Utilitarian

Utilitarian
Album info
Release	February 27, 2012
Recorded	2011 at Parlour Studios in Kettering
Genre	Grindcore, death metal
Length	45:20
Label	Century Media
Producer	Russ Russell

Utilitarian is the fifteenth studio album by British grindcore band Napalm Death. It was released in the UK on 27 February 2012 and globally on 28 February 2012.

Background

Utilitarian was recorded in 2011. A 7" vinyl single for "Analysis Paralysis" was released in January 2012. When asked, vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway stated that he was quite proud of the new album, saying, "The thing you have to consider about Napalm Death is that no two albums sound the same, which is what makes this album unique. Whilst we stick to the same aggressive tone that fans are used to, we also have added other technical elements in it to make it stand out. It's still a rock album, but it's something we do to it to make it fresh."

Track listing

#	Track title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Circumspect" (Instrumental)		2:17
2.	"Errors in the Signals"	Mark "Barney" Greenway, Mitch Harris	3:02
3.	"Everyday Pox"	Greenway, Shane Embury	2:12
4.	"Protection Racket"	Greenway, Embury	4:00
5.	"The Wolf I Feed"	Harris	2:57
6.	"Quarantined"	Greenway, Harris	2:47
7.	"Fall on Their Swords"	Greenway, Embury	3:57
8.	"Collision Course"	Embury	3:14
9.	"Orders of Magnitude"	Harris	3:21
10.	"Think Tank Trials"	Greenway, Harris	2:27
11.	"Blank Look About Face"	Greenway, Harris	3:12
12.	"Leper Colony"	Greenway, Embury	3:23
13.	"Aim Without an Aim" (Limited edition bonus track)		3:06
14.	"Everything in Mono" (Limited edition bonus track)		2:49
15.	"Nom de Guerre"	Greenway, Embury	1:07
16.	"Analysis Paralysis"	Harris, Embury	3:23
17.	"Opposites Repellent"	Greenway, Embury	1:22
18.	"A Gag Reflex"	Greenway, Harris	3:30

LP Bonus track

#	Track title	Length
19.	"Standardization"	2:45

Japanese bonus track

#	Track title	Length
19.	"It Failed to Explode"	3:39

Personnel

Napalm Death

• Barney Greenway – vocals
• Shane Embury – bass guitar
• Mitch Harris – guitar, vocals
• Danny Herrera – drums

Additional personnel

• John Zorn – saxophone ("Everyday Pox")
• Russ Russell – production, mixing, engineering, recording, mastering
• Marc Urselli – engineering ("Everyday Pox")
• Frode Sylthe – artwork, layout

References

Napalm Death

Barney Greenway • Shane Embury • Mitch Harris • Danny Herrera

Nicholas Bullen • Lee Dorrian • Justin Broadrick • Frank Healy • Bill Steer • Jesse Pintado • Miles Ratledge • Mick Harris • Jim Whitely

Napalm Death Discography

Albums: Scum • From Enslavement to Obliteration • Harmony Corruption • Utopia Banished • Fear, Emptiness, Despair • Diatribes • Inside the Torn Apart • Words from the Exit Wound • Enemy of the Music Business • Order of the Leech • Leaders Not Followers: Part 2 • The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code • Smear Campaign • Time Waits for No Slave • Utilitarian • Apex Predator

Live albums: Live Corruption • Bootlegged in Japan • Punishment in Capitals • The Peel Sessions/The Complete Radio One Sessions

Compilation albums: Death by Manipulation • Noise for Music's Sake

EPs: The Curse • Mentally Murdered • Suffer the Children • Mass Appeal Madness • The World Keeps Turning • Nazi Punks Fuck Off • Greed Killing • In Tongues We Speak • Breed to Breathe • Leaders Not Followers • Tsunami Benefit • Converge / Napalm Death • Our Pain Is Their Power

Video albums: Live Corruption • The DVD • Punishment in Capitals

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