NAPALM DEATH “Order Of The Leech” + “Leaders Not Followers” /CD/

Limited edition remastered first re-release of the fourth full-length album by the 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.

Re-release of the American version of EP ’97 by the legendary British Grindcore/Death Metal band.
The band's effort, "Inside The Torn Apart", where the single "Breed To Breathe" is from, was one of the best records of the year. The band was back with singer/growler Mark 'Barney' Greenway at the helm once again (after a brief stint in Extreme Noise Terror) and Napalm Death was back in action.
The band's sound was strong, full of ferocity and moving towards a rather controlled state of experimentation, but still having a hearty and heavy Death Metal sound. But changes were happening and Napalm Death was losing much of its Grind characteristics in the process. But, regardless of changes, the music on "Inside The Torn Apart" was good and it looked as if the band, who many thought were losing momentum, had gained it back. This EP showcases Napalm Death's forward momentum as we head into 1998.
This EP also has new material: "All Intense Purposes", "Stranger Now", "Bled Dry" and "Time Will Come". The new material sounds good, full of chunky riffs and powerful growls that echo rage and anguish. The music here, much like on the last effort, continues to show the metamorphosis that Napalm Death are going through as a band. And this band has regained interest in their music and the notion of sticking around for a few more LPs.
American version includes Fatality cover on Napalm Death’s song “Suffer The Children”, while as European version includes Impending Doom covering on "Greed killing".
The Enhanced CD also includes: band biography and discography (up to 1997), photos and some videos, particularly the "Breed to Breathe" video, which was censored or banned everywhere due to its violent content.
Earache Records, 1997/2011 (MOSH171CDX – CD3). Made in UK.


Tracklist:
1. Breed To Breathe     3:15 
2. All Intensive Purposes     3:23 
3. Stranger Now     3:46 
4. Bled Dry     2:21 
5. Time Will Come     3:22 
6. Suffer The Children (Performed By Fatality)     7:06
Total playing time: 23:13
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The fifth full-length album by the legendary British Grindcore/Death Metal band.
Originally titled "Under Rule", the album is notable for its extensive use of midpaced songs and elaborate music structures, similar to previous albums such as "Utopia Banished" and "Harmony Corruption".
"Fear, Emptiness, Despair" is the culmination of Napalm Death's early '90s meanderings. Everything comes together here, resulting in the album that "Harmony Corruption" (1990) and "Utopia Banished" (1992) had foreshadowed - unrelenting Grindcore as played by an experienced, technically advanced Death Metal collective with the guidance of a professional producer (Pete Coleman). "Hung", "Twist the Knife (Slowly)" and "Plague Rages" are hands down some of Napalm Death's best songs ever, and the remaining songs aren't far short of the mark. These songs are as ferocious as anything the classic line-up of Napalm Death (i.e. the late '80s Grindcore band) had recorded. They can stand alongside the likes of "Unchallenged Hate" and "Mentally Murdered", yet they're intricate and well developed in the manner of the band's later, more elaborate songs like "Suffer the Children" and "The World Keeps Turning". Plus, the professional production gives them a glorious, full-color sheen that early, lo-fi Napalm Death simply didn't have.
"Fear, Emptiness, Despair" is the culminant album fans had been waiting for, the one that again put Napalm Death atop the field of Extreme Metal (for a while, at least)! "Fear, Emptiness, Despair" is amongst the finest Death/Grind hybrids of all time if not the best! Napalm Death is certainly one of the best Metal bands of all time, and whilst almost none of their releases slack this stands above a number of them!!
The inclusion of Napalm Death's "Twist the Knife (Slowly)" in the "Mortal Kombat" movie brought the band further acclaim. The soundtrack scored a Top 10 position on the Billboard 200 chart, and went Platinum in less than a year.
 Earache Records, 1994 (MOSH 109CD / 926.109). Made in UK.


Tracklist:
1. Twist The Knife (Slowly)     2:53 
2. Hung     3:50 
3. Remain Nameless     3:33 
4. Plague Rages     3:51 
5. More Than Meets The Eye     3:56 
6. Primed Time     3:29 
7. State Of Mind     3:32 
8. Armageddon X 7     3:16 
9. Retching On The Dirt     3:00 
10. Fasting On Deception     3:49 
11. Throwaway     3:44
Total playing time: 38:53

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The second full-length studio album and the second compilation album, at one CD, by legendary British Grindcore/Death Metal band.

