I was releasing music back in the day with the death metal band Dominus, but even back then it was totally clear how inspired we were by Entombed. “Entombed are one of those bands that go right back to the very beginning of our interest in music. I’d got my headphones on with this huge mic and Barney’s like ‘just get me a normal mic’ and starts growling louder than my mic could take! I was there with my dog and when Barney started growling, his output made my dog start barking loads too, trying to compete.” I remember going to Jacob Hansen’s studio with Barney to record Evelyn. It was amazing when we got to hook up with Barney as we were all huge fans.

With Barney, Napalm Death developed their style more towards death metal and away from the grindcore and punk elements they had to start with.

I already knew Barney’s work through Benediction on their great first album Subconscious Terror. I heard it again later and found out it was Napalm Death’s Harmony Corruption, their first with Barney Greenway on vocals. But I was watching Headbanger’s Ball one day and had missed the introduction for the band and the video itself was blurry, but I was totally blown away.

“I was already a fan of Napalm Death’s first albums, there was something just beautifully disgusting about them.

Which volbeat album has the bliss on it