---
title: "Napalm Death"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/napalm-death"
genre: "Grindcore"
country: "United Kingdom"
formed: 1982
---

# Napalm Death

**Napalm Death** is a grindcore band, from United Kingdom, active 1982 to present.

Napalm Death are an English grindcore band formed in Meriden, West Midlands, in 1981. The band currently consists of Barney Greenway on vocals, Shane Embury on bass guitar, John Cooke on lead guitar and Danny Herrera on drums. None of the founding band members remain in the band. From 1989 to 2004, Napalm Death were a five-piece band after they added Jesse Pintado and Mitch Harris as replacements for guitarist Bill Steer. Following Pintado's departure, the band reverted to a four-piece. Mitch Harris left the band in 2014 to focus on his personal life. Since Mitch's indefinite hiatus, guitarist John Cooke can be seen on guitar during live shows.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napalm_Death

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Napalm Death |
| Genre | Grindcore |
| Parent genre | Grindcore |
| Origin | Meriden, United Kingdom |
| Formed | 1982 |
| Releases in catalog | 39 |

## Genres

[Grindcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/grindcore-classic) · [Deathgrind](https://themetalnet.com/genre/deathgrind) · [Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Shane Embury](https://themetalnet.com/musician/shane-embury) | Electric bass guitar | 1987 to present | Current |
| [Mitch Harris](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mitch-harris) | Electric guitar | 1989 to present | Current |
| [Barney Greenway](https://themetalnet.com/musician/barney-greenway) | Lead vocals | 1989 to present | Current |
| [Danny Herrera](https://themetalnet.com/musician/danny-herrera) | Drums (drum set) | 1991 to present | Current |
| [Justin Broadrick](https://themetalnet.com/musician/justin-broadrick) | Electric guitar | 1985 to 1986 | Former |
| [Lee Dorrian](https://themetalnet.com/musician/lee-dorrian) | Lead vocals | 1987 to 1989 | Former |
| [Mick Harris](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mick-harris) | Drums (drum set) | 1985 to 1991 | Former |
| [Frank Healy](https://themetalnet.com/musician/frank-healy) | Guitar | 1987 to 1987 | Former |
| [Jesse Pintado](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jesse-pintado) | Electric guitar | 1989 to 2004 | Former |
| [Bill Steer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bill-steer) | Guitar | 1987 to 1989 | Former |
| [Phil Vane](https://themetalnet.com/musician/phil-vane) | Lead vocals | 1996 to 1997 | Former |
| [Jim Whitely](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jim-whitely) | Electric bass guitar | 1986 to 1987 | Former |
| [Miles “The Rat” Ratledge](https://themetalnet.com/musician/miles-the-rat-ratledge) | Drums (drum set) | 1982 to 1985 | Former |
| [Nik Bullen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/nik-bullen) | Lead vocals, Electric bass guitar | 1982 to 1987 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1987 | [Scum](https://themetalnet.com/album/28fde873-9dcd-35f7-9521-8d446ee2753b) | Album |
| 1988 | [From Enslavement to Obliteration](https://themetalnet.com/album/0d648645-15fa-3384-b820-ad8c47908045) | Album |
| 1988 | [The Peel Sessions](https://themetalnet.com/album/287e44b0-6bbe-457b-ab74-22a4a744b15f) | EP |
| 1989 | [Mentally Murdered](https://themetalnet.com/album/53601e02-cee2-3ec5-8d79-d6992eff8638) | EP |
| 1990 | [Harmony Corruption](https://themetalnet.com/album/804686ff-d9b9-3791-a49c-f446f468f482) | Album |
| 1990 | [Suffer the Children](https://themetalnet.com/album/a5837771-2706-3724-aac9-1d2ac904a76f) | EP |
| 1991 | [Mass Appeal Madness](https://themetalnet.com/album/f5eca15e-5e64-37f4-93e0-b3b06e271be3) | EP |
| 1992 | [One and the Same](https://themetalnet.com/album/0df863fc-30bc-417e-9ef6-c75c935a9fdb) | EP |
| 1992 | [The World Keeps Turning EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/b8658262-cd3c-33f7-8fe3-f5cea0eb95da) | EP |
| 1992 | [Utopia Banished](https://themetalnet.com/album/404d101f-82ca-385f-93c9-4a7391ea5a83) | Album |
| 1993 | [Nazi Punks Fuck Off](https://themetalnet.com/album/e6342072-5138-3370-87d8-4f3cefd3e008) | EP |
| 1994 | [Fear, Emptiness, Despair](https://themetalnet.com/album/dba99c2f-5a5f-382c-9971-a2278a4b67f4) | Album |
| 1995 | [Diatribes](https://themetalnet.com/album/cefe438d-bd2b-39d1-b18e-369e643867a9) | Album |
| 1995 | [Greed Killing](https://themetalnet.com/album/3c5b0e70-a09e-37c8-963c-1bd63c5d4d2d) | EP |
