Harmony Corruption

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Harmony Corruption is the third album by Napalm Death. It was released on Aug. 1st, 1990 on Earache Records. It was recorded at Morrisound Recording (Tampa, FL - USA) and produced by Scott Burns and the band. The style of the album was more death metal than grindcore, featuring extremely heavy riffs and deep low vocals. It is the first Napalm Death album to feature Mark "Barney" Greenway as the vocalist and Americans Mitch Harris and Jesse Pintado as guitarists, and the last with Mick Harris on drums. The tracks from the Mentally Murdered EP are included at the end of early editions of the CD, though versions now in print feature only the standard eleven tracks. Richard Johnson, a member of Agoraphobic Nosebleed, says that the wide distribution of Harmony Corruption ensured that it had a greater impact on the American grindcore scene than earlier Napalm Death efforts. John Tardy, vocalist of Obituary, and Glen Benton, vocalist of Deicide, provide backing vocals on the track Unfit Earth in the later sections. Their first UK chart entry, this album peaked at number 67. Limited vinyl pressing included the bonus LP with live set recorded at I.C.A. Track listing: 1. Vision Conquest – 2:42 2. If the Truth Be Known – 4:12 3. Inner Incineration – 2:57 4. Malicious Intent – 3:26 5. Unfit Earth – 5:03 6. Circle of Hypocrisy – 3:15 7. The Chains that Bind Us – 4:08 8. Mind Snare – 3:42 9. Extremity Retained – 2:01 10. Suffer the Children – 4:21 11. Hiding Behind – 5:15 (bonus track).

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