"From Enslavement To Obliteration" is the second full-length album by the band.
It's perhaps the most definite, pure first Grindcore album ever made! It’s grindcore in its purest form!! Short and immediate songs with sped up Crust Thrash riffs, ripping growls and screams and blasting, chaotic drum work. "From Enslavement To Obliteration" a Grindcore classic, foremost example of the genre!! For all Extreme Metal fans, both for historical and musical reasons!!!
It is the only Napalm Death album to feature Lee Dorrian as the sole vocalist, which created thereafter a band Cathedral.

“Death By Manipulation” is the second compilation album of the band, that features tracks from four various EPs.
Since practically inventing the sound of Grindcore on "Scum", Napalm Death underwent a major lineup shuffling, which is well chronicled for convenient comparison on the "Death By Manipulation" compilation. Six songs come from the band's 1989 "Mentally Murdered" EP and feature vocalist Lee Dorrian and guitarist Bill Steer, who would leave Napalm Death to lead Cathedral and Carcass, respectively. "Rise Above" stands out as the strongest of these six songs with its lumbering intro, which leads into possibly the most ferocious human growl ever put to vinyl. Following Dorrian's wall-shaking banshee yell, the quartet then breaks into a whirlwind of calamitous noise, characterized by the cyclical Grind of Steer's sole guitar and drummer Mick "Human Tornado" Harris' ear-covering barrage of hammering percussion. Seven songs come from the "Mass Appeal Madness" EP and "Harmony Corruption" LP, both featuring vocalist Barney Greenway in place of Dorrian and the guitarist duo of Jesse Pintado and Mitch Harris in place of Steer. This new lineup tends to extend the songs past the two-minute mark and brings more variation to the band's sound with their dual guitar attack's versatility relative to the limited though still remarkable abilities of Steer as the sole guitarist. These formal characteristics become glaringly evident on "Mass Appeal Madness" and "Suffer the Children", two songs that more resemble Death Metal than Grindcore. The tempos fluctuate throughout the songs, offering more musical variation than the oft-homogenous, nonstop, unrelenting eardrum assault of the classic lineup's attempts to incite heart attacks. Perhaps the most interesting moment of this collection comes when the new lineup performs new versions of the classic lineup's anthems "Unchallenged Hate" and "Social Sterility", offering opportunities for insightful comparison.
Overall, "Death By Manipulation" not only captures this infamous band undergoing a controversial transition but also serves as an excellent compilation for listeners curious about the band's different musical phases.
Earache reissued "Death By Manipulation" in 1995, resequencing the track order, adding numerous more songs, and appending three live bonus tracks taken from "Live Corruption".

24 bit digitally remastered.
AGAT Company Ltd., 1988/1991/1995/2003 (A-ND88). Made in Russia. Bootleg.


Tracklist:

“From Enslavement To Obliteration”
1. Evolved as One 03:14
2. It's a M.A.N.S. World 00:54
3. Lucid Fairytale 01:02
4. Private Death 00:36
5. Impressions 00:35
6. Unchallenged Hate 02:08
7. Uncertainty Blurs the Vision 00:41
8. Cock-Rock Alienation 01:20
9. Retreat to Nowhere 00:31
10. Think for a Minute 01:43
11. Display to Me... 02:44
12. From Enslavement to Obliteration 01:35
13. Blind to the Truth 00:22
14. Social Sterility 01:04
15. Emotional Suffocation 01:06
16. Practice What You Preach 01:24
17. Inconceivable? 01:07
18. Worlds Apart 01:25
19. Obstinate Direction 01:02
20. Mentally Murdered 02:14
21. Sometimes 01:06
22. Make Way! 01:37
23. Musclehead 00:50
24. Your Achievement 00:06
25. Dead 00:05
26. Morbid Deceiver 00:45
27. The Curse 3:17

