Napalm Death
Formed: 1981
From:
Birmingham,
United Kingdom
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Napalm Death News
Below is our complete Napalm Death news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Napalm Death Joins Mexico Metal Fest Line-up
England's extreme metal masters, Napalm Death, join the already stacked Mexico Metal Fest Line-up set to take place in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico on October 29, 2021. The line-up already includes such acts as Septicflesh, Finntroll, Coroner among others. More...
Brave The Cold (Napalm Death, Megadeth): New Video
Brave The Cold - the duo featuring guitarist Mitch Harris (Napalm Death) and drummer Dirk Verbeuren (Megadeth) - premiere a new animated music video for their track “Apparatus“. The song is taken from the band's album "Scarcity" out in stores digitally now, with limited edition colored vinyl coming December 11, 2020.
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Venomous Concept Premiere New Track
Venomous Concept, the hardcore/grindcore supergroup featuring Brutal Truth’s Kevin Sharp as well as Napalm Death’s Shane Embury, Danny Herrera and John Cooke, premiere a new track entitled "Vote Clown Party", streaming via Soundcloud for you below.
Blood From The Soul Premiere New Video
Blood From The Soul premiere a new track and video titled “Calcified Youth”, taken from their impending new album “DSM-5”, which will be released via Deathwish Inc. on November 13th.
Napalm Death bassist Shane Embury, for this revamped incarnation of the supergroup joins forces with Jacob Bannon (Converge, Wear Your Wounds, etc.), Dirk Verbeuren (Megadeth, Cadaver, etc.) and Jesper Liveröd (ex-Nasum, etc.).
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Shane Embury Brings Back Blood From The Soul
Napalm Death bassist Shane Embury, also of Brujeria, Lock Up, Venomous Concept and Absolute Power to name but a few, has confirmed that he has reactivated Blood From The Soul, the industrial hardcore project he formed with Sick Of It All frontman Lou Koller twenty seven years ago. A new album, "DSM-5," is set to be released on November 13th.
Unfortunately, Lou Koller will not be involved this time around, his place being taken by Converge vocalist Jacob Bannon. The project will also feature a full lineup, instead of a drum machine, with Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren (who himself has been as of late with such projects as Brave The Cold, Bent Sea and Scarve) with Nasum bassist Jesper Liveröd completing the ranks.
The band has also released a new song, "Debris Of Dreams," which can be heard below. More...
Napalm Death Premiere New Single
With Napalm Death‘s sixteenth studio full-length “Throes Of Joy In The Jaws Of Defeatism” approaching, the band premiere another new single titled “A Bellyful Of Salt And Spleen” off of it. The album itself will land in stores on September 18th.
In other news Napalm Death did have some bad news to announce for fans in the United States who pre-ordered the album on vinyl. A pressing plant malfunction has resulted in the vinyl copies of the release being pushed back to October 16th.
Napalm Death Premiere New Single "Amoral"
Napalm Death premiere their new single “Amoral” streaming via YouTube for you below. The track is among the 15 included on the group’s impending sixteenth studio full-length “Throes Of Joy In The Jaws Of Defeatism“. Century Media have slated that album for a September 18th release.
Napalm Death Premiere New Track
A first advance track titled “Backlash Just Because“ from Napalm Death‘s sixteenth full-length “Throes Of Joy In The Jaws Of Defeatism” has premiered online streaming via YouTube below. The band recorded the album with producer Russ Russell (At The Gates, Memoriam). Century Media has scheduled a September 18th release for it.
Venomous Concept Premiere New Single “Eliminate”
Venomous Concept (Napalm Death, ex-Brutal Truth, etc.) premiere “Eliminate” from their impending fourth full-length, “Politics Verses The Erection“. Season Of Mist have the album scheduled for an August 28th release date.
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Napalm Death Reveals New Album Details
UK grindcore pioneers Napalm Death are delighted to announce their upcoming studio album release "Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism," to be released on September 18th, 2020 via Century Media Records.
"Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism" is the highly anticipated follow-up to 2015’s acclaimed "Apex Predator – Easy Meat" album, was again recorded with longtime producer Russ Russell and features artwork by Frode Sylthe (seen below).
