Beyond the microsong, it is characteristic of grindcore to have short songs in general; for example, Carcass' debut album Reek of Putrefaction (1988) consists of 22 tracks with an average length of 1 minute and 48 seconds.
Pominúc mikroskladby, pre grindcore sú celkovo typické kratšie skladby, napríklad debutový album Carcass Reek of Putrefaction (1988) sa skladá z 22 skladieb s priemernou dĺžkou 1 minúta 48 sekúnd.