Fear, Emptiness, Despair

by Napalm Death

Fear, Emptiness, Despair cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 31 March 1994
  • Label: Earache
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 38:52
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Barney Greenway, Jesse Pintado, Danny Herrera, Pete Coleman, Shane Embury, Mitch Harris

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Drastically decelerating their tempo, the grindcore originators utilized this mid-tempo release to experiment with massive, churning groove metal riffs and industrial-tinged atmospheres. This controversial but heavily influential stylistic shift yielded deep, pessimistic reflections on societal decay and marked their most commercially visible period in the United States.

Genres

Descriptors: political, rhythmic, fast, brutal, blast-beats

Tracklist

  1. Twist The Knife (Slowly) (2:53)
  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 (3:43)

Credits

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