Pig Destroyer is a grindcore band formed in Alexandria, Virginia in 1997 around guitarist Scott Hull and vocalist J. R. Hayes. Prowler in the Yard (2001) and Terrifyer (2004) are foundational modern grind — most songs under two minutes, all of them merciless. Explore Pig Destroyer vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Pig Destroyer formed in Alexandria, Virginia in 1997 around Scott Hull and J. R. Hayes. They are widely cited as one of the most important contemporary American grindcore bands alongside contemporaries like Cattle Decapitation, Misery Index, and (Hull's parallel project) Agoraphobic Nosebleed. Their 2001 album Prowler in the Yard and 2004 follow-up Terrifyer are widely cited as foundational documents of the contemporary grindcore movement. Scott Hull also operates Agoraphobic Nosebleed and parallel projects. The band has continued releasing material across multiple decades.
Pig Destroyer's sound combines grindcore, death metal, powerviolence, mathcore, sludge metal, and noisecore with Hayes's distinctive vocal delivery (use of extreme screamed and growled vocals), virtuosic Scott Hull guitar work, extremely short song durations (most under two minutes), uncompromising production approaches, and lyrical content addressing dark literary themes (use of graphic violence, sexuality, and existential horror).
Robotic Empire and Relapse Records pressings of the Pig Destroyer catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings, with collector demand in grindcore communities.
Listeners new to Pig Destroyer typically start with Prowler in the Yard (2001) or Terrifyer (2004).
