Napalm Death will be releasing a special EP for their April 10th ‘Roadburn Festival‘ appearance. The 12″ affair will be titled “Our Pain Is Their Power” and will be limited to a pressing of 500 copies. It will feature the below track listing:
Side A:
01 – “Persona Non Grata”
02 – “Smear Campaign”
03 – “Atheist Runt”
Side B:
01 – “Morale”
02 – “Our Pain Is Their Power”
03 – “Weltschmerz (Extended Apocalyptic Power)”
Band frontman Mark “Barney” Greenway said of the EP:
“I think it’s fair to say that live and on album Napalm Death has always had more of an emphasis on a bare bones approach – just hit the ‘go button’ and it should all just about stay on the rails. However, there are other layers to the band and recently we’ve been in situations with more potential to pluck those from our repertoire. So, this EP gives you a significant flavor of that – as will the live performance. Although the music isn’t entirely identical, I feel the moroseness and sheer desperate bludgeon of early Swans is a big factor for us in creating this different type of mood. Hopefully we can emulate that kind of power.”
The band have also released a cover of Cardiacs‘ “To Go Off And Things” to benefit the bands Tim Smith, who has been in ill-health for some time. Napalm Death bassist Shane Embury said of the cover:
“Since I was blessed with being introduced to Cardiacs way back in 1986 they have been one of my favorite bands of all time! Getting to meet and become friends with Tim Smith, the musical genius behind it all, over the years was an added bonus. Tim always struck me as a person with a massive heart, who had a very pure and innocent view of the world in which we live in – something i totally related to, as the world can be a dark place – he radiated happiness. We shared many fun and elaborate conversations after Cardiacs shows in the early 90’s and I loved every minute of every conversation with him. I could go on and on for hours about how amazing his music is and the immense influence it has had on my life but suffice to say this cover of “To Go Off And Things” that we have recorded is in tribute to the brilliance that is Tim Smith – it is the least we can do for a man who has given us so much.
Tim has unfortunately been severely unwell for a few years now and we hope with this recording made available to everyone for download on our bandcamp site for only £1 (you can pay more if your heart so desires!) we can help raise some money to go towards Tim‘s rehabilitation! We hope you like our version of the song and find it in your heart to donate something towards such a worthy cause…Thanks for taking the time to read this.”
You can download that cover below:
