Napalm Death is an English grindcore band that was formed in Meriden, West … Read Full Bio ↴Napalm Death is an English grindcore band that was formed in Meriden, West Midlands in 1981. Since 1986, none of the band's original members have remained in the group. However, starting from their album "Utopia Banished" (1992), the lineup of bassist Shane Embury, guitarist Mitch Harris, drummer Danny Herrera, and lead vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway has remained consistent for most of the band's career. From 1989 to 2004, Napalm Death briefly expanded to a five-piece band when Jesse Pintado joined as a replacement for former guitarist Bill Steer. Following Pintado's departure, the band reverted to being a four-piece.
The band is recognized as pioneers of the grindcore genre, blending elements of crust punk and death metal. They are known for their noise-filled sound, characterized by distorted, down-tuned guitars, grinding overdrive bass, high-speed tempo, blast beats, and vocals consisting of incomprehensible growls or high-pitched shrieks. Their songs are exceptionally short, often featuring sociopolitical lyrics. Napalm Death gained substantial influence in the global metal community with the release of their debut album "Scum" in 1987, which was issued by Earache Records. Notably, their track "You Suffer" holds the Guinness World Record for the shortest recorded song, lasting a mere 1.316 seconds.
Over the years, Napalm Death has released sixteen studio albums and is recognized by Nielsen SoundScan as the seventh-best-selling death metal band in the United States.
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 (1998)
Enemy of the Music Business (2000)
Order of the Leech (2002)
The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code (2005)
Smear Campaign (2006)
Time Waits for No Slave (2009)
Utilitarian (2012)
Apex Predator - Easy Meat (2015)
Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism (2020)
The band is recognized as pioneers of the grindcore genre, blending elements of crust punk and death metal. They are known for their noise-filled sound, characterized by distorted, down-tuned guitars, grinding overdrive bass, high-speed tempo, blast beats, and vocals consisting of incomprehensible growls or high-pitched shrieks. Their songs are exceptionally short, often featuring sociopolitical lyrics. Napalm Death gained substantial influence in the global metal community with the release of their debut album "Scum" in 1987, which was issued by Earache Records. Notably, their track "You Suffer" holds the Guinness World Record for the shortest recorded song, lasting a mere 1.316 seconds.
Over the years, Napalm Death has released sixteen studio albums and is recognized by Nielsen SoundScan as the seventh-best-selling death metal band in the United States.
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 (1998)
Enemy of the Music Business (2000)
Order of the Leech (2002)
The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code (2005)
Smear Campaign (2006)
Time Waits for No Slave (2009)
Utilitarian (2012)
Apex Predator - Easy Meat (2015)
Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism (2020)
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From Enslavement To Obliteration (Full Dynamic Range Edition)
Napalm Death Lyrics
Blind To The Truth Behind the transition Lies a sense of ambiguity Why hide be…
Cock-Rock Alienation Capitalism, racism, sexism The foundations of cock-rocking i…
Dead Die!…
Display to Me... Domesticate me Into your ideal creation Fondle me When in ne…
Emotional Suffocation So this ordeal we're subjected to Is all part of being…
Evolved As One Your pride Why should your pride be so restricted? Restricte…
From Enslavement To Obliteration Committed to a life of slavery In the factories our own…
Impressions A shroud of insecurity Surrounds me every move Actions ref…
Inconceivable? Outright, in my thinking And refusal in accepting How a word…
It's a M.A.N.S World! Female subservience To impervious male dominance Male subser…
Life? Never hope nor choice Emotionless and cold This is life Illu…
Lucid Fairytale Delude yourself with the notion That life's viewed defiantly…
Make Way! Syringe into this earth A virus known as profit Extract from…
Mentally Murdered Your aspirations, unable to stretch Beyond the barriers of w…
Practice What You Preach Preaching secondhand ideas, Tried and tested subjects rear. …
Private Death Persisting to exist "resist!" Day by day life fades away Ti…
Retreat to Nowhere A clash of eyes, resets my mind Perhaps this time Retreat t…
Scum In your mind Nothing but fear You can't face life Or believe…
Social Sterility [misprinted a "Social Security" (!) on the liner notes] Tim…
Sometimes Sometimes when inattentive I become confused by my own actio…
Think for a Minute Thoughts, ideas, hopes, ambitions Sincere in declaration Or …
Uncertainty Blurs the Vision A vision of life Where together we walk Unbound from an exis…
Unchallenged Hate A chronic complaint of dimness Prevails your profound ideolo…