Best grind/pv band you've seen live

Schwenger · 01-10-2011, 04:58 AM

Top 3 or 4 off the top of your head. MDF 09 had soooo much killer grind buit overall here are my favs:

Gridlink - FUUUUUUU. Directly in front during MDF set = win. Was blown away.

Captain Cleanoff - Pissed off madness. Even better live then on album. The barrage of inflatable animals ruled too.

Rotten Sound always destroy live. Very tight, good sound.

Kill the Client - Intense. Love it when singers get into the crowd. Again, better live then on album.

Honorable mention - Wormrot

SwedeMetal · 01-10-2011, 09:39 AM

Napalm Death - US Grindcrusher tour
Noisear and Superbad onstage together having a "grind off"
TFD at MDF

disGUSt(tx) · 01-10-2011, 11:29 AM

Wow, tough question!

Despise you has ruled every time I've seen them. I've seen every show they've played outside of LA (I think they might've played more of the west coast by now)

In 2005 R.A.M.B.O., Machine Gun Romantics, S.S.E. (pre-Weak Minds) and some others really ruled.

Every grind band at MDF has ruled imo, even the big stage stuff like Napalm Death (who failed every other time I saw them). Repulsion, Gridlink, Captain Cleanoff, Birdflesh, General Surgery, I could go on and on.

InxDisgust played Noisefest 2 years in a row and that has always been fantastic. Last year Hooker Spit Windex and Pizza High Five really brought it!

Unholy Grave a few years ago probably tops it all for me. That was fucking awesome!

I would imagine that after MDF in a few months, it will change to Regurgitate or LDOH or something, but most likely Regurgitate.

Vadge · 01-10-2011, 07:07 PM

Discharge were life-affirming, Echo Rotten Sound - especially when Haito was still playing with them, German band called Perth Express years ago still resonates, Nasum in top 3 at least, Nashgul, Bloody Pheonix...Social Choas in top 5...so many more....

The Colonel · 01-10-2011, 09:42 PM

This is a really tough one to answer! Rotten Sound has never let me down, also gotta agree on Despise You and Unholy Grave! I thought Splitter was great at MDF a few years ago. I know alot of people hate on Brutal Truth on here, but I thought they ruled 3 of the 4 times I've seen them. Phobia can be hit or miss based on who's in the band, but a show I played with them back in '06 was one of the more insane shows I've played.

Stupefaction · 01-11-2011, 12:50 AM

I REALLY need to see more live grind.

Dunlop · 01-11-2011, 11:36 AM

Rotten Sound - One of my favorite bands. My only beef was the set wasn't long enough.

Napalm Death - I've heard many hit and miss stories... Mine was a massive hit! I went in with high expectations and they still surpassed what I was expecting!

Venomous Concept - Poison Apple has been my "get up and go" album for a couple years now! They played a small local club and the whole night had great vibes! Nails and Fistfuck also played this show. They should be mentioned as well

The Bastard Noise - More experimental and less PV than MITB but, I don't care. It was their original line up and it was something I was waiting to see for years!

System Shit (east coast version) - Canadian crust legends who have been around since '87. DRock (vocalist/main dude) is living in Vancouver now so there is also a west coast version but, they are apparently sloppy gutter punk... The east coast version is drunk crust grinding at it's best!

Soil Of Ignorance - From Trois-Rivieres, Qc... These guys know their Power Violence! Think of Crossed Out played by 3 french dudes. A lot of energy and a big sound for 3 dudes

Mesrine - The last time I saw them Jack was playing second guitar and Steve (x-ftf) was on bass! Heavy, tight, mincing grind perfection! Canadian legends and great friends!

Mob 47 - Not grind but, still one of the best shows I have seen in a long time!

I would have to say Today Is The Day as well just because I don't know what to call them as far as genres but, they have some grind moments. Kiss The Pig!

Fuck The Facts - They are great every fucking time!

FTF playing while Mel is about 7 months preggo... Enough said!

I haven't had the oppertunity to see pure grindcore bands as much as I would like. QC has some great local bands but, there is only a small group of us who dig it so, it's rare to see grind bands come here. Consider me jealous about Gridlink, Despise You, Unholy Grave, Birdflesh, Captain Cleanoff, Noisear, etc... I'm grinding my teeth while reading that shit! Fuck you guys

S.Axl.Beckett · 01-20-2011, 06:21 PM

Defeatist from new york is best one I can remember recently.

donkeytron · 01-20-2011, 09:54 PM

Nasum and Spazz.

