Following the release of ‘Harmony Corruption’, Napalm Death’s ‘Suffer The Children’ single felt like more of a fully-fledged EP, featuring an early experiment with more noisy, industrial soundscapes and a re-recorded ‘Siege Of Power’ from ‘Scum’ that really highlighted the difference in sound between the band’s different line-ups, giving the song a gruesome death metal flavour. By the time the ‘Mass Appeal Madness’ EP was released, however, the new line-up were beginning to embrace their grindcore roots more wholeheartedly, hinting at the direction they’d take on the subsequent ‘Utopia Banished’ album. These four EPs comprise a crucial part of Napalm Death’s history, but have all been out of print for years, making them tricky to track down – in fact, only 200 copies of the S.O.B.split were ever made, making it a true collector’s item.Luckily, the ‘Death By Manipulation’ compilation collects all these releases on one convenient disc. Earache are now proud to present this vital piece of extreme metal history on digipak CD for the first time.
Tracks:
Mass Appeal Madness3.30Pride Assassin2.05Unchallenged Hate2.06Social Sterility1.12Suffer the Children4.20Siege of Power3.33Harmony Corruption3.33Rise Above2.40The Missing Link2.16Mentally Murdered2.10Walls of Confinement2.56Cause and Effect1.25No Mental Effort4.08Multi National Corporations1.33Re-address the Problem0.33Changing Colours0.58From the Ashes0.50Understanding0.07Stalemate1.05