The full audio of the interview is below, but here are some highlights. Once youve bought the album, it really is worth checking out to see what all the noise is about. Throughout the bands earlier history, they were a threepiece group until sampler blake harrison joined in 2006, notably had no bassist until the inclusion of john jarvis in 20, and went through 2 past. Give yourself a pat on the back for being cool from the getgo. Con esta formacion pig destroyer, apadrinados por relapse comenzaron a formar su reputacion. Its worth noting that she also contributed vocals to the pig destroyer. Skull acting as some quintessential cuts in their catalog. Hayes of pig destroyer fame breaks mic during show and keeps on screaming. Hayes provides the curdled personality and rotted soul.
Theres this creepy house that me and some other people were trespassing in, and we didnt realize until we got all the way inside that we were surrounded by dozens and dozens of snakes, hayes. Pig destroyer is one of the most polarizing bands in grindcore, mostly because sometimes they arent very grindcore. Pig destroyer prepare for us festival dates this fall. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. If you bought a deluxe physical or digital edition of pig destroyer s book burner the best album of the year youve probably already read the atheist, a short story by vocalist j. The undisputed kings of grind, pig destroyer return with their long awaited fourth proper full length book burner. Pig destroyer has almost inconceivably received mainstream attention despite a sound and subject matter that should send effete souls cowering. Pig destroyer pay tribute to jesse pintado terrorizer. Book burner is a resounding statement of championship, as every element of pig destroyer towers above their closest peersa 32 minute, 19 song knockout punch of cerebral viciousness.
House of snakes is a classic pig destroyer horror storywith an autobiographical twist. Hayes and guitarist scott hull would form pig destroyer, a band that took what theyd each done in. Virginia grindcore death metal thrash metal band pig destroyer has been in action since 1997. Scott hull, who has written some of the most memorable metal riffs of the new century, and j. Pig destroyers songs, crammed with emotional and musical carnage, are. Vocalist jr hayes said the line up of 14 songs are the. Songs 118 from the explosions in ward 6 cdlp and remastered for this comp. The echoing guitar work from scott hull, the intense drumming from brian harvey, and the mad shrieking of jr hayes is added to this eerie background drone, making it sound like some sort of doom metal track. He loaned me all the albums that they had released up until that point but other than a few riffs, i couldnt really get into it. Songs 2228 from the orchid pig destroyer split 7 on amendment records and remastered for this comp. A good grindcore band that throws punk and thrash into their music.
Hayes vocals hissing choir scott hull guitars agoraphobic nosebleed, enemy soil, treblinka, japanese torture comedy hour, exanal cunt the wise amongst you will recognise scott hull as the evil genius behind the grindonacid project agoraphobic nosebleed. Terrifyer is the third studio album by american grindcore band pig destroyer. Prowler in the yard pushed the trio into the spotlight with a nearperfect mix of frantic grindcore framed by jr hayes unhinged vocals and scott hulls seemingly neverending supply of memorable riffs. Band has no bass player, and the members are as follows. We speak with jr vocalist of pig destroyer at 2017s chicago open air festival. Phantom limb is the fourth studio album by the band pig destroyer, released on june 12, 2007 in the united states and june 18 in the rest of the world. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The 14track cd recorded at developing nations, continues the bands sound, the best description of which being grindnroll, and features their sociopolitical lyrics. Vocalist jr hayes said the line up of 14 songs are the most deranged metal songs we could come up with. Across twelve tracks, pig destroyer weave together harrowing tales of philosophical dualities, touching on mortality and depression, fear and violence, and the darkest complexities of the human condition, all told through the distorted lens of delightfully transgressive vocalistlyricist jr hayes. Strongly positive reactions to explosions in ward 6 established pig destroyer as one of the best new grind acts to have emerged worldwide in the last decade.
Pig destroyers jr hayes tells us his top 10 albums of 2018. They played one show at club soda washington dc in 1997 opening for assuck before splitting up. On finally seeing six years of work come to fruition. The music consists of a high mix of brutality and ferocity sure to annihilate anyone in its path. Hayes, guitarist scott hull and drummer john evans formed the band pig destroyer previously known as cop destroyer. Hayes, guitarist scott hull, and drummer john evans. Interview with jr hayes of pig destroyer i was lucky enough to get jr hayes on the phone for a 20 minute interview where he talked about the new pig destroyer album, how the band almost broke up before it was even released, and even the upcoming presidential election.
