NAPALM DEATH
Words From The Exit Wound (Earache)
Reviewed by Jason Thornberry

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On this CD, "The End Of Music As We Know It" weigh the new options of going more toward their progressive "angry Sonic Youth" tag, or continuing to defy the expectations of the short-sighted "scene police," who take themselves too seriously anyway, and dismissed their 1990 flirtation with death metal on Harmony Corruption as a complete conversion. You won’t find the strange, de-tuned Thurston Moore-isms prevalent throughout Diatribes, but you will find a heavier slant toward more-is-more vocal stylings. Major over-dubs, doubling, and lots of distorted "speaking" parts. Napalm have cut short on Barney Greenway’s trademark animal growl, and some very clean uh, singing on a few tracks. Will their recent stabs at melody mean a more "public acceptance ready" Napalm Death? Doubtful. They still generally make so-called extreme acts sound like Elton John. A great album. As usual. (napalmdeath.com or geocities.com/Area51/Zone/2453/frame2.html)

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