Terrorizer - World Downfall (1989)

   The extreme genres and their scenes just barely started to develop, but others were looking already for some even more brutal musical approach. Grindcore was formed by mixing HC punk and thrash, so that means short and very simple, more melodic basic themes which are ending up in the most insane grinding as it's possible.
   Terrorizer used to be a short existing side project or power group of some members from Morbid Angel and Napalm Death. With this line-up they recorded "World Downfall", which became one of the very classics of grindcore. By involving death metal influences too, this style replaced the usual HC punk influence, and made the music more rough than old school grindcore is in general. So the catchy melodic parts are missing, no chance for calm down, there is wild thrashing instead. The songs are more complex and brutal, but the usual political and societal topics remained as a main characteristic. "World Downfal" had an important influence on the grindcore genre.