Napalm Death

Country of origin:: United Kingdom
Location:: Birmingham, England
Status:: Active
Formed in:: 1981

Genre:: Hardcore Punk (early), Grindcore/Death Metal (later)
Lyrical themes:: Political unrest, Hate, Anti-fascism, Social issues
Current label:: Century Media Records

Years active:: 1981-present

One of the founders of grindcore, also contributing heavily to the extreme spectrum of metal and punk. Many consider Repulsion the true founders and legends of grindcore, but this is debatable because technically Napalm Death formed before them.

Originally, on their first few demos, Napalm Death were a peace punk band going under different names such as Political Unrest and Civil Defence, but ...

Complete lineup
Current lineup
Past members
Live musicians

Current
Shane Embury	Bass (1987-present)
See also: Absolute Power, Bent Sea, Brujeria, Hicks Kinison, Insidious Disease, Lock Up, Menace, Venomous Concept, War of the Second Dragon, ex-Azagthoth, ex-Intestinal Infestation, ex-Meathook Seed, ex-Unseen Terror, ex-Warhammer, Mutation, Tronos, ex-Liquid Graveyard, ex-Anaal Nathrakh (live), ex-Blood from the Soul, ex-Drop Dead, ex-Malformed Earthborn
Mitch Harris	Guitars, Vocals (1989-present)
See also: Absolute Power, Defecation, Menace, Righteous Pigs, ex-Meathook Seed, ex-Goatlord (live), ex-Regurgitation
Mark "Barney" Greenway	Vocals (1989-1996, 1997-present)
See also: ex-Colostomy, ex-Benediction, ex-Extreme Noise Terror
Danny Herrera	Drums (1991-present)
See also: Venomous Concept, ex-Anaal Nathrakh (live)
Past
Nicholas "Nik Napalm" Bullen	Bass (1981-1982, 1986), Vocals (1981-1986)
See also: Alienist, ex-Final, ex-Scorn
Miles "Rat" Ratledge	Drums (1981-1985)
Simon "Si O" Ockenheinem	Guitars (1981)
Finbar Quinn	Bass (1982-1985)
See also: ex-Curfew
Graham "Robbo" Robertson	Bass, Guitars (1982-1985)
Daryl "Sid" Fideski	Guitars (1982)
Pete "Peanut" Shaw	Bass (1985)
Mick Harris	Drums (1985-1991)
See also: ex-Intestinal Infestation, Fret, Lull, Monrella, ex-Defecation, ex-Extreme Noise Terror, ex-Godflesh (live), ex-Unseen Terror, ex-Anorexia, ex-Doom, ex-Drop Dead, ex-Motherfuckers from Mars, ex-PainKiller, ex-Pigface, ex-Scorn, ex-Black Engine (live)
Justin Broadrick	Guitars (1985-1987)
See also: Godflesh, Jesu, ex-Fall of Because, Council Estate Electronics, Final, Greymachine, JK Flesh, Pale Sketcher, The Blood of Heroes, White Static Demon, Zonal, ex-Sunn O))) (live), ex-Deathless, ex-Curse of the Golden Vampire, ex-God, ex-Head of David, ex-Ice, ex-Justin Broadrick, ex-Krackhead, ex-Love's Holiday Orchestra, ex-Solaris / Solaris BC, ex-Sweet Tooth, ex-Tech Level 2, ex-Techno Animal, ex-The Sidewinder, ex-White Viper, ex-Youpho
