Napalm Death are a British grindcore band from Meriden, West Midlands, active since 1981 and widely credited as one of the genre's founding acts. Their 1987 debut Scum - which contains "You Suffer", the Guinness World Record holder for shortest song ever recorded at 1.316 seconds - set the template for extreme music worldwide. The current lineup of vocalist Barney Greenway, bassist Shane Embury, guitarist John Cooke and drummer Danny Herrera has been largely stable since the early 1990s, and the band remains one of the most relentlessly touring acts in heavy music.
The collaborative album 'Savage Imperial Death March' by Melvins and Napalm Death received a wide release via Ipecac Recordings on April 10, 2026, following a limited vinyl edition in February 2025.
Napalm Death announced the 2026 edition of their annual 'Campaign for Musical Destruction' EU/UK tour, running from January 30 in Köln to March 1 in Birmingham, with Whiplash and Varukers as support.
Napalm Death performed across Europe on the 'Campaign for Musical Destruction 2025' tour with Crowbar, Full of Hell and Brat, covering cities from Köln to Birmingham between February and March 2025.
Melvins and Napalm Death released the collaborative album 'Savage Imperial Death March' as a hyper-limited vinyl/CD edition during their joint 2025 North American tour.
Napalm Death bassist Shane Embury published his autobiography 'Life?… And Napalm Death' via Rocket 88 in October 2023.
