WATCH: Napalm Death Perform An NPR Tiny Desk Concert

UK grindcore act Napalm Death has made history with a recent appearance on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series, bringing one of the heaviest bands on the planet to one of the world’s most unique stages.

In a press release, vocalist Barney Greenway stated the following:

"I've dipped in and out of Democracy Now! via NPR Radio for decades now to get my unvarnished yet thoughtful North American news. So when the NPR Tiny Desk thing came up, it kind of blew my tiny mind a little bit. We realised that we were going to reach far more people than usual with the TD performance, but as you might expect from Napalm Death, we were never going to temper the performance to any degree. We hope everybody at least gets something from it, even if it's just an understanding of musical abrasion being pushed to the nth degree. Please always support public access broadcasting in view of the ongoing relentless attacks upon it."

NPR Music’s Lars Gotrich stated the following:

"The first grindcore band at the Tiny Desk had to be the founding fathers. I turned down or said 'maybe later' to so many others — that’s how important it was to me to get this right. There is only one NAPALM DEATH, not only exemplary of extreme music but also what it takes to be human in what feels like an inhumane time."

You can check out a video of the full performance below.

Main Photo: Napalm Death / Jared Stossel