Fear, Emptiness, Despair

Fear, Emptiness, Despair is the fift album bi the Inglis grindcore baund Napalm Death, released in 1994. Oreeginally titled Under Rule,[2] this record is notable for its extensive uise o midpaced sangs[3] an elaborate muisic structurs, similar tae previous albums such as Utopia Banished (1992) an Harmony Corruption (1990).[1]

Fear, Emptiness, Despair
Studio album by Napalm Death
Released31 Mey 1994
RecorditOctober – December, 1993
at Parr St. Studios, Liverpool, Ingland
an Jacob Studios, Surrey, England
GenreGrindcore, daith metal
Lenth45:38
LabelEarache/Columbia
ProducerPete Coleman
Colin Richardson
Napalm Death chronology
Live Corruption
(1992)Live Corruption1992
Fear, Emptiness, Despair
(1994)
Greed Killing
(1995)Greed Killing1995
Profeesional ratins
Review scores
Springheid Ratin
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]
Kerrang! 5/5 stars
Raw 5/5 stars

Reception

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The inclusion o Napalm Death's "Twist the Knife (Slowly)" in the Mortal Kombat soondtrack brocht the baund further acclaim. The soondtrack scored a Top 10 position in the Billboard 200 chairt, an went platinum in less nor a year.

Track leetin

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No.TeetleLenth
1."Twist the Knife (Slowly)"2:52
2."Hung"3:49
3."Remain Nameless"3:33
4."Plague Rages"3:51
5."More than Meets the Eye"3:55
6."Primed Time"3:28
7."State of Mind"3:32
8."Armageddon X 7"3:16
9."Retching on the Dirt"2:59
10."Fasting on Deception"3:48
11."Throwaway"3:42
12."Truth Drug" (Barney Greenway, Shane Embury)3:51
13."Living in Denial" (Embury, Jesse Pintado)3:02

Tracks 12 an 13 are bonus tracks for the 1996 re-release o the record.

Credits

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Notes

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  1. a b Birchmeier, Jason. "( Fear Emptiness Despair > Overview )". allmusic. Retrieved 13 October 2008. freemit airtin in |publisher= (help)
  2. "NAPALM DEATH". Earache: Extreme Metal, Thrash Metal, Death Metal, Grindcore... Archived frae the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2008. freemit airtin in |publisher= (help)
  3. Mudrian 2004, page 194.

References

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  • Mudrian, Albert (2004). Choosing Death: the Improbable History of Death Metal and Grincore. Los Angeles, CA: Feral House.