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O Harmony Corruption można napisać, że jest to przełomowy album w twórczości Napalm Death. Po pierwsze zadebiutowali na nim Barney oraz Mitch, po drugie został nagrany w Morrisound Studio, a nad produkcją czuwał Scott Burns. Plotka głosi, że Brytyjczycy udali się do Morrisound, aby przechwycić charakterystyczną produkcję „Leprosy”. Nawet dzisiaj Harmony Corruption brzmi inaczej niż pozostałe Napalmy – death metalowo. Po trzecie jest to najbardziej death metalowy album ze wszystkich w dyskografii Napalm Death, prawdę mówiąc jest tu więcej death metalu niż grindu. Po czwarte struktura utworów uległa bardzo dużej zmianie. Piosenki stały się mniej chaotyczne, mniej hałaśliwe, bardziej zgrane, lepsze technicznie i przede wszystkim bardziej rozbudowane i dłuższe, przez co jest ich ponad dwa razy mniej niż np. na „From Enslavement To Obliteration”. Można nawet pokusić się o stwierdzenie, że pojawił się tu niejaki zarodek melodii, jeżeli by porównywać z poprzednikami.

Na tym albumie dominuje jednak niepodzielnie brutalność i ciężkość, bardziej charakterystyczna dla death metalu niż dla grindu. Nie umniejsza to jednak ani odrobiny wielkiej klasie Harmony Corruption. Właśnie z tego LP pochodzą takie klasyki jak „Suffer The Children” czy „Unfit Earth”, w którym gościnnie swych gardeł użyczyli John Tardy i Glen Benton. Kilka razy spotkałem się z opinią, że jest to najlepszy album Napalmów, ja osobiście mam innego faworyta, ale nie da się ukryć, że Harmony Corruption jest jednym z najlepszych osiągnięć Napalm Death.

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All that I can shockingly say when I first heard this was "wow, what a hell of an album!" If your desire is to know what an ideal grindcore/death metal release or more particularly Napalm Death's best work to date, this one is it. Some accusations here I've heard is that Napalm Death copied the Floridian grindcore/death metal sound of the early 90's. While I say yes there are similarities, I still feel "Harmony Corruption" is original as is all of the Napalm Death albums that I've heard. This one has the most sickest guitar work, vocals and drums that an album needs in order to coin it as a quality release.

Let's look at the sound and riff structure first off. If you have the metal zone pedal more power to ya because the distortion here is maxed out. If you haven't heard this album, the crunch tone is monumental and contains so much thick fuzz that an amplifier can dish out. Next, the riff writing was not overtly complicated and technical. It is just heavy, fast and insanely intense. Their riffs are composed of bar chord usage, tremolo picked notes and fueled with so much energy. To me, the riffs were wholly amazing and flowed well for each song. The production makes the music a little bit hard to hear everything though, that's the only downside. So the album has a little bit of a "live" sound to it. However, all of the instruments and vocals were well mixed together despite this.

My favorite feature of the album are the drums. Why though? A name that may be long forgotten: Mick Harris. This guy tore it up. It was his next to last effort with the band entirely and his energy is astounding, but yet his drum lines are basic and well fitting. One thing that will pump you up is the blast beating. If you have "Live Corruption" (1992), you'll know what I mean because you get to see him in action. His efforts make the songs sound more intense and fast. The band as a whole contributed the most ever and every member was at their best.

One of the fastest and most invigorating experiences are viewed on "Live Corruption". Mick kept the band intense, brutal and insane which is something they have lacked since his departure. For Mark "Barney" Greenway, their vocalist, this his first effort with the band and best one to date. To compare, he's similar sounding to Frank Mullen of Suffocation, but seems to have a sustain that's longer and more instances where he's bellowing out his vox. The vocals therefore makes things fitting and exciting. Another note here, John Tardy (Obituary) and Glen Benton (Deicide/Vital Remains) are guest backup vocalists for the song "Unfit Earth".

The promise of "Harmony Corruption" is a great one because this album remains in the grindcore/death metal archives forever for being one of the best records ever made. I don't like the newer lineup and all of the other Napalm Death releases that I've heard haven't been as original and classic grindcore/death metal as this one was. What stood out the most again are the vocals, the guitars, and the drums. Everything was fueled and fueled with vigor. I discount other Napalm Death releases and refuse to listen to any of other one of theirs because they're not even close to sounding as good as "Harmony Corruption" is. Old Napalm Death is dead, long live old Napalm!

Orbitball



..::TRACK-LIST::..

1. Vision Conquest
2. If The Truth Be Known
3. Inner Incineration
4. Malicious Intent
5. Unfit Earth (Guest Vocals-Glen Benton, John Tardy)
6. Circle Of Hypocrisy
7. The Chains That Bind Us
8. Mind Snare
9. Extremity Retained
10. Suffer The Children

Bonus Track:
11. Hiding Behind



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Mark 'Barney' Greenway - vocals
Jesse Pintado - guitars
Mitch Harris - guitars
Shane Embury - bass
Mick Harris - drums



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