Editing Grindcore (section)

=== Precursors ===
The early grindcore scene relied on an international network of [[tape trading]] and [[DIY ethic|DIY]] production.<ref name=grind44>"Grindcore Special", p. 44.</ref> The most widely acknowledged precursors of the grindcore sound are [[Siege (band)|Siege]]<ref>Steven Blush, "Boston Not L.A.", ''American Hardcore'', Feral House, p. 171.</ref> and [[Repulsion (band)|Repulsion]], an early [[death metal]] outfit.<ref name=repulsion>{{cite magazine|author=Matthew Widener |title=Scared to Death: The Making of Repulsion's ''Horrified''|magazine=Decibel no. 46|date=August 2008|pages=63–69|isbn=9780306818066|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uV3_AgAAQBAJ&q=widener+horrified+%22scared+to+death%22&pg=PA73 |access-date=8 June 2020}}</ref> Siege, from [[Weymouth, Massachusetts]], were influenced by classic [[Music of the United States#Rock, metal, and punk|American]] [[hardcore punk|hardcore]] ([[Minor Threat]], [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]], [[Void (band)|Void]]) and by [[Music of the United Kingdom (1980s)|British]] groups like [[Discharge (band)|Discharge]], [[Venom (band)|Venom]], and [[Motörhead]].<ref name=Siege>Mudrian 2004, p. 50.</ref> Siege's goal was maximum velocity: "We would listen to the fastest punk and hardcore bands we could find and say, 'Okay, we're gonna deliberately write something that is faster than them{{'"}}, drummer Robert Williams recalled.{{r|Siege}} Repulsion is sometimes credited with inventing the classic grind [[blast beat]] (played at 190 [[beats per minute|bpm]]), as well as its distinctive bass tone.{{r|repulsion}} [[Kevin Sharp (heavy metal)|Kevin Sharp]] of [[Brutal Truth]] declares that "''[[Horrified]]'' was and still is the defining core of what grind became; a perfect mix of hardcore punk with metallic gore, speed and distortion."<ref name=autogenerated2>"Grindcore Special", p. 41.</ref> Writer Freddy Alva credited [[NYC Mayhem]] as a notable precursor, calling them "arguably one of the fastest bands on the planet back [in the mid 1980s]".<ref>{{cite web |title=FREDDY ALVA |url=http://www.swnk.org/interviews/freddy-alva/ |access-date=28 July 2018 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728190929/http://www.swnk.org/interviews/freddy-alva/ |archive-date=July 28, 2018}}</ref>

Other groups in the British grindcore scene, such as [[Heresy (band)|Heresy]] and [[Unseen Terror]], have emphasized the influence of American [[hardcore punk]], including [[Septic Death]], as well as Swedish [[D-beat]].<ref name=grind43>"Grindcore Special," p. 43.</ref> [[Sore Throat (grindcore band)|Sore Throat]] cites Discharge, [[Disorder (band)|Disorder]], and a variety of European D-beat and thrash metal groups, including [[Hellhammer]],<ref name=autogenerated1>"Grindcore Special", p. 45.</ref> and American hardcore groups, such as [[Poison Idea]] and D.R.I.{{r|autogenerated1}} [[Japanese hardcore]], particularly [[GISM]], is also mentioned by a number of originators of the style.<ref name=grind52>"Grindcore Special", p. 52.</ref> Other key groups cited by current and former members of Napalm Death as formative influences include Discharge,<ref name=recollections>"Dark Recollections: Napalm Death, Scum," ''Terrorizer'', issue 183, May 2009, p. 84-85</ref> [[Amebix]],<ref name= knac2003>{{cite web|url= http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=1770|title= Fire in the Belly: Interview With Napalm Death's Mark "Barney" Greenway|author= Atkinson, Peter|date= 7 February 2003|publisher=KNAC.COM|access-date= 19 June 2008}}</ref> [[Throbbing Gristle]],<ref name=mudrian3104>Mudrian 2004, page 31.</ref> and the aforementioned Dirty Rotten Imbeciles.{{r|mudrian3104}} [[Post-punk]], such as [[Killing Joke]]{{r|recollections}} and [[Joy Division]],<ref>Interview with Mick Harris, DVD half of Napalm Death's ''[[Scum (Napalm Death album)|Scum]]'' 20 year anniversary [[reissue]].</ref> was also cited as an influence on early Napalm Death.