Napalm Death are as close to a national institution as an extreme metal band are going to get. A 39 year career, spanning 16 albums, has granted them legend status in the UK underground; they’ve played to thousands at Glastonbury, are featured in the Guinness Book of World Records, and have even been impersonated by Jim Carrey. And the 2010s were a great decade for the band. They only put out two records – 2012’s ‘Utilitarian’ and 2015’s ‘Apex Predator – Easy Meat’ – but both were critically acclaimed and loved by fans. So, all of that brings us to 2020’s ‘Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism’ – and it seems that Napalm Death are continuing this hot streak into the new decade, with a blistering and furious new record. ‘Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism’ brin...
