来自英国西米德兰兹郡的碾核乐队，成立于1981年，音乐风格融合着crust punk 和death metal，运用了扭曲低沉的吉他、狂暴高速的贝斯，高速的节奏、爆炸的节拍，歇斯底里的咆哮和高音尖叫组成的声音、极短的曲调，充满政治的歌词，被认为是碾核先驱乐队。Napalm Death是一支传奇极端金属乐队，他们的成就并非仅局限于自身的成功，更重要的是他们对极端金属发展所做出的贡献。从Napalm Death走出的成员，几乎统领了整个英伦极端音乐的发展。Godflesh Carcass等等一系列响当当的名字，不仅大大扩大了极端音乐的疆土，更催动着极端金属的发展。 United Kingdom Location: Birmingham, West Midlands, England Status: Active Formed in: 1981 Genre: Hardcore Punk (early); Grindcore/Death Metal (later) Themes: Political unrest, Hate, Anti-fascism, Social issues Current label: Century Media Records Years active: 1981-present One of the founders of grindcore also contributed 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 was a peace-punk band going under different names such as Political Unrest and Civil Defence, but most of the band names were related to political/social things. However, they decided to stick with Napalm Death because it was "different" and best described how they felt. The only tracks officially available from this era are "The Crucifixion of Possessions" from the 1984 Crass Records compilation Bullshit Detector Vol 3, and "What Is My Country?" and "The Good Book" from 1982 Ruptured Gut tape compilation. After Broadrick joined the band, they began to incorporate extreme metal influences and eventually would evolve into grindcore. Their main source of inspiration originally came from bands like Discharge, Siege, and D.R.I.. According to Albert Mudrian (founding editor-in-chief of Decibel Magazine), Mick Harris first coined the term "grindcore", although this is debatable. Also, Harris is credited with coining the term "blast beat" as well when describing his unique style of drumming (at the time). Countless metal bands have been heavily influenced by this style since.