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mincecore

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Mincecore is an extreme subgenre of grindcore that strips punk-metal fusion down to its most primitive, chaotic essence—prioritizing raw aggression, breakneck brevity, and deliberately lo-fi production. Emerging in the late 1980s and early 1990s through bands like Agathocles, S.O.B., and Unholy Grave, mincecore rejects the technical precision or thematic shock tactics found in neighboring styles, instead embracing a DIY anarcho-punk ethos where songs rarely exceed thirty seconds and riffs blur into pure sonic assault. The genre's name itself—a cheeky nod to "mince" as something ground to pulp—reflects its commitment to unrelenting brevity and visceral intensity over polish or complexity.

What separates mincecore from grindcore proper is its refusal to evolve beyond the rawest early blueprints: where grindcore often incorporates death metal technicality or goregrind's horror aesthetics, mincecore remains stubbornly minimalist, favoring buzzsaw guitars, pummeling d-beats, and hoarse, often indecipherable vocals. Unlike sludge's tar-thick grooves or crust's protest anthems, mincecore sacrifices atmosphere and narrative for sheer kinetic brutality—tracks function as auditory grenades rather than compositions. Bands like Archagathus, Haggus, and Captain Cleanoff carry this torch with relentless urgency, their output often sprawling across splits and compilations that mirror the genre's communal, underground spirit.

For those seeking music that obliterates pretense and punishes complacency, mincecore offers an unfiltered adrenaline rush—extreme punk reduced to its most hostile, uncompromising core. It's the sound of chaos refined into a weapon.

