Life?… and Napalm Death

Napalm Death bassist Shane Embury has been a major figure in grindcore for more than four decades, and his story is closely tied to the history of that scene. Life?… And Napalm Death takes the listener on a front seat, white-knuckle ride through the sights, sounds, places, and people who’ve been central to the music and the life. Told in his own, inimitable style, this is not just the life story of Shane, but also a history of Napalm Death and their part in the development of grindcore from the beginning to the present.

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Essential for all Napalm fans

I have wanted to read Shane‘s book since it came out, but I never really pulled the trigger because it didn’t seem like many book distributors in the US were carrying it and shipping over here seemed a little expensive so I was very grateful to see that Shane released this audiobook. This is essential for Napalm Death fans! Part of me wished there were a few more “inside baseball” type of stories from the Lee Dorrian era, but that period was really only two years and Shane covered a lot of ground from that time any way. Definitely recommend this audiobook