Napalm Death

Active ·1981–present ·Birmingham, United Kingdom ·79.0 Kaos Death Metal Grindcore Hardcore

Current lineup

  • Danny Herrera Drums 1991–present
  • John Cooke Vocals, Guitars 2026–present
  • Mark "Barney" Greenway Vocals 1989–present
  • Shane Embury Bass 1987–present

Timeline

Vocals Guitars Bass Drums Live only
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030

Discography

Year Title Type Kaos Score
2023 Greed Killing / Breed to Breathe
 compilation —
2022 Resentment Is Always Seismic - A Final Throw of Throes
 ep —
2020 Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism
 full length —
2020 All Things Being Equal
 ep —
2020 Logic Ravaged by Brute Force
 ep —
2018 Coded Smears and More Uncommon Slurs
 compilation —
2016 The Best of Napalm Death
 compilation —
2015 Apex Predator - Easy Meat
 full length —
2014 Our Pain Is Their Power
 ep —
2012 Utilitarian
 full length —
2010 Live at Rock City
 live —
2009 Time Waits for No Slave
 full length —
2006 Smear Campaign
 full length —
2005 The Code Is Red... Long Live the Code
 full length —
2004 Leaders Not Followers: Part 2
 full length (covers) —
2003 Punishment in Capitals
 live —
2003 Noise for Music's Sake
 compilation —
2002 Order of the Leech
 full length —
2000 Enemy of the Music Business
 full length —
2000 The Complete Radio One Sessions
 compilation —
1999 Leaders Not Followers
 ep (covers) 6.5/10
1998 Words from the Exit Wound
 full length 7.0/10
1998 Bootlegged in Japan
 live —
1998 EP's Collections
 compilation —
1997 Inside the Torn Apart
 full length —
1996 Diatribes
 full length —
1995 Greed Killing
 ep —
1994 Fear, Emptiness, Despair
 full length —
1992 The World Keeps Turning EP
 ep —
1992 Utopia Banished
 full length —
1991 Death by Manipulation
 compilation —
1991 Mass Appeal Madness
 ep —
1990 Harmony Corruption
 full length —
1990 Suffer the Children
 ep —
1989 Mentally Murdered
 ep —
1989 Live EP
 ep —
1988 From Enslavement to Obliteration
 full length —
1987 The Peel Sessions
 ep —
1987 Scum
 full length 8.8/10
— From Enslavement to Obliteration + Scum
 compilation —
— Live Corruption
 live —
— Demos 1985 - 1986
 compilation —

Reviews of Napalm Death

Napalm Death — Words from the Exit Wound 7.0

Napalm Death

Words from the Exit Wound

1998 · Death Metal

Three rooms worth saving in a house the band was already leaving.

Gareth Llewellyn Oct 26, 2026

Napalm Death — Leaders Not Followers 6.5

Napalm Death

Leaders Not Followers

1999 · Death Metal · EP

Six borrowed songs, and half of them come back sharper.

Gareth Llewellyn Oct 25, 2026

Napalm Death — Scum 8.8

Napalm Death

Scum

1987 · Death Metal

Two bands, one drummer, and the year music stopped being polite.

Gareth Llewellyn Apr 9, 2026

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