Pig destroyer biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. The reason for forming pig destroyer is to bring back what grindcore should be. They played one show at club soda washington dc in 1997 opening for assuck before splitting up. Not only did pig destroyer give us one of the best records of the year, but now we pig destroyer. The lyrics paint loathsome, frightening images of pitchblack selfhatred and the frailty of the human experience. We have the worlds largest collection of heavy metaldeath metaldoom metalglam metalrocketc tshirts, patches and more. Utilizing elements of thrash and doom metal along with a major dash of original american hardcore, pig destroyer play old school grindcore on meth and have gained a bit of a cult following. Longrunning east coast grindcore band thats changed over the years from spazzy, complex beginnings to an increasingly polished and fuller sound. In 2000 the band signed to relapse records, which would be their home for the next decade and beyond. With a hefty amount of time to work back to their glory, pig destroyer have done an impressive job in making one of the years most inoffensive, sterile, and extremely marketable releases. Fortunately for both of those albums, the music was of such high quality that it was easy to ignore the production flaws. Pig destroyer are streaming their new album, book burner, in its entirety here. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Pig destroyer boil metal down to its muscle, sinew, and bone razorsharp guitar, percussive pummeling, and a lone, stark howl and use them to commit a vicious assault.
Brandon stosuy talks to pig destroyers scott hull and j. It didnt take long before the trio released a selftitled demo, and participated on a split with orchid. His last recorded effort was pig destroyers book burner, and i found his. Pig destroyer is one of the most wellknown grindcore bands in the genre due to hayess poetic lyrics, hulls incorporation of thrash, punk, and doom influences in songwriting, and technical drum work.
Book burner is just their fifth over a 15 year career. Formed in 97 in virginia, pig destroyer are one of the most popular grind bands going today. Best viewed without internet explorer, in 1280 x 960 resolution or higher. Book burner is a resounding statement of championship, as every element of pig destroyer towers above their closest peersa 32 minute, 19 song knockout punch of. Their new album, book burner, is their first full length release since 2007 and will be out on relapse records on october 22nd. Pig destroyer official store pig destroyer tshirts. Terrifyer and phantom limb reissues out now on lp via relapse records. This bright and aromatic beer was brewed with our friends in. Book burner spans 19 tracks, and will arrive on october 23rd via relapse records. Book burner by conor book burner by neil phantom limb by stephen prowler in the yard by stephen terrifyer by neil terrifyer by rob. Download pig destroyer mp3 songs and albums music downloads.
Combining grindcore with metalcore and thrash metal elements, pig destroyer have pushed the boundaries of the grind genre and gained a large following. Hayes, guitarist scott hull and drummer john evans formed the band pig destroyer previously known as cop destroyer. Get pig destroyer setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other pig destroyer fans for free on. On book burnerpig destroyers first album in five yearshe marries his personal lyrics with his interest in the political and cultural, creating narratives that read like a status report from the end times. The good news is that hayes was close to a happy ending when he talked to io. The 19 skullcrushing tracks were recorded at guitarist scott hulls visceral sound studios.
Tshirtslayer is the worlds largest community of heavy metal merchandise collectors and battlejacket builders. Theres no need to update their encyclopaedia metallum genre. I found out about them because theyve brought out an ale named permanent funeral, after the song of the same name from pig destroyers book burner album. How else could jr hayes write such disturbing lyrics that sound straight out of jg ballards or jack kerouacs sick, sick imaginations read crash by ballard to see what im talking about, or scott hull write such annihilating riffs that fit the music perfectly. Excoriatingly complicated riffs tempered by hardcore breakdowns.
Guitarist scott hull also affirmed that the bands goal was shorter g. Book burner is pig destroyers fifth album, and despite a fiveyear gap since their last record and the addition of a new drummer, its the work of a longhaul, tourhoned grindcore unit in. Their unique sound is notable for its absence of bass guitar on their studio albums. But book burner is the most satisfying pig destroyer release since pl. It was released on october 22, 2012, through relapse records. Pig destroyer has always seemed to struggle with production values. Incendiary and intelligent, it is an album that propels an already lauded band into the realms of the truly legendary. Pig destroyers output was prolific early on, with multiple lesser releases, 7s, and compilation appearances bridging more fully formed albums. At the time im writing this, book burner is the most recent fulllength release of pig destroyer, and thus far, its the height of their progression. The explanation behind the name of the band was a story in which the members were waiting in line to go on a roller coaster when they were thinking of the most absurd punk rock name they could come. The great pig destroyer released their latest album, book burner, last week and now we have the first video from the record. Virginas pig destroyer take their time with new albums. Pig destroyer book burner on lp the undisputed kings of grind, pig destroyer return.
Pig destroyer king of clubs tshirts white,s white,m white,l white,xl white,2xl white,3xl in stock. Hayes about their bands fifth album, book burner, the possible crossover of grindcore. Listen free to pig destroyer book burner sis, the americans head and more. The band unleashed the diplomat clip via noisey and we have it for you below. Book burner is one of the most anticipated metal releases of 2012 and axl rosenberg of metal sucks has already dubbed it the.
Hayes entitled the atheist and an ep of hardcore punk covers. As soon as the band formed, they started rehearsing. Full album stream of pig destroyers most recent 2012 release book burner. Shortly before pig destroyer formed, jr hayes and scott hull were in the band treblinka together the lineup completed by mason enemy soil, jeff kane city of caterpillar, and eric kane strike anywhere. Pig destroyer king of clubs tshirt indiemerchstore. Find pig destroyer discography, albums and singles on allmusic. The undisputed kings of grind, pig destroyer return with their long awaited fourth proper full length book burner. Head cage could still be described as chaotic and angry, but in the six years since book burner more has been done to modernize the sound and the pace has. Pig destroyer book burner lyrics and tracklist genius. American grindcore luminaries pig destroyer had the roughest slog of their career to arrive at new record book burner, but you wouldnt be able tell when you listen to the twisted grind monster. Pig destroyer was formed by guitarist scott hull aside from his other major grindcore band agoraphobic nosebleed. Pig destroyer merch collection tshirts, battlejackets. Hayes stated that the bands only goal for book burner was fastbrutal and expressed happiness over the abundance of songs on the album with shorter lengths. Hey this is metal chris of and im here talking with jr hayes, the vocalist for the dc based grindcore band pig destroyer.
Imagine that in a sonic form and that is pig detroyer. Show all release groups instead, or show various artists release groups. Pig destroyer book burner full album stream youtube. Pig destroyers book burner is the best metal album of the year. Well folks, book burner is upon us and pig destroyer most definitely havent lost it. Spawn of possession cabinet encyclopaedia metallum.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Pig destroyer stream book burner alternative press. Book burner is pig destroyers fifth studio album, released on october 22, 2012, by relapse records, and is the first to feature drummer adam jarvis of misery index. Terrifyer found itself under produced and phantom limb found itself over produced. Its been a long time coming since pig destroyers phantom limb. Considering the massive critical praise, the devotion from fans of grindcore and. Richmond, va grindcore outfit pig destroyer will return this fall with their fifth lp and first since 2007. Hayes stated that the bands only goal for book burner was fastbrutal and expressed happiness over the abundance of songs on.