Good day, gents. Here we are again. With yet another album that if you don't have it and listen to it regularly, then you are a raging douche. What we have here is the classic split with Japan's S.O.B by Napalm Death. Let me level with you first. I can't get enough of it. Fucking goddamn. I've been on this "classic line-up" Napalm Death kick for awhile now. And by classic line-up, I mean, Lee Dorian, Bill Steer, Mick Harris & Shane Embury. I guess if you wanna be a purist, you could say that Nik Bullen, Justin Broadrick & Mick Harris are the classic line-up. But you'd be wrong. Nik Bullen was the only original member left in the band at that point. So by the time Scum came out, all of the original members had already left. What we're left with is fucking golden. This line-up IS Napalm Death, no fucking doubt about it. Not that Barney-roaring like a lion bullshit, not that Mitch Harris death metal riffing shit, not that Danny Herrera triggered drum bullshit. Real fucking in-your-face grind. This line-up has put out some of the most brutal, fast shit ever. And it has yet to be topped. Sure, these kids these days think they can school people with their new wave of classic grind, and while I'm a fan of some newer grind bands, but really? Come on!? Lucid Fairytale? Stalemate? Cause And Effect? Those songs can not be beaten by any band from any era. So go fuck yourself sideways if you think otherwise, pussy. The S.O.B. split is some of their best material, but it's very short. Short & fucking awesome. Anything else with the classic line-up is ripping as well. Scum B-Side, F.E.T.O., The Curse EP, Mentally Murdered EP, The First Two Peel Sessions and any live bootlegs during this era are the only things by Napalm Death you really ever need. If you like the crusty stuff, check out the early demos and the A-Side of Scum (the F.E.T.O. demo is the SHIT!)
Napalm DeathS.O.B. SplitSound Of Burial Records
1989
01. Multinational Corporations Part 2
02. Re-Address The Problem
03. Changing Colours
04. From The Ashes...
05. Understanding?!?
06. Stalemate
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