British grindcore pioneers Napalm Death have released a new video for track “Contagion” off their 2020 album Throes of Joy In The Mouth Of Defeatism. Here’s what frontman Mark ‘Barney’ Greenway has to say about the video: “Although we can only hope to provide a snapshot in four minutes, what we wanted to try to illustrate with the ‘Contagion’ video is how difficult it has been made to do something as fundamental as moving freely as a human being. There is downright absurdity in that some people have to resort to mortal danger doing things like riding atop trains whilst others can move seamlessly and freely without a second thought.”
He adds: “We advocate for an end to borders of all description. Complementing that, the sweaty live footage was shot brilliantly by Ljuba Generalova in NAPALM DEATH’s virtual second home of Berlin and the music, you might say, just motors along like a train.”.
Watch the bands video, directed by Marc Nickel & Ljuba Generalova, here
Released originally in 2020, Throes of Joy In The Mouth Of Defeatism is the bands 16th full-length LP and was reasonably well-received by fans, and more positively accepted by critics. Metal magazine Decibel ranked the album as their favourite of the year. Shane Embury, the band’s bassist, wrote the majority of the music and lyrics for the album. when talking about “Contagion” he said, “Musically, ‘Contagion’ is geared towards manic intense live mosh pit action but with an added 4AD noise quirk homage chorus! Also, having so many friends in the Latin community, through a couple of them I learned and read about the perilous journeys that families embark on for the chance at a better life. As a parent, I think of my children’s future all the time – the things we take for granted I wanted to reflect lyrically!”.
While the band are currently touring North America with fellow grindcore act Gwar, and labelmates Eyehategod on the 30th-anniversary tour for Gwar’s 1990 effort Scumdogs, Napalm Death have announced the dates for their “Campaign For Musical Destruction” tour beginning in February 2022. The tour will feature support from Doom, Siberian Meatgrinder, and Show Me The Body.
Embury has also been working on solo material. Set to be released in December, Omnis Cum In Tenebris Praesertim Vita Laboret will be released under the pseudonym Dark Sky Burial.
@darkskyburial pre order the new album “Omnis Cum In Tenebris….
here at https://t.co/DQHsjCvyp4 @Bandcamp pic.twitter.com/S1siNx2Ma3— Napalm Death (@officialND) November 9, 2021
See the full European tour dates below.
