Hewhocorrupts is a

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-based grindcore band most known for their songs mocking

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, making reference to the notorious allegations of the group having

sold out "Selling out", or "sold out" in the past tense, is a common expression for the compromising of a person's integrity, morality, authenticity, or principles by forgoing the long-term benefits of the collective or group in exchange for personal gai ...

by parodying the band's song titles with their own business-related counterparts: ''

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'' is retitled ''Ride the Limo'' and ''

Master of Puppets ''Master of Puppets'' is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on March 3, 1986, by Elektra Records. Recorded in Denmark at Sweet Silence Studios with producer Flemming Rasmussen, it was the band's last album ...

'' becomes ''Master of Profits''. This jab of

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is carried through the entire band's style. Their own site refers to them as "Hewhocorrupts Megacorp.", and they appear in a costume of business suits and aviator sunglasses informally known as "hardcorporate", in reference to other styles such as

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grindcore Grindcore is an extreme fusion genre of heavy metal and hardcore punk that originated in the mid-1980s, drawing inspiration from abrasive-sounding musical styles, such as thrashcore, crust punk, hardcore punk, extreme metal, and industrial. G ...

, etc. Members of the band were in the

power violence Powerviolence (sometimes written as power violence) is an extremely dissonant and fast subgenre of hardcore punk which is closely related to thrashcore and grindcore. In contrast with grindcore, which is a "crossover" idiom containing musical a ...

band Kungfu Rick and in Authority Abuse. The band Hewhocorrupts operates a record label which has released albums by such artists as: 7000 Dying Rats, Authority Abuse, Don't Worry About It, Fordirelifesake, Fork Knife Spoon, Godstomper,

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, Infestation of Ass, John Brown Battery, (Lone) Wolf & Cub, Mexican Cheerleader, Not Enough Gold, Plague Bringer,

Russian Circles Russian Circles is an American instrumental band based in Chicago, Illinois. The band was originally formed by childhood friends Mike Sullivan and Dave Turncrantz after their previous musical projects dissolved. After parting ways with their ori ...

, Stillwell, Third Degree,

Tower of Rome Tower Of Rome was a grindcore band from South Holland, Illinois, that first formed in 2002. After releasing a demo through the music sharing website HardcoreMP3.com, the band were signed onto Hewhocorrupts' label in June 2004 after meeting the grou ...

, Tusk, Wilbur Cobb.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Ten Steps To Success'' CD (2003, Sinister Label) * ''Ten Steps To Success'' LP (2003, 625 Trashcore / Forge Again Records) * ''The Discographer'' CD/2xLP (2004, Forge Again Records, Level Plane Records, Scenester Credentials,

Init records Init Records (often stylized as INIT) is an American independent record label founded in January 2001 in Mankato, Minnesota by Steven Williams. In May 2003 the label relocated to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Since its foundation the label has been s ...

, Slave Union and Underground Communique Records) * ''Der EU-Investitionsantrag'' 12" (2005, Bloom Explode) * ''Golden Parachute'' LP (2022, Forge Again Records)

Singles / Splits / EPs

* ''Split-CD with Wilbur Cobb'' 7" (2000, Vendetta Records) * ''Split-CD with Tusk'' 7" (2001, Hewhocorrupts Inc.) * ''Split-CD with Godstomper'' CD / 7" (2001, Blind Date Records) * ''Split-CD with Third Degree'' 7" (2002, Selfmadegod Records) * ''Split-CD with Infestation of Ass'' 7" (2002, Anthem For Doomed Youth Records) * ''Master of Profits'' CD / 7" (2002, Forge Again Records) * ''Split-CD with Don't Worry About It'' (2003, Walk In Cold Records) * ''Split 7" with Fordirelifesake'' 7" (2002, Forge Again) * ''Split-CD with Fork Knife Spoon'' 7" (2004, Calls And Correspondence) * ''The Smell Of Money'' CD (2005, Eugenics) * ''Microeconomics'' CD (2006, Bloom Explode / Level Plane Records) * ''Microeconomics'' 7" (2008, Gilead Media) * ''Split-CD with Graf Orlock'' 7" (2009, Level Plane Records) * ''Split 7" with Chica X'' (2009, Cassette Deck) * "Machine Death" Cassette Tape Release - as Optimus Prime, included on The Discographer CD.

References

External links

*
Hewhocorrupts band website

Hewhocorrupts record label
American grindcore musical groups Metalcore musical groups from Illinois {{US-metal-band-stub