NewsJune 13, 2013 10:22 AM ET18,251 views

Puig Destroyer (Thrice, Curl Up & Die) records EP

We're not sure if this is really happening, but we're hopeful. Either way, Riley Breckenridge, drummer for Thrice, has revealed that he's started a side-project with Mike Minnick (Curl Up And Die) and Jon Howell (Kowloon Walled City) called Puig Destroyer. For those confused, Breckenridge is an avid baseball fan, and Yasiel Puig is a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Here's the official word:
"Puig Destroyer is actually happening. It's a baseball-themed grindcore project featuring Mike Minnick (Curl Up & Die) on vocals, Ian Miller and Jon Howell (Kowloon Walled City) and me (Riley Breckenridge - Thrice) doing drum programming (because logistics and gah … blastbeats at 220 bpm). "We've got basic tracking done for our debut EP, and we should have a track from said EP fairly soon. Please stay tuned for updates/tunes. The roughs I've heard are ridiculously awesome and fun and raw as all hell. "Kinda like Yasiel Puig. "We're all very excited and hope that you are too."
UPDATE: Puig Destroyer has now released their first song: Puig Destroyer

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zerofender 6/13/2013 7:32:30 AM

This will be Victory's next signing.

longcoldstare 6/13/2013 7:40:27 AM

Now I want to start a side project called El Oso Blanco. But I don't know any musicians who like baseball that much.

anonymous 6/13/2013 7:44:38 AM

Puig destroyer? That is the stupidest fcking thing I have ever seen.

AnalButt 6/13/2013 7:44:41 AM

Copyright infringment?

anonymous 6/13/2013 7:44:50 AM

lol Victory Records is stoked

anonymous 6/13/2013 7:46:33 AM

obviously this isn't a full attention project you gays. this shit is awesome, and i expect the best, xxx maniak style!

anonymous 6/13/2013 7:51:52 AM

thrice sucks

anonymous 6/13/2013 7:53:08 AM

they do realize there is a band called: PUG DESTROYER, as well as Pig Destroyer, right?????!

anonymous 6/13/2013 8:03:21 AM

^^^ No really? Thank you for informing all of us.

horseheadxbookends 6/13/2013 8:08:19 AM

i can get behind this

lambgoat 6/13/2013 8:11:52 AM

millionaire from thrice mocks grindcore while rolling in piles of money, underground enthusiastically BUYS BUYS BUYS

anonymous 6/13/2013 8:14:28 AM

Lol @ thinking Riley is a millionaire

anonymous 6/13/2013 8:15:34 AM

"millionaire from thrice mocks grindcore while rolling in piles of money, underground enthusiastically BUYS BUYS BUYS" Obviously, you don't understand how the music industry works. Millionaire lol. Dude is lucky if he clears $12k a year from anything Thrice related.

withoutashield 6/13/2013 8:23:21 AM

Anything KWC and CUAD has my attention.

anonymous 6/13/2013 8:30:31 AM

Pig Destroyer fans are whiny pussies because joke grindcore band with a satire name will still be better than the actual Pig Destroyer. Boo Hoo

anonymous 6/13/2013 8:35:31 AM

this would be a cool idea if it wasn't named after anything dodgers related.

brokenhero 6/13/2013 8:42:14 AM

"and a drum machine because....well frankly we can't really play shit for shit and this is just a ploy for money". this is the dumbest fcking shit i've ever heard of. this is just a way for sociopaths to make more money off the idiots who like their first shitty bands, like austrian death machine

anonymous 6/13/2013 8:45:36 AM

will listen

anonymous 6/13/2013 9:06:37 AM

Better than any news posted here in the past 4 years. Ya'll sages be fcking stupid.

anonymous 6/13/2013 9:24:43 AM

Whooooooo caaaaaaares?

anonymous 6/13/2013 9:29:12 AM

@brokenhero, how fcking dumb are you? do you take everything in life this seriously? i couldn't give less of a fck about this but goddamn, you people suck.

anonymous 6/13/2013 9:34:57 AM

This is actually rad, it reminds me of the old day's of Grindcore....hateres obviously got into grindcore after the year 2002. Idiots.

anonymous 6/13/2013 9:37:12 AM

Lambgoat People = Shit

anonymous 6/13/2013 9:53:35 AM

when does the band about Bo Hart happen?

anonymous 6/13/2013 10:44:13 AM

The fact that so many grindcore bands have a "theme" ("gimmick" if we're calling a spade a spade here) should be hugely revealing to most people as a tell that grindcore sucks dck and can't be endured without propping the music up on jokes and pithy song titles. And i'm all for jokes/fun... but let's do ourselves a favor and let grindcore die. thank you for your time.

anonymous 6/13/2013 11:28:12 AM

Thought it would be about Jack Joseph Puig (the dude who recorded Pinkerton). #shinfo

jebus 6/13/2013 1:45:13 PM

fckING RAD! PWWWEEEEEEEEEEEGGGG!!!!

anonymous 6/13/2013 2:45:59 PM

fcking awesome. If you hate this, look in the mirror and you'll see a gay person.

anonymous 6/14/2013 3:24:14 PM

Love OLD Melodic Thrice, CUAD and Minnick are amazing, reminds me of CUAD A bit. Couldn't be happier. Right when I seem the name I said, Yasiel Puig? Haha. Great news.

anonymous 6/14/2013 4:42:46 PM

oh wow , what do you know, another hipster douche group who apparently has never listened to grind or grindcore and feels they can label themselves a grindcore band. Yay for bands that sound nothing like the genre they apparently think they're a part of. Just like all the mallcore bands that think they're the new face of deathmetal. Stop making shit music.

anonymous 6/14/2013 4:46:47 PM

Nice, grindcore with zero grinding, makes about as much sense as dressing like a girl and doing your hair while being in a deathmetal band.

ronaldthedog 6/14/2013 6:18:30 PM

this is better than the last two Pig Destroyer albums, and all Magrudergrind material.

anonymous 6/14/2013 7:35:33 PM

^ No, no its not. If the last two Pig Destroyer albums were silent with just input jack feedback they'd still be better and it would still have more grinding than this gimmick shit your currently eating up.

brassknuckleromance 6/14/2013 7:43:07 PM

sounds like the faster CUAD songs but a tad more raw, I want more. awesome.

ronaldthedog 6/14/2013 8:02:16 PM

"^ No, no its not. If the last two Pig Destroyer albums were silent with just input jack feedback they'd still be better and it would still have more grinding than this gimmick shit your currently eating up" i'm sorry you grew up with a cleft palate and a safety helmet in casual situations. it happens and i think we can all agree you deserve to never be bullied ever again.

MeatDelivery2 6/14/2013 8:41:35 PM

no Puig Destroyer changed my life jokes yet?

anonymous 6/14/2013 10:10:02 PM

Puig Destroyer changed my life, I'm 300% more ghey now, but my hair looks fcking awesome, I still have no fcking clue what these genres are outside of mallcore and screamo.

anonymous 6/14/2013 10:16:42 PM

"i'm sorry you grew up with a cleft palate and a safety helmet in casual situations. it happens and i think we can all agree you deserve to never be bullied ever again." I'm sorry you have no fcking clue what grindcore sounds like, this is what happens when bands don't listen to any of the bands in the genre they claim to be yet feel they're the next trend to ride out. Grind free grindcore, awesome.

ronaldthedog 6/14/2013 11:58:58 PM

ohiogrinder rides again

anonymous 6/15/2013 12:35:33 AM

Grindcore.... more like Grindr. Am i right? Up top! Zing!

RickRock 6/15/2013 1:25:31 AM

Cannabis Corpse, Misfats, John Cougar Concentration Camp, REO Speed Dealer, etc. There are always going to be parody band names out there and I'm all for metal taking the stick out of its ass and having a sense of humor.

anonymous 6/15/2013 11:45:30 AM

Cemetery rapist is stoaked

anonymous 6/15/2013 7:08:13 PM

whoa, this is awesome. lol @ everyone throwing bitch fits though.

anonymous 6/16/2013 7:45:01 AM

Lame.

anonymous 6/16/2013 2:25:13 PM

I was hoping for something better. And I like lo-fi. Maybe when they actually record more than a demo I'll be stoked. Loved Curlupanddie, Never into Thrice, but most of the girls I've banged were.

anonymous 6/17/2013 12:30:06 AM

^ eat more dck c*nt paste. Both bands suck massive dck and when combined, end up sucking double dck, Not Grind, try again.

anonymous 6/17/2013 4:00:15 AM

someone is getting sued.

anonymous 6/17/2013 10:04:53 AM

'this would be a cool idea if it wasn't named after anything dodgers related ' you're right and Bo Jackson doesn't have a rap posse', but a definite good idea. nice baseball play. Cheers Boyz

anonymous 6/17/2013 10:05:41 AM

waiting a Mariachi band for Cesepedes

anonymous 6/18/2013 11:10:21 AM

this is relevant to my interests.

anonymous 6/18/2013 3:28:47 PM

Missed Curl Up and Die so much. This is insane. Also, isn't Riley too old to make grindcore? HA. Either way, this is good news!

anonymous 6/18/2013 6:33:43 PM

^ don't worry, it isn't grindcore so it will have no impact on his age. Pear Jam and Rage Against the Machine are my most favorite grindcore bands.




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