Napalm Death Liberation through Distortion: the Earache Years
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LP Earache Records Release date: 23/Jan/2026
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Death Metal/Gothic
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2101839455
Details / Tracklist:
: Scum (1987) () A1: Multinational Corporations () A2: Instinct Of Survival () A3: The Kill () A4: Scum () A5: Caught....In A Dream () A6: Polluted Minds () A7: Sacrificed () A8: Siege Of Power () A9: Control () A10: Born On Your Knees () A11: Human Garbage () A12: You Suffer () B1: Life? () B2: Prison Without Walls () B3: Point Of No Return () B4: Negative Approach () B5: Sucess? () B6: Deceiver () B7: C.S. () B8: Parasites () B9: Pseudo Youth () B10: Divine Death () B11: As The Machine Rolls On () B12: Common Enemy () B13: Moral Crusade () B14: Stigmatized () B15: M.A.D. () B16: Dragnet () : From Enslavement To Obliteration (1988) () C1: Evolved As One () C2: It's A M.A.N.S World! () C3: Lucid Fairytale () C4: Private Death () C5: Impressions () C6: Unchallenged Hate () C7: Uncertainty Blurs The Vision () C8: Cock-Rock Alienation () C9: Retreat To Nowhere () C10: Think For A Minute () C11: Display To Me... () D1: From Enslavement To Obliteration () D2: Blind To The Truth () D3: Social Sterility () D4: Emotional Suffocation () D5: Practise What You Preach () D6: Inconceivable? () D7: Worlds Apart () D8: Obstinate Direction () D9: Mentally Murdered () D10: Sometimes () D11: Make Way! () D12: Musclehead () D13: Your Achievement () D14: Dead () D15: Morbid Deciever () D16: The Curse () D17: Scum () D18: Life? () D19: Retreat To Nowhere () D20: Internal Animosity () : Harmony Corruption (1990) () E1: Vision Conquest () E2: If The Truth Be Known () E3: Inner Incineration () E4: Malicious Intent () E5: Unfit Earth () F1: Circle Of Hypocrisy () F2: The Chains That Bind Us () F3: Mind Snare () F4: Extremity Retained () F5: Suffer The Children () F6: Hiding Behind () : Utopia Banished (1992) () G1: Discordance () G2: I Abstain () G3: Dementia Access () G4: Christening Of The Blind () G5: The World Keeps Turning () G6: Idiosyncratic () G7: Aryanisms () G8: Cause And Effect (Part 2) () H1: Judicial Slime () H2: Distorting The Medium () H3: Got Time To Kill () H4: Upward And Uninterested () H5: Exile () H6: Awake (To A Life Of Misery) () H7: Contemptuous () : Bonus Tracks () H8: One And The Same () H9: Sick And Tired () H10: Malignant Trait () H11: Malignant Trait () : Fear, Emptiness, Despair (1994) () I1: Twist The Knife (Slowly) () I2: Hung () I3: Remain Nameless () I4: Plague Rages () I5: More Than Meets The Eye () I6: Primed Time () J1: State Of Mind () J2: Armageddon X 7 () J3: Retching On The Dirt () J4: Fasting On Deception () J5: Throwaway () : Diatribes (1996) () K1: Greed Killing () K2: Glimpse Into Genocide () K3: Ripe For The Breaking () K4: Cursed To Crawl () K5: Cold Forgiveness () K6: My Own Worst Enemy () L1: Just Rewards () L2: Dogma () L3: Take The Strain () L4: Diatribes () L5: Placate, Sedate, Eradicate () L6: Corrosive Elements () : Inside The Torn Apart (1997) () M1: Breed To Breathe () M2: Birth In Regress () M3: Section () M4: Reflect On Conflict () M5: Down In The Zero () M6: Inside The Torn Apart () N1: If Symptoms Persist () N2: Prelude () N3: Indispose () N4: Purist Realist () N5: Lowpoint () N6: The Lifeless Alarm () : Words From The Exit Wound (1998) () O1: The Infiltraitor () O2: Repression Out Of Uniform () O3: Next Of Kin To Chaos () O4: Trio-Degradable / Affixed By Disconcern () O5: Cleanse Impure () P1: Devouring Depraved () P2: Ulterior Exterior () P3: None The Wiser? () P4: Clutching At Barbs () P5: Incendiary Incoming () P6: Thrown Down A Rope () P7: Sceptic In Perspective ()
Description:
"Liberation through Distortion: the Earache Years" on LP is a powerful collection that captures Napalm Death in their most abrasive and exploratory phase under the legendary extreme-music label Earache Records. Across this vinyl edition, the band channels their trademark fusion of grindcore, death metal and hardcore into a dense, cathartic listening experience marked by blastbeat-driven drums, heavily distorted guitars and a fiercely political, socially conscious lyrical stance. The sequencing places raw aggression and experimental tendencies side by side, highlighting how the group constantly pushed the boundaries of speed, intensity and sound design while remaining unmistakably Napalm Death. This LP is ideal both for long-time fans who want a focused snapshot of the "Earache years" era and for new listeners looking for a concentrated introduction to one of extreme music's most influential bands.
Napalm Death are widely regarded as pioneers of grindcore and an essential name in extreme metal. Emerging from the UK underground, they became known for ultra-short, high-velocity songs, guttural vocals and sheer sonic violence that nevertheless carries a clear, critical view of politics, social injustice and human rights. Over the decades, the band has evolved musically without losing intensity, inspiring countless younger acts and earning a reputation as one of the most uncompromising and respected bands in heavy music. Their albums and relentless touring have cemented their status as a reference point for extremity, integrity and innovation in the metal world.
The LP format gives "Liberation through Distortion: the Earache Years" a physical presence that fits the music's weight: the large-format artwork, spine and sleeve notes (where present) make the historical context and visual identity of this phase more tangible, while the analog listening ritual underscores the density and impact of the recordings. The record invites front-to-back listening rather than single tracks in isolation, allowing the dynamics, atmosphere shifts and thematic thread of this Earache-focused selection to unfold fully.
Earache Records, the manufacturer and original label behind these recordings, is a cornerstone of extreme music history. Founded in the UK, Earache helped bring grindcore, death metal and related styles from the underground to a global audience, releasing early and influential works by bands that would shape the genre for decades. The label is known for its uncompromising roster, a keen sense for boundary-pushing heavy music and a catalogue that has become synonymous with innovation and extremity. With this LP, Earache Records once again underlines its role as curator and preserver of a particularly intense and formative era in heavy music.
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