NAPALM DEATH - From Enslavement To Obliteration Vinyl LP

There are fast records, and then there is "From Enslavement to Obliteration." Napalm Death's 1988 second album didn't just push grindcore forward, it essentially defined the outer limits of what the genre could be, 54 tracks in under 34 minutes, political fury delivered at a speed that made thrash metal look like it was taking a nap.

Recorded at Morrisound before Morrisound was Morrisound, this is the Birmingham chaos merchants at their most unhinged and their most focused simultaneously. The lineup had already shifted dramatically from "Scum," but the intent was the same: dismantle everything. Lee Dorrian's vocals, Bill Steer's riffs, Mick Harris behind the kit inventing the blast beat as a political statement. Death metal, grindcore, hardcore punk, it's all in here getting fed through a woodchipper.

Vinyl LP. Grindcore, death metal. UK. Originally released 1988 on Earache Records. Pressing varies.

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