Coma · 01-21-2011, 12:21 AM

Favorite sets (probably):

05/30/04 - Pig Destroyer @ Knitting Factory (tap bar)
05/27/07 - Birdflesh @ Sonar
05/23/08 - The Day Everything Became Nothing @ Sonar
11/22/06 - Bathtub Shitter @ North Six (downstairs)
08/14/08 - GridLink @ Wreck Room
05/24/08 - Flesh Parade @ Sonar

Honorable mentions: Unholy Grave, Spoonful of Vicodin, Fuck...I'm Dead, Magrudergrind, etc.

Schwenger · 01-21-2011, 12:54 AM

What do you mean by tap bar?

Very jealous of TDEBN, FID and UG.

TheBlackFlux · 01-21-2011, 10:38 AM

Gridlink
Captain Cleanoff
Birdflesh

Have been my favorites.

Coma · 01-21-2011, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schwenger

What do you mean by tap bar?

The KF's old location in Manhattan had 3 different spaces for shows.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_d8sOlPMenhg/Rr...m+on+stage.JPG

Logus Vile · 01-21-2011, 02:50 PM

Rotten Sound
Extreme Noise Terror
Napalm Death
Jig Ai
Ass to Mouth

Bands I would love to see live and think would kill: Gridlink, Pig Destroyer, Magrudergrind, Phobia, Kill the Client

Bands that I've seen live and didn't meet expectations: Regurgitate, Mesrine, Dead Infection, Brutal Truth

Coma · 01-21-2011, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Logus Vile

Bands that I've seen live and didn't meet expectations: Regurgitate, Mesrine, Dead Infection, Brutal Truth

Haven't seen Mesrine, but agreed about the other 3.

Brutal Truth have been boring as fuck every time I've seen them. Seen Dead Infection twice and they were eh. And RGTE sounded like shit when I saw them (hoping they're way better this year).

Logus Vile · 01-21-2011, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coma

Haven't seen Mesrine, but agreed about the other 3.

Brutal Truth have been boring as fuck every time I've seen them. Seen Dead Infection twice and they were eh. And RGTE sounded like shit when I saw them (hoping they're way better this year).

Yeah, they were boring and the way they play the older songs now, I could barely recognize them... the vocals were especially disappointing.

I've seen Regurgitate twice and it was the same with me, just a wall of noise (could be a good thing sometimes!), couldn't really make out many songs.

Mesrine was a case of hearing a lot of good things about them and then not living up to expectations. Although, I saw them at Obscene Extreme with so many other bands that I may have been a bit tired already haha

Schwenger · 01-21-2011, 04:06 PM

"Gridlink, Pig Destroyer, Magrudergrind, Phobia, Kill the Client"

Phobia was the only disappointing one out of these. They were simply OK. I was tired and there were much better bands before, so maybe that's why.

Jig-Ai was much better live then on album, same with Pigsty.

As long as RGTE get their sound down then them, LDOH or Extortion should be the most fun part of MDF this year.

Coma · 01-21-2011, 04:09 PM

Phobia is pretty hit or miss. Seeing them at ABC was probably the best I've seen them. Tour with Impaled with Ross on bass was pretty good too.

Schwenger · 01-21-2011, 04:10 PM

Mel <3's Ross. Is that when you did those shitty interviews/QA's with him? Haha

Coma · 01-21-2011, 04:15 PM

The "advice" column thing? That was over AIM or e-mail, don't really remember.

pukeman · 01-26-2011, 06:00 PM

Wormrot - barefoot grindcore. Say no more.
Epitome - dressed in blood splattered white coats and jigging across the stage like Mengele
Mumakil - like being hit around the head with a bag of doorknobs leaving you wanting more.

Honourable mentions to FUBAR, Squash Bowels, Splitter, Nashgul, Massgrav and Britain's finest, The Afternoon Gentlemen.

Regurgitate will highly likely jump straight towards the top of the list in May, along with some of the likes of Extortion, Lack Of Interest and the rest who, let's face us, are never going to play the UK.
I allegedly saw PLF too but I was far too gone to remember myself.

