Chinese grindcore band with pig for a lead singer, Pig Cage squeals discontent with the government

Squeals and grunts are part of every metal band’s musical lexicon, and now one act from China is hogging the limelight with a novel approach. Meaty blast beats, muddy breakdowns and oinking vocals are elements that are not exactly unusual to grindcore – an extreme branch of the metal genre – but there’s a twist in the tail: this particular band is fronted by a pig. The name? Pig Cage. The man behind Pig Cage is a graphic designer and musician, known only as Maihem (which...

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