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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FREEDOM SWEET FREEDOM
Album - 12 Tracks - Released September 20, 2024

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ACxDC
Apartment 213
Big Mouth
Black Stains
Capitalist Casualties
Caustic Wound
Cave State
Cemented Minds
Coke Bust
Combat
Cursed
Dead in the Dirt
Death Blooms
Despise You
Deterioration
Dropdead
Endless Swarm
Eradicate Me
Faulty Cognitions
Foxcatcher TX
Fuck On the Beach
Full Of Hell
Gets Worse
Goolagoon
Grief
Gutter Grinders
Hatred Surge
Hellnation
Insect Warfare
Insult
Iron Lung
Korrupted
LOCKED SHUT
Lack Of Interest
Let Them Divide
Loose units
Man Is The Bastard
Membrane
Mind Eraser
Pataphysics
Perfect Teeth
Pest Control
Purity Control
Real Reggae
Regional Justice Center
Repulsive Woman
SPIT
Setsuko
Sex Prisoner
Siege
Siege
Six Brew Bantha
Sore Throat
Soul Swallower
Spazz
Tragic Bloody Fools
Victims
Wake
Weekend Nachos
XBRAINIAX
Yautja
Zyanose
Gutter Grinders
Full Of Hell
LOCKED SHUT
Combat
Death Blooms
Insect Warfare
Spazz
Regional Justice Center
Despise You
Weekend Nachos
Sex Prisoner
Membrane
Dropdead
Capitalist Casualties
Pest Control
ACxDC
Deterioration
Iron Lung
Grief
Sore Throat
Coke Bust
Dead in the Dirt
Cursed
Siege
Endless Swarm
Caustic Wound
Zyanose
Cave State
Insult
Purity Control
Yautja
Hatred Surge
Wake
Man Is The Bastard
Fuck On the Beach
Lack Of Interest
Mind Eraser
Gets Worse
Setsuko
Apartment 213
Eradicate Me
Cemented Minds
Goolagoon
Faulty Cognitions
Six Brew Bantha
Hellnation
Soul Swallower
Pataphysics
Siege
Real Reggae
Black Stains
XBRAINIAX
Loose units
Victims
Korrupted
Foxcatcher TX
Let Them Divide
Big Mouth
Repulsive Woman
SPIT
Tragic Bloody Fools
Perfect Teeth