page_title: Heavy metal genres
section_title: Goregrind
hierarchical_section_title: Heavy metal genres / Grindcore / Derivatives of grindcore / Goregrind
caption_attribution_description: Carcass at Gods of Metal festival in Bologna, Italy.
context_page_description: A number of heavy metal genres have developed since the emergence of heavy metal during the late 1960s and early 1970s. At times heavy metal genres may overlap or are difficult to distinguish, but they can be identified by a number of traits. They may differ in terms of: instrumentation, tempo, song structure, vocal style, lyrics, guitar playing style, drumming style, and so on.
context_section_description: Goregrind is a subgenre of grindcore and death metal. Early examples of the genre include Repulsion's Horrified, Impetigo's Ultimo Mondo Cannibale, and first two studio albums Carcass, which defined the genre. In its Reek of Putrefaction-era, Carcass used pitch shifters, medical imagery, and, in a deviation from the frequently political or left-wing lyrics commonly used in the hardcore punk and grindcore scenes, gory, anatomical references in its lyrics.
caption: Goregrind band Carcass
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