Pig Destroyer is a popular grindcore band based in Virginia, USA first form… Read Full Bio ↴Pig Destroyer is a popular grindcore band based in Virginia, USA first formed in 1997. Pig Destroyer have pushed the boundaries of the grind genre and gained a large following. Their unique sound is notable for its absence of bass guitar on their studio albums.
The band was formed in 1997 by vocalist J.R. Hayes (former vocalist Enemy Soil) in 1997, guitarist Scott Hull (Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Anal Cunt, Japanese Torture Comedy Hour, and more), and drummer John Evans. John Evans was replaced by Brian Harvey in 1998. Blake Harrison joined the band in late 2006 adding noise and samples to the mix and Brian Harvey was replaced by Adam Jarvis in 2011. His cousin John Jarvis joined in late 2013 as the band's bassist.
The band, in their earlier more ‘politically-charged’ days, had originally wanted to name themselves in protest of law and authority. Believing that “Cop Killer” and “Cop Destroyer” were too obvious in meaning, they eventually settled on “Pig Destroyer” (“pig” being a slang term for the police). Derived from a non-musical source as extreme as the band’s sound, Pig Destroyer’s easily-identifiable logo took form when the emblem from the infamous Answer Me! magazine was disassembled and rearranged.
Relapse signed the band and issued a Pig Destroyer / Isis 7” (PxDx covered the Carcass classics Genital Grinder and Regurgitation Of Giblets) on the label’s Singles Series in July 2000. 38 Counts of Battery was released in 2000. This album was a complete discography up until this point which included the remastered tracks of Explosions in Ward 6, the demo, the tracks from the Isis split, and more. Their third full-length release, Terrifyer, contains a 30 minute DVD track entitled Natasha.
The band released “Phantom Limb” in June 2007. The album was released to abundant critical praise.
Discography:
Demo (1997)
Split with Orchid (1997)
Explosions In Ward 6 (1998)
Split with Gnob (1999)
Split with Isis (2000)
38 Counts of Battery (2000)
Prowler In The Yard LP (2001)
Split with Benümb (2002)
Terrifyer LP (2004)
Painter of Dead Girls (2004)
Phantom Limb LP (2007)
Split with Coldworker and Antigama (2007)
Natasha EP (2008)
Book Burner LP (2012)
Head Cage LP (2018)
The band was formed in 1997 by vocalist J.R. Hayes (former vocalist Enemy Soil) in 1997, guitarist Scott Hull (Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Anal Cunt, Japanese Torture Comedy Hour, and more), and drummer John Evans. John Evans was replaced by Brian Harvey in 1998. Blake Harrison joined the band in late 2006 adding noise and samples to the mix and Brian Harvey was replaced by Adam Jarvis in 2011. His cousin John Jarvis joined in late 2013 as the band's bassist.
The band, in their earlier more ‘politically-charged’ days, had originally wanted to name themselves in protest of law and authority. Believing that “Cop Killer” and “Cop Destroyer” were too obvious in meaning, they eventually settled on “Pig Destroyer” (“pig” being a slang term for the police). Derived from a non-musical source as extreme as the band’s sound, Pig Destroyer’s easily-identifiable logo took form when the emblem from the infamous Answer Me! magazine was disassembled and rearranged.
Relapse signed the band and issued a Pig Destroyer / Isis 7” (PxDx covered the Carcass classics Genital Grinder and Regurgitation Of Giblets) on the label’s Singles Series in July 2000. 38 Counts of Battery was released in 2000. This album was a complete discography up until this point which included the remastered tracks of Explosions in Ward 6, the demo, the tracks from the Isis split, and more. Their third full-length release, Terrifyer, contains a 30 minute DVD track entitled Natasha.
The band released “Phantom Limb” in June 2007. The album was released to abundant critical praise.
Discography:
Demo (1997)
Split with Orchid (1997)
Explosions In Ward 6 (1998)
Split with Gnob (1999)
Split with Isis (2000)
38 Counts of Battery (2000)
Prowler In The Yard LP (2001)
Split with Benümb (2002)
Terrifyer LP (2004)
Painter of Dead Girls (2004)
Phantom Limb LP (2007)
Split with Coldworker and Antigama (2007)
Natasha EP (2008)
Book Burner LP (2012)
Head Cage LP (2018)
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Pig Destroyer Lyrics
Body Scout My skin has atrophied. It has been so long since the…
Cheerleader Corpses Semen tastes like gunmetal she said smiling, The arms of boy…
Evacuating Heaven Certain things fascinate me. First I went blind and then the…
Ghost of a Bullet Fingerprints on my eyes like ten tiny maps to heaven. Or…
Heart and Crossbones Stitched together into this beautiful monster animated by st…
Hyperviolet Traced in a wet sand her name in perfect cursive. A…
Intimate Slavery Happy birthday you broken child. Of the barbed ribs and the…
Jennifer Jennifer wrestled her friend playfully to the ground Infront…
Junkyard God My knuckles are bleeding on your front door And these flower…
Mapplethorpe Grey Androgynous we are. Ancient statues deformed in desert winds…
Murder Blossom Dyed red hair, a forest green dress and a pair…
Naked Trees Once colorful dreams now swing like dead paratroops from the…
Piss Angel Everyone quickly hushed up and took a step back as Jenifer…
Pornographic Memory An entire year of you in a single speck of…
Preacher Crawling I dream sometimes of a brother in red. The first unborn. Per…
Scatology Homework They heckle the gunshy assassin. Led away in shame. The cham…
Sheet Metal Girl I sneak a sniff of her live wire hair. It is…
Snuff Film At Eleven This is an advertisement for the skin machine. Paid for by…
Starbelly Dear everything. Today I witnessed a crucifixion in pink and…
Strangled With a Halo Religion in the corner of my eye. A peeping tom and…
Tickets To the Car Crash Lovely body twisted into code. Sayign something profound I'm…
Trojan Whore Half in darkness she stands in a dress of shrapnel, Smoke…