Noisecore (music genre)
| Noisecore | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Hardcore punk,[1] grindcore, noise music,[2] Industrial music |
| Cultural origins | Mid-1980s |
| Typical instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass, drums, electronics, effects |
| Fusion genres | |
| Noisegrind Porngrind | |
| Audio sample | |
"Meet the Shits 781 Songs" by Meat Shits (1989). Sample to illustrate characteristics of noisecore, including extreme distortion, lo-fi quality, aggressive vocals,unintelligible lyrics and the use of recording sample from Radio. | |
Noisecore is an extreme subgenre of hardcore punk characterized by chaotic structures, extreme distortion, blast beats, and noise-laden soundscapes. It often rejects conventional song formats, musical theory, and intelligible lyrics in favor of short, intense bursts of raw, aggressive sound. Noisecore is a genre totally different from Mathcore even people confuses the two genre.[3]
History
[edit]Noisecore emerged in the mid-1980s as a fringe development of hardcore and early grindcore scenes. Pionneers of Noisecore are Seven Minutes of Nausea[4][5]and Meat Shits.[6] 7 Minutes Of Nausea released Does Abstinence Kills in 1986 and a Split Nuclear Area!!!! - We'll Just Have To Acclimatize Ourselves To The Post with Anal Cunt in 1989. Meat Shits introduced growl and blast beats to the genre. Anal Cunt and Fear of God pioneered Noisegrind, a more grind oriented [7]
Musical characteristics
[edit]Noisecore is typically defined by extremely short tracks, often lasting only a few seconds. The music lacks conventional song structures such as verses or choruses, and the compositions are usually chaotic and improvisational. Vocals are commonly delivered as unintelligible screams, grunts, or bursts of noise, with no clear lyrical content. Guitars and bass are heavily distorted, and the drumming is often extremely fast and erratic, dominated by blast beats. Recordings are usually lo-fi, intentionally raw, and may include elements of tape hiss, clipping, and feedback to heighten the abrasive quality of the sound.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Noisecore – genre overview". Musicalyst. 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
Similar genres to Noisecore include Grindcore, Powerviolence and Noise Rock.
- ^ Watson, Nathaniel Gray (10 October 2024). "5 Albums to Introduce You to Noisecore". Lambgoat. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
Welcome to an introduction of your new favorite extreme genre, noisecore.
- ^ "Noisecore and what it is". Ultimate-Guitar.com. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
"Noisecore is a term normally attributed to fast, aggressive, lo fi and often incomprehensibly noisy hardcore or grindcore with extremely short tracks."
- ^ "MEAT SHITS – Whoreible Volume 1 (1993-1995) (CD)". AlbaMusic.hu. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
A kiadvány 1993 és 1995 között készített kislemez felvételek anyagát tartalmazza, 91 számos 70 perces lemez.
- ^ Scaruffi, Piero (2013). "Seven Minutes of Nausea". A History of Rock Music by Piero Scaruffi. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
Seven Minutes of Nausea (aka 7MON) was formed in Australia by vocalist Mick Hollows. He then moved to Germany and refounded the band…
- ^ "MEAT SHITS – Ecstasy Of Death (Reissue)". Redrum Records. 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
Reissue of a sold-out classic album from 1993, cult porn-grind...
- ^ "ANAL CUNT discography (top albums) and reviews". MetalMusicArchives. 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Noisecore – genre overview". Volt.fm. 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
"Noisecore is a genre of experimental music that combines elements of noise music, hardcore punk, and extreme metal. It is characterized by chaotic, atonal, and often abrasive soundscapes…"