Fear, Emptiness, Despair ( Rus. Fear, emptiness, despair ) - the fifth studio album of the English group Napalm Death , released in 1994 . The disc was the first in a series of experiments with a deviation from the classic grindcore / death metal sound (in particular, the album uses a light industrial touch). The group logo on the album has changed, and so it remained until the album Enemy of the Music Business .
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| Studio album Napalm Death | ||||
| Date of issue | May 31, 1994 | |||
| Genre | Death Metal , Grindcore , Industrial Metal | |||
| Duration | 45:38 | |||
| A country |  Great Britain | |||
| Label | Earache Records / Columbia Records | |||
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Content
About the album
The working title of the album was “Under Rule” [1] . The recording took place in October-December 1993 in the English studios Parr St. Studios ( Liverpool ) and Jacob Studios ( Surrey ). The album was produced and mixed by Pete “Pee Wee Coleman ( Paradise Lost , Theater of Tragedy ) and Colin Richardson ( Carcass , Fear Factory , Cradle of Filth , etc.). The album was released on the label Earache , and distribution under the agreement concluded with Earache engaged in Columbia Records .
Fear, Emptiness, Despair became Napalm Death's most successful album in recognition not only by fans, but also by critics. Not least, this happened due to the inclusion of the track “Twist The Knife (Slowly)” in the soundtrack to the film “ Mortal Kombat ”, which in less than a year received a platinum status [2] . The album Napalm Death for two weeks rose to the 22nd place in the charts of Heatseekers Billboard 200 [3] , also becoming an unprecedented success for the group.
Song List
- Twist The Knife (Slowly) - 2:52
- Hung - 3:49
- Remain Nameless - 3:33
- Plague Rages - 3:51
- More Than Meets The Eye - 3:55
- Primed Time - 3:28
- State Of Mind - 3:32
- Armageddon X 7 - 3:16
- Retching On The Dirt - 2:59
- Fasting On Deception - 3:48
- Throwaway - 3:42
- Truth Drug - 3:51 *
- Living In Denial - 3:02 *
* bonus tracks included in the Japanese edition of the album and digipak .
Record Members
- Mark "Barney" Greenway - vocals
- Jesse Pintado - Guitar
- Mitch Harris - Guitar
- Shane Ambery - bass, random guitar noise
- Danny Herrera - drums
Issuing staff
- Pete Coleman - producer, sound producer
- Colin Richardson - remixing
- Robin Grierson - photo
- Graham Humphreys - clearance