NAPALM DEATH - Code Red [!] - 6 October 2004
After releasing their highly acclaimed homage to their old metal and hardcore heroes "Leaders Not Followers: Part 2" cult grinders NAPALM DEATH have returned to North Welsh Foel Studios (Porcupine Tree, Ozric Tentacles) to record a band-new album, entitled "The Code Is Red... Long Live Code Red" and promises to be another masterpiece of raw hatred. Barney Greenway (vocals) can reveal the following details from the studio:
"The studio is called Foel Studios in the town of Foel, North Wales, and is owned by Dave Anderson who was the original bass player for Hawkwind (before Lemmy even). We decided to record here because it's pretty isolated out in the countryside, so there are minimal distractions. We feel that good use of studio time is pivotal and where as some bands might sit around taking things easy for periods, we really work intensively. In the studio, it's actually better to be slightly stressed and on edge for us because it's a good way to capture that kind of on the edge live vibe, which in turn gives us the extra thrust. Personally, I'm never happy with a verse of vocals if I think that I can squeeze a last drop of rawness out of my voice. Sometimes I probably attack things too much, but intensity is the key for me. I like to think we've done enough trips to the studio now to know what we're doing, yet you can never be entirely prepared for the unexpected where, say, the desk might burst into flames or something. Russ Russell will be producing, as he's a very trustworthy man at the knobs for us now as well as being a mate. We're confident he'll do a great job on the new stuff, which is sounding spectacularly savage - a good mix of the very best bits from the last two albums. So far we can reveal the following song-titles: "Instruments Of Persuasion", "Morale", "Striding Purposefully Backwards", "Climate Controllers", "Sold Short", plus of course the title track "The Code Is Red... Long Live The Code". More later. Cheers."
The release of "The Code Is Red... Long Live The Code" is roughly scheduled for spring 2005.
Catch them live on their upcoming tour across the USA and Europe to experience their raw live power. The US dates are accompanied by Misery Index, Cannibal Corpse, Vader, Kataklysm and Goatwhore whereas they are part of the X-Mass Festivals, featuring Marduk, Finntroll, Vader, Black Dahlia Murder and Belphegor in Europe. Check out all the shows in our tourdates section.
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