| 词条 | Apex Predator – Easy Meat | ||||
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| name = Apex Predator – Easy Meat | type = studio | artist = Napalm Death | cover = Napalm-Death-Apex-Predator-Easy-Meat.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2015|1|23|df=y}}[1] | recorded = {{Start date|2014|df=y}} | venue = | studio = Parlour Studios, Kettering Studio Hostivar, Prague Griffin Studios, Las Vegas | genre = Grindcore | length = {{Duration|m=40|s=4}} | label = Century Media | producer = Russ Russell | prev_title = Napalm Death / Insect Warfare | prev_year = 2013 | next_title = Coded Smears and More Uncommon Slurs | next_year = 2018 }} Apex Predator – Easy Meat is the fifteenth studio album by British grindcore band Napalm Death, released on 23 January 2015 through Century Media.[1] Since the band recorded the album in segments, recording took almost a year. In advance of the release, Napalm Death issued details of the then upcoming album such as artwork and track listing as well as two new songs. The first video clip taken from Apex Predator coincided with the release. Reviews of Apex Predator were overwhelmingly positive, while it also entered a number of American and European charts. Release and promotionIn October 2014, Napalm Death made a press release about the ongoing work on the upcoming album, revealing details of the recording status and some song titles.[2] In the press release vocalist Mark Greenway mitigated concerns about the duration of the album recordings: "The full story is though that we've been recording it in segments to try and achieve varying types of sonic assault."[2] The track "Cesspits" was the first song of Apex Predator – Easy Meat to be presented to the public in advance. It debuted with British music magazine Terrorizer in November 2014.[3] Shortly after, in December, Napalm Death revealed the track listing and artwork, along with comments on the artwork from bassist Shane Embury and Greenway.[4] In January 2015, the band launched the song "How the Years Condemn" online via music magazines Stereogum and Metal Hammer.[5][6] Century Media released the album between 23 and 30 January 2015 in different countries on CD, vinyl and MC in different variations and with various extras such as bonus tracks, posters and extended booklets depending on the format.[1] A video clip for the song "Smash a Single Digit" accompanied the release. It was directed by Michael Panduro and is composed of 1093 single drawings.[7] Singer Greenway commented on the capitalism-criticising theme of the video, "It shows nothing of dignity or life's fundamental pleasures — only a snapshot of those unfortunate enough to only be deemed as numbers for production quotas in this world. When a 'digit' has therefore been expended, it is rubbed out (or consumed leaving no trace, as in the case of this video)."[8] Critical reception{{Album ratings| ADM = 8.0/10[9] | MC = 89/100[10] | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[11] | rev2 = Clash | rev2Score = 4/5[12] | rev3 = Exclaim! | rev3Score = 4.5/5[13] | rev4 = The Guardian | rev4Score = {{Rating|5|5}}[14] | rev5 = Kerrang! | rev5Score = {{Rating|5|5}}[15] | rev6 = MetalSucks | rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[16] | rev7 = New Noise | rev7Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[17] | rev8 = Pitchfork | rev8Score = 7.9/10[18] | rev9 = Revolver | rev9Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[19] | rev10 = SF Media | rev10Score = {{Rating|5|5}}[20] }} Upon its release, Apex Predator – Easy Meat received rave reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 89, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 15 reviews.[10] Thom Jurek of AllMusic wrote that "Apex Predator – Easy Meat ups the ante on all their post-2000 albums," describing the album as "completely unrelenting; thoroughly amazing."[11] Clash critic Geoff Cowart described the album as "both intensely lyrical and supremely musical" commenting that "it plays out in a way that is designed to be perversely uncomfortable for the ears."