| 1997 | [Breed to Breathe](https://themetalnet.com/album/a6297b5a-2554-32c3-aa08-7ddd6978e1b8) | EP |
| 1997 | [Inside the Torn Apart](https://themetalnet.com/album/fdbeab7f-8c4d-4075-a058-42e4215641bc) | EP |
| 1997 | [Inside the Torn Apart](https://themetalnet.com/album/007dde6c-5059-323e-a15d-7f25f0aa3a81) | Album |
| 1997 | [In Tongues We Speak](https://themetalnet.com/album/cc9d7460-b561-31b5-b2fc-61c96bd13bdd) | EP |
| 1998 | [Words From the Exit Wound](https://themetalnet.com/album/46672e32-d8db-3b1b-81b6-2985ff31bbe2) | Album |
| 1999 | [Leaders Not Followers](https://themetalnet.com/album/22364d11-0e7c-3241-bd38-85a21cb25ca9) | EP |
| 2000 | [Enemy of the Music Business](https://themetalnet.com/album/a4f59d1d-9a67-3509-908f-93c01f0ca19f) | Album |
| 2002 | [Order of the Leech](https://themetalnet.com/album/d0488994-1f65-409f-ba37-0a9fea72fdec) | Album |
| 2002 | [The Leech Sampler](https://themetalnet.com/album/9c5642cd-a7dd-4a59-8320-7602d9071d37) | EP |
| 2004 | [Leaders Not Followers: Part 2](https://themetalnet.com/album/30a2d147-f1c3-38b1-be7b-c0d52a286cc0) | Album |
| 2005 | [The Code Is Red… Long Live the Code](https://themetalnet.com/album/84f50079-6e14-3a60-b725-e5802e656676) | Album |
| 2006 | [Smear Campaign](https://themetalnet.com/album/12bc0a01-a985-31c1-876b-15c8857f3850) | Album |
| 2009 | [Time Waits for No Slave](https://themetalnet.com/album/2b256e7b-53f4-44b3-9ced-331e6f959426) | EP |
| 2009 | [Time Waits for No Slave](https://themetalnet.com/album/065b7776-657e-361e-a6c0-43616b1c0a95) | Album |
| 2012 | [Utilitarian](https://themetalnet.com/album/0abf0087-d0c6-4a47-b91c-48e287db7fd6) | Album |
| 2013 | [Napalm Death / Insect Warfare](https://themetalnet.com/album/38f81405-7f39-490d-ab3a-4d5c4dc112a0) | EP |
| 2015 | [Apex Predator – Easy Meat](https://themetalnet.com/album/6d5e5ad9-d356-43e3-9b3d-360a35273232) | Album |
| 2015 | [The Mission Creep](https://themetalnet.com/album/0f1e7acd-d0ba-4cde-b66f-01322f649a51) | EP |
| 2018 | [Stunt Your Growth](https://themetalnet.com/album/f279bf0e-5b28-4bab-9d88-9f7988157813) | EP |
| 2020 | [All Things Being Equal](https://themetalnet.com/album/9c3a899f-0d70-4b9c-9d84-2d7ecdaac505) | EP |
| 2020 | [Logic Ravaged by Brute Force](https://themetalnet.com/album/81b41534-db22-4b90-b3cf-7efb871f4c59) | EP |
| 2020 | [Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism](https://themetalnet.com/album/6b8d5503-dcad-4a7b-aa9a-c17142063eab) | Album |
| 2020 | [Ultra Thrash Noise Cranium Meltdown 1″ Split E.P.](https://themetalnet.com/album/6a065c56-2285-4c09-8a98-150fe4a10bea) | EP |
| 2022 | [Resentment Is Always Seismic – A Final Throw of Throes](https://themetalnet.com/album/f327a5fd-aa37-47a8-842c-6c18f1524fed) | EP |
| 2025 | [Savage Imperial Death March](https://themetalnet.com/album/e7a36dd0-a879-4cfe-9ed1-0f78c4fca565) | Album |

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- [Carcass](https://themetalnet.com/band/carcass) (listened together)
- [Slayer](https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer) (listened together)
- [Cannibal Corpse](https://themetalnet.com/band/cannibal-corpse) (listened together)
- [Sepultura](https://themetalnet.com/band/sepultura) (listened together)
- [Morbid Angel](https://themetalnet.com/band/morbid-angel) (listened together)
- [Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/death) (listened together)
- [Megadeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/megadeth) (listened together)
- [Obituary](https://themetalnet.com/band/obituary) (listened together)
- [Deicide](https://themetalnet.com/band/deicide) (listened together)
- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together)
- [Bolt Thrower](https://themetalnet.com/band/bolt-thrower) (listened together)
- [Nile](https://themetalnet.com/band/nile) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialnapalmdeath
- bandcamp: https://napalm-death.bandcamp.com/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/5110
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3UqRgrDIQ208yNGiWKRMNt
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Napalm_Death/219
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theofficialnapalmdeath/
- x: https://twitter.com/officialnd
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCgmLobCGRg2x6iShDcDRwQA
- website: https://www.napalmdeath.org/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/18870024

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/napalm-death](https://themetalnet.com/band/napalm-death). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt