 Grindcore vocals, according to AllMusic, range "from high-pitched shrieks to low, throat-shredding growls and barks".Grindcore also features blast beats; according to Adam MacGregor of "Dusted", "the blast-beat generally comprises a repeated, sixteenth-note figure played at a very fast tempo, and divided uniformly among the kick drum, snare and ride, crash, or hi-hat cymbal.