Death Grips discography
American band Death Grips has released seven studio albums, one compilation album, four extended plays (EPs), one mixtape, seven singles, eight promotional singles, three remixes, and 47 music videos. The band was formed by MC Ride, Zach Hill, and Andy Morin in Sacramento, California, during the winter of 2010.[1]
Death Grips discography | |
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Studio albums | 7 |
Compilation albums | 1 |
Music videos | 47 |
EPs | 4 |
Singles | 13 |
Mixtapes | 1 |
Promotional singles | 10 |
Remixes | 3 |
In March 2011, Death Grips released its eponymous debut EP. The band's mixtape Exmilitary followed a month later and was praised by contemporary music critics.[2] Death Grips signed a record deal with Epic Records in early 2012 and its debut studio album The Money Store was released in April to critical acclaim, peaking at number 130 on the Billboard 200 chart.[3][4] Because Epic Records would not confirm a release date for their second studio album No Love Deep Web before 2013, Death Grips self-released the album in October 2012.[5] As a result of this and the ensuing conflict between the band and the record label, Death Grips was dropped by Epic Records.[6] No Love Deep Web received positive reviews[7] and topped the BitTorrent list of most-legally downloaded music, with 34,151,432 downloads.[8]
In July 2013, Death Grips launched Third Worlds, an imprint label of Harvest Records.[9] The band made their subsequent releases on this label. Their third album, Government Plates, was released in November 2013, to favorable reviews.[10] Death Grips' fourth studio album, The Powers That B, is a double album consisting of two discs titled Niggas on the Moon and Jenny Death. In June 2014, Niggas on the Moon was released.[11] Between the releases of the two halves of this double album, the instrumental album Fashion Week was released in January 2015.[12] The second half, Jenny Death was highly anticipated and the complete double album was released in March 2015 to positive reviews, peaking at number 72 on the Billboard 200 chart.[13][14][15] The Powers That B was followed by an instrumental EP titled Interview 2016, released in March 2016.[16]
In May 2016, Death Grips released their fifth studio album, Bottomless Pit, which was met with positive reviews and peaked at number 193 on the Billboard 200 chart.[17] The physical vinyl release of the compilation album Fashion Week/Interview 2016 was released in November of that year. In March 2018, Death Grips released the title for its sixth studio album, Year of the Snitch, which was released in June 2018.
Albums
Studio albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
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US [18] |
US Alt. [19] |
US Heat. [20] |
US Indie [21] |
US Rap [22] |
US Rock [23] |
NLD Vinyl [24] |
UK | UK R&B | |||
The Money Store | 130 | 24 | 3 | — | 14 | 39 | — | 181 [29] | 20 [30] | ||
No Love Deep Web | — | — | 7 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | ||
Government Plates | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Powers That B | 72 | 9 | — | 4 | 8 | 15 | — | 150 [40] | 11 [41] | ||
Bottomless Pit | 193 | 14 | — | 13 | — | 21 | — | — | 24 [44] | ||
Year of the Snitch |
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97 | 10 | — | 32 | — | 16 | 23 | — | 12 [46] | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Instrumental albums
Title | Details |
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Fashion Week |
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Compilation albums
Title | Details |
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Fashion Week/Interview 2016 |
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Mixtapes
Title | Details |
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Exmilitary |
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EPs
Title | Details |
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Death Grips | |
Live from Death Valley |
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Interview 2016 |
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Steroids (Crouching Tiger Hidden Gabber Megamix) |