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#26
Agathocles & Crowd Control Split
ByCrowd ControlReleased:1987
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Theatric Symbolisation of Life
ByAgathoclesReleased:1992
#11
Razor Sharp Daggers
ByAgathoclesReleased:1995
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#13
Crucified
ByUnholy GraveReleased:1995
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Tales from the Southside
ByS.S.P.Released:1996-09-10
#20
Inhumanity
ByUnholy GraveReleased:1996
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#94
crush syndrome surgical problems
ByMalignant TumourReleased:1996
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#93
denak - excreted alive split
ByDenakReleased:1996
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#96
Eat the Flesh... And Vomica / Dreams Come True... In Death
ByMalignant TumourReleased:1997-09-12
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#37
Terrorismo Musical
ByWarsoreReleased:1997
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#52
Nein
ByUnholy GraveReleased:1997
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#6
Dahmerized
ByDahmerReleased:1998
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...From Grind Gore ...To Mince-Core (Compilation)
ByMalignant TumourReleased:1998
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#12
Sociopathic Behaviour
ByROTReleased:1999
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#30
Going to the morgue
ByMesrineReleased:2001
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#60
fanaticism
ByUnholy GraveReleased:2001
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#73
Agathocles / Ulcerrhoea
ByUlcerrhoeaReleased:2001
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#58
Have a Nice Day
ByAbortionReleased:2002
#65
WE GOT THIS!!!
ByComradesReleased:2002
#39
Still Grind Attitude
ByS.O.B.Released:2003-09-26
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#22
Grindcore
ByDenakReleased:2003
#34
Line and Row
ByUlcerrhoeaReleased:2003
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#59
Police Brutality
ByViolent HeadacheReleased:2003
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#21
archagathus/bangsat
ByBangsatReleased:2004
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#74
Subversive by Nature
BySiege of HateReleased:2005
#7
Mincer
ByAgathoclesReleased:2006-02-26
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#10
Archagathus / Unholy Grave split 7''
ByArchagathusReleased:2006-05-22
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#70
Rise For The Downfall
ByUlcerrhoeaReleased:2007-10
#50
Posthumous Combustion
ByUlcerrhoeaReleased:2007
#53
Grind Victim
ByUnholy GraveReleased:2007
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#17
Grind is Protest
ByAgathoclesReleased:2008-11-14
#36
...Donde quedo la igualdad
ByAnarkitranReleased:2008
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#33
Demo 2008
ByDeath Toll 80kReleased:2008
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Hermann Schenker / Death Toll 80k
ByDeath Toll 80kReleased:2009-04
#43
mediocridad extrema
ByDisturbance ProjectReleased:2009
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#54
Subordinados pela Peste
ByPlague RagesReleased:2009
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#25
Atrocious Halitosis From Nauseated Disgorging
ByArchagathusReleased:2010-02-05
#75
Mincecore Fever: 7 Inch Anthology
ByArchagathusReleased:2010-07
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Agathocles / Ulcerrhoea
ByAgathoclesReleased:2010-07
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#14
Death to Everyone
ByBloody PhoenixReleased:2010-08-10
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#35
This is not a Threat, it's a Promise
ByAgathoclesReleased:2010-12
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#23
Bastard Breed
ByAgathoclesReleased:2010
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#40
Lt. Dan / Misanthropic Noise
ByMisanthropic NoiseReleased:2010
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#41
Lt. Dan/SMG Split
ByLt. DanReleased:2010
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#90
DEMO2010
ByMankurtReleased:2010
#3
MARIJUANA MINCECORE DEMO
ByZiplockReleased:2011-05-13
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#18
Coffee Grinder
ByArchagathusReleased:2011-05
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#4
Canadian Horse
ByArchagathusReleased:2011-08-20
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#31
archagathus / smg
ByArchagathusReleased:2011-08-20
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#29
Suppose It Was You (Deluxe Edition)
ByAgathoclesReleased:2011
#69
Camphora Monobromata / WxTxDxHxRx
ByCamphora MonobromataReleased:2011
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#92
CONSECUENCES OF HUMAN NEGLIGENCE
ByAGENT PATOGENReleased:2011
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#16
v/a Rotten Fake!
ByAgathoclesReleased:2012-02
#46
Mesrine / Camphora Monobromata / Vomit Contest / Rotocles
ByVomit ContestReleased:2012
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#78
Christ Ape
ByBlister UnitReleased:2013-02
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#68
This Must Stop
ByUnholy GraveReleased:2013-06-10
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#47
Archagathus / Camphora Monobromata
ByCamphora MonobromataReleased:2013
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#79
Animalism
BySiege of HateReleased:2013
#51
violent gorge / agathocles
ByViolent GorgeReleased:2014-04-25
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#57
Depraved
ByEatenReleased:2014-06
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#19
Sad Monkey
ByArchagathusReleased:2014-09-11
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#81
Body Horror
ByGrotesque Organ DefilementReleased:2015-04-29
#49
Kažkaiptai Nejuokinga
ByFaršasReleased:2015-06-26
#42
Transmundane and Unprofessional Delocation of Superfluous Extremities and Rare Tissues E.P.
ByParfumerieReleased:2015-09-23
#56
кримінальну Господь
ByKrokodil HunterReleased:2016-01-14
#63
Pneumonas Gangrena
ByShitStenchReleased:2016-03-03
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#66
Cabbalic Gnoticism
ByAgathoclesReleased:2016-04-25
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#38
archagathus / smg
BySMGReleased:2016-08-05
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#48
smg / camphora monobromata / amnogomusikimalo
ByCamphora MonobromataReleased:2016-08-10
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#86
Gore Gore...And More Gore
ByHaggusReleased:2017-12-28
#80
Aligrindtor
ByAligrindtorReleased:2018-02-19
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#61
Botulism
ByFake MeatReleased:2018-04
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#5
Plausibility Of Putridity
ByHaggusReleased:2018-06-29
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#71
A Couple of Beef Patties
ByBig ChefReleased:2019-05-08
#85
Violent Headache / Excreted Alive
ByViolent HeadacheReleased:2020-07-25
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#1
Straight From the Slaughterhaus
ByHaggusReleased:2020-07-26
#8
Body Disposal Expert
ByMURDERMANReleased:2020-11-20
#100
Every Drug All At Once
ByDemon SemenReleased:2021-12-10
#62
Agatholces / Violent Gorge - split 7"
ByAgathoclesReleased:2021
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#98
Celtinus
ByG.O.D.Released:2022-05-02
#2
What's Your Excuse?
ByHaggusReleased:2023-03-13
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#89
MARIJUANA MINCECORE
ByZiplockReleased:2023-04-20
#91
Agamenon Project / Regurgitasi
ByRegurgitasiReleased:2023-09-25
#28
KAROSHI (FURLO x FUPAGODDESS) -furlos side-
ByFurloReleased:2023-09-28
#72
The conquest of Patagocles
ByAgathoclesReleased:2023-11
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#27
miss me w that mince shit
ByVomer ♫⃠Released:2024-02-01
#83
Cats Are Pretty Cool - Single
ByKitty Kitty Meow MeowReleased:2024-04-02
#45
Crippled Sound side of split
ByCrippled SoundReleased:2024
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#15
Split EP with Rot
ByArchagathusReleased:2025-02-22
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#9
NOOB DISMEMBERMENT
ByBLOXECTOMYReleased:2025-05-03
#64
SCHLARBIE
ByBarbieReleased:2025-05-10
#99
Subsequent Massacre
BySadisticReleased:2025-07-18
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#95
Molecular Devastation
ByTerminal LucidityReleased:2025-11-03
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#24
Mincegore appendix removal
ByFleabagReleased:
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#44
SPLIT WITH AXFX + FXGX (FLEABAG SIDE) [1]
ByFleabagReleased:
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#55
MxYxAxO
ByMxYxAxOReleased:
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#67
Out of Time
ByBulbous FesterReleased:
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#82
Eaten Alive By 27 Autistic Clowns
ByGigantic Dildo PenisReleased:
#88
Dhola (The Sweetheart)
ByJellyReleased:
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#97
This is my rifle, this is my gum disease.
BygingivitisReleased:

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