Label: Earache

Reissued 2017, Originally released 1987

The fathers of grindcore, NAPALM DEATH pushed the envelope of metal to new extremes of ear-splitting intensity, rejecting all notions of melody, subtlety, and good taste to forge a brand of sonic assault almost frightening in its merciless brutality. Formed in Ipswich, England, in 1982, the group trafficked in the usual heavy metal fare for the first few years of its existence, but by the middle of the decade they began to expand their horizons by incorporating elements of hardcore and thrash into the mix; ultimately, NAPALM DEATH’s sonic experiments evolved into a blistering mutation of metal which they dubbed grindcore, a kind of extremist noise attack characterized by incredibly brief song lengths, demonic vocals, and eye-opening sociopolitical lyrical commentary.

Track listing:

1. Multinational Corporations
   
2. Instinct Of Survival
   
3. The Kill
   
4. Scum
   
5. Caught....In A Dream
   
6. Polluted Minds
   
7. Sacrificed
   
8. Siege Of Power
   
9. Control
   
10. Born On Your Knees
    
11. Human Garbage
    
12. You Suffer
    
13. Life?
    
14. Prison Without Walls
    
15. Point Of No Return
    
16. Negative Approach
    
17. Success?
    
18. Deceiver
    
19. C.S.
    
20. Parasites
    
21. Pseudo Youth
    
22. Divine Death
    
23. As The Machine Rolls On
    
24. Common Enemy
    
25. Moral Crusade
    
26. Stigmatized
    
27. M.A.D.
    
28. Dragnet