There is more than one artist with this name: 1. Defeatist is a New York City, NY-based grindcore band formed from the ashes of technical metal acts Kalibas & Anodyne who play a notably less refined, yet significantly more vital & abrasive brand of grind-punk. Vocalist Aaron Nichols describes the group as "three cranky old dudes who spend their free time playing blast beats in a room that smells like a dead bum's ass." Defeatist play raw, angry