"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 1/30/26)
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Real Live Certified
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Critics Consensus
Based on 9 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Pig Destroyer is rated as an impressive live performer, with many notable strengths.
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How long are Pig Destroyer concerts? Pig Destroyer concerts usually last around 45 minutes.
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On tour
Avondale Music Hall, Chicago, IL, United States (April 11); Neumos, Seattle, United States (May 7); Power Plant Live!, Baltimore, United States (May 21); Amityville Music Hall, Long Island, NY, United States (May 21); Crossroads, Garwood, NJ, United States (May 22); Roadrunner, Boston, United States (May 30); Wacken, Wacken, Germany (July 30); The Art School; Digital, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom (November 13; Nov 14)
Pig Destroyer is a popular grindcore band based in Virginia, USA first formed in 1997. Combining grindcore with metalcore and thrash metal elements, Pig Destroyer have pushed the boundaries of the grind genre and gained a large following.
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The 13th Floor (New Zealand)
September 13, 2025
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It’s been 17 long years since Pig Destroyer last graced the shores of Aotearoa. That was the Phantom Limb tour where they played the windowless bunker that we used to call the Transmission Room.
Falling outside of the hectic summer season of festivals, Damnation Festival has prided itself on being an outsider next to the heavy hitters, despite the fact year on year the annual event boasts some of the best bands in extreme music.
Anyone familiar with the band knows that catching PxDx in concert is a rare treat, but it had been years since their last trip west–so long in fact, that this mini tour of theirs felt more like a goddamn miracle.
But in all honesty, the bill seemed backwards. Repulsion, the grindcore heroes of yore from Flint, Michigan, who were apparently pissed off about where they were in the ‘80s (Flint ain’t gotten any better since), opened the show. Being that it was their first show in New York City ever, despite being touted a
