Napalm Death
adalah sebuah band grindcore/death metal yang paling bertahan lama, mereka
berasal dari Birmingham,
Inggris. Mulanya band dibentuk di desa Meriden
dekat Birmingham,
Inggris pada tahun 1981 oleh Nicholas Bullen dan Miles Ratledge, dengan nama
band awal Civil Defence.
Walaupun
grup-grup lain telah lebih dahulu memainkan musik cepat dan agresif, Napalm
Death selalu di sebut-sebut sebagai definisi struktur musik genre grindcore
melalui campuran post-punk, hardcore punk dan metal, bermain secara agresif,
tempo yang cepat dan vokal yang dalam dan parau. Grup ini menggunakan istilah
"Grind" untuk menjabarkan musik yang mereka mainkan dengan referensi
ke band post-punk Swans dari Amerika.
Sekarang tidak
ada lagi anggota asli dari Napalm Death yang tersisa. Awal sejarah dari band
ini adalah satu dari perputaran anggota tetap: grup tidak lagi memilki anggota
asli pada saat mereka melakukan rekaman kedua debut album Scum pada
tahun 1987.
Napalm Death
dimasukan ke dalam kategori sebagai band death metal terlaris ketujuh di
Amerika oleh Nielsen Soundscan.
Anggota Saat ini
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Mark "Barney" Greenway - Vokal
(1989–1996, 1997–sekarang)
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Shane Embury - Bas (1987–sekarang)
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Mitch Harris - Gitar / Vokal Tambahan
(1990–sekarang)
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Danny Herrera - Drum (1991–sekarang)
Mantan Anggota Vokal
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Nik Napalm (Nicholas Bullen) - (1981–1986)
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Marian Williams - (1984)
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Lee Dorrian - (1987–1989)
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Phil Vane - (1996–1997)
Gitar
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Si O (Simon Oppenheimer) - (1981-1982)
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Daz F (Daryl 'Sid' Fideski) - (1982)
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Grayhard (Graham "Robbo" Robertson) -
(1982–1985) (berganti posisi dari bass ke gitar)
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Damien Errington - (1985)
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Justin Broadrick - (1985–1986)
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Frank Healy - (1987)
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Bill Steer - (1987–1989)
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Jesse Pintado - (1989–2004) (Meninggal pada 27
Agustus 2006 karena kegagalan fungsi liver)
Bass
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Grayhard (Graham "Robbo" Robertson) -
(1982)
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Fin (Finbar Quinn) - (1983–1984)
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P-Nut (Peter Shaw) - (1985)
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Nik Napalm (Nicholas Bullen) - (1981, 1985–1986)
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James (Jim) Whitley - (1986–1987)
Drum
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Rat (Miles Ratledge) - (1982–1985)
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Mick Harris - (1985–1991)
DISKOGRAFI
Demo
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Punk Is a Rotting Corpse (1982)
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Like Sheep We All Have Gone Astray (1983)
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Hatred Surge (1985)
Album studio
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Scum (MOSH3, Earache 1987) (UK Indie #7)[5]
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From Enslavement to Obliteration (MOSH8, Earache
1988) (UK
Indie #1)[5]
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Harmony Corruption (MOSH19, Earache 1990)
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Utopia Banished (MOSH53, Earache 1992)
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Fear, Emptiness, Despair (MOSH109, Earache 1994)
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Diatribes (MOSH141, Earache 1996)
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Inside the Torn Apart (MOSH171, Earache 1997)
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Words from the Exit Wound (1998)
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Enemy of the Music Business (2000)
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Order of the Leech (2002)
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Leaders Not Followers: Part 2 (2004)
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The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code (2005)
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Smear Campaign (2006)
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Time Waits for No Slave (2009)
Singles dan EP
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The Peel Session (EP, 1988, Strange Fruit
SFPS049) (UK
Indie #13)[5]
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The Curse (7", included in initial copies
of From Enslavement to Obliteration) (1988)
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Napalm Death/S.O.B. split 7" (1989)
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Double Peel Session EP (EP, Strange Fruit
SFPDS049, 1989) (UK
Indie #12)[5]
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Mentally Murdered (EP, MOSH14 1989) (UK Indie #6)[5]
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Suffer the Children (Single, MOSH24 1990)
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Mass Appeal Madness (EP, MOSH46 1991)
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The World Keeps Turning (EP, MOSH65 1992)
