Grindcrusher is a CD/LP released by Earache Records in 1989, showcasing nine of the label's bands. It contained a number of pioneer grindcore and death metal groups such as Napalm Death, Bolt Thrower, Morbid Angel, Carcass and Repulsion. The compilation was re-released in 1991 as Grindcrusher: The Ultimate Earache, augmented with 14 extra tracks by the likes of Entombed and Nocturnus.

Track listing Morbid Angel – "Chapel of Ghouls" Repulsion – "Radiation Sickness" Carcass – "Exhume to Consume" (this version is different from the one that appears on the LP Symphonies of Sickness) Godflesh – "Streetcleaner" (minus the intro that appears on the LP Streetcleaner) Terrorizer – "Dead Shall Rise" Hellbastard – "Justly Executed" Carnage – "Malignant Epitaph" Naked City – "Osaka Bondage" Filthy Christians – "Extremely Bad Breath" Old Lady Drivers – "Colostomy Grab Bag" Intense Degree – "I've Got A Cure" Sore Throat – "Horrendify and Kill" Napalm Death – "Malicious Intent" Entombed – "But Life Goes On" Nocturnus – "BC/AD" Bolt Thrower – "World Eater" Lawnmower Deth – "Satan's Trampoline" Cadaver – "Hypertrophian" Sweet Tooth – "Fat City" Mighty Force – "Thrashing a Dead House" Spazztic Blurr – "He-Not-A-Home-Me-Marco" Heresy – "Release" Unseen Terror – "Divisions" Napalm Death – "You Suffer"

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