Noisecore is a subgenre of grindcore, and is a part of the “Anti-Music” or “Anti-Pop” umbrella of music. similar to Noise Rock, but with some major differences.

Noisecore has some subgenres of its own, the most notable being Gorenoise.

The music focuses on having a high tempo, with guitars often distorted to the point of individual notes and pitches being indistinguishable from each other, with a drum blast beat underneath. Sometimes film samples are also included.

The songs are oftentimes very short. The Noisecore band Napalm Death actually holds the world record for shortest song, that being their 1987 single “You Suffer,” with a length of 1.3 seconds.

Bands:

• Napalm Death
• Anal Cunt
• Seven Minutes of Nausea