“Death By Manipulation”
1. Mass Appeal Madness 3:29
2. Pride Assassin 2:05
3. Unchallenged Hate 2:07
4. Social Sterility 1:13
5. Suffer the Children 4:20
6. Siege of Power 3:33
7. Harmony Corruption (instrumental) 3:32
8. Rise Above 2:42
9. The Missing Link 2:17
10. Mentally Murdered 2:11
11. Walls of Confinemen 2:56
12. Cause and Effect 1:26
13. No Mental Effort 4:08
14. Multinational Corporations Pt. 2 1:32
15. Re-address the Problem 0:33
16. Changing Colours 0:57
17. From the Ashes 0:49
18. Understanding 0:07
19. Stalemate 1:09
20. Unchallenged Hate (live) 2:16

Tracks 1-4 taken from “Mass Appeal Madness” EP (1991)
Tracks 5-7 taken from “Suffer the Children” EP (1990)
Tracks 8-13 taken from “Mentally Murdered” EP (1989)
Tracks 14-19 taken from “Napalm Death/S.O.B.” Split EP (1989)
Track 20 taken from “Live Corruption” Live (1992)

Total playing time: 78:40 min.


Samples: https://napalmdeath.bandcamp.com/from-enslavement-to-obliteration
https://napalmdeath.bandcamp.com/death-by-manipulation

The third full-length album by the legendary British Death Metal band.
During the two-year interim separating "Harmony Corruption" from Napalm Death's previous album, the band totally revamped its line-up and its sound as well, moving toward the more expansive horizons of standard Death Metal. This move inspired quite a bit of debate among fans. It is the first Napalm Death album to feature Mark "Barney" Greenway as the vocalist and Mitch Harris and Jesse Pintado as guitarists, and the last with Mick Harris on drums.
Napalm Death had been, and will always be, the definitive Grindcore band, as exemplified by "Scum" (1987) and "From Enslavement To Obliteration" (1988), the two albums that practically alone defined an entire new style of Extreme Metal. However, the Napalm Death of those two albums is not the Napalm Death of "Harmony Corruption", not in membership nor sound. The band's vocalist, Lee Dorian, split (to join Cathedral), as did guitarist Bill Steer (Carcass), leaving only the band's rhythm section: bassist Shane Embury and drummer Mick Harris. Barney Greenway (formerly of Benediction) takes over for Dorian, while both Jesse Pintado (Terrorizer) and Mitch Harris (Righteous Pigs) take over for Steer. The addition of Pintado and Harris particularly opened up a new realm of possibilities for Napalm Death, and the band indeed stretches out musically. John Tardy, vocalist of Obituary, and Glen Benton, vocalist of Deicide, provide backing vocals on the track "Unfit Earth" in the later sections.
Whereas the sound of "Scum" and "Enslavement" had been characterized by one- or two-minute Grindcore blasts, the sound of "Harmony Corruption" is more expansive. The songs range from two minutes to over five, and Pintado and Harris often interweave their guitar playing into a dense, dizzying wall of sound that never quite relents until the album reaches its final conclusion. The guitar playing is varied and intricate here; you can hear the distinction between Pintado and Harris as they bob and weave around one another. This is much different from Steer's playing, which had been essentially a frenzied, distorted blur. Furthermore, the band performs full-fledged songs here, not start-stop eruptions of noise. A song like "Suffer the Children" would have been incredibly out of place on "Enslavement".
In fact, most of the songs here would have been out of place there - these are straightforward Death Metal songs, not Grindcore blasts. Scott Burns makes this all the more apparent with his crystal-clear production. The resounding question, though, is whether or not all this is good or bad. Napalm Death play like a tight, muscular Death Metal band on "Harmony Corruption" (best highlighted by the aforementioned "Suffer the Children"), which puts them within the norm for the first time and puts them much at odds with their former selves. Whether or not you favor a Death Metal style to a Grindcore one is a question worth asking, but the underlying fact of the matter is that Napalm Death are a new band here, one that plays powerful, albeit relatively straightforward, Death Metal. But only for this album. Their next album, "Utopia Banished" (1992), would spiral them off into a more experimental hybrid of Grindcore and Death Metal, which is where they'd remain for years afterward - out there, somewhere in between. All considered, "Harmony Corruption" is a bit of a novel album for the band, though one that's not especially remarkable in the big picture.
This is one hell of an album. From the great vocals of Barney and the brilliant drums from Mick, "Harmony Corruption" is a great Death Metal record with a strong lyrical message and fierce instrumentation. If you are a fan of Death Metal or even Grindcore then this album highly recommended for you! One of the finest albums in Napalm Death's career!!
Earache Records Ltd./Soyuz Music, 1990/2002 (MOSH 19CD). Made in Russia.