She hung herself from an overpass down in mclean where the old trees loom. As important and bonertastic as scott hulls grindy powerviolence riffing is to the bands in which he and hayes have collaborated, j. That personality is part of what makes pig destroyer as unique as they are. Hayes to discus head cage, lyrics, and other things that make this band what it is. We celebrated this absolute scorcher of a release by sitting down with pig destroyer vocalist j. Pig destroyer at revolution bar and music hall, amityville, ny, 2018. Grindcore champs pig destroyer will be hitting the road this summer for a handful of festivals this including gwarbq, hopscotch fest with labelmates inter arma and asg, basillica soundscape in hudson, ny and the housecore horror film fest in austin, tx. I read the lyrics to pig destroyer s girl in the slayer jacket. Mastered by scott hull pig destroyer agoraphobic nosebleed at visceral sound and includes his hero is gone cover with vocals by jr hayes of pig destroyer. Trivia broke a microphone at a show in 2003 and continued the show, performing the vocals without the mic. Everything just booms that much more from track to track, especially with jr hayes vocals being as gravelly and hardhitting as always. Pig destroyers jr hayes its not against the law to hurt. An open letter to pig destroyers jr hayes heavy blog is.
In conclusion, pig destroyer s 38 counts of battery is a good album. Samples throughout terrifyer mostly in natasha were borrowed from popol vuh, luc ferrari, georgy ligeti, and seclusion. Share adult swim singles track cameraman adult swim singles have teamed with grindcore luminaries pig destroyer for the 31st installment of the current program. Head, eve and all seeing eye are all razor sharp torrents. Pig destroyer 38 counts of battery 2000, cd discogs. Back in 07 a friend of mine tried to get me into pig destroyer. Songs 19 and 20 from the a split seven inch split 7 with isis on relapse records. Recorded at brians house and visceralsound, bethesda md between august 2002 and july 2004. Got no use for psychiatry i can talk to the voices in my head for free. Lyrically, jr has never had a downpoint in the bands career he has always been the master when it comes to dark, deranged lyrical genius.
Pig destroyer s prowler in the yard really upped the ante in both their discography, and the grindcore genre in general. Hayes of pig destroyer fame breaks mic during show. The discography of pig destroyer, an american grindcore band. Pig destroyer frontman jr hayes commented of the theme of the track. Jr hayes vocals, adam fucking jarvis drums, blake harrison pan flute shuttlecock. Gravedancer appeared on the tony hawks american wasteland soundtrack as a cut down 1. She basically sounds like a female jr hayes, and she definitely is the. Cameraman is pig destroyer s first release since last years highly acclaimed album head cage, which itself was the first album in six years from the prolific outfit. The klingons now have a beer, and winter is coming. Shortly before pig destroyer formed, jr hayes and scott hull were in the band treblinka together the lineup completed by mason enemy soil, jeff kane city of caterpillar, and eric kane strike anywhere. The girl in the slayer jacket gave me my first kiss when i was in the seventh grade she used to smoke weed with my older sister in the woods behind the arcade she had thick skin but if you cut her the wound would bleed forever. Head cage by pig destroyer, released 07 september 2018 1. Heres bill bailey gushing about girl in the slayer jacket from metal hammer uks summer 2011 edition when asked. Hayes, jr, jr undoer of pigs hayes, jr hayes, rj hayes a276948.
Pig destroyer is an american grindcore band formed in 1997 in alexandria, virginia. Hayes to discuss the album, lyricwriting, and other things that make this band what it is. Pig destroyer s penchant for quick and gnarly bangers is on display as always, with tracks like dark train and mt. Hey this is metal chris of and im here talking with jr hayes, the vocalist for the dc based grindcore band pig destroyer. Notes 1150 copies pressed on black standard gram vinyl. Song 21 from the everforthcoming thrash covers comp on ellington records. I want to thank decibel for this opportunity and i hope all the fans out there dig the new song. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from jr hayes at the discogs marketplace. This week the clergy pontificate on panels with jr hayes from pig destroyer. Hayes ranks pig destroyers albums from worst to best.
After releasing a selftitled demo, which was met with rousing critical reception, pig destroyer released their first fulllength, explosions in ward 6. Its a sad and poignant song about a guy who idolises this older girl she likes slayer, smokes a bit of weed and he hangs out and then she. Book burner is one of the most anticipated metal releases of 2012 and axl rosenberg of metal sucks has already. Dear jr hayes, hey man, we dont really know each other, which i suppose makes it weird that im even writing an open letter to you in the first place. The cavalry will be the 100th flexi in the exclusive series.
Hayes and blake harrison from pig destroyer hellfest 20 youtube an interview with jr of pig destroyer. This song is about being disillusioned and desensitized in modern america. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Jr entertains us with touring stories, and we get outfoxed in some comicsavvy discussion. Pig destroyer will release a new song titled the cavalry as part of decibel magazines flexi disc series. Hayes vocals, scott hull guitars, adam jarvis drums, blake harrison. Grindcoremetal band pig destroyer returns with the torture fields, the.
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