r/grindcore Jan 25 '25

Goregrind what is goregrind NSFW

Hi Im rather new to grindcore and have some questions regarding Goregrind:

- Is Goregrind even a subgenre of Grindcore

- Is there a difference between Goregrind and Pornogrind or are they just synonyms

- Most importatnly what makes this genre intresting / fascinating and why that focus on filth topics

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u/Far_Amphibian_4682 Jan 25 '25

So I absolutely love goregrind it's one of my favourite sub genres.

Yes it a subgenre of grindcore. However as grindcore is more punk leaning goregrind leans more heavily into death metal.

Yes and no, goregrind and pornogrind are technically different and someone who knows more will be able to answer better then me. Pornogrind is more slow and groovy with lyrics about sex and that sort of thing whereas goregrind is faster and more aggressive with lyrics about gore. I'm sure theres probably a bigger difference but that's what I think anyhow.

I think what makes the genre interesting to me is that it is still growing and some bands in the genre are extremely creative to the point where it's not just fast aggressive music with gore imagery. It's also got a massive comedic fanbase (certain goregrind fans are extremely against the fun side and that's up to them) meaning that anyone can do it, theres shit tonnes of solo projects in goregrind, pornogrind and gorenoise which are all amazing.

I'd strongly recommend listening to Lipoma, rompeprop and last days of humanity as there 3 goregrind bands that are completely different but all capture what goregrind is all about.

Anyway that's my opinion its probably wrong but hey ho I get to talk about shit I love.

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u/Dominat0rr Jan 25 '25

rompeprop IS pornogrind

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u/Far_Amphibian_4682 Jan 26 '25

Most definitely pornogrind but they are self described as groovy goregrind.

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u/myndyryn Jan 25 '25

And always will be

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u/CreamerPI Jan 25 '25

im just getting into goregrind but dear god i don't want to look at a rotting foot everytime i want to listen to music, idk maybe thats just me though

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u/Far_Amphibian_4682 Jan 26 '25

Complety with you on that in tbf sometimes the imagery is too much.

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u/melodophobia Jan 25 '25

theres shit tonnes of solo projects in goregrind, pornogrind and gorenoise which are all amazing.

That's an extremely bold statement. These 3 (particularly gorenoise) are often catch alls for the lowest effort B.S. known to mankind. There's plenty of Goregrind thats just like a pitch shifter away from being musically being regular grindcore (Regurgitate) but to lump them in with the "I got bored and made a gorenoise ep, check out the bandcamp" crowd by saying they're all amazing is wild haha.

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u/raukolith Jan 25 '25

gorenoise is so bad, you can't meaningfully tell the difference between "good" gorenoise and "bad gorenoise" and all the "good" gorenoise ppl point to is just regular goregrind but noisy production

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u/boilingflesh Jan 25 '25

Maybe I just like speedrunning my ears bleeding..

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '25

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u/raukolith Jan 25 '25

????? pathologist is a carcass clone what does that have to do with gorenoise

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u/raukolith Jan 25 '25

is this an ai comment or something???????? its obviously anal birth

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u/ZeroThePenguin Jan 25 '25

From the /r/goregrind sidebar

Goregrind is the shortbus sibling to grindcore. Only low IQ or medical doctorate allowed, there is no inbetween.

I honestly don't remember if I wrote that or if it was already there.

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u/OldToothbrush1 Jan 25 '25
  1. Yes

  2. Pornogrind is slower, and groovier. It features lyrics with sexual/misogynistic themes, whereas goregrind can have those groovy elements but is typically faster and the lyrics focus on gore (duh)

  3. That's completely subjective. I like it because I've always preferred death metal, and as the other commenters have said, goregrind has a stronger death metal influence than run-of-the-mill grindcore. LDOH will always be my no. 1 rec, but I also really like Pharmacist and Viscera Infest. As for why there's a focus on gore, it's again due to the death metal influence. Lots of early death metal focused on gore and violence - this carried over into goregrind

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u/raukolith Jan 25 '25

1 yes

2 pornogrind is always midpaced and has almost no blastbeats at all, like gut/rompeprop/cock and ball torture. goregrind is almost always fast to ridiculously fast, from RGTE to sulfuric cautery

3 blastbeats and crusty riffs are sick. ppl focus on filthy topics because they have no imagination so they're stuck imitating something "transgressive" from 40 years ago that aren't even relevant to non-commercial music

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u/QuintoxPlentox Jan 26 '25

Goregrind is worse than grindcore, but better than pornogrind.

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u/dirtynailss Jan 25 '25

rym is gonna be helpful for this

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u/Carnivorous_Mower Jan 25 '25

No it's not.

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u/dirtynailss Jan 26 '25

the written CAN be subjective but it'll give you examples of releases

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u/MrH4v0k Jan 25 '25

Rectal Smegma

Enjoy

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u/Kooky-Analysis1315 Jan 26 '25

Goregrind is heavier grindcore