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Gmail and the Restraining Orders |
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Singles
Commercial singles
Title | Year | Album |
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"Full Moon (Death Classic)"[55] | 2011 | Death Grips |
"Poser Killer" / "Fyrd Up"[56] | Non album singles/live from death valley | |
"Guillotine"[57] | Exmilitary | |
"@DeathGripz"[58] | 2012 | Non-album singles |
"True Vulture"[59] | ||
"Birds"[60][34] | 2013 | Government Plates |
"Inanimate Sensation"[61] | 2014 | The Powers That B |
"On GP"[62] | 2015 | |
"The Powers That B"[63] | ||
"Hot Head"[64] | 2016 | Bottomless Pit |
"Eh"[65] | ||
"Trash"[66] | ||
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2016 | Non-album singles |
"electronic drum solo dub mix (single take)"[68] | 2017 | |
"Streaky"[69] | 2018 | Year of the Snitch |
"Black Paint"[70] | ||
"Flies"[71] | ||
"Hahaha"[72] | ||
"Dilemma"[73] | ||
"Shitshow"[74] |
Promotional singles
Title | Year | Album |
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"I've Seen Footage"[75] | 2012 | The Money Store |
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Other performer | Album |
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"Fuck a Bitch"[76] | 2014 | The Bug | Angels & Devils |
Remixes
Remixed track | Year | Artist | Album(s) |
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"Sacrifice"[77][78] | 2012 | Björk | Biophilia Remix Series Bastards |
"Thunderbolt"[77][78] | |||
"Firestarter"[79] | 2013 | The Prodigy | Non-album release |
Music videos
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"Full Moon (Death Classic)" | 2011 | Death Grips[80] |
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Death Grips[81] | |
"Culture Shock" | Death Grips[82] | |
"Guillotine (It Goes Yah)" | Matt Brown[83] | |
"Spread Eagle Cross the Block" | Terroreyes[84] | |
"Takyon (Death Yon)"[upper-alpha 1] | Death Grips[86] | |
"Beware" | Death Grips[87] | |
"Known for It" | Death Grips[88] | |
"Black Google" | Sean Metelerkamp[89] | |
"Blackjack" | 2012 | Unknown[90] |
"Get Got" | Unknown[91] | |
"The Fever (Aye Aye)" | Unknown[92] | |
"Hustle Bones" | Death Grips[93] | |
"Double Helix" | Death Grips[94] | |
"I've Seen Footage" | WeAre From L.A.[95] | |
"World of Dogs" | Unknown[96] | |
"True Vulture" | Galen Pehrson[59] | |
"Come Up and Get Me" | 2013 | Zach Hill Stefan Burnett[97] |
"No Hands 1" | Unknown[98] | |
"No Hands 2" | Unknown[98] | |
"No Hands 3" | Unknown[98] | |
"No Hands 4" | Unknown[98] | |
"No Hands 5" | Unknown[98] | |
"Lock Your Doors" | Unknown[99] | |
"You Might Think He Loves You for Your Money But I Know What He Really Loves You for It's Your Brand New Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat" |
Unknown[34] | |
"Anne Bonny" | Unknown[34] | |
"Two Heavens" | Unknown[34] | |
"This Is Violence Now (Don't Get Me Wrong)" | Unknown[34] | |
"Birds" | Unknown[34] | |
"Feels Like a Wheel" | Unknown[34] | |
"I'm Overflow" | Unknown[34] | |
"Big House" | Unknown[34] | |
"Government Plates" | Unknown[34] | |
"Bootleg (Don't Need Your Help)" | Unknown[34] | |
"Whatever I Want (Fuck Who's Watching)" | Unknown[34] | |
"No Love" | 2014 | Death Grips[100] |
"Inanimate Sensation" | Unknown[61] | |
"On GP" | 2015 | Death Grips[101] |
"I Break Mirrors with My Face in the United States" | Unknown[102] | |
"The Powers That B" | Unknown[103] | |
"Interview 2016" | 2016 | Sean Metelerkamp[104] |
"Giving Bad People Good Ideas" | Death Grips[105] | |
"Eh" | Sean Metelerkamp[106] | |
"Streaky" | 2018 | |
"Flies" | ||
"Dilemma" | ||
"Shitshow" | Zach Hill Galen Pehrson[107] | |
"Death Grips Is Online" |
Notes
- When asked "Is 'Takyon' in reference to the hypothetical sub-atomic particle by the same name, purported to travel faster than the speed of light?" Morin responded "Yeah. We're very into science. 'Takyon' is in reference to the particle, and in-song, it's a metaphor representing the sensation of either becoming that particle or harnessing its energy."[85]
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