Jim Whitely	Bass (1987)
See also: Warprayer, ex-Prophecy of Doom, Dumbstruck, Squandered, ex-Cracked Cop Skulls, ex-Doom, ex-Drop Dead, ex-Filthkick, ex-Filthkick (Legless), ex-Ripcord
Frank Healy	Guitars (1987)
See also: Memoriam, Sacrilege, ex-Benediction, ex-Anaal Nathrakh (live), ex-Cerebral Fix
Bill Steer	Guitars (1987-1989)
See also: Carcass, Gentlemans Pistols, ex-Angel Witch (live), ex-Disattack, ex-Firebird
Lee Dorrian	Vocals (1987-1989)
See also: Septic Tank, With the Dead, Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine, ex-Cathedral, ex-Armed Revolutionary Faction, ex-Pig Disease
Jesse Pintado	Guitars (1989-2004)
(R.I.P. 2006) See also: ex-Unknown Death, ex-Brujeria, ex-Lock Up, ex-Resistant Culture, ex-Terrorizer
Phil Vane	Vocals (1996-1997)
(R.I.P. 2011) See also: ex-Extreme Noise Terror, ex-Death Dealers, ex-Optimum Wound Profile, ex-Victims of War
Current (Live)
John Cooke	Bass, Vocals (2012), Guitars, Vocals (2014-present)
See also: Corrupt Moral Altar, Out for Blood, Venomous Concept, Vicious Bastard, War of the Second Dragon, Anaal Nathrakh (live), ex-The Atrocity Exhibit, ex-Malevolent Creation (live)
Past (Live)
Rich Militia	Vocals
See also: Solstice, ex-Isen Torr, ex-Sludgelord, Solomon Kane, ex-Pagan Altar, ex-Bio-Hazard, ex-Discontrol, ex-Harmony As One, ex-Nailbomb, ex-Sore Throat, ex-Warfear, ex-Wartorn
Mitch Dickinson	Guitars (1987-?)
See also: ex-Intestinal Infestation, ex-Unseen Terror, ex-Warhammer, ex-Sacrilege, ex-Heresy
Mieszko Talarczyk	Vocals (2000)
(R.I.P. 2004) See also: ex-Bloodshed, ex-Shagidiel, ex-Insanity, ex-Altar, ex-Nasum, ex-Genocide Superstars, ex-Krigshot
Jesper Liveröd	Bass (2013)
See also: ex-Burst, ex-Nasum
Vernon Blake	Bass (2015)
See also: Anarchus, Belchin Penguin, Man on a Boat
Erik Burke	Guitars (2015)
See also: Blurring, Inmania, Nuclear Assault, Sulaco, ex-As the World Burns, ex-Lethargy, ex-Matrikhore, ex-Brutal Truth, ex-Kalibas, ex-Moment of Truth, ex-Withered Earth (live), ex-Blatant Crap Taste (B.C.T.), ex-Colossus of Rails, ex-Girdle, ex-Kill Whitaker, ex-Lazers, ex-MungBeanDemon, ex-Revök, ex-Valpurga, ex-Bughouse (live), ex-Low Ton (live)
Bill Steer	Guitars (2015)
See also: Carcass, Gentlemans Pistols, ex-Angel Witch (live), ex-Disattack, ex-Firebird
Reese	Vocals (2015)
See also: Corrupt Moral Altar, Evisorax, ex-Introrectalgestation, ex-Reth, Horsebastard, Microsleeper, ex-Cerebric Turmoil, ex-Dismal (live)

