Pig destroyer the bug pig destroyer book burner lp 2012 track b2 discogs. Vinyl lp, album red bloodvinyl 12 pig destroyer book burner 2012, red blood, vinyl discogs. As soon as the band formed, they started rehearsing. Book burner comes packaged with a short story by vocalist j. Pig destroyer book burner deluxe 2xcd relapse records. I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig reasoned george bernard shaw. Pig destroyer book burner blind, deaf, and bleeding. Hayes, guitarist scott hull, and drummer john evans. Plano on the music for david oreillys landmark innovative video game everything. To say the metal fraternity is hugely anticipating the albums release might just be the understatement. Book burner is pig destroyer s fifth studio album, released on october 22, 2012, by relapse records, and is the first to feature drummer adam jarvis. Pig destroyer has always seemed to struggle with production values. Book burner is a resounding statement of championship, as every element of pig destroyer. Natasha is an ep by pig destroyer, released in 2008 by relapse records.
Terrifyer and phantom limb reissues out now on lp via relapse records. Incendiary and intelligent, it is an album that propels an already lauded band into the realms of the truly legendary. Terrifyer found itself under produced and phantom limb found itself over produced. Relapse records is your one stop shop for all things relapse records. Pig destroyer boil metal down to its muscle, sinew, and bone razorsharp guitar, percussive pummeling, and a lone, stark howl and use them to commit a vicious assault. Pig destroyer book burner full album stream duration. Considering the massive critical praise, the devotion from fans of grindcore and. Terrifyer by pig destroyer, released 12 october 2004 1. 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. Richmond, va grindcore outfit pig destroyer will return this fall with their fifth lp and first since 2007. You can purchase the recently reissued edition here. These musical manifestations only serves to cement their. For one, it draws influence from more than just grindcore there are undeniable traces of slayerdark angelderived thrash, morbid angelworthy death metal, bad brains.
It is an invigorating, addictive, pantshitter of a nightmare in musical form, something so frenzied and seedy that its almost hard to believe its also so. It was released on october 22, 2012, through relapse records. Pig destroyer book burner full album stream youtube. Book burner is the fifth fulllength from virginiabased grindcore quartet pig destroyer. 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. Excoriatingly complicated riffs tempered by hardcore breakdowns. Combining thrash technicality with grindcore brutality, the band deliver their musical salvos with razorsharp precision, allowing each gloriously destructive riff to come through. Book burner is pig destroyer s fifth album, and despite a fiveyear gap since their last record and the addition of a new drummer, its the. Unlike pig destroyer s earlier grindcore material, natasha showcases the band playing in a sludgedoom style the ep also acts as a continuation and ending of the lyrical concept presented on terrifyer. The cd also contains a little booklet, a long short story about an atheist trying to survive in a postapocalyptic hellhole of a theocratic world, a world in which the book burners religious fundamentalists are in power. The undisputed kings of grind, pig destroyer return with their long awaited fourth proper full length book burner. Best songs are the diplomat, book burner, baltimore strangler, and burning palm. Pig destroyer book burner 2012, blue deep, vinyl discogs. Pig destroyer have always been about blurring the line between socalled high and low art, and in this regard, book burner may represent the pinnacle of their achievements.
Hayes, guitarist scott hull and drummer john evans formed the band pig destroyer previously known as cop destroyer. The text was a wise inclusion since the narrative thrust of the. Hayes that details the albums central story about a dystopian nearfuture where a televangelist rises to the u. Pig destroyer s third fulllength is nothing if not one monstrous and bludgeoning grindcore album. Show all release groups instead, or show various artists release groups. Pig destroyer s deranged, vicious attack envelops the listener in a cocoon of grisly nihilism. This is the best pig destroyer cd close 2nd is terryfier and you cannot go wrong. The encapsulation of the entire experience, book and record. Pig destroyer s book burner is the best metal album of the year. Vinyl lp, album blue deepvinyl 12 pig destroyer book burner 2012, blue deep, vinyl discogs. Pig destroyer army of cops official music video youtube. Full album stream of pig destroyer s most recent 2012 release book burner.
But 2004s terrifyer gets by on more than just sonic brutality and volume. Hayes about their bands fifth album, book burner, the possible crossover of grindcore, william burroughs, springsteen, matthew barney. A frenzied testament to guitarbased violence, pig destroyer once again set about the task of decimating pretty much everything that stands before them on their fifth album, book burner. Virginas pig destroyer take their time with new albums. Agoraphobic nosebleed, enemy soil, drugs of faith official links. Book burner is just their fifth over a 15 year career. Fortunately for both of those albums, the music was of such high quality that it was easy to ignore the production flaws. Full album stream of pig destroyer s frantic second full length and relapse debut prowler in the yard. The discography of pig destroyer, an american grindcore band. Book burner spans 19 tracks, and will arrive on october 23rd via relapse records. Nasty, hard as they come and diverse you will love this one. Pig destroyer sidestep political diatribes to build a world of sheer terror, where broken hearts sink into abjection and satisfaction is a quasireligious myth.
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 an american grindcore band formed in 1997 in alexandria, virginia. The ep consists of a single, unbroken song originally included on special editions of terrifyer as a dvd. The discography consists of six studio albums, two compilation albums, four extended plays eps, and five split albums. It didnt take long before the trio released a selftitled demo, and participated on. Brandon stosuy talks to pig destroyer s scott hull and j. Hayes entitled the atheist and an ep of hardcore punk covers. 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. The lyrics paint loathsome, frightening images of pitchblack selfhatred and the frailty of the human experience. Pig destroyer book burner lyrics and tracklist genius. Blind, deaf, and bleeding by pig destroyer on amazon music.