, unintelligible screaming.
The festival's late-night slot featured three grindcore bands back to back.
Critics struggled to review the album because grindcore resists conventional song structure.
Note
A compound name: grind, for the music's abrasive, churning attack, joined to -core, the ending that ties it to its hardcore punk roots. As a genre label it is uncountable, so people play or listen to grindcore, never a grindcore. It also works freely in front of other nouns, as in grindcore band, grindcore album or grindcore scene.
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Origin
Formed from "grind" combined with the suffix "-core."