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The band began in 1981, initially inspired by the anarcho-punk movement of bands such as Crass. As the decade progressed, they began incorporating more hardcore, post punk and thrash metal elements, before eventually finding the extreme sound of their 1987 debut, “Scum.” The more extreme direction of the band prompted a number of members to leave, including Justin Broadrick, who would later go on to find fame with Godflesh and Jesu. The album was a critical success, building reputation for their incendiary live performances and radio sessions, gaining significant support from BBC Radio One DJ, John Peel.
The band solidified their lineup by 1989, featuring vocalist Mark “Barney” Greenway, bassist Shane Embury, guitarist Mitch Harris and drummer Danny Herrera. In 1990, they released “Harmony Corruption,” which moved towards a more conventional sound. However, the end result did not satisfy the members, returning with an all-out grindcore assault with the EP, “Mass-Appeal Madness.” Their 1994 “Fear, Emptiness, Despair” earned Napalm Death their biggest success yet, surprisingly entering the the top ten of the US charts, after being featured on the soundtrack for the film “Mortal Kombat.”
Napalm Death continued to release critical acclaimed albums, including 1995’s “Diatribes” and 1999’s “Words from the Exit Wound.” They returned to their early sound in the new millennium, with “Enemy of the Music Business,” in 2001. With an astonishing thirty years at the forefront of extreme music, they continued to release high quality albums, celebrating their 15th album, “Utilitarian” in 2012.
Live reviews
Hellfest was lit up like crazy when Napalm Death took the stage. They are a band that brings the heaviest performance they have at all times. The crazy lights there were going off just added to the intensity of the show.
The first song that they played was a familiar one to all of the metal fans in the crowd including myself. It was titled 'Take the Poison'. Since Napalm Death's singer does so much deep growling and screaming we could not really sing along per say but we were all screaming, yelling, and headbanging.
Napalm Death wanted us to create a moshpit and circle pit during the middle of the set and that got people going crazy. The members were not wearing any special clothes but the drumset was like a prop in itself. It was so large that I could not even fathom how the drummer could play it but he did very well.
The entire show was fantastic and Napalm Death's singer just said 'Thank you!' at the end of the set and although we all knew they were not sentimental type of guys, they were still grateful that all of us fans came to the metal show to have a great time.
Bat, Rotten Sound and Misery Index were great and gave me some neck pain. As much as I love the bands mentioned above, Misery Index managed to play the best show that night, they just played too correct and their way of interacting with the audience is just nice.
I'm not a fan of EyeHateGod or sludge in general, but their performance has left its mark on my memory and I would definitely like to see them live again. Mike Williams is simply a unique personality, and it's very interesting to see him live, but admittedly his way of interacting with the crowd draws a certain amount of hatred.
Napalm are machines and always give a great show, Barney is an incredible front man who will make sure you never get bored.
The audience in general was quite nice, not small in number, well-behaved and very lively.
The organizers did a good job, I had no problems finding the location, the toilets were adequate, the bars worked perfectly etc.
All in all a great performance, and I would recommend any of the bands listed to anyone.
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Napalm Death never fails to deliver the most brutal hard pounding shows. The House of Blues exploded last night in a fit of fury and while it was one of the most brutal pits I can remember because of the small size of the venue, it is always a pit of respect as brothers and sisters party and hang out together. Truly a memorable show and the sound was also spot on. To the grandfathers of Death Metal, Napalm Death, I salute you and see you again next time around.
chris-young-32
Awesome show, all 5 bands were excellent. Would have liked to see a little more from Napalm Death since it was the first time seeing them. Thank you Slayer for setting up such an awesome show, you guys are simply amazing and will always be legendary in the music industry.
john-v.-peletsky
Amazing concert \m/ .... one hour n half of f^#* NAPALM DEATH... Long live to Barny ..... Chimba de pic Shane .... brutal show .... not songs list , but always Scum , Mentally Murder a lot f^#* more songs .... got 2 shirts .... he took about political campaing
junior-posso-ortega
Napalm death was awesome.But I must say Black Dahalia Murder stole the show.They put on one of the best sets by far this year in Baltimore.Agressive,smart, and engaging.Worth the price of admission for them alone.100% will see them again.
gabriel-holden
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