the only bands i saw and have heard in this thread are ghoul, carcass and haemorrhage but i always just considered those to be kinda groovy death metal. are there other bands in the genre that are like that?
I wouldn't say that Carcass's first two albums were death metal; ditto on early Haemorrhage. However, to answer your question, definitely check out Cock and Ball Torture. They're very groove-based, and heavy as fuck.
Would General Surgery be considered goregrind or just grind/death with gorey elements? They are one of my favorites. I guess I'm not so much a fan of goregrind as I am of the more straight up grind sounding bands.
What do people think of Gruesome Stuff Relish? I saw them live and it sounded alright, but their sound was marred by th fact that the guttural vocalists mic was too low to be heard.