Grindcore

Grindcore is an extreme form of Heavy Metal related to Death Metal, but historically formed by combining elements of early Thrash Metal (which predated the advent of Death Metal) and Hardcore Punk.

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The genre was pioneered during the early 1980s in the United Kingdom by bands such as Sore Throat and Napalm Death; and in the United States by proto-grindcore and hardcore punk bands such as Siege, DRI, and Repulsion.

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Many of the early bands, such as Napalm Death, DRI, and Siege were seen by their contemporaries as part of the anarcho-punk and hardcore punk scenes. As many anarcho-punk and peace punk bands in England and hardcore in the United States had already incorporated elements of heavy metal into their music.

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