May 28, 1991 - Mass Appeal Madness

Just under a year since their last album "Harmony Corruption" Napalm Death released their third EP "Mass Appeal Madness" on May 28, 1991. It's a short EP that is half new songs and half re-recordings of songs off "From Enslavement To Obliteration" with the new line-up. Let's give it a quick listen!

Up first is the title track "Mass Appeal Madness" and it's got some great fast drums by Mick Harris as you'd expect and of course some fast and heavy guitars and bass. Barney Greenway yells in his low voice and he still sounds so monotone and unexciting. The music is some typical Napalm Death goodness still and thankfully it's a largely instrumental song! And a three and a half minute one to boot, decent opener for sure! Up next is "Pride Assassin" and they take no time jumping right into a furious main riff and these guys continue to amaze with their synchronicity at such insane speeds! Greenway's vocals sound better on this song I feel and the guitars are sweet the whole two minutes! Favourite song on the EP! These next two are both songs we know already, just with the new line-up, starting with "Unchallenged Hate". The music is pretty much the same, and surprisingly Greenway does a pretty good job of imitating Lee Dorrian's piercingly high screams! Why doesn't he do this more often?! This was sweet! The other re-do is "Social Sterility" and I like the original better for sure, Greenway doesn't add much to this, if anything.

That is the end of this short EP and it was decent, but not anything too crazy. Lots more Napalm Death to come still!

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