Early groups like Napalm Death are credited with laying the groundwork for the style.

British band Napalm Death holds the Guinness World Record for shortest song ever recorded with the one-second " You Suffer " ( 1987 ).

In 2007, the video for the Napalm Death song " You Suffer " set a new " Shortest Music Video " record: 1. 3 seconds.

Other key groups cited by current and former members of Napalm Death as formative influences include Discharge, Amebix, Throbbing Gristle, and the aforementioned Dirty Rotten Imbeciles.

Post-punk, such as Killing Joke and Joy Division, was also cited as an influence on early Napalm Death.

Grindcore, as such, was developed during the mid-1980s in the United Kingdom by Napalm Death, a group who emerged from the anarcho-punk scene in Birmingham, England.

Punk historian Ian Glasper indicates that " For several months gob-smacked audiences weren't sure whether Napalm Death were actually a serious band any longer, such was the undeniable novelty of their hyper-speed new drummer.

Earache Records founder Digby Pearson concurs with Embury, saying that Napalm Death " put hardcore and metal through an accelerator.

New Musical Express featured Napalm Death on their cover in 1988, declaring them " the fastest band in the world.

With the goal of becoming " the most extreme hardcore punk band of all time ," the group took Mick Harris from Napalm Death in 1987.

According to Nielsen Soundscan, Napalm Death sold 367, 654 units between May 1991 and November 2003, while Carcass sold 220, 374 units in the same period.

" Lee Dorian of Napalm Death indicated that " Unfortunately, I think the same thing happened to grindcore, if you want to call it that, as happened to punk rock-all the great original bands were just plagiarised by a billion other bands who just copied their style identically, making it no longer original and no longer extreme.

As early Napalm Death albums were not widely distributed in the United States, American groups tended to take inspiration from later works, such as Harmony Corruption.

While powerviolence took inspiration from Napalm Death and other early grind bands, powerviolence groups avoided elements of heavy metal.

Among other influences, Napalm Death took impetus from the industrial music scene.

* Napalm Death: Thrash to Death

* 1969 – Jesse Pintado, Mexican-American guitarist ( Napalm Death, Terrorizer, and Lock Up ) ( d. 2006 )

* 1970 – Mitch Harris, American guitarist ( Napalm Death )

The anarcho-punk scene also spawned bands such as Napalm Death, Carcass, and Extreme Noise Terror that in the mid-1980s defined grindcore, incorporating extremely fast tempos and death metal – style guitarwork.

Other U. K. hardcore bands from this period included Broken Bones, Chaos UK, Charged GBH, Dogsflesh, Disorder, English Dogs, and Napalm Death.

In early 2006, Kreator toured North America with Napalm Death, A Perfect Murder, and The Undying.

Grindcore was pioneered by bands such as Napalm Death and Extreme Noise Terror.

The band later went on a small tour with bands like Napalm Death.

Napalm, recoilless rifle fire, and dogged squad and platoon-level actions eventually accounted for the reduction of most fortifications, though at a pace and price thoroughly unanticipated by the American side.

In a Spin magazine article written about the genre, Steven Blush declares that " the man often credited " for dubbing the style grindcore was Shane Embury, Napalm Death's bassist since 1987.

Barney is recognisable for his strong Birmingham accent which has never waned and which he proudly maintains, and for his distinctive gruff vocal style that many feel has become synonymous with Napalm Death.

Attitude Adjustment's style, " crossover thrash ", a grindcore precursor, would influence many bands of the latter subgenre, including chief innovator Napalm Death ( of England ), who would cover Attitude Adjustment's " Dope Fiend " and Hirax's " Hate, Fear, and Power " on an exclusive covers album ( coincidentally, the Hirax track had featured Attitude Adjustment drummer Eric Brecht on the original 1986 recording ).

In the beginning the band played straightforward grindcore influenced by the likes of Napalm Death, but on later releases they showcased a very original style.

The music style, reminiscent of seventies rock bands such as Cream, is a radical departure from Steer's previous work with grindcore pioneers Napalm Death and death metal band Carcass.

* Mick Harris musician, best known for drumming in Napalm Death in 1985-1991 ; also engaged in a number of side-projects musically varying from jazz, death-grind to ambient industrial

Napalm would have been unable to compete with the GeForce, so it was redesigned to support multiple chip configurations, like the Voodoo2 had.

The single featured a photo of the autograph next to a photo of a guitar Napalm Beach bassist Otis P. Otis had gotten from Thunders in an earlier trade.

On the other hand, some arts prospered, especially music: Birmingham had thriving heavy metal ( with bands such as Black Sabbath, Napalm Death and Judas Priest ) and reggae scenes ( notable locals including Steel Pulse, Pato Banton, Musical Youth, and UB40 ).

Broadrick, who had been playing guitar as a member of Napalm Death, joined the group in mid-1985 as drummer and vocalist.

Earache Records had also signed many other death metal bands including Carcass and Napalm Death.

It was formed in the late 1980s and originally made to sell live releases by Napalm Death and S. O. B., but by 1991 had changed to cater to doom and sludge metal.

In July 2009, it was announced that the group had renewed the contract with Napalm Records, ended with the The Last Alliance, providing label support for the band's next album and its promotional tour.

Guts of a Virgin and Buried Secrets were released by Earache Records and contained mostly short aggressive tracks reminiscent of Napalm Death at times, but with the added elements of both John Zorn ’ s sax and Bill Laswell ’ s bass and all the history the two had behind them.

I'd had enough of Napalm Death very, very quickly ," he says.

Justin gave the first side to Digby Pearson, who then contacted the new Napalm Death that had recorded the second side.

The industrial metal band Head of David had played live with Napalm Death before.

The duo had collaborated on fanzines and played together in a number of ' bedroom ' bands from 1980 onwards, before forming the first line-up of Napalm Death in May 1981 ( when they were 13 and 14 years old ).

Earache had been previously known for releasing extreme heavy metal acts such as Carcass and Napalm Death.

The duo had collaborated on fanzines and played together in a number of ' bedroom ' bands from 1980 onwards and formed the first line-up of Napalm Death in May 1981 ( when Bullen and Ratledge were 13 and 14 years old respectively ).

In August 2008, it was announced that Stream of Passion had signed to Napalm Records, with Lucassen no longer a part of the band.