Groinchurn

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Groinchurn
General information
origin Johannesburg , South Africa
Genre (s) Grindcore
founding 1994
resolution 2001
Last occupation
Sergio Christina
Mark Chapman
Christo Bester

Groinchurn was a South African grindcore band from Johannesburg that was formed in 1994 and disbanded in 2001.

history

The band was formed in 1994 by guitarist Mark Chapman and drummer Sergio Christina. At that time both were still playing in a brutal death metal band called Sepsis. In March 1994 the group recorded their first demo called Human Filth . Bassist and singer Christo Bester, from the local death metal band Desecrator, was present during the recording. To promote the demo, the group made an appearance at a local club in the Vaal Triangle . Due to the success of the concert, the band decided to hold further performances. At the end of 1994 a second demo followed under the name Every Dog Has It's Decay . In mid-1995 Groinchurn took part in a split release, after which three other bands can be heard. The sound carrier was released on the German label Malodorous Mangled Innards Records and was the band's first CD release. At the end of the year they took part in the South African Battle of the Bands, where the group, however, finished next to last. In 1996 the band continued to promote themselves and appeared on a number of split releases and samplers. In the second half of the year she again took part in the Battle of the Bands, which she won. The prize money enabled her to buy better equipment.

In December 1996, she went to Bsharp Studios , where they recorded all previous and subsequent phonograms, in order to record the self-financed debut album Sixtimesnine , which was released in February 1997. This is how the German label Morbid Records became aware of Groinchurn. This made it possible for the band to open up for Krabathor and Sanitys Dawn in September and October 1997. It was also the first time she played outside of South Africa. Up until that point in time, it was only possible for Voice of Destruction to play as a South African band in Europe . After the successful tour, Morbid Records offered to release the next album, Fink , which happened in mid-1998. In early 1998 Krabathor played with Groinchurn in South Africa. The Australian band Cryogenic also played with Groinchurn in South Africa. A tour through Europe with Brutal Truth was planned for the end of the year, but it could not be realized. Eventually the group returned to Europe in September 1999 to play at some festivals. In February and March 2000, the third album Whoami was recorded and released in the same year. Then it went back to Europe in April to hold another short European tour with Krabathor. After an isolated gig in London , the band went to the United States to do a few gigs in Philadelphia and New York . Then the band returned to South Africa to play at festivals there. As a result, the band planned to move their headquarters to Europe for six months, and Morbid Records tried to give them a home in Germany, but failed. Eventually they moved to the Czech Republic and received help from the Krabathor manager Petr Hejtmanek. The band arrived in April and did three tours: one with the German Viu Drakh , one with Macabre, and another with Total Fucking Destruction . In April 2001, Mark Chapman left the line-up, whereupon the band returned to South Africa in October and broke up.

In 2014 the band got together again to hold two gigs in Cape Town and Johannesburg with Sepultura in September .

style

According to the band biography on Facebook , the group for the demo Human Filth was influenced by bands like Terrorizer , Napalm Death and Brutal Truth . On Every Dog Has It's Decay one tried to process influences from Death Metal and Hardcore Punk . According to Martin Wickler from Metal Hammer , the band plays varied grindcore on Whoami , although the definition of grindcore is perhaps too narrow. The music is loosened up through the use of samples .

Discography

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Garry Sharpe-Young : AZ of Death Metal . Cherry Red Books, London 2001, ISBN 1-901447-35-9 , pp. 189 f .
  2. ^ Brian Fischer-Giffin: Encyclopedia of Australian Heavy Metal . Iron Pages Press, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-1-4092-6398-2 , pp. 96 ff .
  3. ↑ a b Info. Facebook , accessed November 22, 2014 .
  4. ^ Sebastian Schilling: News . In: Rock Hard . No. 329 , October 2014, p. 78 .
  5. ↑ Martin Wickler: Groinchurn . Wer bin ich. In: Metal Hammer . February 2001, p. 92 .