McFalcon · 01-27-2011, 12:27 PM

Gridlink and rotten sound

xaidsx · 02-03-2011, 04:45 PM

everyone's mentioned some of mine. will most likely add Lack of Interest when i see them in May....

fuctwithice · 02-03-2011, 06:26 PM

RGTE was fantastic when I saw them...any chance they'll be coming out west again after this MDF?

SARDoniscorn · 02-05-2011, 02:21 PM

Pig Destroyer, Spoonful of Vicodin, Birdflesh, The Day Everything Became Nothing, Blood Duster, Rogoyapa, Gridlink, Nothing is Over, Fuck...I'm Dead, and Weekend Nachos.

ishoulddie · 02-10-2011, 06:38 PM

Sensless Apcoalypse was probably the most insane/intense band i've seen live, period. Excruciating Terror and GASP were up there, too. Fiesta Grande '98 was like a dream come true for me.

More recently, PLF fucking floored me at the '08 Speed Trials. Dave kept getting hit in the mouth with his mic, and didn't stop until his guitar cable was severed.

Plenty of other great bands too, like Noisear, In Disgust, Hatred Surge, SFN, Hummingbird of Death, Gride(!!!), Capt. Cleanoff, Wasteoid, could go on and on and on.....

Schwenger · 02-12-2011, 09:41 AM

Forgot about Gride, really good.

Jig-Ai/Pigsty are much better live as well.

pukeman · 02-12-2011, 03:30 PM

In the purely masochistic interest of making myself wish it was May all the quicker, how amazing are RGTE live?

I've been waiting literally years to see them live, always managing to have weddings or other unavoidable shit get in the way of the only realistic opportunities thus far...

Sandra · 05-27-2011, 02:16 PM

AFONIA from Russia. Totally sick vibe! Would watch them again anytime!

patac records · 08-24-2011, 06:17 PM

I went to a basement show in Seattle back in '04 Wrangler Brutes, Iron Lung and Big Business. Iron Lung fucking KILLED it!

01-10-2011, 04:58 AM	#1
Schwenger Administrator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 3,818 Rep Power: 10	Best grind/pv band you've seen live Top 3 or 4 off the top of your head. MDF 09 had soooo much killer grind buit overall here are my favs: Gridlink - FUUUUUUU. Directly in front during MDF set = win. Was blown away. Captain Cleanoff - Pissed off madness. Even better live then on album. The barrage of inflatable animals ruled too. Rotten Sound always destroy live. Very tight, good sound. Kill the Client - Intense. Love it when singers get into the crowd. Again, better live then on album. Honorable mention - Wormrot

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01-10-2011, 09:39 AM	#2
SwedeMetal Total Dilf! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,210 Rep Power: 9	Napalm Death - US Grindcrusher tour Noisear and Superbad onstage together having a "grind off" TFD at MDF

01-10-2011, 11:29 AM	#3
disGUSt(tx) Satanic WarTroll Join Date: May 2009 Location: Then: Houston, TX Now: Palm Springs, CA Posts: 6,189 Rep Power: 10	Wow, tough question! Despise you has ruled every time I've seen them. I've seen every show they've played outside of LA (I think they might've played more of the west coast by now) In 2005 R.A.M.B.O., Machine Gun Romantics, S.S.E. (pre-Weak Minds) and some others really ruled. Every grind band at MDF has ruled imo, even the big stage stuff like Napalm Death (who failed every other time I saw them). Repulsion, Gridlink, Captain Cleanoff, Birdflesh, General Surgery, I could go on and on. InxDisgust played Noisefest 2 years in a row and that has always been fantastic. Last year Hooker Spit Windex and Pizza High Five really brought it! Unholy Grave a few years ago probably tops it all for me. That was fucking awesome! I would imagine that after MDF in a few months, it will change to Regurgitate or LDOH or something, but most likely Regurgitate.

01-10-2011, 07:07 PM	#4
Vadge Definitely a dog Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Either a kennel or somewhere that dogs are usually at Posts: 5,184 Rep Power: 14	Discharge were life-affirming, Echo Rotten Sound - especially when Haito was still playing with them, German band called Perth Express years ago still resonates, Nasum in top 3 at least, Nashgul, Bloody Pheonix...Social Choas in top 5...so many more....

