Three Floyds, the same brewery that created Municipal Waste's 'Toxic Revolution' also paid tribute to fellow Richmond, Va., metal act Pig Destroyer through a delicious intoxicant. Pig Destroyer's 'Permanent Funeral' ale was named after the eponymous 'Book Burner' track released in 2012.
There will soon come a day when every band in the world will no longer sell shirts, hoodies or posters, they'll just bring a portable bar in order to get thirsty fans smashed off their signature brands of alcoholic concoctions. The latest acts to announce their own brands of intoxicant are grind legends Pig Destroyer and, unsurprisingly, Virginian thrashers Municipal Waste.
There is absolutely no reason why you should miss this show. Warm up your car, grab your plane tickets, reschedule your wedding date if you have to! The utter excellence in brutality is overflowing with this bill, which consists of Converge, Pig Destroyer, Municipal Waste, Repulsion, Tombs and Evoken.
Assuming Pig Destroyer's new album 'Book Burner' hasn't pummeled your brains into a useless paste, we've got an incredible contest to bring you. This unique prize is a one-of-a-kind item from the band, and is only available to win here on Loudwire.
As one of the most pulverizing grind bands on the planet, Pig Destroyer gave the world a dose of metal mastery with 'Book Burner.' Pig Destroyer fans were rabid for a new album since the release of 'Phantom Limb' in 2007, with one of the longest feeling five-year waits ever.
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Pig Destroyer are one of the most celebrated grindcore acts in modern metal. Having released definitive masterpieces of the 21st Century such as 'Prowler in the Yard' and 'Terrifyer,' fans salivated over a new Pig Destroyer album for over five years before 'Book Burner' dropped in Oct. 2012.
Who says the music video is a dead art form? Pig Destroyer have just released a video for their new track 'The Diplomat,' which pays tribute to '2001: A Space Odyssey' while injecting pure LSD into the eyeballs of anyone who chooses to view 'The Diplomat.'
Pig Destroyer are the embodiment of metal's most purely aggressive breed. The genre of grindcore doesn't allow for much breathing room or any sort of mainstream accessibility due to its speed, incoherence and sonic violence, but for bands like Pig Destroyer, grind serves as a foundation for profound originality.
In a Death Match that featured two first-time competitors, the Acacia Strain was able to defeat Australian metalcore act Parkway Drive. With one win already under their collective belt, the Acacia Strain now face a group of underground grind legends.
"Who's more evil than Larry King?" asks Pig Destroyer vocalist J.R. Hayes before the band's ultra-violent set in Brooklyn last night (Oct. 18). We got to speak with the entirety of Pig Destroyer for a rare interview, when the subject of discussion took an unexpected turn towards iconic broadcaster Larry King.
