Napalm Death

How British metal didn’t quite rule the 90s

By Stephen Hill Published 24 June 26

Bands from Cradle Of Filth to Paradise Lost seemed ready to thrust British metal back to the forefront. But then nu metal kicked off and swung the pendulum back to the States. This is the story of the takeover that didn’t happen.

Napalm Death vocalist Barney Greenway on Lemmy, free speech and lessons learned on the frontline of grindcore

By Stephen Hill Published 13 June 26

Barney reflects on his life in music and fighting the good fight for almost four decades. Don’t call Napalm Death political, though.

The chaotic birth of Grindcore, the scene that changed metal forever

By Dave Everley Published 19 April 26

Grindcore made thrash metal sound like Celine Dion

Nazi fights, emotional Dio encounters and 40 years of Napalm Death

By Rich Hobson Published 16 April 26

Extreme metal legend Shane Embury shares some of the wildest stories from his life in Napalm Death and beyond

Burning toilet paper and sleeping on a sink: how Napalm Death’s Barney Greenway got into prog

By Giulia Mascheroni Published 7 April 26

Vocalist believes there’s a strong and clear link between his band and Gong: their weirdness

The ultimate Motorhead playlist (as picked by Metallica, Judas Priest and more)

By Rich Hobson Published 11 March 26

We asked some of metal's biggest names to share which Motorhead songs mean most to them

Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: February 13 2026

By Rich Hobson Published 13 February 26

Corrosion of Conformity, Knocked Loose and a mega Napalm Death/Melvins collab are among the best new metal songs this week

The bizarre story of Napalm Death and Extreme Noise Terror swapping singers in the 90s

By Stephen Hill Published 23 October 25

These two underground favourites found themselves trading singers like football stickers in the 90s

The 10 greatest metal bands from Birmingham

By Rich Hobson Published 2 July 25

10 brilliant metal bands that show Birmingham really is the home of metal