Tracklist:
1. Vision Conquest 2:41 
2. If The Truth Be Known 4:11 
3. Inner Incineration 2:56 
4. Malicious Intent 3:26 
5. Unfit Earth 5:03 
6. Circle Of Hypocrisy 3:11 
7. The Chains That Bind Us 4:07 
8. Mind Snare 3:41 
9. Extremity Retained 2:01 
10. Suffer The Children 1:46 
Bonus Track:
11. Hiding Behind 5:13
Total playing time: 41:02 min.

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Cover album by the legendary British Grindcore/Death Metal band. The band's 2nd part of what is due to be an ongoing string of "Leaders Not Followers" cover albums. 
After endless hold ups and label issues, Napalm Death has finally released the long awaited second volume of covers (with the original EP "Leaders Not Followers" released back in 1999). "Leaders Not Followers: Part 2" marks the legendary UK Grindcore act's first new studio release since 2002's "Order Of The Leech", and is the first for their new home at Century Media Records since their split with Earache Records in 2003.
The godfathers of Grindcore playing tribute to their influences: 19 cover-versions of classic Metal, Hardcore and Punk songs!! Napalm Death haven't diluted their musical extremity any over the years, and over the course of the albums nineteen tracks, they pay a fittingly brutal tribute to those who inspired and influenced the genre defying act with their typically raw and uncompromising delivery.
Napalm Death adds their brutality to the mix, though the songs could be recognized (if you know the songs, of course). The vocalist Barney Greenway still sounds like an angry goat. The guitarist Mitch Harris screams like he is being tortured with the fork, sending you to change your pants.
Interestingly enough, Napalm Death's original bass player Jim Whiteley (Who appeared on the b-side of 1987's "Scum") guests on the covers of Discharge's "War's No Fairytale" and Anti Cimex's "Game Of The Arseholes" (who also have "Victims Of A Bomb Raid" covered on this album as well), making this somewhat of a reunion. Although Jesse Pintado is credited for playing guitars, guitarist Mitch Harris revealed in an interview with The Metal Forge in 2005 that Pintado did not contribute to "Leaders Not Followers: Part 2".
Early Hardcore-Grind-Death-Speed-Punk-Metal-Songs in typical Napalm Death Sound! Good Grindcore Party Album, perfect for driving on the autobahn. One of the best list of cover songs ever compiled! A proper and honest tribute to several great bands!!
Enhanced CD includes video clip.
Century Media, 2004 (9974872). Made in UK. Pressed in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Lowlife (cover Cryptic Slaughter) 2:22 
2. Face Down In The Dirt (cover The Offenders) 1:27
3. Devastation (cover Devastation) 2:51
4. Messiah (cover Hellhammer) 3:29
5. Victims Of A Bomb Raid (cover Anticimex) 2:30
6. Night Of Pain (cover Wehrmacht) 4:03
7. War's No Fairytale (cover Discharge) 1:17
8. Conform (cover Siege) 1:58
9. Master (cover Master) 2:23
10. Fire Death Fate (cover Insanity) 3:18
11. Riot Of Violence (cover Kreator) 4:40
12. Game Of The Arseholes (cover Anticimex) 1:23
13. Clangor Of War (cover Massacre) 2:32
14. Dope Fiend (cover Attitude Adjustment) 1:36
15. I'm Tired (cover Die Kreuzen) 0:52
16. Troops Of Doom (cover Sepultura) 2:29
17. Bedtime Story (cover The Dayglo Abortions) 2:24
18. Blind Justice (cover Agnostic Front) 1:06
19. Hate, Fear And Power (cover Hirax) 0:28
Total playing time: 43:08


