Electro Hippies was a proto-grindcore/crust hardcore punk band formed out of Liverpool, United Kingdom in 1985. Liverpool waterfront by night, as seen from the Wirral. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Hardcore punk (aka Hardcore) is a subgenre of punk rock, the sound is thicker, heavier, and faster than punk rock and implimented 1970s heavy metal influences in its music. ... This article uses excessive clichés and jargon associated with Crust punk. ... Grindcore, also known as grind, is an extreme metal and hardcore punk hybrid, most commonly associated with death metal and crust punk. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Peaceville Records is a British heavy metal-oriented record label. ... Jeffrey Walker is a bass guitarist and singer from Liverpool, UK. He is best known for his work with the death metal band Carcass for which he was also the main lyricist. ... Grindcore, also known as grind, is an extreme metal and hardcore punk hybrid, most commonly associated with death metal and crust punk. ... This article uses excessive clichés and jargon associated with Crust punk. ... Hardcore punk (aka Hardcore) is a subgenre of punk rock, the sound is thicker, heavier, and faster than punk rock and implimented 1970s heavy metal influences in its music. ... Liverpool waterfront by night, as seen from the Wirral. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Though they were short lived and underground all through their career, their music has influenced many future crust punk bands and hardcore punk bands. They also played what would soon be known as grindcore (Napalm Death would later be the "innovators" of the genre). The band relied heavily on low bass end sounds to create their low-fi, primitive-produced music. The band strongly embraced the D.I.Y. (do it yourself) ethic which was very common among many early crust punk bands. Napalm Death is a grindcore/death metal band formed in the village of Meriden near Birmingham, England in 1982 by Nicholas Bullen and Miles Ratledge. ... See also: DIY Network, a cable TV network. ...

The Electro Hippies were most noteable for having Jeff Walker (guitar, vocals) who later would join goregrind band Carcass. When Jeff joined Carcass full time, Simon Jiell (drums), Bruno Revier (bass), and Leo Kottke (guitar) all assumed vocal duties in the band. Eventually, the band split up sometime in 1989 playing a last gig and releasing their last gig as their final album. Jeffrey Walker is a bass guitarist and singer from Liverpool, UK. He is best known for his work with the death metal band Carcass for which he was also the main lyricist. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Grindcore. ... Carcass was a British death metal/goregrind band formed by Napalm Death guitarist Bill Steer together with drummer Ken Owen in 1985. ...