Distaste

The new wave of speed metal is a 2010s revivalist movement that resurrects the breakneck tempos, razor‑edged riffing, and high‑energy songwriting of classic 1980s speed metal. It favors twin‑guitar harmonies, athletic rhythm sections, and soaring, clean vocals that deliver anthemic hooks. Unlike the harsher edge of thrash, this wave leans into melodicism and precision: galloping rhythms, tightly palm‑muted alternate‑picked riffs, and flamboyant guitar solos. Production tends to be crisp but analog‑minded, evoking vintage warmth while meeting modern loudness and clarity.

Necrogrind is a raw, lo‑fi branch of extreme grind that intensifies deathgrind and goregrind with a deliberately “necro” production aesthetic—thin, abrasive guitars, cavernous or completely buried vocals, and tape‑sounding hiss and clipping. It often hybridizes grindcore’s blast‑beat velocity with death metal’s gutturals, goregrind’s pathological thematics, and an occasional black‑metal‑like icy bleakness in tone and atmosphere. Songs tend to be extremely short, built from tremolo‑picked or chromatic riffs, relentless blast variations, and abrupt tempo drops into primitive, caveman grooves. Lyrically and visually it leans into mortuary, forensic, and splatter‑horror imagery. The style’s identity rests as much on its hostile, decomposed sound design as on its riff and drum vocabulary: necrogrind sounds intentionally “rotted,” prioritizing immediacy and extremity over fidelity.

Deathgrind is a fusion of death metal and grindcore that combines the former’s low‑tuned, heavy riffing and guttural vocals with the latter’s ultra‑fast tempos, blast‑beat drumming, and short, abrupt song structures. Typical tracks run one to three minutes, feature rapid chromatic tremolo picking, sudden tempo shifts, and a relentless rhythmic attack. Vocals alternate between deep death‑metal growls and high‑pitched screams, while lyrics range from socio‑political critique to graphic, gore‑themed narratives depending on the band. Production tends to be tight and cutting, often with triggered kicks, aggressive guitar tones, and clear articulation so that riffs remain intelligible at extreme speed.

Grindcore is an extremely fast, abrasive fusion of hardcore punk and extreme metal characterized by blast-beat drumming, highly distorted down-tuned guitars, and a mix of guttural growls and high-pitched screams. Songs are typically very short—often under two minutes and sometimes just seconds—favoring intensity over traditional verse–chorus structures. Lyrically, grindcore spans politically charged and socially conscious themes (war, capitalism, animal rights) as well as gore and body horror (particularly in goregrind). Production ranges from raw, live-in-the-room ferocity to tight, modern clarity. The style is defined by relentless speed, dissonant or chromatic riffing, and sudden start–stop shifts that create a feeling of controlled chaos.