UK Grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH have recently signed a new deal with Century Media Records, extending the long-running co-operation between the parties once more.

NAPALM DEATH vocalist Mark ‘Barney’ Greenway commented: “Very happy to let people know that we have put pen to paper and taken the plunge with Century Media again. Crucial to NAPALM DEATH was that we continued to retain artistic and creative control and also continue to have a determining voice in how our music is used – and, equally as importantly, isn’t used. The people we have consistently worked with down the years at Century Media have always been extremely attuned to this, and we have never experienced anything like the heavy hand of suffocating commercial pressure that can be inherent in this kind of relationship and lead to crappy creative outcomes. Looking forward to sonically bending more minds with their help.”

Philipp Schulte, Director Century Media Records Europe, also checked in with the following comment: “NAPALM DEATH and Century Media Records have gone a long way together already, so it makes us very happy continuing as the band’s partner for the years ahead. The value of artistic freedom and creativity has always been of profound significance for NAPALM DEATH. It was the key to becoming and staying one of the most important bands – then and now. We take this very seriously. Thanks to the band for their trust. We are looking forward to this extended strong partnership.”

In other news, Century Media Records are now making two of the group’s outstanding albums from their ample catalogue available physically again in their standard versions: “Time Waits For No Slave” (2009) and “Utilitarian” (2012) will be released as LP on 180g vinyl and as Jewelcase CD on June 4th, 2021. These are the vinyl variants and available for both albums:

“Time Waits For No Slave”:
Black LP – unlimited
Brown LP – 200x copies via CM Webshop Europe & Coretex
Neon green LP – 200x copies via EMP
Bright gold LP – 200x copies via Nuclear Blast
Neon orange LP – 300x copies via CM Distro and Webshop Europe

“Utilitarian”:
Black LP – unlimited
Bottle Green LP – 200x copies via CM Webshop Europe & Coretex
Bright gold LP – 200x copies via EMP
Transparent magenta LP – 200x copies via Nuclear Blast
Grey LP – 300x copies via CM Distro and Webshop Europe

The pre-order for the albums starts today here: 
https://napalmdeath.lnk.to/TimeWaitsForNoSlave-ReIssuePR
https://napalmdeath.lnk.to/Utilitarian-ReIssuePR

Here are the tracklistings for both re-issues:

NAPALM DEATH – “Time Waits For No Slave” (50:22)
1. Strong-arm (03:04)
2. Diktat (03:41)
3. Work To Rule (03:16)
4. On The Brink Of Extinction (03:29)
5. Time Waits For No Slave (04:26)
6. Life And Limb (04:00)
7. Downbeat Clique (04:26)
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8. Fallacy Dominion (04:07)
9. Passive Tense (03:48)
10. Larceny Of The Heart (03:36)
11. Procrastination On The Empty Vessel (02:56)
12. Feeling Redundant (03:23)
13. A No-sided Argument (02:13)
14. De-evolution Ad Nauseum (03:48)

NAPALM DEATH – “Utilitarian” (45:32):
1. Circumspect (02:09)
2. Errors In The Signals (03:00)
3. Everyday Pox (02:10)
4. Protection Racket (03:52)
5. The Wolf I Feed (02:50)
6. Quarantined (02:46)
7. Fall On Their Swords (03:55)
8. Collision Course (03:12)
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9. Orders of Magnitude (03:19)
10. Think Tank Trials (02:25)
11. Blank Look About Face (03:09)
12. Leper Colony (03:20)
13. Nom De Guerre (01:05)
14. Analysis Paralysis (03:20)
15. Opposites Repellent (01:22)
16. A Gag Reflex (03:27)

And feel free to re-visit these promotional videos for those albums:

On The Brink Of Extinction (from “Time Waits For No Slave”): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npa8qUNEIFY

Time Waits For No Slave (from “Time Waits For No Slave”): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGahj5rkqdY
 
The Wolf I Feed (from “Utilitarian”):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el5ewJxBASo

Analysis Paralysis (from “Utilitarian”):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWTz7730D7Y

NAPALM DEATH’s latest and much lauded 16th studio album “Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism” (2020), which was again recorded with longtime producer Russ Russell and features artwork by Frode Sylthe, entered international sales charts upon release as follows: Germany: # 18, Austria: # 37, Switzerland: # 26, Finland: # 35, Belgium: # 88, Spain: # 78, France: # 120, UK (Rock Chart): # 3 and USA: # 58 Billboard Top Albums.

Check out the singles/videos that NAPALM DEATH have released for the new album so far:

“Backlash Just Because”:
https://youtu.be/FFDHuCeaM_Y

“Amoral”:
https://youtu.be/T5ChaOiPZGo
 
“A Bellyful of Salt and Spleen”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLKjpobj4vg

You can still order “Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism” in various formats here: 
https://napalmdeath.lnk.to/ThroesofJoyintheJawsofDefeatismPR

Stay tuned for further NAPALM DEATH news coming soon…

NAPALM DEATH line-up:
(From left to right on photo above!)
Danny Herrera – Turbulent beat throes
Mark ‘Barney’ Greenway – Bawling, shrieking, intermittent baritone
Shane Embury – Bass reverberations, barks and moans, noise-testing everyday objects

NAPALM DEATH online:
http://www.napalmdeath.org 
http://www.facebook.com/officialnapalmdeath
https://twitter.com/officialND
https://www.instagram.com/theofficialnapalmdeath