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Album Review: Napalm Death - Apex Predator - Easy Meat

Mark Hebblewhite
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"Barney’s bellow is as caustic as ever."

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On album number 15 it takes a while for Napalm Death’s righteous anger to hit top gear.

The opening track from which the album takes its name slowly crawls towards the inevitable explosion of fury of its blistering successor Smash A Single Digit. From there the band refuses to let up (apart from a slight detour on Dear Slum Landlord), grimly grinding through track after track of societal-baiting noise. Barney’s bellow is as caustic as ever and when paired with Mitch Harris’ superb riffage remains one of the final words in extremity.