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Rich Hobson

Napalm Death's Shane Embury: "Tom Hanks apparently said Napalm Death were s**t after Utopia Banished"

Shane Embury at Bloodstock 2022

Since joining Napalm Death in 1987, bassist Shane Embury has been an unstoppable force of both extreme creativity and creative extremity. He’s also in a billion side-projects exploring just about every avenue of extreme metal you can imagine. 

From grindcore (Lock Up) and death metal (Brujeria), to ambient industrial noise (Dark Sky Burial) and hardcore punk (Venomous Concept), Shane has seen plenty in his career. With Veneomous Concept's new album The Good Ship Lollipop again asserting his brilliance, we asked Shane to share some of the most important experiences that have driven him to keep pushing boundaries for almost 40 years. 

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