This is Michael Mixerr. Today I will review Fear, Emptiness, Despair by Napalm Death. This was released in 1994 on Earache Records from the UK. This album is more mid paced yet it didn't do as well as the previous album, Utopia Banished, did. There are a lot of 3 minute songs on this album. (Some versions of this album have 11 songs.)
Twist the Knife is one of those killing songs. One of those songs that makes you want to kill someone. One of those songs to kill somebody to. Think about the film scores and songs used in movies of the psycho thriller genre. Those horror movies and films. Hung is the best song!
Plague Rages has that 80s grindcore band sound to it. It reminded me of when Napalm Death first started with their early demos. Think about the Scum album. Or Hatred Surge. Because there is more that meets the eye when it comes to Napalm Death. They are a grindcore band. Let me put it that way.
Primed Time and State of Mind are more intellectual tracks that are different from the rest of this album. At least to me. Armageddon is a hardcore song! It fits very well with this album. Especially the title of the song. The Deception song is an OK song.
Even with all the newspaper press this album got, it still didn't chart as well as Utopia Banished did. It was well favored by newspaper critics and music critics around the world. A lot of critics gave this album 5 stars. It was too bad that this album did not do as well as the last album had done. So buy it if you have already not done so!
I rate this album, Fear, Emptiness, Despair, 5/5*****!!
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