Editing Napalm Death (section)

===Rise to success (1990–1994)===
In Florida, the group began work on ''[[Harmony Corruption]]''. ''Corruption'' saw stylistic changes from the band. It exhibited stronger influence from [[death metal]] by incorporating [[blast beat]]s and slower tempos.<ref>{{Citation |title=Harmony Corruption - Napalm Death {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/harmony-corruption-mw0000310655 |access-date=2025-03-27 |language=en}}</ref> Following the record's release, ''[[Live Corruption]]'', a live recording of the band's 30 June 1990 performance at the [[Salisbury Arts Centre]], was released in 1992.<ref>{{Citation |title=Live Corruption - Napalm Death {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-corruption-mw0000031233 |access-date=2025-03-27 |language=en}}</ref>

Negative fan reactions to ''Corruption'' and accusations of selling out, compelled the band to reconsider its stylistic changes. The group entered Eddie Van Dale's Violent Noise Experience Club in March 1991 to record six new tracks. The songs produced by this session and released on the "[[Mass Appeal Madness]]" 12-inch EP exhibited a much more "raw" quality, again finding favour with fans. This recording, along with the "[[Mentally Murdered]]" 12-inch, the split 7-inch with S.O.B. and live tracks from ''Live Corruption'', were released on ''[[Death by Manipulation]]''.
[[File:Napalm Death - 2017215223400 2017-08-03 Wacken - Sven - 1D X MK II - 1267 - B70I9199.jpg|thumb|Herrera in 2017]]
Drummer Mick Harris—the only remaining member of the ''[[Scum (Napalm Death album)|Scum]]'' line-up—eventually left Napalm Death due to creative differences regarding stylistic direction. In April 1991, Harris recorded ''[[Guts of a Virgin]]'', the debut album for [[Painkiller (band)|Painkiller]], along with [[John Zorn]] and [[Bill Laswell]]. Harris later recalled the ''Guts'' sessions were when he decided to leave Napalm Death and explore different genres of music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/interviews/mick-harris-interview-scorn-napalm-death/|title=A Beautiful Space: Mick Harris Of Scorn Interviewed|first=The|last=Quietus|date=28 June 2021|website=Thequietus.com|access-date=27 January 2025}}</ref> Danny Herrera, a close friend of Jesse Pintado, was brought in as the new drummer. Herrera's drumming style has been noted for its uniqueness; it has been described as "Euroblast", a variant of [[blast beat]] in which simultaneous eighth notes are played on the ride cymbal and kick drum, with alternate eighth notes added on the snare drum.<ref>Phillipov, Michelle (2012) ''Death Metal and Music Criticism: Analysis at the Limits'', Lexington Books, {{ISBN|978-0739164594}}, p. 86</ref> The addition of Herrera would be the last major line-up change of the band save for Jesse Pintado's departure in 200, which returned the band to a quartet configuration.

Napalm Death released the album ''[[Utopia Banished]]'' in 1992, produced by [[Colin Richardson]]. Stylistically, the album was described as a "return to the roots" form of grindcore. After recording ''[[Utopia Banished|The World Keeps Turning]]'' EP, the band toured Europe with [[Dismember (band)|Dismember]] and [[Obituary (band)|Obituary]] on the "Campaign for Musical Destruction" tour.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Extreme Metal II|last=McIver|first=Joel|publisher=Omnibus Press|year=2010|isbn=978-1844490974}}</ref> They then toured the US with [[Sepultura]], [[Sacred Reich]] and [[Sick of It All]].<ref>Barcinski & Gomes (1999), page 103.</ref> The proceeds of Napalm Death's 1993 EP ''[[Nazi Punks Fuck Off (Napalm Death)|Nazi Punks Fuck Off]]'' were donated to anti-fascist organisations. This EP was inspired by Napalm Death touring South Africa during 1993, which was particularly controversial given that the band faced a lot of opposition from many [[White supremacism|white supremacists]] following the [[end of Apartheid]].<ref name="youtube1">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/x3wuoBsOMW0 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20170421110651/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3wuoBsOMW0 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3wuoBsOMW0|title=Napalm Death's Barney Greenway - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?|date=7 December 2016 |publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

The band remixed the track "Mind of a Razor" by London-based [[hip hop]] crew [[Gunshot (band)|Gunshot]]. The remixed version of the track appeared on the [[Extended play|EP]] of the same name in 1992. Thereafter, they went to the studio and recorded ''[[Fear, Emptiness, Despair]]'', which was released on 31 May 1994. The album represented a stylistic transition for Napalm Death.<ref name="decibelmagazine1">{{cite web|url= http://decibelmagazine.com/blog/featured/decibrity-playlist-shane-embury-napalm-death|title= Decibrity Playlist: Shane Embury (Napalm Death)|date= 23 February 2012|website=Decibelmagazine.com|access-date= 24 June 2017}}</ref> ''Fear, Emptiness, Despair'' maintained the complex music structures of their previous albums ''[[Utopia Banished]]'' and ''[[Harmony Corruption]]'',<ref name=Allmusic>{{cite web|url= {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r204477|pure_url=yes}}|title= ((( Fear Emptiness Despair > Overview )))|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date= 13 October 2008}}</ref> but there was a greater emphasis placed on incorporating elements of groove into the band's style, resulting in a wider use of mid-paced music.<ref>Mudrian, Albert (2004). ''Choosing Death: the Improbable History of Death Metal and Grincore''. Los Angeles, CA: Feral House. Page 194.</ref> Bassist [[Shane Embury]] recounts that [[Helmet (band)|Helmet]] and their album ''[[Strap It On]]'' influenced the band's style at the time, as they did many other heavy metal bands during the 1990s.<ref name="decibelmagazine1"/> Live concerts with [[Entombed (band)|Entombed]], Obituary and [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]] followed the album's release.