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Nazi Punks Fuck Off (EP, MOSH92 1993)
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Greed Killing (EP, 1995)
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In Tongues We Speak (split-CD with Coalesce)
(MOSH168 1997)
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Breed to Breathe (EP, 1997)
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Leaders Not Followers (EP, 1999)
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Tsunami Benefit (Split CD with The Haunted and Heaven Shall
Burn) (2005)
Napalm Death-album kompilasi
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The Peel Sessions (1989)
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Death by Manipulation (MOSH51, Earache 1992)
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The Peel Sessions (1993)
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The Complete Radio One Sessions (2000)
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Noise for Music's Sake (MOSH266, Earache 2003)
Live
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Live Corruption (1990)
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Bootlegged in Japan (1998)
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Punishment in Capitals (2002, CD)
DVDs & VHS
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Live Corruption (VHS, 1991)
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The DVD (DVD, 2001)
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Punishment in Capitals (DVD, 2002)
Kompilasi
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Chapter 3 - Various Artists (by Jako of
"The Joy of Propaganda", 2 songs, 1982)
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Ruptured Gut - Various Artists (by Twisted
Tapes, 2 songs, 1982)
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Twisted Nervous Breakdown - Various Artists (by Twisted
Tapes, 1 song, 1982)
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Subversive Elements - Various Artists (2 songs,
1982)
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Bullshit Detector #3 : "Crucifixion of
Possessions" (1984)
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North Atlantic
Noise Attack : title ? (excerpt from Scum/FETO) 1989
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Hardcore Holocaust : "Moral Crusade",
"M.A.D.", "Divine Death", "Control" 1989
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Grind Crusher : "The Missing Link"
1989
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Grind Crusher - free 7" : "You
Suffer" 1989
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Hardcore Holocaust II : "Walls/Raging in
Hell/Conform or Die/S.O.B." 1990
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Pathological Compilation : "Internal
Animosity" - unreleased song 1990
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Grind Crusher - The Ultimate Earache : "The
World Keeps Turning" 1992
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Masters of Brutality I : "Suffer the
Children" 1992
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Masters of Brutality II : "The World Keeps
Turning" 1992
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Virus 100 : "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" -
unreleased song 1992
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Earplugged I : "Plague Rages" and
"State of Mind"
1994
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Earplugged I (Japanese release): "I
Abstain" 1994
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Rareache : "Living in Denial" and
"Internal Animosity" - unreleased songs 1995
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Better Read Than Dead: ?? (1996)
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Mortal Kombat (soundtrack motion picture) :
"Twist the Knife (Slowly)" 1996
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Metallurgy I : "Greed Killing" demo
version - unreleased song 1996
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Earplugged II : "Breed to Breathe"
1997
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Earplugged III: "The Infiltraitor"
1998
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Hellspawn : "Breed to Breathe" remixed
by DELTA 9 - unreleased song 1998
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Anti Racist Action : "Unchallenged
Hate" live - unreleased song (only in America) 1998
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Hard Music News Vol 2: "The Icing on the
Hate" 2002
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What Lies Beneath: "Silence Is
Deafening" 2005
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Earache Summer Sampler 2007: "Scum
(Remastered)" 2007
Video
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"If the Truth Be Known"
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"Suffer the Children"
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"Mass Appeal Madness"
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"The World Keeps Turning"
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"Plague Rages"
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"Greed Killing"
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"Breed to Breathe"
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"Lowlife"
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"Necessary Evil" (2 versions)
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"Silence Is Deafening"
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"Morale"
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"When All Is Said and Done"
Referensi
