# List of Napalm Death band members

Napalm Death are an English grindcore band, founded by Nic Bullen (vocals, bass, guitar) and Miles Ratledge (drums) in May 1981 when the two were 12/13 years old. The band currently consists of bassist Shane Embury (since 1987), lead vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway, guitarist Mitch Harris (both since 1989), and drummer Danny Herrera (since 1991).

## History

Bullen and Ratledge founded the band as an extension of their Fanzine writing. The two were joined by Daryl "Dez" Fedeski on guitars in August 1981, and Graham Robertson on bass in January 1982. Fedeski departed that October, Robertson moved to guitar, and Bullen took over bass until Finbar Quinn joined on bass and backing vocals. The band entered a hiatus in late 1983 and played one concert in 1984, at which they were joined by Marian Williams on backing vocals.
In July 1985, the band consisted of Ratledge on drums; Bullen on vocals, bass, and guitar; Robertson on guitar and bass, and Damien Errington on guitar. This line up was short lived, as Bullen and Ratledge reverted the band to a trio with Justin Broadrick on guitar and vocals. The trio played their first concert on 31 August 1985. They were joined by Peter Shaw on bass in September, who recorded the demo Hatred Surge with the band.
The band split with Miles Ratledge soon after, with Bullen and Broadrick being joined by local fan Mick Harris. The trio first performed in December 1985 and recorded half an LP in August 1986. This was originally planned to be split with Atavistic but later became the A side to their debut, Scum. After recording, the band were joined by Jim Whitely on bass. This four piece played a few concerts before Broadrick left and Frank Healy joined as his temporary replacement. Bullen, the sole remaining founding member, left in December 1986.
The band found full time replacements in Bill Steer on guitar and Lee Dorrian on vocals. This line-up recorded the B side to Scum, which was released in July 1987. During promotion for Scum, Whitely departed and was replaced by Shane Embury, a friend of Harris and Bullen. This line-up recorded From Enslavement to Obliteration (1988) before Steer and Dorian departed after a Japanese tour in July 1989. Harris and Embury recruited Jesse Pintado (ex-Terrorizer) on guitar and Mark "Barney" Greenway (ex-Benediction) as vocalist. Mitch Harris (ex-Righteous Pigs) joined as second guitarist after the tour.
Mick Harris departed after releasing Harmony Corruption (1990) in 1991. His replacement was Danny Herrera.
The next line-up change was Greenway's departure in 1996. He was replaced by Phil Vane of Extreme Noise Terror, a band with Greenway joined after his departure. Vane remained with the band for a few months before being expelled. Greenway then returned to record vocals for Inside the Torn Apart (1997); Vane subsequently re-joined Extreme Noise Terror.
Pintado departed by April 2005, having not played on their past two studio albums. He was not replaced and the band reverted to having one guitarist. Mitch Harris went on indefinite touring hiatus in 2014; his touring replacement has been John Cooke who had previously acted as road manager, driver, as well as substitute vocalist and bassist in 2010$^{:4:59}$ and 2012 respectively.$^{:4:49}$ Other substitutes included Brutal Truth guitarist Erik Burke.

## Members
### Current members

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Shane Embury | 1987–present | bassbacking vocals | all releases from From Enslavement to Obliteration (1988) onwards |
| Mark "Barney" Greenway | 1989–19961997–present | lead vocals | all releases from Harmony Corruption (1990) onwards |
| Mitch Harris | 1989–present (studio/session only since 2014) | guitarsbacking and occasional lead vocals | all releases from Harmony Corruption (1990) onwards |
| Danny Herrera | 1991–present | drums | all releases from Utopia Banished (1992) onwards |
| John Cooke | 2022–present (session/touring 2010, 2012 and 2014–2022) | guitars (2014–present)bass (2012)backing vocalslead vocals (one off 2010) | all releases from Apex Predator – Easy Meat (2015) |

### Former members

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Nicholas "Nik Napalm" Bullen | 1981–1987 | lead vocalsbass (1981–1983, 1984–1985, 1985, 1985–1986)guitar (1981, 1982–1983, 1984–1985, 1985, 1986) | Scum (1987) A side and all demos |
| Miles "Rat" Ratledge | 1981–1985 | drums | all demos from "Halloween" (1982) to "Hatred Surge" (1985) |
| Daryl "Daz F" Fedeski | 1981–1982 | guitars | "Halloween" demo (1982) "And, Like Sheep, We Have All Gone Astray" demo (1982) |
| Graham "Robbo" Robertson | 1982–1985 | guitarsbass (1982–1983, 1984–1985) | "Halloween" demo (1982) "And, Like Sheep, We Have All Gone Astray" demo (1982) "Kak" demo (1983) "Unpopular Yawns of Middle Class Warfare" demo (1983) |
| Finbar "Fin" Quinn | 1983–1984 | bassbacking vocals | "Kak" demo (1983) "Unpopular Yawns of Middle Class Warfare" demo (1983) |
| Marian Williams | 1984 | vocals | none |
| Damien Errington | 1985 | guitars | none |
| Justin Broadrick | 1985–1986 | guitarsbacking and lead vocals | "Hatred Surge" demo (1985) "From Enslavement to Obliteration" demo (1986) Scum (1987) A side |
| Mick Harris | 1985–1991 | drumsbacking vocals | all releases from "From Enslavement to Obliteration" demo (1986) to Death by Manipulation (1991) The DVD (2001) |
| Peter "P-Nut" Shaw | 1985 | bass | "Hatred Surge" (1985) |
| Jim Whitely | 1986–1987 (session guest in 2004) | bass | Scum (1987) B side Leaders Not Followers: Part 2 (2004) |
| Frank Healy | 1987 | guitars | none |
| Bill Steer | 1987–1989 | guitars | all releases from Scum (1987) B side to Mentally Murdered (1989) The DVD (2001) two tracks |
| Lee Dorrian | 1987–1989 | lead vocals | all releases from Scum (1987) B side to Mentally Murdered (1989) The DVD (2001) two tracks |
| Jesse Pintado | 1989–2004 (died 2006) | guitars | all releases from Harmony Corruption (1990) to The DVD (2001) |
| Phil Vane | 1996–1997 (died 2011) | lead vocals | none |

