Fusion genre
Noisegrind
Noisegrind is a metal fusion genre, formative in the late 1980s. TheMetalNet maps 26 bands and 70 albums under it.
Explore the Noisegrind galaxyWhat it is
Noisegrind is grindcore pushed to near-formlessness — ultra-short, chaotic blasts of distorted riffing, screamed vocals, and blast beats with melody and structure stripped away entirely. Boston’s Anal Cunt were the definitive act, often recording songs mere seconds long amid walls of feedback and noise. The style prizes shock, brevity, and abrasiveness over musicianship. It sits at the harshest, most confrontational edge of grind.
Facts
- Level
- Sub-genre
- Parent genre
- Grindcore
- Formative era
- late 1980s
- Fusion genre
- Yes
- Bands
- 26
- Albums
- 70
- Formation span
- 1983 to 2025
Bands
- Meat ShitsUnited States · 1987
- 7 Minutes of NauseaAustralia · 1985
- Anal MassakerGermany · 1989
- PichaCosta Rica
- Brigada Do Ódio1983
- Genital DeformitiesUnited Kingdom · 1987
- Bodyache
- CY83RN0153Spain · 2008
- WorldJapan · 1995
- Ataque de TubarãoBrazil · 2010
- Carcinomas of Unknown Primary OriginUnited States
- Alex Su VagoArgentina · 2019
- Glitter StripAustralia
- sevenyearwaitinglistUnited Kingdom
- ErrorNepal · 2012
- InquietxsArgentina
- Chainsaw CircumcisionUnited States
- DysthymiaRussia · 2020
- LifeproofUnited States
- Three Dirty Grandpas2023
- Mola MolaUnited States · 2025
- Post Awareness Confusions2024
- Los CarpinchosArgentina · 2014
- Má VontadeBrazil
- Tentacle Pornoyhymenomelagy
- UmbrellaUnited States
Where it is played
Bands formed by decade
| Decade | Bands formed |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 |
| 2010s | 4 |
| 2020s | 4 |