Samples: http://www.last.fm

The third official live album by legendary British Grindcore/Death Metal band.
Napalm Death has always been an interesting anomaly in the Metal Underground: generally considered to be the inventors of Grindcore, the band eventually became a ragged patchwork of Punk, Death Metal, and Hardcore that was simultaneously sloppy, technical, unwaveringly ugly, and downright vicious. And political - proof being this recording made at a 2002 London animal rights benefit gig. Hence the anomaly; while slaughter, fantasy, and war are thematic crutches for much of the Metal Underground, Napalm Death is intent on righting the injustices of the world.
"Punishment In Capitals" does a decent job of capturing the bands's focus and intensity on-stage, the band rampaging through 28 songs in 90 minutes, from haphazardly arranged early donkey punches "Scum" and "Lucid Fairytale" to latter-day pneumatic drillers "Can't Play Won't Pay" and "Breed to Breathe".
Long-in-the-tooth Napalm punters will find plenty of meat and potatoes to consume in "Punishment In Capitals", and the general no-bones-about-it approach nicely conveys the compelling grit of the hard-working and rightfully well-respected band at its center!!
It was recorded at the London ULU on 12 April 2002 at an animal rights benefit gig.
Feto Records/Snapper Music/Peaceville, 2003 (CDVILED152). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Lucid Fairytale 1:01
2. Take The Poison 1:43
3. Next On The List 3:27
4. Constitutional Hell 2:33
5. Suffer The Children 3:52
6. Cleanse Impure 2:56
7. Politicians 1:34
8. Breed To Breathe 2:58
9. Vermin 2:18
10. The World Keeps Turning 2:39
11. Can't Play, Won't Pay 3:19
12. Unchallenged Hate 2:00
13. Volume Of Neglect 3:18
14. Narcoleptic 2:30
15. Hung 3:30
16. From Enslavement To Obliteration 1:33
17. Scum 2:41
18. Life 0:41
19. The Kill 0:27
20. Deceiver 0:41
21. You Suffer 0:15
22. Cure For A Common Complaint 2:38
23. Mass Appeal Madness 3:13
24. Greed Killing 2:36
25. Instinct Of Survival 1:51
26. Nazi Punks Fuck Off 1:19
27. Back From The Dead 2:28
28. Siege Of Power 3:31
Total playing time: 63:32

UK re-release on CD of debut full-length album by the legendary British Hardcore/Punk/Grindcore band.
As a rallying call for what seemed like millions of bands to follow, not to mention the launching point for the varying careers of Justin Broadrick, Nick Bullen, Mitch Harris, Lee Dorrian and Bill Steer, "Scum" deserves its reputation alone.
But it's also fun to listen to - a strange word to use, but no doubt about it, the album has its own brand of Rock & Roll kicks taken to an almost ridiculous extreme. Split between the original line-up, with Broadrick and Bullen, and the next one, with Dorrian, Steer and Shane Embury, "Scum" is a portrait of a place, time and state of mind.
Opener "Multinational Corporations" is the deep breath taken before the plunge: skittering cymbals, low-key feedback squalls, Bullen's rasped hatred - and then all hell breaks loose. The riffs by both the Broadrick/Bullen and Steer/Embury teams use hyperconcentrated Black Sabbath-via-Motörhead-and-Metallica approaches as starting points, but the moorings are cut loose when everyone concentrates on nothing but speed itself. The combination of hyperspeed drums, crazed but still just clear enough guitar and bass blurs, and utterly unintelligible vocals takes the "loud hard fast rules" conclusion to a logical extreme that the band's followers could only try to equal instead of better. Interspersed throughout all this on various songs are more obviously deliberate constructions - parts of the title track, say, or the focused chug-and-stomp start of "Siege of Power." They act as just enough pacing for the rampages elsewhere, where unrelenting, intense sound becomes its own part of weird ambient music, textures above all else. It's little surprise the free Jazz/Noise wing latched onto "Scum" as much as wound-up-as-hell headbangers did worldwide. That practically no song survives past two minutes - much less one - is all part of brusque do-the-job-and-do-no-more appeal. The most legendary number as a result: "You Suffer", running at a mere two seconds. "You Suffer" is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the shortest song ever recorded, at 1.316 seconds.
Album was self-released by Napalm Death, but later Earache came across Napalm Death and made an official release of the full-length. The first half was also intended to be a part of a split with British hardcore act Avistic. The first pressing of the CD (1988) came as a 54-track CD including the "From Enslavement To Obliteration" album and 4 bonus tracks (which are the tracks from the EP "The Curse" minus the title track). In 1994, the first two albums were re-released separately.
"Scum" considered by many to be the first Grindcore album. In 2005, it was voted the 50th best British album of all time by Kerrang! readers, and in 2009 was ranked number 5 in Terrorizer's list of essential European Grindcore albums. "Scum" is listed in Robert Dimery's book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die".
Earache Records, 1987/1994 (MOSH 3 CD). Made in UK.


