Painkiller: Buried Secrets
Released: 1992 (Earache Records)
How I’ve always understood it Painkiller is Napalm Death teaming up with experimental jazz luminary John Zorn. These songs are creepy, heavy, chaotic, and quite clever. They’re a mixture of grindcore and jazz, reminding me of a creepy film noir score done today. Remember that scene in David Lynch’s Lost Highway where Bill Pullman is going nuts on the sax? Painkiller reminds me of this.
Here is Painkiller performing live with Mike Patton.
Here is a clip of Painkiller live from 1993.
Aural Abortions 