The legendary NAPALM DEATH just released their 14th studio album, Utilitarian, all over the world! To welcome the arrival of this grindcore masterpiece, the band is now debuting a new music video for the song "Analysis Paralysis". This video was shot and edited by the band's own guitarist Mitch Harris, who has his own unique underground style that perfectly captures the energy, hate, and sheer power of NAPALM DEATH's songs. To watch the video, head over to CVLT Nation now:
Utilitarian has already received rave reviews from the metal press-- read on for a few critics' takes on this new NAPALM classic:
"Four decades of machine-gunning sacred cows and hypocrites; NAPALM remain on target." -- DECIBEL MAGAZINE (USA)
"After a few spins, you'll remember every brutal piece of this grind buffet. There is, after all, only one NAPALM DEATH." -- SLUG MAGAZINE (USA)
"Napalm Death, 30 years on, are still relevant and still essential" ALBUM OF THE MONTH -- TERRORIZER (UK)
"Not only a band that has a lot of things to say...a band that still has a lot of things to play! (...) Their best output in years." ALBUM OF THE MONTH -- ROCK HARD (FR)
"The Kings Of Grindcore are back! NAPALM DEATH have been, are and will be the benchmark in quality metal. Brutal!" -- METAL HAMMER (GER)
The band is already confirmed to play the 2012 editions of Wacken Open Air (Germany), Hellfest (France), Maryland Deathfest (USA), and several other shows throughout Europe. Check the dates below to see when NAPALM DEATH will be coming to a city near you!
NAPALM DEATH live 2012 02.03. Tilburg - Neurotic Deathfest (Netherlands) 03.03. Aachen - Musikbunker (Germany) 04.03. Paris - Maroquinerie (France) 17.03. Kathmandu - Metal Mayhem (Nepal) 19.03. Jablonec - Eurocentrum (Czech Republic) 20.03. Cheb - KC Svoboda (Czech Republic) 21.03. Pardubice - Zluty Pes (Czech Republic) 22.03. Ostrava - Garaz (Czech Republic) 23.03. Slavonice - Sokolova (Slovakia) 24.03. Trencin - Piano Klub (Czech Republic) 25.03. Kosice - Colloseum (Slovakia) 26.03. Budapest - TBA (Hungary) 27.03. Cluj-Napoea - Flying Circus Pub (Romania) 29.03. Pfarrkirchen - Bugaloo (Germany) 30.03. Antwerp - Trix (Belgium) 31.03. Enschde - Atak (Netherlands) 04.04. Blois - Chatodo (France) 05.04. Castres - Bolegason (France) 06.04. Rambouillet - Usine a Chapeaux (France) 07.04. St Brieuc - Citrouille (France) 20.04. Aiglemont - Rock Sur El' Mont Festival (France) 21.04. Montbeliard - Impetus Fest (France) 22.04. Pforzheim - Haus der Jugend (Germany) 27.04. Lausanne - Les Docks (Switzerland) 28.04. Bari - Demode' Club (Italy) 29.04. Livorno - The Cage Teather (Italy) 05.05. Lissabon - Jurassic Club Fest 2012 (Portugal) 11.05. Magdeburg - Factory (Germany) 12.05. Essen - Zeche Carl (Germany) 13.05. Neukirchen - Sägewerk (Germany) 24.-27.05. Sonar, Baltimore - Maryland Deathfest (USA) 01.06. Barcelona - Primavera Sound (Spain) 15.06. Clisson - Hellfest (France) 14.07. Neukirchen-Vluyn - Dong (Germany) 27.07. Bertingen - Rock unter den Eichen Open Air (Germany) 02.-04.08. Wacken - Wacken Open Air (Germany) 06.08. Tolmin - Metalcamp (Slovenia)
[PRESS RELEASE] The legendary NAPALM DEATH will be releasing their 14th studio album, Utilitarian, on February 27th in Europe and February 28th in North America, so be prepared for a new grind classic coming soon! In anticipation of this release, the band has now launched an "Occupy Napalm" Facebook tab to show their support for the Occupy movement and to provide fans with the latest news about their politically-charged Utilitarian. With downloadable Occupy-themed stencils and screensavers, plus a special video teaser for Utilitarian created by Mitch Harris (guitar, vocals), this Facebook tab is the place to go for everything NAPALM DEATH! To Occupy Napalm, click the link below:
More content will be added to the Occupy Napalm Facebook tab soon, so check back often for updates from the band!
NAPALM DEATH recently released a new single, "Leper Colony", which can be heard here. The complete track-listing for Utilitarian is below.
