Description
brutal and blasting as ever!
Artist
American grindcore/metal band formed in 1997 in Alexandria, Virginia.
In 1997, vocalist J.R. Hayes, guitarist Scott Hull and drummer John Evans formed the band Pig Destroyer (previously known as Cop Destroyer). As soon as the band formed, they started rehearsing. It didn't take long before the trio released a self-titled demo, and participated on a split with Orchid.
In 1998, Pig Destroyer toured the East Coast with other bands, including Drop Dead, Converge, Kid Dynamite, and Isis. Later that year they parted ways with drummer John Evans, who was then replaced by Brian Harvey. They also started to play more shows and released an album, "Explosions in Ward 6," which brought them out of the underground to be known as one of the better Grindcore bands. The band continued to tour with bands like Discordance Axis, Phobia, Daybreak, Dillinger Escape Plan, and Disassociate. They also played at the 2000 March Metal Meltdown.
In July 2000, the band signed with Relapse, and recorded a split 7" with Isis. It sold out in a month. They later recorded and released "38 Counts Of Battery," which included the remastered "Explosions In Ward 6" album, tracks from the Isis and Orchid splits and their demo from 1997.
In 2001, they released "Prowler in the yard" which is the most extreme album they've made to date. The album got them even more fame, and the band is now of the leading Grindcore bands.
In 2004 they released the compilation album, "Painter of Dead Girls."
Tracks
1
Sis
01:15
2
The American's Head
00:49
3
The Underground Man
00:32
4
Eve
01:15
5
The Diplomat
02:57
6
All Seeing Eye
00:42
7
Valley Of The Geysers
02:20
8
Book Burner
00:40
9
Machiavellian
01:12
10
Baltimore Strangler
03:19
11
White Lady
01:25
12
The Bug
03:06
13
Iron Drunk
01:44
14
Burning Palm
01:53
15
Dirty Knife
01:14
16
Totaled
00:42
17
Kamikaze Heart
01:35
18
King Of Clubs
01:06
19
Permanent Funeral
04:08
Releases
Formats
Vinyl, CD, Cassette, File
Labels
Mazzar Records, Relapse Records
Countries
Japan, Russian Federation, United States of America
Members
JR Hayes,Scott Hull,
John Evans (2),
Brian Harvey (3),Adam Jarvis,Blake Harrison,
John Jarvis (2),Travis Stone