Slave to the Grind

Apr 21, 2018

1h 40m

★ 7.4

Overview

Grindcore is the worlds fastest most aggressively intense music. Fusing the anarchistic and leftist attitudes of the UK Punk scene with the speed and drunken aggression of American Death Metal, Grindcore continues to challenge and offend most listeners.

Genres

Music

Documentary

Production Companies

Death By Digital Productions

Slave to the Grind Trailers

Cast

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Scott Carlson

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Digby Pearson

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Mark "Barney" Greenway

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Shane Embury

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Mel Mongeon

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Kevin Sharp

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Justin Broadrick

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Marissa Martinez

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Jon Chang

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Dave Witte

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Henry Clark

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Bill Steer

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6.7

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6.5

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7.5

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0.0

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6.5

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7.3

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5.2

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6.0

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6.2

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6.1

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7.0

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7.8

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