NAPALM DEATH “Harmony Corruption” /CD/

The first re-release of the fourth full-length studio album by legendary British Death Metal/Grindcore band.
Along the way Napalm Death started to receive flak from their original fan base which consisted of mainly Crust Punks and Hardcore Punks that were fans of their original Grindcore sound. Unflinching from the flak, Napalm Death said to hell with those cries and went back in the following year and released a compilation called "Death By Manipulation" which showed an even more Floridian Death Metal influence than before, which sadly was whirlwind drummer Mick Harris's last output with the band due to musical differences and stress from the road. Napalm Death kept pushing forward and with their fourth album "Utopia Banished". This album proved to be their biggest success, peaking at number 58 on the UK chart.
The album features samples of dialogue from the movies “They Live” and “Full Metal Jacket”. It is the first album featuring Danny Herrera on drums following the departure of Mick Harris.
“Utopia Banished” has been remastered specially for this release and includes four bonus tracks recorded during the same period! Reissue pressed on black vinyl limited to 800 copies, with printed inner sleeve.
Earache Records, 1992/2012 (MOSH053LP1). Made in UK. Pressed in France.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Discordance 01:26
2. I Abstain 03:30
3. Dementia Access 02:28
4. Christening Of The Blind 03:21
5. The World Keeps Turning 02:55
6. Idiosyncratic 02:36
7. Aryanisms 03:08
8. Cause And Effect (Pt. II) 02:08

Side B
9. Judicial Slime 02:37
10. Distorting The Medium 01:57
11. Got Time To Kill 02:28
12. Upward And Uninterested 02:07
13. Exile 02:00
14. Awake (To A Life Of Misery) 02:05
15. Contemptuous 04:22
Bonus Tracks:
16. One And The Same 01:51
17. Sick And Tired 01:27
18. Malignant Trait 02:20
19. Killing With Kindness 02:02

Total playing time: 46:48 min.

The tenth full-length studio album and EP 1999, at one CD, by legendary British Grindcore/Death Metal band.

"Order Of The Leech" is the tenth full-length album by the band Napalm Death, released in 2002 through Spitfire Records.
The old dog might not have learned any new tricks, but that doesn't mean that it can't improve on what it already figured out. When Napalm Death started, it was one of the fastest guns in the west, whereas the intermediate era of the group ushered in slower tempos but higher levels of intensity. "Order Of The Leech" eschews the relative experimentation of the preceding "Enemy Of The Music Business", and instead it artfully combines the reckless alacrity of the band's youth with the lessons in extremities it mastered with age into a record that's the best of both worlds - blazingly fast, yet chock-full of interesting ideas.
Danny Herrera has to be considered one of the best drummers the genre's produced, as his performance here is nothing short of Dave Lombardo-esque in its power; meanwhile, Barney Greenway's vocals are overpowering as he returns to the band's roots of biting political and social commentary throughout the record, which shifts into fifth gear right out of the box with "Continuing War on Stupidity" and doesn't slow down for a second.
Although credited in the line-up, Jesse Pintado never performed. The second guitar is actually Mitch Harris overdubbing, hence marking this album's lineup as today's lineup.

"Leaders Not Followers" EP album features covers from various Punk and Metal bands.
This is a collection of scathing Grindcore covers, demonstrating some of Napalm Death's influences and offering a different spin on tracks written by Slaughter and Repulsion, among others. The EP is a quick burn, finishing with a six-and-a-half-minute version of the Dead Kennedys' "Nazi Punks Fuck Off"!

24 bit digitally remastered.
AGAT Company Ltd., 1999/2002/2003 (A-ND02). Made in Russia. Bootleg.


