Grindmother Explained

Grindmother (born August 1948) is a Canadian grindcore singer.[1]

She has appeared on several TV and news programs,[2] and footage from a rehearsal in 2016 has been viewed over one million times on Facebook.[3] [4] The name Grindmother is a melding of the grindcore subgenre and her grandmother personae.

History

Grindmother released her debut album, Age of Destruction,[5] in April 2016 which featured guitar by her son, Rain Forest, and drums by Tyson Apex. A live guitarist has been added to the band, with Forest handling live bass duties.[6]

On July 26, 2016, Grindmother released a cover of Sepultura's "Slave New World" via Decibel.[7] Sepultura noted the cover on their Facebook page saying, "Yesterday, in Brazil, we celebrated the Grandparents Day and look what we've found: a Slave New World version sung by a grandmother of 67 years old! She's from a grindcore band called The Grindmother. You can read a little bit more about The Grindmother in a article published by Decibel Magazine."

Grindmother has played live with her band 28 times, with dates in Germany, Japan, Canada and the US.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zandbergen . Rebecca . July 30, 2023 . Grindmother gears up for grindcore comeback with lots to scream about after 5-year hiatus . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240506213239/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/grindmother-comeback-1.6919523 . May 6, 2024 . 2024-05-06 . CBC News.
  2. Web site: Elliott . Josh . 8 December 2016 . Canadian 'Grindmother,' 68, singing for hardcore band . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161209170044/http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/canadian-grindmother-68-singing-for-hardcore-band-1.3194954 . December 9, 2016 . CTV News.
  3. Web site: Grindmother . 6 December 2016 . History Repeats . 6 December 2021 . a video post . Facebook.
  4. Web site: Holmes . Kevin . 2016-05-05 . 67-year-old Grindcore Mom Releases Her First Album . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160507044833/http://www.smash.com/67-year-old-grindcore-artist-grindmother-releases-ear-shattering-debut-album/ . May 7, 2016 . 2016-05-08 . Smash.com . en-US.
  5. Web site: Totty . Lindsay . May 4, 2016 . This Ain't Your Mama's Grindcore Band — It's His . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160505053301/https://www.npr.org/2016/05/04/476508139/this-aint-your-mamas-grindcore-band-its-his . May 5, 2016 . 2016-05-08 . NPR.org.
  6. Web site: The Grindmother . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160530131718/https://www.discogs.com/artist/5034265-The-Grindmother . May 30, 2016 . 2016-05-08 . Discogs.com . a discography.
  7. Web site: Mudrian . Albert . July 26, 2016 . The Grindmother Covers Sepultura's "Slave New World" (Video) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160815103816/http://decibelmagazine.com/blog/2016/7/26/the-grindmother-covers-sepulturas-slave-new-world-video . August 15, 2016 . 2016-07-29 . Decibel.