grindcore.
A fusion genre of extreme metal and hardcore punk, incorporating aggressive guitar riffs; extremely rapid drumming; and loud, largely unintelligible screaming.
Meaning & usage
A fusion genre of extreme metal and hardcore punk, incorporating aggressive guitar riffs; extremely rapid drumming; and loud, largely unintelligible screaming.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English grind Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī) Old English heard Middle English hard English hard Middle English core English core English hardcorebf. English -core English grindcore From grind + -core.
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