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Grindcore

Grindcore is a genre. Grindcore grew out of Hardcore punk, deathgrind, brutal death metal, old school death metal and Crossover thrash. Its influence carried into deathgrind, goregrind, Noisegrind, Powerviolence and Crustgrind, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 15 connections around Grindcore. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Grindcore came from and where it led.

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GrindcoreHardcore punkdeathgrindbrutal death metalold school death metalCrossover thrashCrust punkgoregrindPowerviolencedeathgrindgoregrindNoisegrindPowerviolenceCrustgrindCybergrind

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Grindcore connections

Grindcore grew out of Hardcore punk, deathgrind, brutal death metal and old school death metal, went on to shape deathgrind, goregrind, Noisegrind and Powerviolence. 15 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

What influenced Grindcore

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What Grindcore shaped

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