Barney Greenway

Barney Greenway
Greenway performing with Napalm Death at Wacken Open Air 2018
Greenway performing with Napalm Death at Wacken Open Air 2018
Background information
Birth nameMark Andrew Greenway
Born (1969-07-13) 13 July 1969 (age 55)
Great Barr, Birmingham, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active1987–present
Member ofNapalm Death
Formerly ofExtreme Noise Terror, Benediction

Mark Andrew "Barney" Greenway (born 13 July 1969) is a British extreme metal vocalist who is the current lead singer and primary lyricist of Napalm Death[1] and a former member of Extreme Noise Terror[2] and Benediction.[3]

Greenway has stated his nickname "Barney" came from a time when he used to drink alcohol. He stated he would get so drunk that when he went anywhere, he would bump into everything. From this behaviour, his friend Stick (drummer of Doom) would call him "Rubble", which changed to "Barney Rubble" and then just "Barney".[4][5]

  1. ^ Strong, M J (1998). The great rock discography. Giunti. p. 564. ISBN 88-09-21522-2.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Metal". CMJ New Music Monthly. November 1997. ISSN 1074-6978.
  3. ^ "Napalm Death". MTV.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2006.
  4. ^ Martinelli, Roberto (December 2002). "Interview with Napalm Death" (11). Maelstrom magazine. Archived from the original on 19 February 2007. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ "NAPALM DEATH's 'Barney' Greenway Talks Drunken Origin Stories, 'Shitty Undercurrent' of Life and Pays Tribute to Power Trip's Riley Gale". 11 September 2020.