Napalm Death live in concert.
ON TOUR

Napalm Death

83
critic concert reviews
metal

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

79
%
Based on 
83
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
80
%
Based on 
9
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critic Consensus

Based on 83 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Napalm Death is rated as an impressive live performer, with worthwhile shows overall. Napalm Death concert reviews describe live shows and performances as avant-garde.

ON TOUR

Essigfabrik, Cologne, Germany (Feb 5); TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands (Feb 6); Zollhaus, Leer, Germany (Feb 7); Halle Verrière, Meisenthal, France (Feb 8); Im Wizemann, Stuttgart, Germany (Feb 9); Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany (Feb 11); Felsenkeller, Leipzig, Germany (Feb 13); Astra Kulturhaus, Berlin, Germany (Feb 14); SaSaZu, Praha, Czech Republic (Feb 16); Progresja, Warszawa, Poland (Feb 18); Dürer Kert, Budapest, Hungary (Feb 20); Backstage Werk, München, Germany (Feb 23); Löwensaal, Nürnberg, Germany (Feb 25); Sala Apolo, Barcelona, Spain (Feb 26); Le Forum, Vauréal, France (Mar 1); Muziekcentrum TRIX, Antwerpen, Belgium (Mar 2); The Academy, Dublin, Ireland (Mar 4); SWG3, Glasgow, United Kingdom (Mar 5); Electric Brixton, Londres, United Kingdom (Mar 7); O2 Academy Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom (Mar 8); O2 Institute, Birmingham, United Kingdom (Mar 9); Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, United States (Apr 7); The Ritz, San Jose, CA, United States (Apr 8)

FESTIVALS IN 2025

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Latest Release

Greed Killing / Breed To Breathe (February 2024)

Artist Info

Genre
metal
Origin
Meriden, United Kingdom (1982 - present)
Bio
Napalm Death are a metal band formed in 1981 in West Midlands, England, often credited as pioneers of the grindcore genre.
Has Performed With
Municipal Waste, Voivod, Melvins, Carcass, Brujeria, Volbeat, Skindred

Critic Concert Reviews

Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

March 17, 2024
90
%
Accompanying them are the live rare experience PIG DESTROYER, the unfathomably heavy doomsters PRIMITIVE MAN and Singaporean grind heroes WORMROT

The 13th Floor (New Zealand)

September 18, 2023
%
What better way to spend a Sunday night in Auckland than with Napalm Death? The 13th Floor’s Simon Coffey thought so. Here is his report.

Ambient Light (New Zealand)

September 17, 2023
%
What could be sweeter than an international headliner on a Sunday night? The answer is simple, a double international headliner on a Sunday night!

Scenestr (Australia)

September 15, 2023
%
Napalm Death, our beloved kings of grindcore and musical maestros of extreme metal and punk sounds are set to level The Triffid stage.

Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

March 19, 2023
100
%
Like, well, pretty much everything they’ve ever done, the Campaign For Musical Destruction Tour from NAPALM DEATH is the stuff of legend. First launched in 1992 with support from DISMEMBER and OBITUARY in Europe, and CARCASS, CATHEDRAL and BRUTAL TRUTH in the US, tonight, the greatest grindcore band of all time go out

Buzz Magazine (UK)

December 22, 2022
80
%
Rock ain’t dead: VOLBEAT, SKINDRED & NAPALM DEATH – an exhilarating triple bill at the CIA

Twin Cities Media (USA)

May 5, 2022
%
Napalm Death And Pig Destroyer Destroy The Turf Club With Special Intimate Show.

Past critic reviews published in

Distorted Sound Magazine (UK), Distorted Sound Magazine (UK), The Arts Desk (UK), Consequence (USA), Distorted Sound Magazine (UK) and more

Image Credit

Sven Mandel [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia Commons