Hydrogrind is the sub-genre of heavy metal that combines elements of grindcore (blast beats, speed, etc.) and stoner metal (grooves, bassy guitars). It is generally more sporadic and cannabis-related than sludge metal. Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... Napalm Death - Scum Grindcore is an extreme form of heavy metal related to death metal, but historically formed by combining elements of early thrash metal (which predated the advent of death metal) and the music and attitude of hardcore punk. ... Blast beats are drum beats consisting of torrents of alternating snare and bass drums which increase the speed, density, and percussiveness of death metal, black metal and grindcore. ... Stoner Metal and Sludge Metal are often used interchangeably, but some fans make distinctions: Sludge metal has more similarities with grindcore and hardcore punk. ... Cannabis is a plant also known as Cannabis sativa, hemp, or marijuana. ... Stoner Metal and Sludge Metal are often used interchangeably, but some fans make distinctions: Sludge metal has more similarities with grindcore and hardcore punk. ...
Cephalic Carnage is the group that originally coined the term and applied it to themselves. Cephalic Carnage is a musical group formed in Denver, Colorado in 1992. ...
Napalm Death gave up after two records, Carcass hammered along until their Swansong, Discordance Axis folded under the pressure.
Now even Denvers self-proclaimed "Rocky Mountain hydrogrind" kings, Cephalic Carnage, is going death metal.
While their 2002 album, Lucid Interval, featured juggernaut syncopations, staggered time-signatures and caustic cymbal clangs, this records riffs abruptly stop and start in rugged 4/4, working the gas and brakes simultaneously.