Tracklist:
1. Multinational Corporations     1:05 
2. Instinct Of Survival     2:28 
3. The Kill     0:24 
4. Scum     0:41 
5. Caught...In A Dream     1:47 
6. Polluted Minds     1:02 
7. Sacrificed     1:08 
8. Siege Of Power     4:03 
9. Control     1:32 
10. Born On Your Knees     1:51 
11. Human Garbage     1:34 
12. You Suffer     0:02 
13. Life?     0:41 
14. Prison Without Walls     0:37 
15. Point Of No Return     0:33 
16. Negative Approach     0:31 
17. Success?     1:08 
18. Deceiver     0:28 
19. C.S.     1:13 
20. Parasites     0:23 
21. Pseudo Youth     0:40 
22. Divine Death     1:21 
23. As The Machine Rolls On     0:42 
24. Common Enemy     0:15 
25. Moral Crusade     1:31 
26. Stigmatized     1:00 
27. M.A.D.     1:34 
28. Dragnet     1:01
Total playing time: 31:15


Samples:  http://earache.bandcamp.com

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.
Limited Edition digipack includes two bonus tracks and a sticker!
Century Media Records, 2006 (77687-8). 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 3:14
12. Call That An Option? (Bonus Track) 3:02
13. Warped Beyond Logic 2:01
14. Rabid Wolves (For Christ) 1:25
15. Deaf And Dumbstruck (Intelligent Design) 2:46
16. Persona Non Grata 2:47
17. Smear Campaign 2:49
18. Atheist Runt (Bonus Track) 6:43
Total playing time: 54:26 min.


Samples: http://www.last.fm

The eleventh full-length album by the legendary British Grindcore/Death Metal band.
These are the ingredients for the typical merciless, but quite varied Napalm Death-style. And this album is no exception. It features guest appearances by Jello Biafra (ex-Dead Kennedys), Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed and Jeff Walker of Carcass. The 2005 album shows Napalm Death from their more Progressive side, so far. An album that combines the typical Napalm-beat with sections and parts that haven’t been heard on any ND album before, with its variety and sudden turns from psychotic beats to doom, it’s easily one of their most diverse records and truly special!
If you're a fan of any Extreme Metal at all, yet you have a Punk's political conscience, you couldn't do much worse than this. There are practically no low points, and every track is a seminal piece to the album. A superb album, which shows that Napalm Death (in their 24th year of existence) are not slowing down, or even showing signs that they are about to.
"The Code Is Red... Long Live The Code" was recorded in the Foel Studios and produced by Russ Russell. Result: a murderous production that kills as if there were no tomorrow. If you love the late 80's - early 90's Napalm Death then get out there and buy this record!!
A masterwork in Metal!!
Century Media, 2005 (77587-2). Made in UK. Pressed in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Silence Is Deafening 3:48
2. Right You Are 0:53
3. Diplomatic Immunity 1:46
4. The Code Is Red...Long Live The Code 3:30
5. Climate Controllers 3:07
6. Instruments Of Persuasion 2:59
7. The Great And The Good 4:10
8. Sold Short 2:48
9. All Hail The Grey Dawn 4:14
10. Vegetative State 3:09
11. Pay For The Privilege Of Breathing 1:47
12. Pledge Yourself To You 3:15
13. Striding Purposefully Backwards 2:54
14. Morale 4:45
15. Our Pain Is Their Power 2:09
Total playing time: 45:14


Samples: http://www.last.fm