### Touring musicians

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Notes |
| Erik Burke | 2015 | guitars | Burke played guitar in place of Harris on a North American tour in 2015. |
| Vernon Blake | 20152019–2020 | bass | Blake replaced Embury on two occasions, first in 2015 and again in 2019 and 2020. |
| Jesper Liveröd | 2017 | bass | Liverod played bass in place of Embury in 2017. |

## Line-ups

| Period | Members | Releases |
| May – August 1981 | Nic Bullen – vocals, bass, guitars Miles Ratledge – drums | none |
| August 1981 – January 1982 | Nic Bullen – vocals, bass Miles Ratledge – drums Daryl Fedeski – guitars | none |
| January – October 1982 | Nic Bullen – vocals Miles Ratledge – drums Graham Robertson – bass Daryl Fedeski – guitars | "Halloween" (1982) "And, Like Sheep, We Have All Gone Astray" (1982) |
| October 1982 – early 1983 | Nic Bullen – vocals, bass, guitars Miles Ratledge – drums Graham Robertson – guitars, bass | none |
| early – late 1983 | Nic Bullen – vocals Miles Ratledge – drums Graham Robertson – guitars Fin Quinn – bass, backing vocals | "Kak" (1983) "Unpopular Yawns of Middle Class Warfare" (1983) |
| 1984 | Nic Bullen – vocals Miles Ratledge – drums Graham Robertson – guitars Fin Quinn – bass, backing vocals Marian Williams – additional vocals | one show |
| May – August 1985 | Nic Bullen – vocals, bass, guitars Miles Ratledge – drums Graham Robertson – guitars, bass Damien Errington – guitars | none |
| August – September 1985 | Nic Bullen – vocals, bass Miles Ratledge – drums Justin Broadrick – guitars, vocals | none |
| September – December 1985 | Nic Bullen – vocals, guitars Miles Ratledge – drums Justin Broadrick – guitars, vocals Peter "P-Nut" Shaw – bass | "Hatred Surge" (1985) |
| December 1985 – late 1986 | Nic Bullen – vocals, bass Justin Broadrick – guitars, vocals Mick Harris – drums | "From Enslavement to Obliteration (Demo)" (1986) "Scum (Demo)" (1986) Scum (1987) A side |
| late 1986 | Nic Bullen – vocals, guitars Justin Broadrick – guitars, vocals Mick Harris – drums Jim Whitely – bass | none |
| late 1986 – early 1987 | Nic Bullen – vocals Mick Harris – drums, backing vocals Jim Whitely – bass Frank Healy – guitars | none |
| early – August 1987 | Mick Harris – drums, backing vocals Jim Whitely – bass Lee Dorian – vocals Bill Steer – guitars | Scum (1987) B side |
| August 1987 – July 1989 | Mick Harris – drums, backing vocals Lee Dorian – vocals Bill Steer – guitars Shane Embury – bass | From Enslavement to Obliteration (1988) Mentally Murdered (1989) The Complete Radio One Sessions (2000) eight tracks The DVD (2001) remaining tracks |
| August – late 1989 | Mick Harris – drums, backing vocals Shane Embury – bass Barney Greenway – vocals Jesse Pintado – guitars | The DVD (2001) one disc Live at Rock City (2019) |
| late 1989 – early 1991 | Mick Harris – drums, backing vocals Shane Embury – bass Barney Greenway – vocals Jesse Pintado – guitars Mitch Harris – guitars | Harmony Corruption (1990) Mass Appeal Madness (1991) The Complete Radio One Sessions (2000) three tracks The DVD (2001) one disc |
| early 1991 – mid 1996 | Shane Embury – bass Barney Greenway – vocals Jesse Pintado – guitars Mitch Harris – guitars, backing vocals Danny Herrera – drums | Utopia Banished (1992) Fear, Emptiness, Despair (1994) Diatribes (1996) Bootlegged in Japan (1998) The Complete Radio One Sessions (2000) remaining tracks |
| mid 1996 – early 1997 | Shane Embury – bass Jesse Pintado – guitars Mitch Harris – guitars, backing vocals Danny Herrera – drums Phil Vane – vocals | sessions only |
| early 1997 – early 2004 | Shane Embury – bass Jesse Pintado – guitars Mitch Harris – guitars, backing vocals Danny Herrera – drums Barney Greenway – vocals | Inside the Torn Apart (1997) Words from the Exit Wound (1998) Leaders Not Followers (1999) Enemy of the Music Business (2000) Order of the Leech (2002) without Pintado Punishment in Capitals (2002) Leaders Not Followers: Part 2 (2004) without Pintado |
| early 2004 – November 2014 | Shane Embury – bass, backing vocals Mitch Harris – guitars, backing vocals Danny Herrera – drums Barney Greenway – vocals | The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code (2005) Smear Campaign (2006) Time Waits for No Slave (2009) Live in Japan – Grind Kaijyu Attack! (2009) Utilitarian (2012) |
| November 2014 – present | Shane Embury – bass, backing vocals Mitch Harris – guitars, backing vocals (session only) Danny Herrera – drums Barney Greenway – vocals John Cooke – guitars, backing vocals (session/touring until 2022) | Apex Predator – Easy Meat (2015) Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism (2020) Resentment Is Always Seismic (2022) |