Album
Utilitarian
Utilitarian is the fourteenth studio album by Napalm Death, the British grindcore band, and it came out on Century Media on 27 February 2012. It follows Time Waits for No Slave from 2009 and sits in the second half of a career that began with Scum in 1987 and From Enslavement to Obliteration the following year. The record blends grindcore with death metal and deathgrind.
It was well received, with Loudwire ranking it the second best metal album of 2012. The same outlet later placed "The Wolf I Feed" at number 64 on its list of the best metal songs of the 2010s. For anyone who last checked in with the band in the 1980s or 90s, this is a good way to hear how they sounded some twenty-five years on, and a reminder that they were still being rated among the best in metal.
Utilitarian: tracklist and credits
16 tracks · 46:11Tracklist
- 1CircumspectMitch Harris2:17
- 2Errors in the SignalsMitch Harris and Barney Greenway3:02
- 3Everyday PoxShane Embury and Barney Greenway2:12
- 4Protection RacketShane Embury and Barney Greenway4:00
- 5The Wolf I FeedMitch Harris2:57
- 6QuarantinedMitch Harris and Barney Greenway2:47
- 7Fall on Their SwordsShane Embury and Barney Greenway3:57
- 8Collision CourseShane Embury3:14
- 9Orders of MagnitudeMitch Harris3:21
- 10Think Tank TrialsMitch Harris and Barney Greenway2:27
- 11Blank Look About FaceMitch Harris and Barney Greenway3:12
- 12Leper ColonyShane Embury and Barney Greenway3:23
- 13Nom de guerreShane Embury and Barney Greenway1:07
- 14Analysis ParalysisShane Embury3:23
- 15Opposites RepellentShane Embury and Barney Greenway1:22
- 16A Gag ReflexMitch Harris and Barney Greenway3:30
- Produced by
- Russ Russell
- Recorded at
- Parlour Studios (Kettering), EastSide Sound
- Recorded
- May–November 2011
- Mixed by
- Russ Russell
- Mixed at
- Parlour Studios
- Engineered by
- Russ Russell, Marc Urselli
- Mastered by
- Russ Russell
- Artwork
- Frode Sylthe
- Photography
- Cindy Frey
- Label
- Century Media
- Length
- 46:11
Line-up
- Shane Embury · bass guitar, vocals
- Mitch Harris · guitar, vocals
- Danny Herrera · drums (drum set)
- Barney Greenway · vocals
- John Zorn · saxophone · guest
Singles
- “Analysis Paralysis” · 2 January 2012
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 2012-02-24 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 24 February 2012 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 27 February 2012 | |
| Wikidata | 27 February 2012 | |
| Deezer | 2 March 2012 | |
| US release | 27 February 2012 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 27 February 2012 | earliest UK or European date |
7 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 February 2012 | DE | Century Media | 5051099816527 | original |
| 24 February 2012 | DE | Century Media | 5051099816510 | original |
| 27 February 2012 | GB | Century Media | 5051099816589 | other |
| 27 February 2012 | US | Century Media | 727701886527 | other |
| 29 February 2012 | JP | Trooper Entertainment | 4582352381182 | other |
| 13 July 2012 | XW | Century Media | 886443602410 | other |
| 2021 | XE | Century Media | 194397498424 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · native: native 1500x1500
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1500×1500 | native: native 1500x1500 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |