Order of the Leech is the tenth studio album by the British grindcore band Napalm Death, released in 2002 through Spitfire. Although credited in the line-up, Jesse Pintado never performed.[7] The second guitar is actually Mitch Harris overdubbing, hence marking this album's lineup as today's lineup.[8] "The Great Capitulator" is exactly 2:49. At the end of the song, a long silence follows from 2:50 to 9:56. At 9:57 a soundbite comes fading in of a fan speaking of his attitude to metal music, mentioning bands like Krabathor or Immortal. His speech is then translated in Czech. It is the last album in a trilogy to feature these kinds of soundbites, with the others being Leaders Not Followers EP and Enemy of the Music Business.
| Order of the Leech | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 21 October 2002 | |||
| Recorded | Chappel Studios,[1] South Thoresby Parkgate Studios, Battle, East Sussex | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 44:39 | |||
| Label | Spitfire | |||
| Producer | Simon Efemey, Russ Russell | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 9/10[3] |
| CMJ New Music Report | Favourable[4] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Continuing War on Stupidity" | 3:11 | |
| 2. | "The Icing on the Hate" | 3:10 | |
| 3. | "Forced to Fear" |
| 3:34 |
| 4. | "Narcoleptic" |
| 2:28 |
| 5. | "Out of Sight Out of Mind" |
| 3:00 |
| 6. | "To Lower Yourself (Blind Servitude)" |
| 3:02 |
| 7. | "Lowest Common Denominator" |
| 3:19 |
| 8. | "Forewarned Is Disarmed?" |
| 2:25 |
| 9. | "Per Capita" |
| 2:54 |
| 10. | "Farce and Fiction" |
| 2:47 |
| 11. | "Blows to the Body" |
| 3:14 |
| 12. | "The Great Capitulator" |
| 11:35 |
Personnel edit
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References edit
- ^ "Chapel Studios".
- ^ O'Neill, Brian. Napalm Death: Order of the Leech > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ Smit, Jackie (23 June 2003). "Napalm Death – Order of the Leech". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ Sciarretto, Amy (11 November 2002). "Napalm Death: Order of the Leech". CMJ New Music Report. 73 (788). New York: The CMJ Network: 26. ISSN 0890-0795.
- ^ Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 345. ISBN 9781-926592-20-6.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. pp. 1015–1016. ISBN 978-0857125958.
- ^ Harris, Mitch (29 April 2005). "Napalm Death: Stronger Than All". The Metal Forge (Interview). Interviewed by Simon Milburn. Mount Ommaney, Queensland. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ Freeman, Phil (4 February 2015). "Napalm Death Albums From Worst To Best #11". Stereogum. Hollywood, New York. Retrieved 1 July 2015.