01-10-2011, 09:42 PM	#5
The Colonel Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 83 Rep Power: 10	This is a really tough one to answer! Rotten Sound has never let me down, also gotta agree on Despise You and Unholy Grave! I thought Splitter was great at MDF a few years ago. I know alot of people hate on Brutal Truth on here, but I thought they ruled 3 of the 4 times I've seen them. Phobia can be hit or miss based on who's in the band, but a show I played with them back in '06 was one of the more insane shows I've played.

01-11-2011, 12:50 AM	#6
Stupefaction Tom Servo Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: PA Posts: 6,458 Rep Power: 13	I REALLY need to see more live grind.

01-11-2011, 11:36 AM	#7
Dunlop Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 1,724 Rep Power: 10	Rotten Sound - One of my favorite bands. My only beef was the set wasn't long enough. Napalm Death - I've heard many hit and miss stories... Mine was a massive hit! I went in with high expectations and they still surpassed what I was expecting! Venomous Concept - Poison Apple has been my "get up and go" album for a couple years now! They played a small local club and the whole night had great vibes! Nails and Fistfuck also played this show. They should be mentioned as well The Bastard Noise - More experimental and less PV than MITB but, I don't care. It was their original line up and it was something I was waiting to see for years! System Shit (east coast version) - Canadian crust legends who have been around since '87. DRock (vocalist/main dude) is living in Vancouver now so there is also a west coast version but, they are apparently sloppy gutter punk... The east coast version is drunk crust grinding at it's best! Soil Of Ignorance - From Trois-Rivieres, Qc... These guys know their Power Violence! Think of Crossed Out played by 3 french dudes. A lot of energy and a big sound for 3 dudes Mesrine - The last time I saw them Jack was playing second guitar and Steve (x-ftf) was on bass! Heavy, tight, mincing grind perfection! Canadian legends and great friends! Mob 47 - Not grind but, still one of the best shows I have seen in a long time! I would have to say Today Is The Day as well just because I don't know what to call them as far as genres but, they have some grind moments. Kiss The Pig! Fuck The Facts - They are great every fucking time! FTF playing while Mel is about 7 months preggo... Enough said! I haven't had the oppertunity to see pure grindcore bands as much as I would like. QC has some great local bands but, there is only a small group of us who dig it so, it's rare to see grind bands come here. Consider me jealous about Gridlink, Despise You, Unholy Grave, Birdflesh, Captain Cleanoff, Noisear, etc... I'm grinding my teeth while reading that shit! Fuck you guys

01-20-2011, 06:21 PM	#8
S.Axl.Beckett Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Medford MA Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	Defeatist from new york is best one I can remember recently.

01-20-2011, 09:54 PM	#9
donkeytron Corpse Wrangler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 708 Rep Power: 6	Nasum and Spazz.

01-21-2011, 12:21 AM	#10
Coma Administrator Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 37,899 Rep Power: 10	Favorite sets (probably): 05/30/04 - Pig Destroyer @ Knitting Factory (tap bar) 05/27/07 - Birdflesh @ Sonar 05/23/08 - The Day Everything Became Nothing @ Sonar 11/22/06 - Bathtub Shitter @ North Six (downstairs) 08/14/08 - GridLink @ Wreck Room 05/24/08 - Flesh Parade @ Sonar Honorable mentions: Unholy Grave, Spoonful of Vicodin, Fuck...I'm Dead, Magrudergrind, etc.

01-21-2011, 12:54 AM	#11
Schwenger Administrator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 3,818 Rep Power: 10	What do you mean by tap bar? Very jealous of TDEBN, FID and UG.

01-21-2011, 10:38 AM	#12
TheBlackFlux Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 1,425 Rep Power: 8	Gridlink Captain Cleanoff Birdflesh Have been my favorites.

