Death Grips is a Sacramento based industrial hip-hop/punk-rap group that has exploded into the music scene, all while maintaining a mysterious persona.
Zach Hill, MC Ride (birth name is Stefan Corbin Burnett), and Andy Morin formed Death Grips in 2010.

The band has recently announced a new album titled “Bottomless Pit,” but it is unclear when it will be released due to their mysterious nature and their unpredictable track record.

Several times throughout their career they have canceled shows, broken up and released albums without notice.

The band is scheduled to perform at Coachella Music Festival later this year, but judging from their past performances, it is unclear whether they will perform or if it is another one of their stunts.

The group released their first album “Exmilitary” in 2011, a combination of dark, hostile lyrics and punk-esque instrumentals that made for a very hard hitting album brought new life to the world of hip-hop.

The album received praise from major music reviewers such as Anthony Fantano. “This is one of those reviews where I love what I am hearing, but I am positively, absolutely sure that most of you are going to hate this,” Fantano wrote.

And Fantano wasn’t wrong, as most people don’t care for Death Grips at all. Junior Annabel Weyhrich said, “It sounds like people scratching their nails on a chalkboard.”

After the commercial success of “Exmilitary,” Death Grips signed with Epic Records and soon after released their second studio album, “The Money Store,” which some fans regard as their best album to date.

Similar to their first album, “The Money Store” was met with critical acclaim, even receiving the title of “Best New Music” and a 8.7/10 from Pitchfork.
The band spent the next four months recording their third album, “No Love Deep Web,” which against the wishes of Epic records, was released for free on The Deep Web, a place where people go to purchase hit-men and illegal paraphernalia.

Shortly after the release of this album, Epic Records dropped Death Grips.

The album was met with a lot of attention from different media groups, particularly because of its sexually explicit cover.

Released in 2013 as a free download on the group’s website, “Government Plates” was met with mostly positive reception. However, some criticized the lack of MC Ride’s vocals. The album featured Robert Pattinson from “Twilight” playing guitar in the single, “Birds.”

In 2015, the group announced that they would be going on tour shortly after their double album,“The Powers That B,” was released to generally positive reception. The first disc was scored lower than the second, with Pitchfork stating that it was their “least intense album.”

“It’s the gritty flow of MC Ride and the heavy hitting instrumentals that makes me love Death Grips,” junior Trevor Visotsky said. “It’s nice because they don’t fit the cookie cutter style that rap music has sort of evolved into.”

Death Grips’ raw style is almost unprecedented in today’s music industry and the fact that they don’t let anyone dictate what they do is admirable for any angsty teenager.

Combine this with their angry sound and you’ve got yourself a recipe for success.

Whether you love them or hate them, Death Grips are impacting the music industry by changing the way hip hop is made.
Their violent lyrics and punk-esque instrumentals have helped them assert themselves as pioneers for a new age of hip hop music.