Groinchurn

South African grindcore band

South African grindcore three-piece from the Vaal Triangle (south of Johannesburg), formed in 1993. Their first demos were released in 1994, with things looking promising thanks to a run of split singles, compilation appearances, and overseas performances. After a troublesome attempted relocation to Europe, the band returned home and split in 2001. The band reunited briefly to open for Sepultura on their South African tour in 2014. A world tour to mark 25 years of Groinchurn is being considered for 2019. Christo Bester: Bass, vocals Mark Chapman: Guitar, vocals Sergio Christina: Drums Christo Bester has recently gone on to form an Afrikaans (!) grindcore band by the name of Insek.