Grindmother

Grindmother

Grindmother

Canadian singer

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

Her band's videos have been seen millions of times across the world and she has appeared on several TV and news programs.[2] 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][6] 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.[7]

She has been reported on extensively by both underground metal and mainstream media.[8][9][10] Vice Japan called her "a super idol of Vice".[11]

On July 26 of the same year, Grindmother released a cover of Sepultura's "Slave New World" via Decibel.[12] 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 so far, with dates in Germany, Japan, Canada and the US.

References

  1. [1]
    "Grindmother gears up for grindcore comeback with lots to scream about after 5-year hiatus". CBC News. 2023-07-23. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  2. [2]
    "Canadian 'Grindmother,' 68, singing for hardcore band". Ctvnews.ca. 8 December 2016.
  3. [3]
    "History Repeats". Facebook.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  4. [4]
    "67-year-old Grindcore Mom Releases Her First Album". Smash.com. 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  5. [5]
    "This Ain't Your Mama's Grindcore Band — It's His". NPR.org. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  6. [6]
    "Grindmother". Exclaim.ca.
  7. [7]
    "The Grindmother". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  8. [8]
    "What Makes Grindmother, the Gardening "Grindcore Grandma," Scream Like Hell? {". Noisey.vice.com. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  9. [9]
    "Grindcore Grandma 'The Grindmother' Releases First Song + Video". Loudwire.com. 3 November 2015.
  10. [10]
    "The Grindmother is the first grindcore band fronted by a grandmother". Consequence of Sound. 11 November 2015.
  11. [11]
    "グラインドお母ちゃん SEPULTURAをカバー". Vice.com. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  12. [12]
    "The Grindmother Covers Sepultura's "Slave New World" (Video)". Decibelmagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-07-29.


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