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| 3.5 great | let the riffs flow through you | May 15th 25 |
I like thisrmusically this is basically a Bolt Thrower whorship album, the vocalist just sounds tired throughout. This could have been a lot better, they just kind of ran out of steam
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| 3.0 good | Eggnog Addict | June 26th 24 |
napalm death go groove n its like, why man, with dm n hc splicings throughout
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| 4.0 excellent | Alabaster Jones | August 2nd 17 |
Napalm Death, at least up until this point, had been merely competent at their mixing of death metal and grindcore (though not straight-up deathgrind, as the mixture wasn't too fluid), with their last offering Utopia Banished even being a bit lukewarm. The change on Fear, Emptiness, Despair is not so much a stylistic one as it is a qualitative one, with improvements across the board not only in songwriting but in production as well. Everything sounds meatier, and with the uptick in speed and riff memorability, every song has something to offer, namely a haymaker directly to the skull. With this album also being the first of the bands' discography to feature the exact same members as its predecessor, the notion that the band just needed some time together longer than a year or so to do great things holds some weight even now. While it's nothing that hadn't been done before it, Napalm Death's fifth full-length is one of their most enjoyable and quality endeavors.
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| 3.0 good | Kahrbo | September 11th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | Inveigh | February 7th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | HalapenYo CONTRIBUTOR | October 14th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | Halo22 | August 15th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rick64 | January 11th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | DType | May 28th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Yep321 | April 20th 22 |
| 3.5 great | mrfixit | December 17th 21 |
| 2.5 average | Zakusz | November 9th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jake E. | November 7th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Lvxfra | October 24th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jerrad | August 30th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Metaxu | July 30th 21 |
| 3.5 great | doofy | July 15th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Lassie | January 25th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | CalinD | November 25th 20 |
| 3.0 good | remi | November 4th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Gorey13 | September 21st 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | gnimas | September 20th 20 |
| 3.5 great | SuzyC | August 24th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brabiz | June 13th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | CK1991 | January 30th 20 |
| 3.5 great | LePsych | December 14th 19 |
| 2.5 average | Spluger | October 10th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | ToddDC | July 14th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Aranox | June 19th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | sohudrk | April 20th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | gk1979 | January 29th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Marehelm | December 15th 18 |
| 3.5 great | blou52 | December 13th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | KManoc1 | March 31st 18 |
| 3.5 great | Basara | March 16th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Samano89 | February 22nd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ryan P STAFF | February 18th 18 |
| 3.5 great | adios | October 8th 17 |
| 3.5 great | AriDoe | September 26th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | TDM | July 25th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Risodo | May 6th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | P0laris | March 29th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | n3xus6 | March 11th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Wolfe | November 30th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | LoganVT | September 27th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Byoushi | August 6th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | bobby72 | February 18th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Henry | February 14th 16 |
| 3.0 good | adr | January 6th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | hsb | October 28th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Artax36 | September 2nd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | heck | August 17th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Fozzie | August 8th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Matski | April 14th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Titan | January 25th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jeejee | January 10th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | slaps | December 18th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | "Tab" | November 17th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Faustus | November 12th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Surtur | July 31st 14 |
| 5.0 classic | beni | March 28th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Olik1984 | December 19th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | zundza | December 8th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Weirman | November 21st 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sulphur | September 26th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Smial | September 9th 13 |
| 3.5 great | jmh886 | September 6th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | joomisy | September 3rd 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Tomes | August 28th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | 6sic6 | July 18th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | srm90 | May 30th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | skoik | April 15th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Vacceo | December 28th 12 |
| 3.0 good | ezba45 | December 28th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Atheus | December 13th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Trey STAFF | November 12th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | pbass0 | October 16th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | sagu | September 29th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | ZedO | April 25th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | ppW | March 6th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | TBliss2 | February 27th 12 |
| 3.5 great | gosk8n | January 30th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Coast | December 23rd 11 |
| 3.5 great | rica | October 6th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nomack | June 3rd 11 |
| 4.5 superb | RATM46 | April 20th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | YUJOS | February 24th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | dirtxxx | January 28th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Neuron | January 13th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Pirrus | November 7th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Alit | October 7th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | gambs | September 16th 10 |
| 3.0 good | IAJP | August 13th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | TBliss | May 21st 10 |
| 3.5 great | kayowas | February 26th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Smevin | February 10th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | NSlave | January 6th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Pizza | December 3rd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | aeuk | November 15th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | KILL | September 17th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | pride | September 9th 09 |
| 2.5 average | kingsoby1 EMERITUS | February 16th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Henry8 | December 24th 08 |
| 2.0 poor | jk2two | September 5th 07 |
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