Napalm Death "Harmony Corruption"

Harmony Corruption is the third studio album by British grindcore band Napalm Death, released in 1990 on Earache Records.

The style of the album is more death metal than grindcore, featuring extremely heavy riffs and deep low vocals. It was recorded at Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida, where many classic death metal albums have been recorded. Florida death metallers Glen Benton from Deicide and John Tardy from Obituary were guest vocalists for the song "Unfit Earth".

The tracks from the Mentally Murdered EP, are included at the end of early editions of the CD, though versions now in print feature only the standard eleven tracks.

It is the first Napalm Death album to feature Mark "Barney" Greenway as the vocalist and Americans Mitch Harris and Jesse Pintado as guitarists, and the last with Mick Harris on drums.

Richard Johnson, a member of Agoraphobic Nosebleed, says that the wide distribution of Harmony Corruption ensured that it had a greater impact on the American grindcore scene than earlier Napalm Death efforts.

Their third UK chart entry, this album peaked at number 67. Limited vinyl pressing included the bonus LP with live set recorded at I.C.A.

In 2012, Earache Records released remastered edition, containing bonus tracks.

The track "Suffer the Children" was released as single on vinyl and CD, which features the non-album tracks "Siege of Power" and "Harmony Corruption". A video was made for "Suffer the Children".

Track listing

1. "Vision Conquest" Shane Embury Embury 2:42
2. "If the Truth Be Known" Embury/Mark Greenway   Embury 4:12
3. "Inner Incineration" Embury Jesse Pintado 2:57
4. "Malicious Intent" Embury Embury 3:26
5. "Unfit Earth" Greenway Mick Harris 5:03
6. "Circle of Hypocrisy" Greenway Mick Harris 3:15
7. "The Chains that Bind Us" Embury/Greenway   Mick Harris 4:08
8. "Mind Snare" Greenway Mitch Harris 3:42
9. "Extremity Retained" Greenway Mick Harris 2:01
10. "Suffer the Children" Greenway Mick Harris 4:21

CD bonus track

1. "Hiding Behind" Greenway Mick Harris 5:15

Some copies include the Mentally Murdered EP as bonus tracks.

First pressing came with a bonus CD or LP:

Live at ICA London, 29th June 1990

1. Rise Above (02:44)
2. Success? (01:12)
3. From Enslavement to Obliteration (02:03)
4. Control (02:03)
5. Walls of Confinement (03:03)
6. Instinct of Survival (02:41)
7. Siege of Power (03:55)
8. Avalanche Master Song (Godflesh cover with Justin Broadrick as guest) (04:58)
9. You Suffer (00:04)
10. Deceiver (00:57)

Recording information:

Co-Produced by Napalm Death.

Recorded and mixed at Morrisound Recording, Tampa.

Music by Harris Mick, Harris Mitch, Embury and Pintado.