Grindcore innovators, extreme metal influencers and Midlands heroes Napalm Death have played what must surely be the most brutally heavy Tiny Desk Concert in history. The latest artists to take part in National Public Radio's ongoing and hugely popular series, which invites established acts to play in the company's office in Washington, D.C., the band follow in the footsteps of pop icons like Dua Lipa and Sabrina Carpenter, as well as hardcore graduates Turnstile, who made history with their Tiny Desk Concert last year after singer Brendan Yates produced the series' first ever stage dive.
"We are Napalm Death, for the uninitiated, just in case you were wondering," smiles frontman Barney Greenway after a bludgeoning Strong-Arm in a video of the set since uploaded to NPR's Youtube. "Nice to see ya! Let me say we are here to heartily support public access broadcasting," he adds to cheers, continuing: "unfortunately, it is under attack from all sides, in the UK as well as over here, and we have to take care of it. It's precious. It has to be preserved."
