Smear Campaign is the twelfth studio album by grindcore band Napalm Death. It was recorded with producer Russ Russell at Foel Studios, Wales, and was released on 15 September 2006. It was released as a regular CD, and as a digipak edition featuring two bonus tracks and a sticker of the cover artwork. Differently coloured versions of the cover art exist.
Shortly before the release, Barney Greenway mentioned that the album features a guest appearance by Anneke van Giersbergen, ex-vocalist for the Dutch rock band The Gathering, saying, "[She] has offered up a few parts to a track, which I've yet to hear. But before some people recoil in horror about Napalm going operatic rock or whatever, this was done for good effect and relevance to the track. It will work. It will rock. I'm sure. And we're grateful to Anneke (who is an awesome vocalist in her own right) in advance for giving it a stab."
Smear Campaign is a concept album criticising religion in general.
Tracklist:
- Weltschmerz (Intro) 01:28
- Sink Fast, Let Go 03:23
- Fatalist 02:51
- Puritanical Punishment Beating 03:26
- When All Is Said and Done 03:01
- Freedom Is the Wage of Sin 03:09
- In Deference 03:14
- Short-Lived 03:06
- Identity Crisis 02:44
- Shattered Existence 03:11
- Eyes Right Out 03:12
- Warped Beyond Logic 02:00
- Rabid Wolves (for Christ) 01:24
- Deaf and Dumbstruck (Intelligent Design) 02:46
- Persona Non Grata 02:47
- Smear Campaign 03:20
- Atheist Runt 06:43
Time: 54:47
Recording information:
Engineered, recorded and mixed at Fuel Studios, Llanfair Caernon, Wales from 25 May to 27 May and 3rd June to 10th June 2006
Anneke van Giersbergen – additional vocals (1, 7)
Russ Russell – production, engineering, recording, mixing
Chris Fielding – assistant engineering
Mick Kenney – album art
Kevin Estrada – band photo
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