Napalm Death

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United Kingdom · formed 1982 · last active 2026

Napalm Death are an English extreme-metal band formed in Meriden, near Coventry, in 1981, who - with landmark records Scum (1987) and From Enslavement to Obliteration (1988) on Earache - practically defined grindcore by welding crust punk to death metal in extremely short, noise-filled blasts. Drummer Mick Harris, who joined in December 1985, popularized the blast beat before leaving to found the industrial/dub project Scorn. The pre-Scum lineup also briefly included guitarist Justin Broadrick, later of Godflesh.

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member · 9
  • Anaal Nathrakhpath →

    Shane Embury in both — bass (1987-present) in Napalm Death, live/session bass (2004-2006, 2012) - not a member in Anaal Nathrakh. source ↗

  • Godpath →

    Justin Broadrick in both — guitar in God, guitar (1985-1986) in Napalm Death. source ↗

  • Godfleshpath →

    Godflesh founder Justin Broadrick played guitar in Napalm Death's mid-1980s pre-Scum lineup. source ↗

  • Greymachinepath →

    Justin Broadrick in both — guitar, vocals, electronics, programming, drums in Greymachine, guitar (1985-1986) in Napalm Death. source ↗

  • Head of Davidpath →

    Justin Broadrick in both — drums (1987-1989) in Head of David, guitar (1985-1986) in Napalm Death. source ↗

  • Jesupath →

    Justin Broadrick in both — guitar, vocals, programming, bass, drums in Jesu, guitar (1985-1986) in Napalm Death. source ↗

  • Painkillerpath →

    Mick Harris in both — drums, electronics in Painkiller, drums (1985-1991) in Napalm Death. source ↗

  • Scornpath →

    Napalm Death drummer Mick Harris and vocalist/bassist Nic Bullen went on to co-found Scorn in 1991. source ↗

  • Zonalpath →

    Justin Broadrick in both — guitar (1985-1986) in Napalm Death, guitar, electronics, production in Zonal. source ↗

collaboration · 2
split release · 2
tour · 7
  • Cephalic Carnagesatellitepath →

    Cephalic Carnage toured with Napalm Death and The Dillinger Escape Plan in 2000, supporting Cephalic Carnage's Exploiting Dysfunction. source ↗

  • Godfleshpath →

    Godflesh embarked on their first North American tour in April 1991 (a leg of Earache's Grindcrusher tour) with labelmates Nocturnus and Napalm Death, per Godflesh's own Wikipedia account. Tour tie per ruling 8 (2026-08-07); an existing member/shared-label tie between this pair already documents other facts. (A separate 2001-2002 planned tour pairing Godflesh with Isis, High on Fire, Strapping Young Lad and Fear Factory was cancelled outright — Godflesh disbanded before any of those shows happened — and is deliberately NOT recorded as a tie.) source ↗

  • Melt-Bananapath →

    Melt-Banana, Melvins and Napalm Death were announced together on a 2016 US package tour, with Melt-Banana as the opening act. source ↗

  • Melvinspath →

    Melvins and Napalm Death co-headlined a spring 2025 US tour, the same year the two bands released the joint collaborative album "Savage Imperial Death March." source ↗

  • Sepulturapath →

    Napalm Death toured the US with Sepultura, Sacred Reich and Sick of It All on the 1992 "Campaign for Musical Destruction" tour. source ↗

  • Testamentpath →

    Along with Anthrax, Lamb of God and Behemoth, Testament and Napalm Death both opened for Slayer on its final North American tour (the Slayer Farewell Tour, spring-summer 2018). source ↗