Tracklist:
1. Continuing War on Stupidity 03:11
2. The Icing on the Hate 03:10
3. Forced to Fear 03:35
4. Narcoleptic 02:28
5. Out of Sight Out of Mind 03:01
6. To Lower Yourself (Blind Servitude) 03:03
7. Lowest Common Denominator 03:19
8. Forewarned Is Disarmed? 02:25
9. Per Capita 02:54
10. Farce and Fiction 02:47
11. Blows to the Body 03:14
12. The Great Capitulator 11:35
13. Politicians (Raw Power cover) 01:45
14. Incinerator (Slaughter cover) 03:20
15. Demonic Possession (Pentagram cover) 03:13
16. Maggots in Your Coffin (Repulsion cover) 01:36
17. Back from the Dead (Death cover) 02:35
18. Nazi Punks Fuck Off (Dead Kennedys cover)
Total playing time: 64:02 min.

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The twelfth full-length album by the legendary British Grindcore/Death Metal band.
When Napalm Death first hit the scene in the '80s, plenty of detractors must have thought that their brand of Extreme Metal was just a passing fad, and would soon go away. Now, 20 years later, guess who's having the last laugh (especially since the band has long been considered one of the first-ever Grindcore bands, and easily one of the most influential/copied Metal bands of the era)? And despite 2006's "Smear Campaign" being the band's umpteenth release, the band's assault-on-your-senses approach is still very much intact - particularly evident by singer Mark "Barney" Greenway, who still lives to scream his head off at every given opportunity (especially on such tracks as "Sink Fast, Let Go" and "Freedom Is the Wage of Sin"). Some artists enjoy reinventing themselves with each and every release. Not Napalm Death, which is reassuring in a way (you know exactly what lies therein with each successive brutal release) - and "Smear Campaign" certainly doesn't disappoint.
“Smear Campaign” shows Napalm Death from their probably most political side, attacking the re-born evangelic Christians in the US and all that falseness and fanaticism that comes with it. With “Smear Campaign” Napalm musically kept pretty much on track with “The Code is Red… Long Live the Code”, maybe a little bit more chunky Crust parts here, also production-wise this album is top notch and Grindcore hasn’t sounded better up until this stunning album. Just listen to “When All Is Said and Done” and you will immediately agree! The list of great albums Napalm Death created in their career so far is really impressive and hopefully will continue for many years to come. In my opinion they will always be leaders, not followers!!
Album features a guest appearance by Anneke van Giersbergen, ex-vocalist for the Dutch Rock band The Gathering.
Century Media Records Ltd., 2006 (77687-2). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Weltschmerz 1:28
2. Sink Fast, Let Go 3:23
3. Fatalist 2:52
4. Puritanical Punishment Beating 3:26
5. When All Is Said And Done 3:02
6. Freedom Is The Wage Of Sin 3:09
7. In Deference 3:15
8. Short-Lived 3:06
9. Identity Crisis 2:44
10. Shattered Existence 3:12
11. Eyes Right Out 3:12
12. Warped Beyond Logic 2:01
13. Rabid Wolves (For Christ) 1:25
14. Deaf And Dumbstruck (Intelligent Design) 2:46
15. Persona Non Grata 2:47
16. Smear Campaign 3:21
Total playing time: 45:11 min.


