As a high school student, I would occasionally tune into the 80's edition of MTV's Headbanger's Ball. Of course, Headbangers ball played crappy hair metal bands but every once in while MTV would play some Slayer, Exodus, Death, Morbid Angel,. Megadeth ect.. One night the video for Napalm's Death's "You Suffer" from the release "Scum" came on as perhaps the most intriguing introduction to grind core. The video for "You Suffer" featured a quick mushroom cloud as the song was just 0.7 seconds long... True grind or grind core songs are very short, 10 to 30 seconds long... My jaw dropped when I heard Napalm Death. Along with the 80's thrash scene, and of course the late 80's early 90's death metal scene, Napalm Death turned me on to grind with a social/political ethic.
Napalm Death are one of my very favorite bands of all time. I've had the pleasure of shaking Barney Greenway's hand (vocalist Napalm Death), and Jesse Pintado was always a sweetheart... In the early 90's my friends were always asking me to check out Napalm Death, they are great live. Of course the show stopper would always be Napalm Death's cover of the Dead Kennedy's "Nazi Punks Fuck off". .
Napalm Death, influenced by the 80's British hardcore scene, took metal to another level, mixing speed, metal with hardcore now labeled grind core or grind.. Napalm Death are the fore fathers of grind.
Jesse Pintado was also in some other great projects including the hilarious BRUJERIA (with members of Fear Factory) and of course grind heroes Terrorizer whom were due to reunite this year and and at one point were slated to play Baltimore's Auditory Fest (and off shoot of the Maryland Death Fest)..Pintado was also in the metal band Lock Up whom also featured ex Cradle Of Filth/Dimmu Borgir drummer Nick Barker.
Jesse Pintado left Napalm Death, on good terms in 2004 or '05, Napalm Death are billed with Hatebreed, Exodus, Black Dahlia Murder ect. for a fall North American tour as their new release "Smear Campaign" is due out soon.
Out of all the deaths this past two weeks in the extreme metal scene, Jesse Pintando's (ex Napalm Death, Terrorizer, Brujeria. Lock Up) passing seems the saddest and most depressing.. It's really been a horrid two weeks in extreme metal with musicians passing away like this.
One of the coolest shows, and best memories of a show that year (2003) was seeing Napalm Death wipe the floor with everything as they played the Art of Noise tour with Nile, Strapping Young Lad, the Berzerker, Dark Tranquility and my friends in Bloodgasm for local support. Let me tell you the Chance (Poughkeepsie, NY) was packed that night, in 20 below freezing weather and the atmosphere was festive.. Awesome! \m/
R.I.P and my sincerest condolences go out to Jesse Pintado's family, current and past bandmates, friends and fans..I can barely hold back my tears.. .
Thanks-Tee-Stay Metal, and Stay Brutal- \m/ -l-
STATEMENT FROM NAPALM DEATH:
The band are shocked and saddened by the sudden death of Jesse Pintado this past Sunday. Please expect a statement shortly. Jesse Pintado was a member of Napalm Death from 1989-2004.
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