Utilitarian track-listing 1. Circumspect 2. Errors In The Signals 3. Everyday Pox 4. Protection Racket 5. The Wolf I Feed 6. Quarantined 7. Fall On Their Swords 8. Collision Course 9. Orders Of Magnitude 10. Think Tank Trials 11. Blank Look About Face 12. Leper Colony 13. Nom De Guerre 14. Analysis Paralysis 15. Opposite Repellent 16. A Gag Reflex 17. Aim Without An Aim *BONUS* 18. Everything In Mono *BONUS*
Upon Utilitarian's release, NAPALM DEATH's limited-edition Analysis Paralysis 7" EP will also be available for purchase hereat CM Distro in black and clear vinyl. Its B-Side includes the exclusive track "Youth Offender", making this 7" a very collectable piece for any diehard NAPALM DEATH fan!
The band is already confirmed to play the 2012 editions of Wacken Open Air (Germany), Hellfest (France), Maryland Deathfest (USA), and several shows from late January onwards, including a special record release show in Birmingham on February 25th. Check the dates below to see when NAPALM DEATH will be coming to a city near you!
NAPALM DEATH live 2012 27.01 -- Siegen -- Vortex Club (GER) 28.01 -- Cham -- L.A. Cham (GER) 29.01 -- Koblenz -- Circus Maximus (GER) 02.03 -- Tilburg -- Neurotic Deathfest (NL) 03.03 -- Aachen -- Musikbunker (GER) 04.03 -- Paris -- Maroquinerie (FR) 31.03 -- Enschde -- Atak (NL) 04.04 -- Blios -- Chatodo (FR) 05.04 -- Castres -- Bolegason (FR) 06.04 -- Rambouillet -- Usine a Chapeaux (FR) 07.04 -- St Brieuc -- Citrouille (FR) 27.04 -- Lausanne -- Les Docks (CH) 28.04 -- Bari -- Demode' Club (IT) 29.04 -- Livorno -- The Cage Teather (IT) 11.05 -- Magdeburg -- Factory (GER) 12.05 -- Essen -- Zeche Carl (GER) 24.-27.05 -- Sonar, Baltimore -- Maryland Deathfest (USA) 01.06 -- Barcelona -- Primavera Sound (ES) 15.06 -- Clisson -- Hellfest (FR) 27.07 -- Bertingen -- Rock unter den Eichen Open Air (GER) 28.07 -- Essen -- Nord Open Air Festival (GER) 02.-04.08 -- Wacken -- Wacken Open Air (GER) 06.08 -- Tolmin -- Metalcamp (SI)
[PRESS RELEASE] Century Media Records has renewed their deal with British grindcore legend NAPALM DEATH! In regards to the re-signing, Jens Prüter (Head of A&R, Century Media Records) comments,
"NAPALM DEATH is not only one of the most important and influential extreme metal bands, they are also a band that always raises their voice against social ills-- and even against record companies (remember 'Enemy Of Music Business'). Therefore I'm even more glad about NAPALM DEATH re-signing to Century Media for more great albums of intelligent and meaningful noise. And have you ever seen a weak NAPALM DEATH show? I haven't, and I have seen them MANY times and will never get tired to see them again and again. Thanks to Mitch, Danny, Shane and Barney for their resilience and resistance-- and a special thanks to Marc from MAD for fighting on their side."
NAPALM DEATH vocalist Mark 'Barney' Greenway also comments,
"We're very happy to be re-signing to Century Media. In fact, I think it's the first time we've actually re-signed on a longer term deal with anybody since the days when we didn't strictly know that we could be digging ourselves a big hole with labels...It's important for NAPALM to stay with an independent, and Century proved to us with their overall enthusiasm and attention that this is where we needed to be. There's a perfect balance of getting the band out there in people's faces whilst still understanding the point that not everything is acceptable or 'ethical' promotion. It's more like working with friends who actually care, and who could argue with that?"
The band finished recording their upcoming 14th studio album earlier this year at Parlour Studio in Kettering, UK with long-time producer Russ Russell, and they are currently on the road in Russia. Known as one of the most reliable and hardest working bands in extreme music, NAPALM DEATH will also tour extensively in Canada in October and will appear at 2012's Maryland Deathfest. North America tour dates for NAPALM DEATH are below, so check to see if they'll be coming to a city near you!
Wherever you are, may grind be with you!
NAPALM DEATH North American tour dates:
10/3-Kingston-Time To Laugh 10/4-Peterborough-Red Dog 10/5-Windsor-Blind Dog 10/6-London-Music Hall 10/7-Toronto-Wreck Room 10/8-Sudbury-Jubilee Hall 10/9-Ottawa-Mavericks 10/11-Moncton-The Manhattan 10/12-Halifax-The Seahorse 10/13-Rimouski-Cactus 10/14-Trois-Rivières-Trois Rivieres Meal Fest 10/16-Thunder Bay-Crocks 10/17-Winnipeg-The Zoo 10/18-Brandon-The North Hill Inn 10/19-Regina-The Exchange 10/20-Meicine Hat-Olys Pub 10/21-Calgary-The Distillery 10/22-Edmonton-Pawnshop 10/23-Prince George-The Generator 10/25-Victoria-Club 919 10/26-Kelowna-Rutland Centennial Hall 10/27-Vancouver-The Rickshaw 5/24-27/2012-Baltimore-Sonar (Maryland Deathfest)
Earache Records is pleased to announce the launch of INTO THE PIT, a digital-only series of live albums which is available exclusively on iTunes.