Napalm Death’s vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway checked in with the following comment about the upcoming album and its theme:
"The phrase sticking in my mind when I started thinking about the lyrical direction for this album was “the other”. You could recognise at the time that there was a rapidly growing fear and paranoia being generated about everybody, from migrating people to people with fluid sexuality and this was starting to manifest itself in very antagonistic reactions that you felt were almost verging on violence. Not everybody resorts to such reactions of course, but even the basic lack of understanding can become toxic over time. I’m not saying that this is an entirely new phenomenon, but it has been stoked in recent history by some particularly attack-minded people in more political circles and, as ever, I felt that it would be the natural antidote to endorse basic humanity and solidarity with all.
"The artwork specifically uses a white dove as a centrepiece, which of course is a commonly recognised symbol of peace and cooperation. The dove has been mauled very violently by a sterilising hand and in death appears particularly broken and bloodied. However, through the violence you can see an equality symbol in blood on the chest of the dove, which perhaps demonstrates – visually at least – that equality cuts through in the end. A positive amidst many negatives then, much like the album title itself being a bit of an oxymoron – the celebration of humanity even in the mangling jaws of negativity”. More...
Venomous Concept (Napalm Death) Premiere Single
Venomous Concept, the project featuring members of Napalm Death, Corrupt Moral Altar and Brutal Truth, will release their new full-length “Politics Vs The Erection” on August 28th via Season Of Mist. The supergroup premiere the song “Lemonade” as the first track from the release below.
"Slave To The Grind" Documentary Streaming Free
Doug Brown has made his 2018 grindcore documentary, "Slave To The Grind", available to the public for free. Stay at home and stream some grindcore!
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Napalm Death Premiere New Track
Napalm Death premiere their new single “Logic Ravaged By Brute Force” as a first taste from the group’s sixteenth studio full-length, which is set to land in stores later this year. The track was backed with a cover of Sonic Youth‘s “White Kross” as a b-side and you can now stream both songs below.
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Napalm Death Announces North American Tour
British grindcore pioneers Napalm Death has announced that they will be embarking on a headlining tour of North America this April. Joining them on the trek will be Belgian deathgrind veterans Aborted, as well as The Locust on the West Coast dates, Wvrm and on select dates, Tombs.
The tour dates are as follows:
April 3 - Philadelphia, PA @ Decibel Metal & Beer Fest
April 4 - Philadelphia, PA @ Decibel Metal & Beer Fest
April 9 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco Theater *
April 10 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall *
April 14 - Portland, OR @ Bossanova Ballroom *
April 15 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo *
April 17 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall ^
April 18 - Denver, CO @ Gothic Theater ^
April 19 - Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room Monday ^
April 20 - St Louis, MO @ Red Flag ^
April 21 - Milwaukee, WI @ Miramar Theater ^
April 22 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cabooze ^
April 23 - Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews ^
April 24 - Chicago, IL @ Reggies Rock Club ^#
April 25 - Toronto, Canada @ Opera House ^#
April 26 - Ottawa, Canada @ Brass Monkey ^#
April 28 - Quebec City, Canada @ La Source ^#
April 29 - Montreal, Canada @ Fairmount Theater ^#
April 30 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club ^#
May 1 - Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus ^#
May 3 - Washington, WA @ Black Cat ^#
May 4 - Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall ^#
May 6 - Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum Tampa ^#
May 7 - Miami, FL @ Churchill’s Pub ^#
May 8 - Orlando, FL @ The Haven ^#
May 9 - Atlanta, GA @ 529 Gallery ^#
May 10 - New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks ^#
May 11 - San Antonio, TX @ The Rock Box ^#
May 13 - Albuquerque, NM @ LaunchPad ^#
May 14 - Phoenix, AZ @ Club Red ^#
May 15 - San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick ^#
May 16 - Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory ^#
* - with The Locust
^ - with Aborted, WVRM
# - with Tombs
Napalm Death To Release New Single
After a busy and highly successful past year of international touring and continued work on a new studio album, UK Grindcore pioneers Napalm Death are now pleased to announce a new 7” / Digital EP to be released via Century Media Records on February 7th, 2020, stressing the start of their “Campaign For Musical Destruction” headlining tour of Europe alongside EyeHateGod, Misery Index, Rotten Sound and Bat.
