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Released 30 years ago

Diatribes

Napalm Death · 1996

97 min · 31 tracks · death metal · hardcore punk · grindcore

A relentless barrage of guttural vocals and blistering riffs that challenge societal complacency and expose darker human truths.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic emotional journeys
  • long immersive listening sessions
  • wave-like pacing experiences
  • intense, cathartic releases

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 1996, 'Diatribes' marked Napalm Death's transition into a more varied sound after their influential album 'Fear, Emptiness, Despair'. This was also the first album featuring guitarist Mitch Harris, reflecting a shift in their sonic landscape while maintaining their grindcore roots.
Stylistic neighbors
Carcass· Brutal Truth· Pig Destroyer

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Greed Killing 3:05
  • 2 Glimpse Into Genocide 3:01
  • 3 Ripe for the Breaking 4:01
  • 4 Cursed to Crawl 3:25
  • 5 Cold Forgiveness 4:32
  • 6 My Own Worst Enemy 3:35
  • 7 Just Rewards 3:28
  • 8 Dogma 3:30
  • 9 Take the Strain 4:10
  • 10 Diatribes 3:51
  • 11 Placate, Sedate, Eradicate 3:24
  • 12 Corrosive Elements 4:01

Disc 2

  • 1 Intro 4:33
  • 2 Unchallenged Hate 2:14
  • 3 Life? 1:12
  • 4 The Kill 0:45
  • 5 Scum 3:02
  • 6 If the Truth Be Known 4:37
  • 7 Lucid Fairytale 1:31
  • 8 Control 1:53
  • 9 Walls of Confinement 3:11
  • 10 Malicious Intent 3:55
  • 11 Social Sterility 1:24
  • 12 Suffer the Children 4:17
  • 13 From Enslavement to Obliteration 1:56
  • 14 Dead / Practice What You Preach 2:26
  • 15 Mentally Murdered 2:40
  • 16 Extremity Retained 4:51
  • 17 Mind Snare 4:04
  • 18 Success? 1:45
  • 19 Rise Above 2:50

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