Words from the Exit Wound

Words from the Exit Wound
Studio album by
Napalm Death
Released26 October 1998 (1998-10-26)
RecordedJune 1998 (1998-06)
StudioChapel Studios, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Genre
Length41:08
LabelEarache
ProducerColin Richardson
Napalm Death chronology
Bootlegged in Japan
(1998) 		Words from the Exit Wound
(1998) 		Leaders Not Followers
(1999)

Words from the Exit Wound is the eighth studio album by British extreme metal band Napalm Death, released in 1998 by Earache. It was issued only on CD.[1] It is considered the final album of the band's "experimental" period, while simultaneously foreshadowing the band's return to a more traditional death metal and grindcore sound.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Chronicles of Chaos8/10[3]
CMJ New Music MonthlyFavourable[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[6]
MetalReviews74/100[7]
NME6/10[8]
SLUGFavourable[9]

Ian Christe of CMJ New Music Monthly praised the producer's work: "Richardson does an even more fantastic job than usual of presenting the musical subtlety and cleverness of compositions that could easily be lost behind an enormous wall of noise." About the singer he said: "Greenway assists more than usual, by stretching his voracious vocal scorch across a new range of tones."[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."The Infiltraitor"Mark GreenwayShane Embury4:30
2."Repression out of Uniform"GreenwayJesse Pintado2:53
3."Next of Kin to Chaos"EmburyMitch Harris4:08
4."Trio-Degradable / Affixed by Disconcern"Affixed by Disconcern: HarrisTrio: Greenway, Embury, Harris, Pintado, Danny Herrera, Affixed by Disconcern: Harris4:34
5."Cleanse Impure"GreenwayPintado3:14
6."Devouring Depraved"EmburyEmbury3:22
7."Ulterior Exterior"GreenwayEmbury1:50
8."None the Wiser?"GreenwayPintado, Embury, Harris4:16
9."Clutching at Barbs"GreenwayEmbury2:27
10."Incendiary Incoming"GreenwayHarris3:08
11."Thrown Down a Rope"GreenwayHarris3:25
12."Sceptic in Perspective"EmburyEmbury3:24
U.S. release bonus tracks (from 1998 live album Bootlegged in Japan)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
13."Hung (Live)"Embury, GreenwayHarris, Embury3:57
14."Greed Killing (Live)"Embury, HarrisHarris3:00
15."Suffer the Children (Live)"GreenwayMick Harris4:10

Personnel

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Napalm Death

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Technical personnel

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  • Colin Richardson – production
  • Ewan Davies – assistant engineering
  • Guy Davie – mastering
  • Matt Cannon – photography
  • Graham Humphreys – design

References

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  1. ^ "Napalm Death 'Words from the Exit Wound'". earache.com. Earache. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. ^ Henderson, Alex. Napalm Death: Words from the Exit Wound > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  3. ^ Bromley, Adrian (19 May 1999). "Napalm Death - Words From the Exit Wound". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  4. ^ a b Christe, Ian (June 1999). "Napalm Death: Words From The Exit Wound". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 70. College Media. p. 59. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  5. ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 307. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. pp. 1015–1016. ISBN 978-0857125958.
  7. ^ Adam. "Napalm Death – Words from the Exit Wound". MetalReviews. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  8. ^ Martin, Piers (30 October 1998). "Napalm Death – Words From The Exit Wound". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  9. ^ Forgach, John (April 1999). "Napalm Death Words From The Exit Wound". SLUG. Vol. 11, no. 124. Salt Lake City, Utah: Safari Trackers. pp. 36–37. OCLC 48819125. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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