Napalm Death are a grindcore / death metal band from Birmingham, England. The band was formed in the village of Meriden near Birmingham, England in 1981 by Nicholas Bullen and Miles Ratledge.

Although other groups had previously played fast and aggressive music, Napalm Death are credited with defining the Grindcore genre (a fusion of thrash metal and hardcore punk) through their fusion of punk and metal musical structures, aggressive playing, fast tempos, and deep guttural vocals. The group coined the term ‘Grind’ to describe the music they played in reference to the sound of American post-punk group Swans.

There are no original members left in the band: indeed, the early history of the band is one of constant member rotation - by the second side of their debut album ”Scum” in 1987, they did not contain any original members.

Napalm Death have released 13 albums to date, the latest being ”Smear Campaign”.

Current Members

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