Death Grips | Artist

Death Grips is an American experimental hip hop band formed 2010 in Sacramento, California, by Stefan Burnett aka MC Ride (vocals, lyrics), Zach Hill (drums, producer) and Andy Morin (keyboards, producer, engineer). The band's sound draws on punk rock, electronic, noise and industrial styles and their live act is characterised by MC Ride's aggressive performing style. Death Grips' experimental style, while polarising listening audiences, has drawn rave reviews from many critics and support from prominent artists such as Björk and David Bowie. Their first full length album was 2011's mixtape Exmilitary, which was released on cassette and attracted critical reviews. The band signed with Epic Records but, unhappy with that arrangement, deliberately leaked their second album The Money Store as a free download in breach of their contract and were dropped by Epic. Re-signed on the Warp Records label, the band has to-date released eleven studio albums, consistently challenging in terms of musical content and by their use of provocative album titles and explicit images. Standouts include Exmilitary, The Money Store, No Love Deep Web, Niggas on the Moon, Jenny Death, The Powers That B, Bottomless Pit and Year of the Snitch.

Artist Website: thirdworlds.net

Featured Albums: Death Grips

Related Artists: Stefan Burnett, Andy Morin, Zach Hill