Coded Smears and More Uncommon Slurs
Napalm Death · 2018
92 min · 31 tracks · death metal · hardcore punk · grindcore
A relentless barrage of ferocious riffs and guttural vocals that challenge societal norms and complacency.
Why this album works
The album features tracks that span the band's discography, highlighting their confrontational style and lyrical critique of modern society. It received positive reviews from critics and was noted for its ability to resonate with both long-time fans and new listeners, reinforcing Napalm Death's status as pioneers within their genre.
- Best for
- relentless energy for workouts dynamic flow with peaks short bursts of intensity
- Context
- Released on January 1, 2018, 'Coded Smears and More Uncommon Slurs' is a compilation album that showcases Napalm Death's evolution over their extensive career. Positioned as a follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2015 album 'Apex Predator – Easy Meat', this album serves both as a retrospective and a celebration of their influence in grindcore and death metal.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Extreme Noise Terror· Carcass· Nails
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Standardization Standout 2:46
- 2 Oh So Pseudo 2:36
- 3 It Failed to Explode 3:38
- 4 Losers 4:21
- 5 Call That an Option? 3:03
- 6 Caste as Waste 3:06
- 7 We Hunt in Packs Standout 3:49
- 8 Oxygen of Duplicity Standout 3:30
- 9 Paracide 1:39
- 10 Critical Gluttonous Mass 2:26
- 11 Aim Without an Aim 3:04
- 12 An Extract (Strip It Clean) 3:11
- 13 Phonetics for the Stupefied 3:29
- 14 Suppressed Hunger 3:09
- 15 To Go Off and Things 2:29
Disc 2
- 1 Clouds of Cancer / Victims of Ignorance 2:05
- 2 What Is Past Is Prologue 2:56
- 3 Like Piss to a Sting 1:31
- 4 Where the Barren Is Fertile 2:22
- 5 Crash the Pose 1:32
- 6 Earthwire 2:54
- 7 Will by Mouth 1:25
- 8 Everything in Mono 2:48
- 9 Omnipresent Knife in Your Back 5:15
- 10 Lifeline 3:18
- 11 Youth Offender 2:07
- 12 No Impediment to Triumph (Bhopal) 3:01
- 13 Legacy Was Yesterday 2:15
- 14 Outconditioned 2:25
- 15 Atheist Runt 6:07
- 16 Weltschmerz (extended apocalyptic version) 4:04
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