- 01DepressionGrief released its first EP, Depression, in 1992. With a cover that shows a sea of trash reaching toward a blank factory and smokestack, the three-song record feels like one long and horrible bummer of a track.from the chapter
- 02DismalSame goes for 1993’s Dismal LP. That album’s noxious, bass-heavy tone is a plastic bag over the face of hope.from the chapter
- 03Come to GriefWith improved production that doesn’t dilute the band’s toxicity, Come to Grief has become the group’s best-known record.from the chapter
- 04“World of Hurt”Aside from a few isolated sections, like the blues-drenched riff that closes third song “World of Hurt,” and the drunken swagger of the title-track, there aren’t any earworms on Come to Grief.from the chapter
- 05Miserably Ever AfterAfter putting out that album, Grief underwent a few lineup changes but still managed to release three more caustic and draining records: Miserably Ever After in 1996, Torso in 1998, then …and Man Will Become the Hunted in 2000.from the chapter
- 06TorsoAfter putting out that album, Grief underwent a few lineup changes but still managed to release three more caustic and draining records: Miserably Ever After in 1996, Torso in 1998, then …and Man Will Become the Hunted in 2000.from the chapter
- 07and Man Will Become the HuntedAfter putting out that album, Grief underwent a few lineup changes but still managed to release three more caustic and draining records: Miserably Ever After in 1996, Torso in 1998, then …and Man Will Become the Hunted in 2000.from the chapter
- 08Hollow / BoundOn the Hollow / Bound seven-inch, Mieczkowski locks the band in slow-motion tempos while Morgan unleashes harrowing growls.from the chapter
- 09WhoreWhore, 13’s side of its 1994 split with Eyehategod, embraces more of a groove—antipathy abounds, but the record has sonic footholds.from the chapter
- 10WrongReleased on Slap-a-Ham in 1995, Wrong dwells in similar murk.from the chapter
- 11ArcMorgan’s throat-destroying vocals and Buckingham’s lung-puncturing guitar work are stepping stones that have led to such records as Agoraphobic Nosebleed’s 2016 sludge masterpiece, Arc.from the chapter
- 12We LiveFrom 2004’s We Live to 2017’s Wizard Bloody Wizard, her sound plays an integral role in Electric Wizard’s heaviness.from the chapter
- 13Wizard Bloody WizardFrom 2004’s We Live to 2017’s Wizard Bloody Wizard, her sound plays an integral role in Electric Wizard’s heaviness.from the chapter
- 14Embraced by the Anti SelfA fan of Noothgrush, Dodge put out the band’s first proper release, a seven-inch called Embraced by the Anti Self, in 1996.from the chapter
- 15Erode the PersonNoothgrush put out nine splits—some with heavy bands like Corrupted and Sloth, and some with powerviolence groups like Black Army Jacket—within that three-year period, compiling those songs on 1999’s Erode the Person.from the chapter
- 16Failing Early, Failing OftenVia Slap-a-Ham, Noothgrush put out another compilation, Failing Early, Failing Often, in 2001.from the chapter
- 17“Humandemic”Noothgrush’s three songs, “Humandemic,” “Jundland Waste,” and the arduous “Thoth,” might well be the band’s most crushing material, showing its tortured core through the refined lens of modern production.from the chapter
- 18“Jundland Waste”Noothgrush’s three songs, “Humandemic,” “Jundland Waste,” and the arduous “Thoth,” might well be the band’s most crushing material, showing its tortured core through the refined lens of modern production.from the chapter
- 19“Thoth”Noothgrush’s three songs, “Humandemic,” “Jundland Waste,” and the arduous “Thoth,” might well be the band’s most crushing material, showing its tortured core through the refined lens of modern production.from the chapter
- 20Question the Purpose of Human ExistenceNoothgrush followed that with a 2017 split with Corrupted entitled Question the Purpose of Human Existence, contributing two tracks that grind bones away by hand.from the chapter
- 21Paso InferiorThe band perfected that approach on Paso Inferior, a 1997 LP that was originally available only in Japan.from the chapter
- 22Llenandose De GusanosLlenandose De Gusanos of 1999 lurks in fog as Sii provides spoken-word narration.from the chapter
- 23Se Hace Por Los Sueños AsesinosBoth Se Hace Por Los Sueños Asesinos (2004) and El Mundo Frío (2005) juxtapose classical instrumentation with brain-compressing heaviness.from the chapter
- 24El Mundo FríoBoth Se Hace Por Los Sueños Asesinos (2004) and El Mundo Frío (2005) juxtapose classical instrumentation with brain-compressing heaviness.from the chapter
- 25Se Hace Por Los SueñosEchoing the all-consuming bleakness of the album, the cover of Se Hace Por Los Sueños is a negative image of a small farm, defamiliarizing the pastoral scene by turning it inside-out.from the chapter
- 26Felicific AlgorithmThe band quietly released Felicific Algorithm through Cold Spring in 2018.from the chapter
- 27ScornPrimitive Man recorded its critically praised debut, Scorn, at Flatline Audio with Dave Otero during October of that year.from the chapter
- 28Home Is Where the Hatred IsIn 2015, Primitive Man unleashed the brutal Home Is Where the Hatred Is EP.from the chapter
- 29CausticEvery Primitive Man release deserves praise, but 2017’s Caustic is the fullest realization of the band’s misanthropic intent.from the chapter
- 30“My Will”As in opener “My Will,” the drummer also integrates glassy double bass grooves that show the chops of a seasoned player, but only when it’s appropriate.from the chapter