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1990's Harmony Corruption was Napalm Death's third full length studio album and was a record that herladed a lot of changes for the band. It was their first album to feature two guitarists rather than one, in the form of Mitch Harris and Jesse Pintado (allegedly originator of the term "grindcore," although so are many people) as well as the first album to feature Vocals from Mark `Barney' Greenway.
In addition to the change in line-up that, with the exception of drummer Mick Harris leaving (and Jesse Pintado tragically dying) remained constant on every Napalm Death album ever since, the band also saw a significant shift in musical direction, allowing more slow tempo grooves into the mix and relying less constantly on Blast Beats.
When compared to the band's first two albums, the lyrics are a lot more developed and intelligent, the song lengths are markedly longer and the music within had taken on a large influence from the Death Metal scene at the time. The production is also a lot better as Napalm Death recorded the album in Florida at Morrisound Studios with Scott Burns, who as many listeners will know is associated with many important and genre defining records all with a connected production style.
If anyone was still in doubt of the band's Death Metal leanings, John Tardy of Obituary and Glen Benton of Deicide even provide guest vocals on the record, further associating Harmony Corruption with the American Death Metal scene of the era.
Ignoring the direction of the music however, Harmony Corruption is just a rock solid album of well crafted material, with excellent performances from all involved and great songwriting; Barney's vocals especially are incredibly strong here, there are some great double-kick patterns on display and importantly there are a lot of exciting and memorable riffs all throughout the album's duration.
Album highlights include the catchy and thrashy `Circle Of Hypocrisy,' the fast and heavy `Extremity Retained,'& `Mind Snare,' as well as the famous single `Suffer The Children.'
It is instantly noticeable just how good the songs are on Harmony Corruption. This is not just a good album from Napalm Death but an all round good album for metal in general. Harmony Corruption is a very strong and enjoyable album full of classic material that the band will still play live to this day, material that no greatest hits collection or live album would go without.
Overall; If you like the band but haven't tried Harmony Corruption yet, you are in for a real treat. It is an undeniable Napalm Death classic that no serious fan should overlook, and even that any fan of Morrisound Death Metal should consider having a listen to.
In addition to the change in line-up that, with the exception of drummer Mick Harris leaving (and Jesse Pintado tragically dying) remained constant on every Napalm Death album ever since, the band also saw a significant shift in musical direction, allowing more slow tempo grooves into the mix and relying less constantly on Blast Beats.
When compared to the band's first two albums, the lyrics are a lot more developed and intelligent, the song lengths are markedly longer and the music within had taken on a large influence from the Death Metal scene at the time. The production is also a lot better as Napalm Death recorded the album in Florida at Morrisound Studios with Scott Burns, who as many listeners will know is associated with many important and genre defining records all with a connected production style.
If anyone was still in doubt of the band's Death Metal leanings, John Tardy of Obituary and Glen Benton of Deicide even provide guest vocals on the record, further associating Harmony Corruption with the American Death Metal scene of the era.
Ignoring the direction of the music however, Harmony Corruption is just a rock solid album of well crafted material, with excellent performances from all involved and great songwriting; Barney's vocals especially are incredibly strong here, there are some great double-kick patterns on display and importantly there are a lot of exciting and memorable riffs all throughout the album's duration.
Album highlights include the catchy and thrashy `Circle Of Hypocrisy,' the fast and heavy `Extremity Retained,'& `Mind Snare,' as well as the famous single `Suffer The Children.'
It is instantly noticeable just how good the songs are on Harmony Corruption. This is not just a good album from Napalm Death but an all round good album for metal in general. Harmony Corruption is a very strong and enjoyable album full of classic material that the band will still play live to this day, material that no greatest hits collection or live album would go without.
Overall; If you like the band but haven't tried Harmony Corruption yet, you are in for a real treat. It is an undeniable Napalm Death classic that no serious fan should overlook, and even that any fan of Morrisound Death Metal should consider having a listen to.
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Harmony Corruption is in a way the first Napalm Death album proper- it's the first to feature the current (and time has proven, only stable) lineup, sans drummer Danny Herrera- the blasts here are courtesy of Mick Harris. It features only eleven songs (unless you're listening to the cassette, which you aren't), and all are over 2 and a half minutes long, with the exception of "Extremity Retained", which I'm not speaking to because it messed up my handy "all-over-2:30 argument and forced this awkward explanatory sentence.
The album was produced by Scott Burns at Morrisound studios in the late eighties, and as such has that distinctive guitar tone and drum sound that also appears on records by Deicide, Death, Cannibal Corpse and Suffocation, but it's not only the production that borrows from the Florida metal scene- the playing too sees the band trying (and succeeding) to emulate what made those bands so popular, and in addition to their own anarcho-punk roots has since formed the basis, the groundwork of their distinctive style. Napalm suits the style, and it's a shame Harmony Corruption was their only recording with Burns (making a liar of Mick Harris, who promises in the liner notes to return the following year. Harmony Corruption would be his last recording with the band). The following album saw an evolution of the sound, incorporating a lot more grooves into slower, much heavier songs.
Barney makes his vocal debut here and couldn't have made a better impression, to this day one of metal's most unique vocalists. Replacing Lee Dorrian's impenetrable gurgling and Nik Bullen's shouty shouty approach, his death metal drawl is coherent, fluid and metal as a big old bit of scaffolding.
Highlights of the album include the choice cuts that made it onto the best-of, namely "If The Truth Be Known", "The Chains That Bind Us" and arguably the band's biggest song "Suffer The Children", though "Mind Snare" and the outrageously funky "Unfit Earth" hold their own as well, the latter featuring the obligatory Scott-Burns-album Glen Benton appearance.
Although it's something of a cliché to roll out when writing album reviews, Napalm were steadily evolving with each album exhibiting a new sound, which is a great way to record, although I do wish they'd hung around Florida for a few more albums, and it's a shame they could never quite beat this guitar tone. Still, if they had, they'd never have met Colin Richardson, and we wouldn't have Fear, Emptiness, Despair, so shut up, me.
In closing: one of the finest of the Morrisound efforts of one Scott Burns.
The album was produced by Scott Burns at Morrisound studios in the late eighties, and as such has that distinctive guitar tone and drum sound that also appears on records by Deicide, Death, Cannibal Corpse and Suffocation, but it's not only the production that borrows from the Florida metal scene- the playing too sees the band trying (and succeeding) to emulate what made those bands so popular, and in addition to their own anarcho-punk roots has since formed the basis, the groundwork of their distinctive style. Napalm suits the style, and it's a shame Harmony Corruption was their only recording with Burns (making a liar of Mick Harris, who promises in the liner notes to return the following year. Harmony Corruption would be his last recording with the band). The following album saw an evolution of the sound, incorporating a lot more grooves into slower, much heavier songs.
Barney makes his vocal debut here and couldn't have made a better impression, to this day one of metal's most unique vocalists. Replacing Lee Dorrian's impenetrable gurgling and Nik Bullen's shouty shouty approach, his death metal drawl is coherent, fluid and metal as a big old bit of scaffolding.
Highlights of the album include the choice cuts that made it onto the best-of, namely "If The Truth Be Known", "The Chains That Bind Us" and arguably the band's biggest song "Suffer The Children", though "Mind Snare" and the outrageously funky "Unfit Earth" hold their own as well, the latter featuring the obligatory Scott-Burns-album Glen Benton appearance.
Although it's something of a cliché to roll out when writing album reviews, Napalm were steadily evolving with each album exhibiting a new sound, which is a great way to record, although I do wish they'd hung around Florida for a few more albums, and it's a shame they could never quite beat this guitar tone. Still, if they had, they'd never have met Colin Richardson, and we wouldn't have Fear, Emptiness, Despair, so shut up, me.
In closing: one of the finest of the Morrisound efforts of one Scott Burns.
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For me, there are three Napalm Death eras - the punk gring of Scum and FETO, the death metal period and then the return to fast grind on Enemy Of The Music Business.
The middle one is my least favourite. Hence, until receiving this recently, I didn't own any of the CDs from this period.
But I was curious as to how this album would sound. And, to be honest, it is a pure death metal album.
The first Napalm album to feature Barney on vocals, the lyrics are as strong as ever, and Mitch Harris excels on his last recording with the band, but I miss the grind.
The vocals, the guitar sound, even the band photo all point to death metal -and, to be fair, it is a great death metal album - but I prefer the speed (which only comes from the drums here) of Enemy and FETO.
It does feature Suffer The children - still part of the band's live set today and Deicide and Obituary's vocalist both guest on here - and, I have to say, the sound is very Obituary in general really.
Napalm have always attracted a wide range of fans - punks, metallers and indie kids - this one is definately for the metallers.
The middle one is my least favourite. Hence, until receiving this recently, I didn't own any of the CDs from this period.
But I was curious as to how this album would sound. And, to be honest, it is a pure death metal album.
The first Napalm album to feature Barney on vocals, the lyrics are as strong as ever, and Mitch Harris excels on his last recording with the band, but I miss the grind.
The vocals, the guitar sound, even the band photo all point to death metal -and, to be fair, it is a great death metal album - but I prefer the speed (which only comes from the drums here) of Enemy and FETO.
It does feature Suffer The children - still part of the band's live set today and Deicide and Obituary's vocalist both guest on here - and, I have to say, the sound is very Obituary in general really.
Napalm have always attracted a wide range of fans - punks, metallers and indie kids - this one is definately for the metallers.
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