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band

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, released in 1990 on Earache Records. The style of the album is more

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than grindcore, featuring extremely heavy riffs and deep low vocals. It was recorded at Morrisound Recording in

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from Deicide and

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were guest vocalists for the song "Unfit Earth". The tracks from the ''

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'' EP, are included at the end of early editions of the CD, though versions now in print feature only the standard eleven tracks. It is the first Napalm Death album to feature Mark "Barney" Greenway as the vocalist and Americans

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and Jesse Pintado as guitarists, and the last with Mick Harris on drums. Richard Johnson, a member of

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, says that the wide distribution of ''Harmony Corruption'' ensured that it had a greater impact on the American grindcore scene than earlier Napalm Death efforts.Kevin Stewart-Panko, "Altered States," "Grindcore Special" part 2, ''Terrorizer'' #181, March 2009, p. 42-43. Their third UK chart entry, this album peaked at number 67. Limited vinyl pressing included the bonus LP with live set recorded at I.C.A. In 2012, Earache Records released remastered edition, containing bonus tracks. The track "Suffer the Children" was released as single on vinyl and CD, which features the non-album tracks "Siege of Power" and "Harmony Corruption". A video was made for "Suffer the Children".

Track listing

Personnel

Napalm Death

* Mark "Barney" Greenway – vocals,

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(2, 5–11) * Jesse Pintado –

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, music (3) *

–

, music (8) * Shane Embury – bass,

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(1, 2, 4), lyrics (3, 7) * Mick Harris –

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, music (5–7, 9–11)

Additional musicians

– backing vocals (5) *

– backing vocals (5)

Technical personnel

* David Windmill – artwork * Tim Hubbard – photography * Noel Summerville – mastering

Chart positions

References

{{Authority control 1990 albums Napalm Death albums Earache Records albums Albums produced by Scott Burns (record producer) Albums recorded at Morrisound Recording