Metal Wani writer William Richards recently had a chat with Napalm Death frontman Barney Greenway.

In the interview below he discusses the current North American tour with The Black Dahlia Murder, Abnormality, Pig Destroyer, pre-tour rituals to ensure the setlist is diverse when playing in major market and his take on bands like Abnormality with a female singer which reflects why metal music is gender-less.

He also talks about the difficulties in touring due to global political climate, his take on the most controversial election in the history of United States, why Bernie Sanders was his preferred candidate as a president, why he finds Donald Trump 'ludicrous' and can't be taken seriously and why it's better to have Hillary Clinton as a President.

He also throws light on how fans reacting to the Apex Predator songs live as compared to classic Napalm Death albums, refining ideas for the upcoming album, why he feels Napalm Death has 'creative' potential to write many more albums in future and lessons new bands need to learn to survive in the industry.

Napalm Death are out on the Abysmal Predator US tour headlined by The Black Dahlia Murder. Dates are listed below.

November
3 - Santa Ana, CA - Observatory
4 - Los Angeles, CA - The Regent
5 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel
7 - Salt Lake City, UT - Depot
8 - Denver, CO - Summit Music Hall
9 - Kansas City, MO - Riot Room
10 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
11 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Ballroom
12 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts
13 - Baltimore, MD - Sound Stage
14 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
15 - New York, NY - Les Poisson Rouge
16 - Greensboro, NC - Arizona Pete's
17 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
19 - Houston, TX - Numbers
20 - San Antonio, TX - Rock Box
21 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey

- with Pig Destroyer (November 13-15), Misery Index (November 3-11), Power Trip (November 12-21), Abnormality (November 3-21)

Napalm Death recently announced a run of Irish headline dates for March 2017. The 3-date mini tour of the Emerald Island kicks off at Limerick's Dolans Warehouse on March 17th, continues in Dublin at Voodoo Lounge on March 18th and finishes at Belfast's Limelight venue on March 19th.

The band will also be playing the 9th edition of Hammerfest on March 25th, which takes place from March 23rd - 26th in Haven, Wales.

Tour dates:

March
17 - Limerick, Ireland - Dolans Warehouse
18 - Dublin - Voodoo Lounge
19 - Belfast, Ireland - Limelight
25 - Haven, Wales - Hammerfest