Jim Whiteley is a musician who in the late 1980s played bass guitar in several

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and

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bands, most notably

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Biography

Jim Whiteley was brought into

in 1986 in hopes of restoring enthusiasm and dedication among the rest of the band, and to let bassist and singer Nik Bullen focus on singing. However, this plan failed, and after several concerts guitarist

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and then Bullen left the group. They were quickly replaced by

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on guitar and

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on vocals. While Whiteley's tenure in Napalm Death lasted just about a year, during that time the band released its debut album '' Scum'', on which he performed and wrote the lyrics for the second side (the first side was recorded before he joined). During this time Whitely also played bass for

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on some studio sessions. After touring to support ''Scum'', Whitely left to join the more established and successful (at the time) hardcore band Ripcord. During his time in Ripcord, the band played a

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show and recorded their second album, ''Poetic Justice''. This was short-lived, as Ripcord disbanded by 1989. In 2004, Whiteley reunited with Napalm Death to record bass for two tracks on their cover album '' Leaders Not Followers: Part 2'': Discharge's "War's No Fairytale", and

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's "Game of Arseholes".

Discography

Napalm Death

* '' Scum'' (1987) * '' Leaders Not Followers: Part 2'' (2004)

Doom

* ''A Vile Peace'' (1987)

Ripcord

* ''Your Choice Live Series'' (1988) * ''Harvest Hardcore'' (1988) * ''Poetic Justice'' (1988)

References

External links

''Discogs Page''

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