Disco de Napalm Death: “Noise For Musics Sake”

I usually avoid compilations but Napalm Death's Noise for Music's Sake is the exception to the rule. Spanning two cd's of Napalm Death's long and illustrious career, Noise for Music Sake is a balanced attack of old mixed with new. The Lee Dorian voiced tracks such as If the truth be known, Unchallenged Hate and FETO stand tall alongside newer Greenway classics like Hung, Plague Rages, Diatribes and the World Keeps Turning. The mix of the new and old tracks really gives the listener a good idea of how long these innovators have been turning out flawless metal. Disc one plays as a "greatest hits" and disc two is unreleased material, demos and "B" sides. I purchased this double cd strictly for the second disc but soon found myself drawn to the first eventhough I own all of the individual albums. The family tree liner insert is really comprehensive. Shane took great time and effort to outline all of the side projects and band formations. Overall, most ND fans will already own 99% of the material on Noise for Music's Sake but it's worth buying for the second disc of rarities alone. Recommended.

Napalm Death is one of the first metal bands that I ever really got into back around 1990, and I've never tired of their brutal grind/thrash still to this day. These guys have been considered legends for many years now, and rightly so. I agree with the previous reviewer, these guys have never sold out, and have continued to do things their way since their early days back in the early/mid 80's, which is definitely respectable of any artists, especially this day in time, where so many lame bands these days are only after fortune and fame(and seem to be attaining it due to media hype and lack of better taste in music from today's youth, but this is purely my opinion). Probably the main reason N.D. has remained one of my favorite bands is because of their messages in the lyrics, talking about a wide variety of societal problems and trying to raise public awareness about a lot of flaws of gov't., war, big business/corporations, media manipulation, etc. and I just feel all of these messages are important and give people things to think about(not that it will change most peoples' love of McDonalds culture and the like). Anyway, I love virtually all of the material on these 2 discs, and disc 1 is a "best of" and disc 2 has the "mentally murdered" ep (some of my most loved ND tracks), and some other studio rarities and early live stuff from '86-'87, so I recommend this to both long time Napalm fans and new fans of the band. Also, the booklet includes a Napalm Death family tree outling all the different bands that members of Napalm have been involved with, and also liner notes by Shane Embury(bass player for the group since "from enslavement...")These guys have really earned their keep and continue to be an uncompromising force in the metal genre, and I hope they continue to address political and societal issues that need to be addressed, since most metal bands don't have anything significant to say with silly talk of satanism and what not. OK, thanks for reading this if you've got this far. Take care!

It took a few weeks for me to really be able to take in all that this compilation offers (56 tracks = lots of listening), but this was one of the first releases from Napalm Death I have aquired.

Its a great place to start for anyone new to the band (I have since purchased most of their other albums).

The compilation as a whole is excellent, but I really like Disc 2. Highlights are Truth Drug, Pride Assassin, and Food Chains.

Disc 1 is kind of a greatest hits compilation of their 20 year career. Don't just get this album, there are many, many hidden gems on their studio albums that should not be missed. In other words, 'Noise For Music's Sake' is just the tip of the ice berg, but an ample selection of tracks and an excellent place to start.

5 stars for my favorite band.

Barney forever \M/

Hell ya Napalm Death and there greatest songs from almost all there albums how could it get any better then this.With brutal gutair riffs and haunting vocals this cd couldn't get any better this cd is worth every penny don't get all the albums just get this because almost every song on every album is on here.

I have all the Napalm Death albums. This is a best of compilation holding a good selection from the Earache label era. Even if you have all their albums you might find that this one is still worth getting as most of the 2nd disc comprises of rarities, unreleased versions and ep songs. They are basically a death metal band with grindcore origins. These guys belt along at a million miles an hour. If you enjoy extreme metal then these guys are for you. If you like country music (augh!)...then your ears are going to end up bleeding listening to this fantastic stuff.