Editing Napalm Death (section)

===''Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism'' (2017–present)===
In August 2017, it was announced that Napalm Death entered the studio to begin recording their sixteenth studio album for an early 2018 release.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/napalm-death-begins-recording-new-album-2/|title=Napalm Death Begins Recording New Album|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=22 August 2017}}</ref> In September, frontman [[Barney Greenway|Mark "Barney" Greenway]] spoke to Australia's ''Sticks for Stones'' condemning the announcement and stated that no material was being worked on at the moment but was in the "preliminary stages". He then said that it would not be released until later next year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/no-new-napalm-death-album-before-late-2018-says-barney-greenway/|title=No New Napalm Death Album Before Late 2018, Says Barney Greenway |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=17 September 2017}}</ref> In an interview at [[Download Festival]] in June 2018, Greenway confirmed that guitarist [[Mitch Harris]] would appear on the new album, which was not expected to be released until 2019, but did not know if he would tour with them again.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/barney-greenway-says-mitch-harris-has-already-played-guitar-on-napalm-deaths-next-album/|title=Barney Greenway Says Mitch Harris Has Already Played Guitar on Napalm Death's Next Album|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=8 June 2018|access-date=13 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/napalm-death-frontman-isnt-sure-if-mitch-harris-will-tour-again-with-the-band/|title=Napalm Death Frontman Isn't Sure If Mitch Harris Will Tour Again with the Band|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=12 June 2018|access-date=13 June 2018}}</ref> Bassist [[Shane Embury]] confirmed in a March 2019 interview with Extreme Metal Festival News that Harris "did come over and record guitars on the new record" and Greenway has "nearly recorded all his vocal parts". He added, however, that the album would not be released before early 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/napalm-deaths-new-album-wont-be-released-before-early-2020/|title=Napalm Death's New Album Won't Be Released Before Early 2020|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=27 March 2019|date=26 March 2019}}</ref>

Napalm Death (along with [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]], [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]], and [[Testament (band)|Testament]]) opened for [[Slayer]] on their [[Slayer Farewell Tour|final North American tour]] in the summer of 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Skayer Announces Second North American Leg Of 'Final' Tour|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slayer-announces-second-north-american-leg-of-final-tour/|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=5 March 2018|access-date=5 March 2018}}</ref> In October 2019, Shane Embury announced that he would be unable to join the band during their North American Tour. Vernon Blake was announced as substitute live bassist.

An EP titled ''Logic Ravaged by Brute Force'' was released on 7 February 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/napalm-death-announce-logic-ravaged-by-brute-force-ep/|title=Napalm Death Announce Logic Ravaged By Brute Force EP|website=Kerrang!|date=17 January 2020 }}</ref> The band released their sixteenth studio album, ''[[Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism]]'', in September 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2020/01/17/napalm-death-to-release-logic-ravaged-by-brute-force-ep-digitally/|title=Napalm Death To Release 'Logic Ravaged by Brute Force' EP, Digitally|date=17 January 2020|website=Decibel Magazine}}</ref>