---
title: "Naked City"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/naked-city"
genre: "Grindcore"
country: "United States"
formed: 1988
disbanded: 1993
---

# Naked City

**Naked City** is a grindcore band, from United States, active 1988 to 1993.

Naked City was an avant-garde music group led by saxophonist and composer John Zorn. Active primarily in New York City from 1988 to 1993, Naked City was initiated by Zorn as a "composition workshop" to test the limits of composition in a traditional rock band lineup. Their music incorporated elements of jazz, surf, progressive rock, classical, heavy metal, grindcore, punk rock, and other genres.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_City_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Naked City |
| Genre | Grindcore |
| Parent genre | Grindcore |
| Origin | United States |
| Formed | 1988 |
| Disbanded | 1993 |
| Releases in catalog | 7 |

## Genres

[Grindcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/grindcore-classic)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [John Zorn](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-zorn) |  |  | Current |
| [Bill Frisell](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bill-frisell) |  |  | Current |
| [Fred Frith](https://themetalnet.com/musician/fred-frith) |  |  | Current |
| [Joey Baron](https://themetalnet.com/musician/joey-baron) | Drums (drum set) |  | Current |
| [Wayne Horvitz](https://themetalnet.com/musician/wayne-horvitz) |  |  | Current |
| [Yamataka Eye](https://themetalnet.com/musician/yamataka-eye) |  |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1990 | [Torture Garden](https://themetalnet.com/album/61ba11c5-e9dd-3cf3-8809-6dd20280b3a4) | Album |
| 1992 | [Grand Guignol](https://themetalnet.com/album/48ba5da7-4056-3260-9bea-a031a9a099f3) | Album |
| 1992 | [Heretic: Jeux des Dames Cruelles](https://themetalnet.com/album/da5e74c3-dc69-3a0c-a525-41d1520cea58) | Album |
| 1992 | [Leng Tch'e](https://themetalnet.com/album/b6af9b26-8bd5-320a-a61f-c65fa2053813) | Album |
| 1993 | [Absinthe](https://themetalnet.com/album/b26fb1ac-cc08-33ba-bf8d-17955294475f) | Album |
| 1993 | [Radio](https://themetalnet.com/album/82a3f7ab-0234-3048-84b6-eafbde0e5049) | Album |
|  | [1991-06-28: Halle Münsterland, Münster, Germany](https://themetalnet.com/album/8394b4ad-b271-4b94-9b94-ccc8948707a7) | Album |

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- [Tomahawk](https://themetalnet.com/band/tomahawk) (listened together)
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- [Anal Cunt](https://themetalnet.com/band/anal-cunt) (listened together)
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## Official and external links

- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/209247647
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/260PQD3q7tj1iHgoAEMs7D
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/110667477

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/naked-city](https://themetalnet.com/band/naked-city). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt