From Enslavement to Obliteration

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From Enslavement to Obliteration
Studio album by Napalm Death

Publication
(s)

September 1988

Label (s) Earache Records

Genre (s)

Grindcore

Title (number)

22nd

running time

29min 20s

occupation

production

Napalm Death, Digby Pearson

Studio (s)

Birdsong, Worcester

chronology
Scum
(1987) 		From Enslavement to Obliteration Harmony Corruption
(1990)

From Enslavement to Obliteration is the second studio album by the English grindcore band Napalm Death and the first in the band's history to feature bassist Shane Embury, who is still active in the band today . It was released in September 1988 by Earache Records and is one of the groundbreaking albums in the genre. Part of the first edition was an EP called The Curse , which contained five bonus tracks.

useful information

The recordings took place in the early summer of 1988 at Birdsong Studio in Worcester under the direction of sound engineer Steve Bird. In order to be able to guarantee a smooth recording as possible, the band had rehearsed the songs before, unlike their predecessor Scum . The album is the only one from Napalm Death on which Lee Dorrian can be heard as the sole singer. The lyrics were mostly written by him, Dorrian attached importance to the statements in his lyrics, although he was aware that the listener could not understand them and had to read them. In the compositions, the group made a point that they sound "direct and brutal", it flowed both influences from the hardcore punk of Discharge and from the metal one. The group had already recorded a demo in 1986 called From Enslavement to Obliteration , which is not identical to the album except for the name.

Shortly after its release, the album rose to number 1 on the UK indie charts and sold over 35,000 copies within a few weeks. The British music press recognized the success with extensive coverage, which culminated in a cover story in the NME in November 1988 . Author Steven Wells described the music as the "gravedigger of rock 'n' roll", other music critics invented the catchphrase Britcore for the music on the album . Digby Pearson , owner of Earache and co-producer of the album, attributes part of the success to the professionalization of his label. From Enslavement to Obliteration was first released on CD. During the tour for the album, Napalm Death sometimes played in front of over 1,000 viewers.

Track list

  1. Evolved as One - 3:13
  2. It's a MANS World! - 0:54
  3. Lucid Fairytale - 1:02
  4. Private Death - 0:35
  5. Impressions - 0:35
  6. Unchallenged Hate - 2:07
  7. Uncertainty Blurs the Vision - 0:40
  8. Cock-Rock Alienation - 1:20
  9. Retreat to Nowhere - 0:30
  10. Think for a minute - 1:42
  11. Display to Me ... - 2:43
  12. From Enslavement to Obliteration - 1:35
  13. Blind to the Truth - 0:21
  14. Social Sterility - 1:03
  15. Emotional suffocation - 1:06
  16. Practice What You Preach - 1:23
  17. Inconceivable? - 1:06
  18. Worlds Apart - 1:24
  19. Obstinate Direction - 1:01
  20. Mentally Murdered - 2:13
  21. Sometimes - 1:06
  22. Make Way! - 1:36
The Curse (Bonus XP)
  1. The Curse
  2. Musclehead - 0:50
  3. Your Achievement - 0:06
  4. Dead - 0:05
  5. Morbid Deceiver - 0:45

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ian Christe: Sound of the Beast. The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal . ItBooks, 2004, p. 188 .
  2. ↑ a b c Albert Mudrian: Choosing Death: The Incredible History of Death Metal & Grindcore . IP Verlag Jeske and Mader, 2006, ISBN 978-3-931624-35-4 , p. 114 .
  3. ^ A b Ian Glasper: Trapped in a Scene - UK Hardcore 1985-1989 . Cherry Red Books, 2009, ISBN 978-1-901447-61-3 , pp. 22 .
  4. ↑ Barry Lazell: Indie Hits 1980-1989 "N". Cherry Red Books, archived from the original on February 12, 2008 ; accessed on March 5, 2011 .
  5. ↑ Albert Mudrian: Choosing Death: The Incredible Story of Death Metal & Grindcore , p. 116.