Words from the Exit Wound | ||||
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Released | 26 October 1998 | |||
Recorded | June 1998 | |||
Studio | Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom | |||
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Length | 41:08 | |||
Label | Earache | |||
Producer | Colin Richardson | |||
Napalm Death chronology | ||||
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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.
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chronicles of Chaos | 8/10 [3] |
CMJ New Music Monthly | Favourable [4] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10 [5] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MetalReviews | 74/100 [7] |
NME | 6/10 [8] |
SLUG | Favourable [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]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "The Infiltraitor" | Mark Greenway | Shane Embury | 4:30 |
2. | "Repression out of Uniform" | Greenway | Jesse Pintado | 2:53 |
3. | "Next of Kin to Chaos" | Embury | Mitch Harris | 4:08 |
4. | "Trio-Degradable / Affixed by Disconcern" | Affixed by Disconcern: Harris | Trio: Greenway, Embury, Harris, Pintado, Danny Herrera, Affixed by Disconcern: Harris | 4:34 |
5. | "Cleanse Impure" | Greenway | Pintado | 3:14 |
6. | "Devouring Depraved" | Embury | Embury | 3:22 |
7. | "Ulterior Exterior" | Greenway | Embury | 1:50 |
8. | "None the Wiser?" | Greenway | Pintado, Embury, Harris | 4:16 |
9. | "Clutching at Barbs" | Greenway | Embury | 2:27 |
10. | "Incendiary Incoming" | Greenway | Harris | 3:08 |
11. | "Thrown Down a Rope" | Greenway | Harris | 3:25 |
12. | "Sceptic in Perspective" | Embury | Embury | 3:24 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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13. | "Hung (Live)" | Embury, Greenway | Harris, Embury | 3:57 |
14. | "Greed Killing (Live)" | Embury, Harris | Harris | 3:00 |
15. | "Suffer the Children (Live)" | Greenway | Mick Harris | 4:10 |