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| 3.0 good | Wizard | February 26th 12 |
These guys are unstoppable. Anyone that thinks they aren't still relevant after 25+ years, fuck off and die!
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| 4.0 excellent | Fernando Alves STAFF | February 25th 12 |
The first impression was great. One of my next buys for sure.
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| 4.0 excellent | YUJOS | February 23rd 12 |
Utilitarian, Maximun Grindcoretarian!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| 4.0 excellent | Trey STAFF | January 13th 23 |
They’re labeled as grind, but the band have evolved enough that it’s probably kind of a limiting genre tag. I can tell you that this album is full of fucking awesome riffs that pull from metal, punk and death metal. And the vocals. The animalistic, throaty shouts of whoever the fuck sings in this band are what pushes the riffy goodness to another level. Hell yes.
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| 4.0 excellent | TiedDown93 | May 4th 20 |
I really enjoy all the strange melodic elements in this record.
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| 3.6 great | Erwann S. STAFF | October 15th 19 |
Goddamn is that John Zorn during Everyday Pox? Apart from that, the album rips hard with its approved mixture of grindcore & hardcore, with still a touch of deathgrind. On par, if not slightly above Apex Predator.
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| 4.0 excellent | Risodo | March 21st 18 |
After leaving Death Metal aside after the disaster of "Inside the Torn Apart" and "Words from the Exit Wound", Napalm Death returned to bet on a mix of Hardcore Punk with Grindcore. The 2000's were spectacular for the band, with six albums far above average, and this fact was extended to the 2010's. "Utilitarian" emerged in 2012, and is certainly the best and most complete piece of modern Grindcore by the band. The record is huge, intense, violent and rough as it should be, but with a production that stands out in the genre. In addition, it serves as a good introduction to the sound of the band.
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| 3.0 good | EasterInTheBatcave | June 9th 16 |
Utilitarian is a fast, heavy, relentless listen-- and that's not all. Indeed, there are moments of experimental brilliance here, such as John Zorn's saxophone on "Everyday Pox" (also perhaps my favourite Napalm Death track ever), the choir on "Blank Look About Face", and the epic layering of intro "Circumspect." Of course, there is also the usual heavy riffage and aggression one expects from a Napalm Death release, but that aforementioned experimentation is welcome. Indeed, more of it would make this record even better. Overall, Utilitarian is a good release, despite some songs falling through the cracks.
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| 0.0 | | March 3rd 12 |
Boasting sheer chaos, great synchronization, powerful guitar riffs, even greater pacing and well placed instrumentation. Napalm Death have proved that even after 25 years of creating music they are still at the top of their game and constantly improving, even throwing in some new unexpected surprises for the genre itself, like the use of the saxophone.
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| 4.0 excellent | FunJan | July 27th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ralyks | July 8th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | cb123 | June 28th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rick64 | January 11th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Jurtz | April 11th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Lvxfra | October 24th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Jerrad | August 30th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Metaxu | July 30th 21 |
| 3.5 great | remi | November 4th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Gorey13 | September 27th 20 |
| 3.0 good | gnimas | September 20th 20 |
| 3.5 great | SuzyC | August 24th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Aranox | February 23rd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | sohudrk | April 20th 19 |
| 3.5 great | gk1979 | January 29th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bulgaro | January 3rd 19 |
| 2.5 average | ryguy | October 29th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Scuro EMERITUS | June 11th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Fear | December 9th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | ben11 | December 5th 17 |
| 3.5 great | P0laris | November 11th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Elynna | October 22nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | ElSomni | October 16th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | AriDoe | September 26th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Jhator | August 28th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | manu8a | December 28th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Wolfe | November 30th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jiag | August 7th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | bobby72 | February 18th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Henry | February 14th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | hsb | October 28th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | maglib | October 26th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Artax36 | September 2nd 15 |
| 3.0 good | Fozzie | August 8th 15 |
| 3.5 great | ngk44 | May 23rd 15 |
| 3.5 great | Matski | April 14th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | exvx | February 26th 15 |
| 3.0 good | DAKODA | February 23rd 15 |
| 3.5 great | gas83 | February 14th 15 |
| 3.0 good | adr | February 1st 15 |
| 3.5 great | Jeejee | January 7th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | slaps | December 18th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Ayl | November 18th 14 |
| 3.5 great | "Tab" | November 17th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Faustus | November 16th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Titan | November 1st 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | DaviFuq | October 29th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Surtur | July 31st 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | heck | July 19th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Fujay | April 20th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | Hvalur | December 9th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | zundza | December 7th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Weirman | November 21st 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Sulphur | September 26th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Smial | September 9th 13 |
| 3.5 great | joomisy | September 2nd 13 |
| 3.0 good | Tomes | August 28th 13 |
| 3.5 great | ILJ | August 14th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | skoik | April 15th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Thor | March 30th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Ondai | March 29th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Moraff | March 4th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | 6sic6 | December 21st 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Kheshef | November 1st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | pbass0 | October 16th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | hermmess | September 8th 12 |
| 3.0 good | steve9 | August 18th 12 |
| 3.5 great | pike27 | August 15th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sunn177 | August 7th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | DWiz | July 20th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Edlund | June 22nd 12 |
| 3.5 great | Jok | June 13th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Rail | May 21st 12 |
| 3.5 great | ZedO | May 4th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | aeuk | April 16th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Shaad | April 5th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Coast | April 3rd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Phate72 | March 28th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | BcA187 | March 25th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | 32left | March 24th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Churuya | March 20th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | ppW | March 6th 12 |
| 3.5 great | RATM46 | March 2nd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | thutho28 | February 29th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Shiduba | February 29th 12 |
| 3.5 great | KILL | February 28th 12 |
| 3.5 great | ev0ken | February 28th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Hawks | February 27th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | TBliss2 | February 27th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Smevin | February 26th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | endtell | February 26th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Custy | February 26th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | gallus90 | February 24th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | srm90 | February 24th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | DeadGuy | February 23rd 12 |
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