The EP is entitled "Logic Ravaged By Brute Force" and includes the brand-new title-track as well as a freshly recorded cover version of "White Kross," originally by Sonic Youth. This Double-A-Side EP is not only another highly collectible item in good old Napalm Death tradition, but also meant as first little teaser for the band’s upcoming studio album, expected for release later in 2020.
Napalm Death’s frontman Mark "Barney" Greenway checked in with the following comment about the EP: "In keeping with Napalm Death custom, we had a vast swathe of new songs with many different flavours. So then naturally we moved into single territory and opted for 'Logic Ravaged By Brute Force'. It's the coldness and desperation of the guitar chords and voice that swung it. And then, seeing as Sonic Youth mash chords like few others, this cover of 'White Kross' just seemed to lift itself beyond the constraints of cover - or filler - song into a bit of a rumbling wall-of-sound epic."
The "Logic Ravaged By Brute Force” 7" EP will be available in the following versions:
• Black vinyl – Unlimited
• Blue vinyl – 200x copies via CM Distro Europe
• Light Green vinyl – 100x copies via CM Webshop Europe
• Neon Yellow vinyl – 100x copies via CM Webshop USA (Out February 28th!)
• Orange vinyl – 600x Exclusively from the band on the road!
Napalm Death Announces European Tour Dates
British grindcore pioneers Napalm Death has announced that they will be embarking on a headlining run across Europe in February of next year, dubbed the "Campaign For Musical Destruction." Joining them on the trek will be sludge metal staples, Eyehategod, death metal outfit Misery Index, Finnish grindcore favourites Rotten Sound and Bat, the project from Municipal Waste guitarist Ryan Waste.
Napalm Death are currently mixing their new album, although no further details about the record have been revealed as of yet. More...
Napalm Death Begins Mixing New Album
Shane Embury, bass player of British grindcore godfathers Napalm Death, has revealed that he has begun mixing the new Napalm Death album alongside longtime collaborator Russ Russell at The Parlour Studio in Kettering. A short post on Facebook simply reads:
"Mixing commences on the New ND album.... getting the sounds together!"
This will mark Napalm Death's first album since 2015's acclaimed, "Apex Predator - Easy Meat" and will once again be released through Century Media.
Earlier this year, Metal Underground spoke with Napalm Death frontman Barney Greenway about work on the album. You can check out that interview below. More...
Napalm Death Bassist To Miss North American Tour
Napalm Death bassist Shane Embury has posted a message on Facebook explaining that he will not be able to take part in the band's forthcoming North American tour with Sick Of It All and Municipal Waste. The statement reads as follows:
"Hey Friends ...
"Due to circumstances beyond anyone's control, I will not be able to grind on the US tour with Sick of It All and Municipal Waste. Driving the bass bulldozer will be Vernon Blake, long-time friend and veteran grindcore/hardcore dealer with his Rigid Records label.
"Cheers."
Pro-Shot Footage Of Entire Napalm Death Set Posted
Pro-shot footage of Napalm Death's entire June 28 show at the With Full Force festival at Ferropolis in Gräfenhainichen, Germany can be streamed via YouTube below (courtesy of ARTE Concert).
Brutal Assault Festival Announces 85% Tickets Sold
Brutal Assault Festival announces 85% of the tickets of its upcoming 2019 edition already being sold. Tells the festival promotion agency:
"The attractive lineup of our festival draws audience from all around the world and we've already sold 85 % of all available tickets - thank You for your interest! Our lineup also misses just a couple of last bands and the artists from our KAL stage to be completely revealed... and that is happening soon! We can only recommend to everyone not to hesitate with the purchase of the festival pass, because there are gonna be no more tickets when the currently available capacity is gone!The festival passes are 102€ (full festival passes only), but you'll also find discounted festival passes for the disabled and for kids in our e-shop HERE."
You can now also generate your own Brutal Assault poster with bands ordered according to your liking and share your taste with the world! If you share your #mybrutal2019 poster on Facebook or Instagram, you can win a free festival pass!