Shane Embury	Bass (1987-present)
See also: Absolute Power, Bent Sea, Brujeria, Hicks Kinison, Insidious Disease, Lock Up, Menace, Venomous Concept, War of the Second Dragon, ex-Azagthoth, ex-Intestinal Infestation, ex-Meathook Seed, ex-Unseen Terror, ex-Warhammer, Mutation, Tronos, ex-Liquid Graveyard, ex-Anaal Nathrakh (live), ex-Blood from the Soul, ex-Drop Dead, ex-Malformed Earthborn
Mitch Harris	Guitars, Vocals (1989-present)
See also: Absolute Power, Defecation, Menace, Righteous Pigs, ex-Meathook Seed, ex-Goatlord (live), ex-Regurgitation
Mark "Barney" Greenway	Vocals (1989-1996, 1997-present)
See also: ex-Colostomy, ex-Benediction, ex-Extreme Noise Terror
Danny Herrera	Drums (1991-present)
See also: Venomous Concept, ex-Anaal Nathrakh (live)

Nicholas "Nik Napalm" Bullen	Bass (1981-1982, 1986), Vocals (1981-1986)
See also: Alienist, ex-Final, ex-Scorn
Miles "Rat" Ratledge	Drums (1981-1985)
Simon "Si O" Ockenheinem	Guitars (1981)
Finbar Quinn	Bass (1982-1985)
See also: ex-Curfew
Graham "Robbo" Robertson	Bass, Guitars (1982-1985)
Daryl "Sid" Fideski	Guitars (1982)
Pete "Peanut" Shaw	Bass (1985)
Mick Harris	Drums (1985-1991)
See also: ex-Intestinal Infestation, Fret, Lull, Monrella, ex-Defecation, ex-Extreme Noise Terror, ex-Godflesh (live), ex-Unseen Terror, ex-Anorexia, ex-Doom, ex-Drop Dead, ex-Motherfuckers from Mars, ex-PainKiller, ex-Pigface, ex-Scorn, ex-Black Engine (live)
Justin Broadrick	Guitars (1985-1987)
See also: Godflesh, Jesu, ex-Fall of Because, Council Estate Electronics, Final, Greymachine, JK Flesh, Pale Sketcher, The Blood of Heroes, White Static Demon, Zonal, ex-Sunn O))) (live), ex-Deathless, ex-Curse of the Golden Vampire, ex-God, ex-Head of David, ex-Ice, ex-Justin Broadrick, ex-Krackhead, ex-Love's Holiday Orchestra, ex-Solaris / Solaris BC, ex-Sweet Tooth, ex-Tech Level 2, ex-Techno Animal, ex-The Sidewinder, ex-White Viper, ex-Youpho
Jim Whitely	Bass (1987)
See also: Warprayer, ex-Prophecy of Doom, Dumbstruck, Squandered, ex-Cracked Cop Skulls, ex-Doom, ex-Drop Dead, ex-Filthkick, ex-Filthkick (Legless), ex-Ripcord
Frank Healy	Guitars (1987)
See also: Memoriam, Sacrilege, ex-Benediction, ex-Anaal Nathrakh (live), ex-Cerebral Fix
Bill Steer	Guitars (1987-1989)
See also: Carcass, Gentlemans Pistols, ex-Angel Witch (live), ex-Disattack, ex-Firebird
Lee Dorrian	Vocals (1987-1989)
See also: Septic Tank, With the Dead, Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine, ex-Cathedral, ex-Armed Revolutionary Faction, ex-Pig Disease
Jesse Pintado	Guitars (1989-2004)
(R.I.P. 2006) See also: ex-Unknown Death, ex-Brujeria, ex-Lock Up, ex-Resistant Culture, ex-Terrorizer
Phil Vane	Vocals (1996-1997)
(R.I.P. 2011) See also: ex-Extreme Noise Terror, ex-Death Dealers, ex-Optimum Wound Profile, ex-Victims of War

Current
John Cooke	Bass, Vocals (2012), Guitars, Vocals (2014-present)
See also: Corrupt Moral Altar, Out for Blood, Venomous Concept, Vicious Bastard, War of the Second Dragon, Anaal Nathrakh (live), ex-The Atrocity Exhibit, ex-Malevolent Creation (live)
Past
Rich Militia	Vocals
See also: Solstice, ex-Isen Torr, ex-Sludgelord, Solomon Kane, ex-Pagan Altar, ex-Bio-Hazard, ex-Discontrol, ex-Harmony As One, ex-Nailbomb, ex-Sore Throat, ex-Warfear, ex-Wartorn
Mitch Dickinson	Guitars (1987-?)
See also: ex-Intestinal Infestation, ex-Unseen Terror, ex-Warhammer, ex-Sacrilege, ex-Heresy
Mieszko Talarczyk	Vocals (2000)
(R.I.P. 2004) See also: ex-Bloodshed, ex-Shagidiel, ex-Insanity, ex-Altar, ex-Nasum, ex-Genocide Superstars, ex-Krigshot
Jesper Liveröd	Bass (2013)
See also: ex-Burst, ex-Nasum
Vernon Blake	Bass (2015)
See also: Anarchus, Belchin Penguin, Man on a Boat
Erik Burke	Guitars (2015)
See also: Blurring, Inmania, Nuclear Assault, Sulaco, ex-As the World Burns, ex-Lethargy, ex-Matrikhore, ex-Brutal Truth, ex-Kalibas, ex-Moment of Truth, ex-Withered Earth (live), ex-Blatant Crap Taste (B.C.T.), ex-Colossus of Rails, ex-Girdle, ex-Kill Whitaker, ex-Lazers, ex-MungBeanDemon, ex-Revök, ex-Valpurga, ex-Bughouse (live), ex-Low Ton (live)
Bill Steer	Guitars (2015)
See also: Carcass, Gentlemans Pistols, ex-Angel Witch (live), ex-Disattack, ex-Firebird
Reese	Vocals (2015)
See also: Corrupt Moral Altar, Evisorax, ex-Introrectalgestation, ex-Reth, Horsebastard, Microsleeper, ex-Cerebric Turmoil, ex-Dismal (live)

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