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| Napalm Death | |
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| Band Info | |
| Origin | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom |
| Years-Active | 1981-persent |
| Genre(s) | Grindcore, death metal |
| Label(s) | Earache Records, Spitfire Records, Century Media Records |
| Associated Acts | Benediction, Blood from the Soul, Brujeria, Carcass, Cathedral, Defecation, Doom, Meathook Seed, Extreme Noise Terror, Godflesh, Lock Up, Scorn, Terrorizer, Unseen Terror, Venomous Concept |
| Homepage | www.napalmdeath.org |
Napalm Death are a grindcore band formed in Birmingham, England in 1981. While none of its original members remain in the group, the lineup of vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway, bassist Shane Embury, guitarist Mitch Harris and drummer Danny Herrera has remained consistent for most of the band's career.
Napalm Death are credited with defining the grindcore genre by incorporating elements of hardcore punk and death metal, short songs, fast tempos, deep guttural vocals and sociopolitical lyrics. The band's debut album Scum, released in 1987 by Earache Records, proved substantially influential throughout the global metal community.
Napalm Death have released fifteen studio albums and are listed by Nielsen SoundScan as the seventh best-selling death metal band in the United States.
Members[]
Current line-up[]
- Shane Embury – bass (1987–present)
- Mark "Barney" Greenway – vocals (1989–1996, 1997–present)
- Mitch Harris – guitar, backing vocals (1990–present)
- Danny Herrera – drums (1991–present)
Past line-up[]
- Nicholas "Nik Napalm" Bullen – vocals, bass (1981–1986)
- Miles "Rat" Ratledge – drums (1981–1985)
- Simon "Si O" Oppenheimer – guitar (1981–1982)
- Graham "Grayhard" Robertson – guitar, bass (1982-1985)
- Daryl "Daz F" Fedeski – guitar (1982)
- Finbar "Fin" Quinn – bass (1983–1984)
- Marian Williams – vocals (1984)
- Damien Errington – guitar (1985)
- Justin Broadrick – guitar (1985–1986)
- Peter "P-Nut" Shaw – bass (1985)
- Mick Harris – drums (1985–1991)
- James "Jim" Whiteley – bass (1986–1987)
- Frank Healy – guitar (1987)
- Bill Steer – guitar (1987–1989)
- Lee Dorrian – vocals (1987–1989)
- Jesse Pintado – guitar (1989–2004; died 2006)
- Phil Vane – vocals (1996–1997; died 2011)
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
- Scum (1987)
- From Enslavement to Obliteration (1988)
- Harmony Corruption (1990)
- Utopia Banished (1992)
- Fear, Emptiness, Despair (1994)
- Diatribes (1996)
- Inside the Torn Apart (1997)
- Words from the Exit Wound (1999)
- Enemy of the Music Business (2000)
- Order of the Leech (2002)
- Leaders Not Followers: Part 2 (2004)
- The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code (2005)
- Smear Campaign (2006)
- Time Waits for No Slave (2009)
- Utilitarian (2012)
- TBA (2015)
- TBA (2018)
- TBA (2021)
- TBA (2024)
External links[]
| Napalm Death |
| Barney Greenway • Shane Embury • Mitch Harris • Danny Herrera |
| Nicholas Bullen • Lee Dorrian • Justin Broadrick • Frank Healy • Bill Steer • Jesse Pintado • Miles Ratledge • Mick Harris • Jim Whitely |
| Napalm Death Discography |
| Albums: Scum • From Enslavement to Obliteration • Harmony Corruption • Utopia Banished • Fear, Emptiness, Despair • Diatribes • Inside the Torn Apart • Words from the Exit Wound • Enemy of the Music Business • Order of the Leech • Leaders Not Followers: Part 2 • The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code • Smear Campaign • Time Waits for No Slave • Utilitarian • Apex Predator |
| Live albums: Live Corruption • Bootlegged in Japan • Punishment in Capitals • The Peel Sessions/The Complete Radio One Sessions |
| Compilation albums: Death by Manipulation • Noise for Music's Sake |
| EPs: The Curse • Mentally Murdered • Suffer the Children • Mass Appeal Madness • The World Keeps Turning • Nazi Punks Fuck Off • Greed Killing • In Tongues We Speak • Breed to Breathe • Leaders Not Followers • Tsunami Benefit • Converge / Napalm Death • Our Pain Is Their Power |
| Video albums: Live Corruption • The DVD • Punishment in Capitals |
| Related articles |
| Extreme Noise Terror • Lock Up • Meathook Seed • Venomous Concept • "You Suffer" |