Samples: http://www.last.fm

The twelfth full-length album by the legendary British Grindcore/Death Metal band.
When Napalm Death first hit the scene in the '80s, plenty of detractors must have thought that their brand of Extreme Metal was just a passing fad, and would soon go away. Now, 20 years later, guess who's having the last laugh (especially since the band has long been considered one of the first-ever Grindcore bands, and easily one of the most influential/copied Metal bands of the era)? And despite 2006's "Smear Campaign" being the band's umpteenth release, the band's assault-on-your-senses approach is still very much intact - particularly evident by singer Mark "Barney" Greenway, who still lives to scream his head off at every given opportunity (especially on such tracks as "Sink Fast, Let Go" and "Freedom Is the Wage of Sin"). Some artists enjoy reinventing themselves with each and every release. Not Napalm Death, which is reassuring in a way (you know exactly what lies therein with each successive brutal release) - and "Smear Campaign" certainly doesn't disappoint.
“Smear Campaign” shows Napalm Death from their probably most political side, attacking the re-born evangelic Christians in the US and all that falseness and fanaticism that comes with it. With “Smear Campaign” Napalm musically kept pretty much on track with “The Code is Red… Long Live the Code”, maybe a little bit more chunky Crust parts here, also production-wise this album is top notch and Grindcore hasn’t sounded better up until this stunning album. Just listen to “When All Is Said and Done” and you will immediately agree! The list of great albums Napalm Death created in their career so far is really impressive and hopefully will continue for many years to come. In my opinion they will always be leaders, not followers!!
Album features a guest appearance by Anneke van Giersbergen, ex-vocalist for the Dutch Rock band The Gathering.
Century Media Records Ltd./Punishment 18 Records, 2006/2020 (P18R 161). Made in Italy.


Tracklist:
1. Weltschmerz 1:28
2. Sink Fast, Let Go 3:23
3. Fatalist 2:52
4. Puritanical Punishment Beating 3:26
5. When All Is Said And Done 3:02
6. Freedom Is The Wage Of Sin 3:09
7. In Deference 3:15
8. Short-Lived 3:06
9. Identity Crisis 2:44
10. Shattered Existence 3:12
11. Eyes Right Out 3:12
12. Warped Beyond Logic 2:01
13. Rabid Wolves (For Christ) 1:25
14. Deaf And Dumbstruck (Intelligent Design) 2:46
15. Persona Non Grata 2:47
16. Smear Campaign 3:21
Total playing time: 45:11 min.

For the first time on Picture Disc, the sixteenth full-length studio album by legendary British Death Metal/Grindcore band.
It is the band's first full-length studio album since 2015's "Apex Predator – Easy Meat", making it their longest gap between albums.
According to vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway, "The phrase sticking in my mind when I started thinking about the lyrical direction for this album was “the other”. You could recognize at the time that there was a rapidly growing fear and paranoia being generated about everybody, from migrating people to people with fluid sexuality, and this was starting to manifest itself in very antagonistic reactions that you felt were almost verging on violence. Not everybody resorts to such reactions, of course, but even the basic lack of understanding can become toxic over time. I’m not saying that this is an entirely new phenomenon, but it has been stoked in recent history by some particularly attack-minded people in more political circles and, as ever, I felt that it would be the natural antidote to endorse basic humanity and solidarity with all. The artwork specifically uses a white dove as a centrepiece, which of course is a commonly recognized symbol of peace and cooperation. The dove has been mauled very violently by a sterilizing hand, and in death appears particularly broken and bloodied. However, through the violence you can see an equality symbol in blood on the chest of the dove, which perhaps demonstrates – visually at least – that equality cuts through in the end. A positive amidst many negatives then, much like the album title itself being a bit of an oxymoron – the celebration of humanity even in the mangling jaws of negativity".
Metal Hammer named it the second-best Metal album of 2020.
Limited to 1000 copies, Picture Disc includes bonus track “Air's Turned Foul In Here”.
Century Media Records, Ltd./Animate Records, 2020/2023 (AR 123). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Fuck The Factoid 2:27
2. Backlash Just Because 2:56
3. That Curse Of Being In Thrall 3:36
4. Contagion 4:05
5. Joie De Ne Pas Vivre 2:28
6. Invigorating Clutch 4:05
7. Zero Gravitas Chamber 4:03

Side B
8. Fluxing Of The Muscle 4:33
9. Amoral 3:05
10. Throes Of Joy In The Jaws Of Defeatism 2:55
11. Acting In Gouged Faith 3:37
12. Air's Turned Foul In Here 2:59
13. A Bellyful Of Salt And Spleen 4:36

Total playing time: 45:25 min.



Samples: https://centurymedia.bandcamp.com