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 Mark Greenway at a show in Kuala Lumpur, 2007
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mark Greenway |
| Also known as | Barney |
| Born | July 13 1969 Kettering, United Kingdom |
| Genre(s) | Death metal, grindcore |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Associated acts |
Napalm Death Extreme Noise Terror Benediction |
Mark "Barney" Greenway (born July 13, 1969 in Kettering) is a British grindcore vocalist, who has been a member of Napalm Death, Extreme Noise Terror and Benediction. He is best known for his 'deep' death grunt and his lively stage act. His vocal inspiration comes from Kam Lee, of the band Mantas, which later became Death. He is also known as being a supporter for PETA and has been a vegetarian since he was 14. He has also expressed anti-conservative and anti-fascist views and is a strong supporter of democracy. While out of Napalm Death, during 1998, Greenway started a band called 'Nothing but Comtempt' with Cancer's drummer Carl Stokes. After Stokes left N.B.C. Danny Herrera was the band's skinsman. Nevertheless, Greenway returned to Napalm Death and Nothing but Contempt was put on hold. Greenway has stated his nickname "Barney" comes a time when he used to drink alcohol. He stated he would get so drunk and if he went anywhere, he would bump into everything. From this behaviour, he would be called "Rubble", which changed to "Barney Rubble" and then just "Barney". [1] Greenway often vocalises Napalm Death's left-wing convictions onstage during their live sets. For example, during their set at Download 2007, he was heard to tell the crowd (to the accompaniment of raucous cheers), "God does not exist. [Religion] is nothing but a load of unproven, unsubstantiated nonsense. It causes nothing but problems." Greenway is a big progressive metal fan. He joined Dream Theater on stage at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club and performed vocals on Metallica's "Damage, Inc." live. He is a regular contributor of the British rock magazine Kerrang! as a reviewer of prog metal bands/albums. Greenway is also a fan of Aston Villa F.C.
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Discography
With Napalm Death
Albums
- Harmony Corruption (1990)
- Utopia Banished (1992)
- Fear, Emptiness, Despair (1994)
- Diatribes (1996)
- Inside the Torn Apart (1997)
- Words from the Exit Wound (1998)
- Enemy of the Music Business (2000)
- Order of the Leech (2002)
- Leaders Not Followers: Part 2 (2004)
- The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code (2005)
- Smear Campaign (2006)
Compilation albums
- The Peel Sessions (1989)
- Death by Manipulation (1992)
- The Complete Radio One Sessions (2000)
- Noise for Music's Sake (the best of and the rare of 2CD) (2003)
Live albums
- Live in Europe (7", 1989)
- Live Corruption (1992)
- Bootlegged in Japan (1998)
- Punishment in Capitals (2002)
Singles and EPs
- Suffer the Children (1990)
- Harmony Corruption bonus live EP (EP, 1990)
- Mass Appeal Madness (EP, 1991)
- Utopia Banished Bonus CD (EP, 1992)
- The World Keeps Turning (EP) (1992)
- Nazi Punks Fuck Off (EP) (1993)
- Hung (EP, 1994)
- Plague Rages (Promo, 1994)
- Greed Killing (EP) (1996)
- Cursed to Tour (split with At the Gates, 1996)
- In Tongues We Speak (split-CD with Coalesce) (1997)
- Breed to Breathe (EP, 1997)
- Leaders Not Followers (EP) (1999)
- Tsunami Benefit (Split CD with The Haunted and Heaven Shall Burn) (2005)
With Benediction
- The Dreams You Dread (demo)
- Confess All Goodness (1990, Split-EP with Pungent Stench)
- Subconscious Terror (1990)
- Dark is the Season (1992) (on the track "Forged in Fire")
With Extreme Noise Terror
- Damage 381 (1997)
Other appearances
- Cerebral Fix - Death Erotica - backing vocals on "Never Again"
- The Haunted - rEVOLVEr - cameo appearance on "No Compromise" music video
- Cephalic Carnage - Anomalies - backing vocals
- Ginger - A Break In The Weather - Backing vocals on "The Dying Art Of The Chorus"
