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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Scum (Full Dynamic Range 2012 Edition)
Napalm Death Lyrics
As the Machine Rolls On Hiding behind symbols Self delusion Plenty of questions (and…
Born On Your Knees Born on your knees Life in chains A slow death Into your gra…
C.S. Arrogant Ignorant Affluent Dedensitised Devoid and blind…
Caught... in a Dream Surrounding spectacle To occupy curiosity Nullifies the need…
Common Enemy Bitching Back-stabbing Senseless in-fighting "United we sta…
Control There is a fascist Inside of you Controlling your life And w…
Deceiver Becoming weary of your lies You disguise the truth belies O…
Divine Death Cleansing impurity Seizure of insecurity Divine death Indi…
Dragnet The ascension of human intelligence To atomic genocide Homo…
Human Garbage Paid to obey Forced to be silent Human garbage To be destro…
Instinct Of Survival Advertise the product you make Never give but always take Ki…
Life? Never hope nor choice Emotionless and cold This is life Illu…
M.A.D. Stark, bleak, wasted Devastated When? All life Totally ann…
Moral Crusade A superiority complex Pious, holy to the hilt Outwards displ…
Multinational Corporations Multinational corporations Genocide of the starving nations…
Negative Approach Nothing I can say That hasn't already been said Generic word…
Parasites Permissive slaves To their methods of greed From our needs T…
Point of No Return Systematic rape of nature Profit precedes need Maintaining e…
Polluted Minds They not only pollute the air They pollute our minds They're…
Prison Without Walls Trapped, inside your head Insular, living dead Existing for…
Pseudo Youth Same predeterminated Pattern, game, rules Uniformity Confor…
Sacrificed I've been deceived By my friends And this is where Our "frie…
Scum In your mind Nothing but fear You can't face life Or believe…
Siege of Power Siege of power In your land Too many problems For you to und…
Stigmatized Blissfully ignorant Content and unaware Not your problem Why…
Success? Climb the ladder, your security Upward social mobility Cons…
The Kill There's nothing to gain You have just been led The kill, af…
You Suffer You suffer, but why?…
Yöü Süffer You suffer But why?…