Editing Napalm Death (section)

==Influence and legacy==
Jason Ankeny of [[AllMusic]] conferred the title of "the fathers of [[grindcore]]" on Napalm Death, contending the band broke ground by pushing [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] "into new levels of [[Extreme metal|extremity]]".<ref name=":0" /> Jason Birchmeier, also of AllMusic, called Napalm Death "the definitive grindcore band", arguing that the albums [[Scum (Napalm Death album)|Scum]] and [[From Enslavement to Obliteration]] "practically alone" define the genre.<ref>{{Citation |title=Harmony Corruption - Napalm Death {{!}} Album |website=[[AllMusic]]|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/harmony-corruption-mw0000310655 |access-date=2024-12-29 |language=en}}</ref>

Napalm Death coined the [[blast beat]] terminology for the famous hardcore punk drum technique. [[David Vincent (musician)|Dave Vincent]] of influential death metal band [[Morbid Angel]] recalls hearing Napalm Death for the first time:
{{blockquote|“I remember I was at the Morbid house and Trey came running out of his bedroom, holding up one of the very first Napalm records—it might have been Scum — running out going, ‘Oh, my God, I cannot believe this. Listen to how fast this is. They call this a blast beat.’<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/392996411/Choosing-Death|title=Choosing Death &#124; PDF &#124; Heavy Metal Music &#124; Punk Rock|website=Scribd.com|access-date=27 January 2025}}</ref>}}