  • Titan to Tachyonspath →

    Titan to Tachyons was a support act on select dates of Melvins/Napalm Death's 2025 "Savage Imperial Death March Part II" US co-headlining tour. source ↗

artwork · 11
  • Anaal Nathrakhpath →

    Anaal Nathrakh's Mick Kenney (Irrumator) did Napalm Death's cover art across six releases — "Order Of The Leech" (2002, Artwork [Image Manipulation], Design [Front Cover]), "The Code Is Red... Long Live The Code" (2005, Artwork [Album Art By]), "Noise For Music's Sake" (2005, cover illustration and booklet), "Smear Campaign" (2006, Artwork [Album Art]) and "Time Waits For No Slave" (2009, Illustration). Anchored at Kenney's own band per PROTOCOL rule 6 — the pairwise artwork exception applies only where the artist is not an atlas band member. Separate from the existing Shane Embury member edge. source ↗

  • Convergepath →

    Jacob Bannon (Converge vocalist) is credited "Artwork [Visuals]" on the Converge / Napalm Death split (2012). Member-artist hub-and-spoke per the Aaron Turner/O'Malley/Baizley/Bannon precedent -- Bannon is an atlas band member (Converge). source ↗

  • Faith No Morepath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Mackie Osborne (Discogs artist id 515251): Napalm Death's "Napalm Death / Melt-Banana" (2016, Design [Cover Design], Illustration) and Faith No More's "Superhero" (2015, Layout), same Discogs artist id confirmed on both releases. Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Mackie Osborne is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. source ↗

  • Fantômaspath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Mackie Osborne (Discogs artist id 515251): Fantômas's "Wunderkammer" (2014, Design [Package]) and Napalm Death's "Napalm Death / Melt-Banana" (2016, Design [Cover Design], Illustration), same Discogs artist id confirmed on both releases. Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Mackie Osborne is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. source ↗

  • Melt-Bananapath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Mackie Osborne (Discogs artist id 515251): Melt-Banana's "Cactuses Come In Flocks" (1999, Artwork) and Napalm Death's "Napalm Death / Melt-Banana" (2016, Design [Cover Design], Illustration), same Discogs artist id confirmed on both releases. Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Mackie Osborne is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. source ↗

  • Melvinspath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Mackie Osborne (Discogs artist id 515251): Melvins's "Lizzy" (1994, Layout) and Napalm Death's "Napalm Death / Melt-Banana" (2016, Design [Cover Design], Illustration), same Discogs artist id confirmed on both releases. Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Mackie Osborne is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. source ↗

  • Mr. Bunglepath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Mackie Osborne (Discogs artist id 515251): Mr. Bungle's "California" (1999, Layout, Graphic Design) and Napalm Death's "Napalm Death / Melt-Banana" (2016, Design [Cover Design], Illustration), same Discogs artist id confirmed on both releases. Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Mackie Osborne is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. source ↗

  • Titan to Tachyonspath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Mackie Osborne (Discogs artist id 515251): Napalm Death's "Napalm Death / Melt-Banana" (2016, Design [Cover Design], Illustration) and Titan to Tachyons's "Cactides" (2025, Layout, Graphic Design, Design, Design Concept), same Discogs artist id confirmed on both releases. Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Mackie Osborne is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. source ↗

  • Tomahawkpath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Mackie Osborne (Discogs artist id 515251): Tomahawk's "Stone Letter" (2012, Layout) and Napalm Death's "Napalm Death / Melt-Banana" (2016, Design [Cover Design], Illustration), same Discogs artist id confirmed on both releases. Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Mackie Osborne is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. source ↗

  • Toolpath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Mackie Osborne (Discogs artist id 515251): Tool's "Lateralus" (2001, Design) and Napalm Death's "Napalm Death / Melt-Banana" (2016, Design [Cover Design], Illustration), same Discogs artist id confirmed on both releases. Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Mackie Osborne is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. source ↗

  • Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsantpath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Mackie Osborne (Discogs artist id 515251): Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant's "Sister Phantom Owl Fish" (2004, Design) and Napalm Death's "Napalm Death / Melt-Banana" (2016, Design [Cover Design], Illustration), same Discogs artist id confirmed on both releases. Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Mackie Osborne is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. source ↗

label · 18
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