Painkiller
Painkiller is an American avant-garde power trio formed in 1991 by composer and alto saxophonist John Zorn, bassist and producer Bill Laswell, and former Napalm Death drummer Mick Harris, creating a radical and largely unprecedented fusion of free jazz improvisation and grindcore extremity. Zorn's convulsive saxophone lines, Laswell's dub-inflected bass grooves, and Harris's blastbeat-driven percussion produced a genuinely confrontational body of work that expanded into ambient and dub territories on later releases. The group reunited in 2024 and released the album Samsara later that year, with Harris performing on electronics rather than drums.
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Painkiller Discography
12 tracks
- 1 Scud Attack 3:06
- 2 Deadly Obstacle Collage 0:18
- 3 Damage To The Mask 2:39
- 4 Guts Of A Virgin 1:14
- 5 HanDJob 0:10
- 6 Portent 4:05
- 7 Hostage 2:22
- 8 Lathe Of God 0:53
- 9 Dr Phibes 3:06
- 10 Purgatory Of Fiery Vulvas 0:24
- 11 Warhead 1:16
- 12 Devils Eye 4:34
10 tracks
- 1 Tortured Souls 1:53
- 2 One-Eyed Pessary 1:50
- 3 Trailmarker 0:08
- 4 Blackhole Dub 3:28
- 5 Buried Secrets 6:13
- 6 The Ladder 0:21
- 7 Executioner 2:48
- 8 Black Chamber 2:28
- 9 Skinned 0:53
- 10 The Toll 7:25
5 tracks
- 1 Parish of Tama (Ossuary Dub) 16:04
- 2 Morning of Balachaturdasi 14:37
- 3 Pashupatinath 13:44
- 4 Pashupatinath Ambient 19:58
- 5 Parish of Tama Ambient 19:14
22 tracks
- 1 Scud Attack 3:06
- 2 Deadly Obstacle Collage 0:18
- 3 Damage To The Mask 2:39
- 4 Guts Of A Virgin 1:14
- 5 HanDJob 0:10
- 6 Portent 4:05
- 7 Hostage 2:22
- 8 Lathe Of God 0:53
- 9 Dr Phibes 3:06
- 10 Purgatory Of Fiery Vulvas 0:24
- 11 Warhead 1:16
- 12 Devils Eye 4:34
- 13 Tortured Souls 1:53
- 14 One-Eyed Pessary 1:50
- 15 Trailmarker 0:08
- 16 Blackhole Dub 3:28
- 17 Buried Secrets 6:13
- 18 The Ladder 0:21
- 19 Executioner 2:48
- 20 Black Chamber 2:28
- 21 Skinned 0:53
- 22 The Toll 7:25
1 track
- 1 一半一半 3:25
1 track
- 1 十八，成小径 3:47
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