---
title: "Painkiller"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/painkiller"
genre: "Grindcore"
country: "United States"
formed: 1991
---

# Painkiller

**Painkiller** is a grindcore band, from United States, active 1991 to present.

Painkiller is an avant-garde jazz and grindcore band that formed in 1991. Later albums incorporated elements of ambient and dub.

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

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Painkiller |
| Genre | Grindcore |
| Parent genre | Grindcore |
| Origin | United States |
| Formed | 1991 |
| Releases in catalog | 6 |

## Genres

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

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [吉田達也](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-7a82840d) |  |  | Current |
| [John Zorn](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-zorn) |  | 1991 to present | Current |
| [Bill Laswell](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bill-laswell) |  | 1991 to present | Current |
| [Hamid Drake](https://themetalnet.com/musician/hamid-drake) |  |  | Current |
| [Mick Harris](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mick-harris) |  | 1991 to 1995 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1991 | [Guts of a Virgin](https://themetalnet.com/album/ce2cd7f8-8a2e-3c3b-b010-b8e5b0fa2b86) | Album |
| 1992 | [Buried Secrets](https://themetalnet.com/album/2c7f1be5-52ae-36ab-9af4-7500f175b077) | Album |
| 1994 | [Execution Ground](https://themetalnet.com/album/1c65bc2f-1970-3777-b114-e7aac02b62d1) | Album |
| 2024 | [Samsara](https://themetalnet.com/album/15285919-af24-418b-ad55-f60211743892) | Album |
| 2025 | [The Equinox](https://themetalnet.com/album/565c9f00-4e9d-492b-9659-95a5821b94b4) | Album |
| 2025 | [The Great God Pan](https://themetalnet.com/album/9931a718-0055-4a3e-91e3-1da065df9199) | Album |

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- [Napalm Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/napalm-death) (listened together)
- [Godflesh](https://themetalnet.com/band/godflesh) (listened together)
- [Melvins](https://themetalnet.com/band/melvins) (listened together)
- [Carcass](https://themetalnet.com/band/carcass) (listened together)
- [Melt‐Banana](https://themetalnet.com/band/melt-banana) (listened together)
- [Ulver](https://themetalnet.com/band/ulver) (listened together)
- [Nine Inch Nails](https://themetalnet.com/band/nine-inch-nails) (listened together)
- [Queens of the Stone Age](https://themetalnet.com/band/queens-of-the-stone-age) (listened together)
- [Jesu](https://themetalnet.com/band/jesu) (listened together)
- [Faith No More](https://themetalnet.com/band/faith-no-more) (listened together)
- [Neurosis](https://themetalnet.com/band/neurosis-a9416fb3) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6tqRiiqhyYd6O1TjLcVfXm
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/82015
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/nz/artist/1731393775

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