Utopia Banished
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Utopia Banished is the fourth studio album by the British grindcore band Napalm Death. It was released in 1992 by Earache Records.[1] It is the first album featuring Danny Herrera on drums following the departure of Mick Harris. Metal Hammer ranked it as one of the 20 best metal albums of 1992.
Release
A limited edition of this album included a 3" bonus CD; the vinyl release included a bonus 7" containing the same material.[1] The 2007 re-release came as part of Earache's Classic Metal series with The DVD as bonus disc. In 2012, Earache Records released a remastered edition on limited edition coloured vinyl and CD digipak.[2]
Single
The EP "The World Keeps Turning" was released in July 1992 on vinyl and CD and contains two non-album tracks, "A Means to an End" and "Insanity Excursion".[3]
Writing
Samples
Napalm Death make use of samples in some songs on Utopia Banished. The tracks "Discordance" and "Awake (To a Life of Misery)" sample snippets from 1988 science fiction film They Live while the track "Contemptuous" takes a line from 1987 war film Full Metal Jacket.[4]
Track listing
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Personnel
Napalm Death
- Mark "Barney" Greenway – lead vocals
- Jesse Pintado – guitars
- Mitch Harris – guitars, backing vocals
- Shane Embury – bass
- Danny Herrera – drums
Technical personnel
- Colin Richardson – production, engineering
- Pete Coleman – co-engineering
- Matt Anker – photography
- Mid – cover art
- J. Barry – layout
Chart positions
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References
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