Powerviolence

Powerviolence is an aggressive offshoot of hardcore punk, characterized by its extreme dissonance, rapid tempos, and a penchant for brevity in song length. It takes the furious pace of thrashcore and infuses it with sludgy breakdowns, noise influences, and a raw, often confrontational, DIY ethos. Lyrics typically grapple with socio-political themes, delivered through shouted or screamed vocals. The genre emerged in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with bands like Man Is The Bastard and Spazz pushing the boundaries of sonic intensity. Powerviolence bands often incorporate elements of grindcore like blast beats and a general sense of chaos while maintaining an underlying thread of punk's rhythmic intensity. The genre's live performances are known for their high-energy and sometimes chaotic nature.

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Deceiver/Mirror
Album - 11 Tracks - Released June 6, 2025

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ACxDC
Analrevolt
Apartment 213
Bad Optics
Big Mouth
Birth (Defects)
Black Stains
Cave State
Cemented Minds
Civil Unrest TX
Combat
Crazy Spirit
Cursed
DFMK
Dead in the Dirt
Death Blooms
Despise You
Deterioration
Eradicate Me
Faulty Cognitions
Foxcatcher TX
Full Of Hell
Genocide
Gets Worse
Goolagoon
Grinding Reaction
Gutter Grinders
Hot Blood
Insect Warfare
Iron Lung
Korrupted
LOCKED SHUT
Lack Of Interest
Let Them Divide
Loose units
Man Is The Bastard
Membrane
Mind Eraser
Mr Happy Chainsaw
No Coffin
Pataphysics
Perfect Teeth
Pest Control
Pit Fight Demolition
Purity Control
Random Acts of Violence
Regional Justice Center
Reincídio
Repulsive Woman
Riotous Indignation
SPIT
Screaming Fist
Sex Prisoner
Siege
Soul Swallower
Spaz Attack
The Offenders
Tragic Bloody Fools
Trendkill HC
Trezvyy Zaryad
Victims
XBRAINIAX
Yautja
Gutter Grinders
Full Of Hell
LOCKED SHUT
Combat
Death Blooms
Insect Warfare
Regional Justice Center
Despise You
Sex Prisoner
Membrane
ACxDC
Deterioration
Pest Control
Iron Lung
Dead in the Dirt
Cursed
Trezvyy Zaryad
Cave State
Purity Control
Yautja
Man Is The Bastard
Analrevolt
Lack Of Interest
Mind Eraser
Gets Worse
Apartment 213
Eradicate Me
Genocide
Goolagoon
Cemented Minds
Faulty Cognitions
The Offenders
Soul Swallower
Pataphysics
Siege
Black Stains
Crazy Spirit
DFMK
XBRAINIAX
Loose units
Victims
Foxcatcher TX
Let Them Divide
Bad Optics
Grinding Reaction
Birth (Defects)
Korrupted
Hot Blood
Big Mouth
SPIT
Reincídio
Mr Happy Chainsaw
No Coffin
Riotous Indignation
Screaming Fist
Spaz Attack
Perfect Teeth
Trendkill HC
Civil Unrest TX
Random Acts of Violence
Pit Fight Demolition
Repulsive Woman
Tragic Bloody Fools