INTO THE PIT features live recordings of both new and classic bands from the Earache roster, including the likes of AT THE GATES, NAPALM DEATH, DEICIDE, CULT OF LUNA, EVILE and more.
Almost all of these albums have never been available on audio format before, with recordings taken from various festival appearances, special performances and club shows throughout the years, ranging from recent live shows to rare recordings of gigs from the bands' early days. The only place to get these legendary live performances is on iTunes.
Get the INTO THE PITiTunes-exclusive live albums now by heading toEarache.com
The INTO THE PIT series will also be housed together on one page on the iTunes store from December 21st. Head to the 'Metal' page on the iTunes store on that day to see the entire collection.
The INTO THE PIT live series features the following albums:
It's been 8 YEARS! since the last time we got new material from Swedish grind crushers LOCK UP, featuring the one and only TOMAS "TOMPA" LINDBERG of At The Gates, Nightrage, Disfear (and many other badass mother f'in bands), Shane Embury (Napalm Death) and NickBarker (Dimmu Borgir, EX-Cradle of Filth).
The song is titled "Life of Devastation," which is set to appear on a split "7-inch" single with Misery Index. I'm already voting it to be the heaviest split of 2011, if not in the history of humanity. You've got LOCK UP on one side and the other you've got MISERY INDEX!!
(Ed note: In case you've been living under a metaphorical "grindcore" rock, this song should explainwhat kind of craftsmen MISERY INDEX are.)
As if that's not heavy as f'ness enough,AT THE GATES are now confirmed for Metaltown(Gothenburg, Sweden) taking place on June 17-18. With a few more select dates to be announced. Comments the band:
"AT THE GATES will do a limited run of select shows in 2011. Simply put, we had the time of our lives during the 2008 reunion and have decided to do a couple of more shows. Although we won't be touring extensively, and we stick to the initial promise of not making any more music."
Last night, I received a press release about this kick ass new box set Earache Records are scheduled to release on November 22nd, which features Earache's premier roster of metal bands, past and present (that's f'in right! At The Gates are on it.)
The "Metal Survival Kit" includes 3 CDs ("Festival Faves," "Future Classics," and "Under The Radar") and 1 DVD ("Visual Aggression"). The box set comes bundled with merch goodies, like "earplugs in a handy holder, a woven patch, a keyring and stickers. Everything comes housed in a rigid, deluxe box."
For the price of 1 CD!
The CDs include music from Napalm Death, Carcass, Annhilator, At The Gates, Evile, and many more. The DVD includes classic videos as well as previously unreleased videos from: Evile, Municipal Waste, Akercocke, White Lizard and more.
Click "Read More" for pre-order links, video demo of the box set, as well as the official press release.
[Press Release]
Earache Records is due to release METAL SURVIVAL KIT, the ultimate box set for all metal fans, on November 22nd for the incredible price of just a single CD.
METAL SURVIVAL KIT celebrates the diversity and comradeship of metal, offering over 80 tracks spread across three CDs and one DVD.
The three audio discs, "Festival Faves", "Future Classics" and "Under the Radar", offer an indispensable mixture of established classic hits, the best of metal's new breed and more underground artists deserving of recognition.
Included are tracks from such greats as NAPALM DEATH, WHITE WIZZARD, ANNIHILATOR, AT THE GATES, EVILE, CARCASS, MUNICIPAL WASTE, CLUTCH, MORBID ANGEL, GODFLESH, ENFORCER, GAMA BOMB, DEICIDE, OCEANO, BONDED BY BLOOD and many, many more.
The DVD includes classic videos as well as previously unreleased videos from EVILE, MUNICIPAL WASTE, AT THE GATES, WHITE WIZZARD, BONDED BY BLOOD, AKERCOCKE and more.
METAL SURVIVAL KIT also includes a selection of exclusive, free essential goodies, including earplugs in a handy holder, a woven patch, a keyring and stickers. Everything comes housed in a rigid, deluxe box.
The legendary NAPALM DEATH just released their 14th studio album, Utilitarian, all over the world! To welcome the arrival of this grindcore masterpiece, the band is now debuting a new music video for the song "Analysis Paralysis". This video was shot and edited by the band's own guitarist Mitch Harris, who has his own unique underground style that perfectly captures the energy, hate, and sheer power of NAPALM DEATH's songs. To watch the video, head over to CVLT Nation now:
