From Enslavement to Obliteration

Infobox Album |
Name = From Enslavement to Obliteration
Type = studio
Artist = Napalm Death


Released = October 1988
Recorded = At Birdsong, Worcester
Genre = Grindcore
Length = 34:18
Label = Earache
Producer = Napalm Death
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Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:uwaxqj2bojsa link]
Last album = "Scum"
(1987)
This album = "From Enslavement to Obliteration"
(1988)
Next album = "Mentally Murdered"
(1989)

"From Enslavement to Obliteration" is the second album by grindcore band Napalm Death, released in 1988.

It is the only Napalm Death album to feature Lee Dorrian as the sole vocalist, where he offers the low, grunting vocals and from time to time in songs, he will scream in an odd-pitched tone, not unlike static. He is considered one of the first extreme metal vocalists to alternate between guttural growls and high-pitched screams, a technique that would be elaborated on by fellow grind act Carcass (who are often given credit for the invention of this vocal style) and imitated by countless bands in the future.

The lyrical themes ranged from a variety of social and political topics, including: misogyny/sexism ("It's a M.A.N.S World" and "Inconceivable?"), animal rights ("Display to Me..."), racism ("Unchallenged Hate"), materialism ("Private Death" and "From Enslavement to Obliteration"), and capitalism ("Make Way!"). The album calls for social change, as seen in the song "Uncertainty Blurs the Vision," quoting Rudimentary Peni at the song's conclusion.

Track listing

# "Evolved as One" – 3:13
# "It's a M.A.N.S World!" – 0:54
# "Lucid Fairytale" – 1:02
# "Private Death" – 0:35
# "Impressions" – 0:35
# "Unchallenged Hate" – 2:07
# "Uncertainty Blurs the Vision" – 0:40
# "Cock-Rock Alienation" – 1:20
# "Retreat to Nowhere" – 0:30
# "Think for a Minute" – 1:42
# "Display to Me..." – 2:43
# "From Enslavement to Obliteration" – 1:35
# "Blind to the Truth" – 0:21
# "Social Sterility" – 1:03
# "Emotional Suffocation" – 1:06
# "Practice What You Preach" – 1:23
# "Inconceivable?" – 1:06
# "Worlds Apart" – 1:24
# "Obstinate Direction" – 1:01
# "Mentally Murdered" – 2:13
# "Sometimes" – 1:06
# "Make Way!" – 1:36
# "Musclehead" - 0:50
# "Your Acheivement" - 0:06
# "Dead" - 0:05
# "Morbid Deceiver" - 0:45
# "The Curse" - 3:17

Credits

*Bill Steer – Guitar
*Shane Embury – Bass
*Lee Dorrian – Vocals
*Mick Harris – Drums
*Steve Bird - Engineer
*Mark Sikora - Front Art
*Mike Marsh - Mastering