Vocalist jr hayes said the line up of 14 songs are the most deranged metal songs we could come up with. Jr entertains us with touring stories, and we get outfoxed in some comicsavvy discussion. They played one show at club soda washington dc in 1997 opening for assuck before splitting up. Pig destroyer is an american grindcore band formed in 1997 in alexandria, virginia. Randisi, william ted joy, molly cochran, will murray and ed hunsburger. Begrand talks with pig destroyer s jr hayes about writing and recording the bands new album. Another aspect of pig destroyer which i have always enjoyed is the masterful approach to lyric writing hayes has always taken.
At last there is not only new material on the horizon but a new album is confirmed for 2018. Hayes stated that the bands only goal for book burner was fastbrutal and expressed happiness over the abundance of songs on the. Got no use for psychiatry i can talk to the voices in my head for free. The destroyer series 152 primary works 163 total works series of novels created by warren murphy and richard sapir about a u. Limited edition deluxe features a bonus blind, deaf and bleeding ep, expanded packaging and the much talked about short story penned by jr hayes. Limited edition deluxe cds and lps available with bonus blind, deaf and bleeding ep, expanded packaging and the much talked about short story penned by jr hayes.
Begrand talks with pig destroyer s jr hayes about writing and recording the bands new album, phantom limb. If you bought a deluxe physical or digital edition of pig destroyers book burner the best album of the year youve probably already read the atheist, a short story by vocalist j. As soon as the band formed, they started rehearsing. First published back in october of 2012, the atheist was a short story written by j. Hey this is metal chris of and im here talking with jr hayes, the vocalist for the dc based grindcore band pig destroyer. Terrifyer features 32 minutes of pig destroyer s finest music to date as well as the 37 minute audio dvd track natasha, mixed in glorious 5. Pig destroyer is the fucking nutballs grind band that could, and they hail from washington dc. Book burner will see a october 22nd release via relapse records and features 19 tracks with. Back then, on limb and even more so on the two genre classics that preceded it, pig destroyer was one of the most exciting bands in extreme metal. Guitarist scott hull also affirmed that the bands goal was shorter g. So, while phantom limb plays like the illegitimate offspring of. Brandon stosuy talks to pig destroyers scott hull and j. It didnt take long before the trio released a selftitled demo, and participated on a split with orchid.
On book burner pig destroyers first album in five yearshe marries his personal lyrics with his interest in the political and cultural, creating narratives that read like a status report from the end times. 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. Trivia broke a microphone at a show in 2003 and continued the show, performing the vocals without the mic. Hayes, jr, jr undoer of pigs hayes, jr hayes, rj hayes a276948. Hayes entitled the atheist and an ep of hardcore punk covers. Reigning grindcore champions pig destroyer has unleashed the highly anticipated first song from book burner. Phantom limb explicit by pig destroyer on amazon music. Perhaps one of the unlikeliest breakouts in metal is pig destroyer.
Perhaps never before has a band that toured so little had so much impact as pig destroyer. Oct 22, 2012 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. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. The klingons now have a beer, and winter is coming in more ways than one. I wonder if the people railing against ao3 for allowed stories with incest, underage sex, rape, etc to be hosted on the site will start going after libraries, and books stores for allowing stories with incest, rape, and underage for be in those location. The track entitled burning palm is available as a lyric video below.
Book burner is a resounding statement of championship, as every element of pig destroyer towers above their. Reigning grindcore champions pig destroyer have revealed the full details of their highly anticipated new album book burner. Hayes the vocalist to us grindcore outfit pig destroyer which was included within the deluxe edition of their fifth studio album book burner. 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. We celebrated this absolute scorcher of a release by sitting down with pig destroyer. 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. Oct 17, 2012 pig destroyer has almost inconceivably received mainstream attention despite a sound and subject matter that should send effete souls cowering. Pig destroyer lyrics dark lyrics metal lyrics archive. As everyone knows by now, pig destroyer lacks a bassist, but more than makes up for it with as zz top says tone, taste, tenacity. To say brian harvey is an awesome drummer would be a gross understatement.
The music consists of a high mix of brutality and ferocity sure to annihilate anyone in its path. The undisputed kings of grind, pig destroyer return with their long awaited fourth proper full length book burner, a 32minute, 19song knockout punch of cerebral viciousness. Pig destroyer release book burner album details and teaser. The virginian grindcore acts sixth fulllength album head cage arrives to the relief of hordes of fans on september 7, 2018, six years after the book burner album and four years after the mass and volume ep. 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 team of vocalistutterly sick fuck jr hayes, 250bpmriffmaster scott hull, and triggerfree percussionist brian harvey combine to form some weirdasfuck grind music that includes elements of jazz, loads of thrash nearly twelve riffs per one. Share adult swim singles track cameraman adult swim singles have teamed with grindcore luminaries pig destroyer for the 31st installment of the current program. Hayes about their bands fifth album, book burner, the possible crossover of grindcore, william burroughs, springsteen, matthew barney. All of the members had been in other extreme bands, hull playing with anal cunt and agoraphobic nosebleed and the other members briefly collaborating in hardcore band treblinka before forming pig destroyer. Jul 07, 2006 the mic breaks but he keeps screamingcrazy dude.
