Album
Words From the Exit Wound
Words From the Exit Wound is the eighth studio album by Napalm Death, the British extreme metal band. Earache Records released it on 26 October 1998, and it appeared only on CD. It blends death metal and grindcore, and it follows Inside the Torn Apart from the year before.
It closes the band's experimental period, the run of records in which they pushed beyond the sound of their early work. It also hints at what came next: a return to a more traditional death metal and grindcore approach, which they would pick up again on Enemy of the Music Business in 2000. For anyone tracing how Napalm Death moved from exploration back to their roots, this is the record where that turn begins to show.
Words From the Exit Wound: tracklist and credits
12 tracks · 41:03Tracklist
- 1The InfiltraitorShane Embury and Barney Greenway4:29
- 2Repression Out of UniformJesse Pintado and Barney Greenway2:52
- 3Next of Kin to ChaosMitch Harris and Shane Embury4:08
- 4Trio-Degradable / Affixed by DisconcernHarris, Embury, Greenway, Herrera, Pintado4:34
- 5Cleanse ImpureJesse Pintado and Barney Greenway3:13
- 6Devouring DepravedShane Embury3:21
- 7Ulterior ExteriorShane Embury and Barney Greenway1:49
- 8None the Wiser?Embury, Harris, Pintado, Greenway4:15
- 9Clutching at BarbsShane Embury and Barney Greenway2:26
- 10Incendiary IncomingMitch Harris and Barney Greenway3:07
- 11Thrown Down a RopeMitch Harris and Barney Greenway3:23
- 12Sceptic in PerspectiveShane Embury3:24
- Produced by
- Colin Richardson
- Recorded at
- Chapel Studios (Lincolnshire, United Kingdom)
- Recorded
- June 1998
- Mixed at
- Chapel Studios
- Labels
- Earache Records, Earache
- Length
- 41:03
Line-up
- Shane Embury · bass guitar
- Mitch Harris · guitar
- Danny Herrera · drums (drum set)
- Jesse Pintado · guitar
- Barney Greenway · vocals
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 26 October 1998 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 26 October 1998 (GB) | |
| Wikidata | 1998 | |
| US release | 26 January 1999 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 26 October 1998 | earliest UK or European date |
6 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | US | Earache Records | 745316021225 | other |
| 1998 | DE | Earache Records | 5018615121220 | other |
| 26 October 1998 | GB | Earache Records | 5018615121220 | original |
| 26 October 1998 | US | Earache Records | 745316021225 | original |
| 21 January 1999 | JP | TOY’S FACTORY | 4988061871714 | other |
| 2021 | GB | Earache Records | 5055006521214 | other |
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| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 594×600 | upscaled |