March 30, 2009

Average Napalm Death song length, by album

Click to enlarge This is a graph of Napalm Death’s average song length by album. (Click it to enlarge it.) Only full-lengths of studio originals count, as well as proper songs – no bonus tracks or ambient intros. Originally I made this chart to test a theory that the shorter the Napalm Death song, the...

Napalm Death - Time Waits For No Slave

Incredibly, Napalm Death still have something to offer after 28 years. With no original members left, the band is hardly the storied crew that made Scum. But despite changes in lineup and sound, the Napalm Death platform remains strong. It has two main planks: socially conscious grindcore, and, ironically, diversity beyond grindcore. Though Napalm Death...