Book burner, the bands razorsharp fifthfull length and first album in over five years was recorded at guitarist scott hulls visceral sound studios. We celebrated this absolute scorcher of a release by sitting down with pig destroyer vocalist j. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Book burner is one of the most anticipated metal releases of 2012 and axl rosenberg of metal sucks has already dubbed it the. Hayes, guitarist scott hull and drummer john evans formed the band pig destroyer previously known as cop destroyer. Hayes which expands upon some of the albums themes and explains its title.
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 drummers with the. An open letter to pig destroyers jr hayes heavy blog is. Pig destroyer was formed in alexandria, virginia in 1997 by drummer john evans, guitarist scott hull, and vocalist j. Throughout the bands earlier history, they were a threepiece group until sampler blake harrison joined in 2006, notably had. Grindcore pig destroyer have always had more to them than your average grinders, largely thanks to the litheavy lyrics of jr hayes. It was released on october 22, 2012, through relapse records. Pig destroyer lyrics 159 song lyrics from 11 albums, including the octagonal stairway 20. The band selfrecorded their razorsharp fifthfull length and first album in over five years at guitarist scott hulls visceral sound studios. Later, they delegated to ghostwriters like robert j. Pig destroyer s deranged, vicious attack envelops the listener in a cocoon of grisly nihilism. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from jr hayes at the discogs marketplace. Pig destroyer dont have a bassist, but they really dont need one when this man is behind the trapkit he provides all the bottom end that the songs.
Below is a list of warren murphy and richard sapirs destroyer books in order of when they were first released as well as in chronological order. One of the most pioneering grindcore acts to come out of the us, pig destroyer are more than just a national treasure. 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. Pig destroyer were never ones to stylistically jog in place, and head cage proves that they can still remain on top of their game while pushing the boundaries of what modern grind can embody. Scott hull, who has written some of the most memorable metal riffs of the new century, and j. Its been 17 years since jennifer playfully wrestled her friend to the ground in front of the snow cone stand.
Scott hulls guitar heroics sound like a mutant double speed hybrid of slayer and the melvins jacked up on amphetamines, new skinsman adam jarvis is the pinnacle of inhuman drumming, blake harrison delivers layer upon. Includes digital booklet and the atheist a short story written by frontman jr hayes. Currently it has been five years since the band released their landmark book burner. Make no mistake, even bad pig destroyer lyrics are head and shoulders above those of most metal bands. On that note, relapse and freeman promotions are spoiling us a little with the press copies of the new pig destroyer record book burner. It was released on july 24, 2001, on relapse records. Phantom limb is short, sweet, to the point, and, ah yes, as brutal as all hell. The album follows a dark and twisted story of love, obsession, and gore. The good news is that hayes was close to a happy ending when he talked to io. This week the clergy pontificate on panels with jr hayes from pig destroyer.
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. Hayes, guitarist scott hull, and drummer john evans. Give yourself a pat on the back for being cool from the getgo. For over twenty years, pig destroyer have been one of the most recognizable, venerated acts in grindcore and the larger metal community. That personality is part of what makes pig destroyer as unique as they are.
Hayes vocals, as i mentioned earlier, are nowhere near the same volatility and viciousness as displayed on previous albums. Pig destroyers jr hayes its not against the law to hurt. 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. Part of that is the addition of blake harrison to the fold in 2006. The undisputed kings of grind, pig destroyer return with their long awaited fourth proper full length book burner. The booklet also features an extra page of prose about the protagonist and jennifer. Its too bad, then, that book burner has pig destroyer s worst lyrics. Macdara might have found his album of the year in pig destroyer s book burner. Hayes stated that the bands only goal for book burner was fastbrutal and expressed happiness over the abundance of songs on the album with shorter lengths.
Hayes provides the curdled personality and rotted soul. Pig destroyers jr hayes tells us his top 10 albums of 2018. Pig destroyer is a deathgrind fivepiece hailing from the city of alexandria, va that was formed around 20 years ago by j. Jul 24, 2001 prowler in the yard is the second studio album by american grindcore band pig destroyer. At the time im writing this, book burner is the most recent fulllength release of pig destroyer, and thus far, its the height of their progression. Admittedly, i havent listened to the band much since their last album came out in 2007 so, at least for me, book burner is a perfect reminder that yes, this is. Hayes from pig destroyer speaks with jason netherton and vivek venkatesh at heavy montreal in august 2015 for grimposium and the someone project canada. With one exception, every track on book burner clocks in shy of the three minute mark, several below two minutes and even one minute thats not to say pig destroyer s excursions into more sprawling territory havent been successful, even occasionally producing some of their best work. Book burner is the fifth studio album by american grindcore band pig destroyer.
Nearly two decades on, the deeply unsettling introduction to pig destroyers prowler in the yard is like a dog whistle for grind fanatics everywhere. Book burner is the same classic pig destroyer you and i know and love, and maybe just a bit improved. Pig destroyer book burner deluxe 2xcd relapse records. We speak with jr vocalist of pig destroyer at 2017s chicago open air festival. 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 explains. Their new album, book burner, is their first full length release since 2007 and will be out on relapse records on october 22nd. Hayes and blake harrison from pig destroyer hellfest 20 youtube an interview with jr of pig destroyer. In keeping with previous releases by pig destroyer and in the genre overall, the tracks are very short. As important and bonertastic as scott hulls grindy powerviolence riffing is to the bands in which he and hayes have collaborated, j. House of snakes is a classic pig destroyer horror storywith an autobiographical twist. The album is actually titled painter of dead girls i got my copy from, i recommend all music purchases be from this site, they have a massive variety of heavy music to choose fromhxc, metalcore, metal, punk, grind, etc.
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