01-21-2011, 02:50 PM	#14
Logus Vile Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	Rotten Sound Extreme Noise Terror Napalm Death Jig Ai Ass to Mouth Bands I would love to see live and think would kill: Gridlink, Pig Destroyer, Magrudergrind, Phobia, Kill the Client Bands that I've seen live and didn't meet expectations: Regurgitate, Mesrine, Dead Infection, Brutal Truth

01-21-2011, 04:06 PM	#17
Schwenger Administrator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 3,818 Rep Power: 10	"Gridlink, Pig Destroyer, Magrudergrind, Phobia, Kill the Client" Phobia was the only disappointing one out of these. They were simply OK. I was tired and there were much better bands before, so maybe that's why. Jig-Ai was much better live then on album, same with Pigsty. As long as RGTE get their sound down then them, LDOH or Extortion should be the most fun part of MDF this year.

01-21-2011, 04:09 PM	#18
Coma Administrator Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 37,899 Rep Power: 10	Phobia is pretty hit or miss. Seeing them at ABC was probably the best I've seen them. Tour with Impaled with Ross on bass was pretty good too.

01-21-2011, 04:10 PM	#19
Schwenger Administrator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 3,818 Rep Power: 10	Mel <3's Ross. Is that when you did those shitty interviews/QA's with him? Haha

01-21-2011, 04:15 PM	#20
Coma Administrator Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 37,899 Rep Power: 10	The "advice" column thing? That was over AIM or e-mail, don't really remember.

01-26-2011, 06:00 PM	#21
pukeman blurgh Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Deva Posts: 699 Rep Power: 3	Wormrot - barefoot grindcore. Say no more. Epitome - dressed in blood splattered white coats and jigging across the stage like Mengele Mumakil - like being hit around the head with a bag of doorknobs leaving you wanting more. Honourable mentions to FUBAR, Squash Bowels, Splitter, Nashgul, Massgrav and Britain's finest, The Afternoon Gentlemen. Regurgitate will highly likely jump straight towards the top of the list in May, along with some of the likes of Extortion, Lack Of Interest and the rest who, let's face us, are never going to play the UK. I allegedly saw PLF too but I was far too gone to remember myself.

01-27-2011, 12:27 PM	#22
McFalcon Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 16 Rep Power: 0	Gridlink and rotten sound

02-03-2011, 04:45 PM	#23
xaidsx Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 1,507 Rep Power: 0	everyone's mentioned some of mine. will most likely add Lack of Interest when i see them in May....

02-03-2011, 06:26 PM	#24
fuctwithice Registered Loser Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gacy's backyard. Posts: 1,071 Rep Power: 7	RGTE was fantastic when I saw them...any chance they'll be coming out west again after this MDF?

02-05-2011, 02:21 PM	#25
SARDoniscorn Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Washington Crossing, PA Posts: 1,563 Rep Power: 0	Pig Destroyer, Spoonful of Vicodin, Birdflesh, The Day Everything Became Nothing, Blood Duster, Rogoyapa, Gridlink, Nothing is Over, Fuck...I'm Dead, and Weekend Nachos.

02-10-2011, 06:38 PM	#26
ishoulddie Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Sensless Apcoalypse was probably the most insane/intense band i've seen live, period. Excruciating Terror and GASP were up there, too. Fiesta Grande '98 was like a dream come true for me. More recently, PLF fucking floored me at the '08 Speed Trials. Dave kept getting hit in the mouth with his mic, and didn't stop until his guitar cable was severed. Plenty of other great bands too, like Noisear, In Disgust, Hatred Surge, SFN, Hummingbird of Death, Gride(!!!), Capt. Cleanoff, Wasteoid, could go on and on and on.....

02-12-2011, 09:41 AM	#27
Schwenger Administrator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 3,818 Rep Power: 10	Forgot about Gride, really good. Jig-Ai/Pigsty are much better live as well.

02-12-2011, 03:30 PM	#28
pukeman blurgh Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Deva Posts: 699 Rep Power: 3	In the purely masochistic interest of making myself wish it was May all the quicker, how amazing are RGTE live? I've been waiting literally years to see them live, always managing to have weddings or other unavoidable shit get in the way of the only realistic opportunities thus far...

05-27-2011, 02:16 PM	#29
Sandra Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Estonia Posts: 29 Rep Power: 0	AFONIA from Russia. Totally sick vibe! Would watch them again anytime!

08-24-2011, 06:17 PM	#30
patac records Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	I went to a basement show in Seattle back in '04 Wrangler Brutes, Iron Lung and Big Business. Iron Lung fucking KILLED it!