[12] Writing for Exclaim!, Denise Falzon observed that the band's "traditional characteristics and intellectual concepts, incorporated with new elements and ideas, make Apex Predator - Easy Meat another impressive addition to Napalm Death's spotless catalogue."[13] The Quietus critic Dean Brown thought that "Apex Predator - Easy Meat{{'}}s hyperactive energy and deadly pacing of its recent predecessors" gives their fans "a diverse and devastating listening experience during what is a quintessential, zeitgeist-destroying grindcore album."[21] Guy Pratt of Revolver stated that "experimentation rife on the record proves that sometimes variety makes grind even better."[19] MetalSucks critic Sammy O'Hagar wrote: "Apex Predator – Easy Meat isn’t the easiest of theirs to like, but it’s still Napalm Death right down to its bones."[16] Track listing{{Track listing| title1 = Apex Predator – Easy Meat | music1 = Shane Embury | lyrics1 = Barney Greenway | length1 = 3:46 | title2 = Smash a Single Digit | music2 = Embury | lyrics2 = Greenway | length2 = 1:26 | title3 = Metaphorically Screw You | music3 = Mitch Harris | lyrics3 = Greenway | length3 = 2:05 | title4 = How the Years Condemn | music4 = Embury | lyrics4 = Embury | length4 = 2:43 | title5 = Stubborn Stains | music5 = Embury | lyrics5 = Greenway | length5 = 3:03 | title6 = Timeless Flogging | music6 = Harris | lyrics6 = Greenway | length6 = 2:26 | title7 = Dear Slum Landlord... | music7 = Harris | lyrics7 = Greenway | length7 = 2:00 | title8 = Cesspits | music8 = Embury | lyrics8 = Greenway | length8 = 3:33 | title9 = Bloodless Coup | music9 = Harris | lyrics9 = Greenway | length9 = 2:32 | title10 = Beyond the Pale | music10 = Harris | lyrics10 = Harris | length10 = 3:04 | title11 = Stunt Your Growth | music11 = Harris | lyrics11 = Greenway | length11 = 2:06 | title12 = Hierarchies | music12 = Embury | lyrics12 = Embury | length12 = 3:14 }}{{Track listing | headline = Japanese edition bonus tracks | title13 = Caste the Waste | music13 = Embury | lyrics13 = Embury | length13 = 3:07 | title14 = One-Eyed | music14 = Embury | lyrics14 = Greenway | length14 = 2:49 | title15 = What Is Past Is Prologue | music15 = Harris | lyrics15 = Greenway | length15 = 2:56 | title16 = Oh So Pseudo | music16 = Embury | lyrics16 = Embury | length16 = 2:37 | title17 = Adversarial / Copulating Snakes | music17 = Embury | lyrics17 = Greenway | length17 = 5:17 | title18 = Paracide | length18 = 1:42 | note18 = Gepøpel Cover }}{{Track listing | headline = LP and MC bonus track, North American Digipak CD bonus track & Mediabook CD bonus track | title13 = One-Eyed | music13 = Embury | lyrics13 = Greenway | length13 = 2:49 }}{{Track listing | headline = Mediabook CD bonus tracks | title14 = What Is Past Is Prologue | music14 = Embury | lyrics14 = Embury | length14 = 1:38 | title15 = Oh So Pseudo | music15 = Harris | lyrics15 = Greenway | length15 = 1:42 | title16 = Adversarial / Copulating Snakes | music16 = Embury | lyrics16 = Greenway | length16 = 5:17 | title17 = Clouds of Cancer / Victims of Ignorance | note17 = G-ANX cover | length17 = 2:06 }}{{Track listing | headline = LP and MC bonus track & North American Digipak CD bonus track | title14 = Adversarial / Copulating Snakes | music14 = Embury | lyrics14 = Greenway | length14 = 5:17 }}{{Track listing | headline = LP and MC bonus track | title15 = Critical Gluttonous Mass | music15 = Harris | lyrics15 = Greenway | length15 = 2:31 }}{{Track listing | headline = North American Digipak CD bonus track | title15 = Oh So Pseudo | music15 = Harris | lyrics15 = Greenway | length15 = 1:42 }} PersonnelNapalm Death
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References1. ^1 2 {{cite news |date=23 January 2015 |title=Napalm Death: 'Apex Predator - Easy Meat' out as of today; video debut for 'Smash A Single Digit' |url=http://www.centurymedia.com/newsdetailed.aspx?IdNews=15461 |work=Century Media |location=Dortmund |accessdate=27 January 2015}} {{Napalm Death}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Apex Predator - Easy Meat}}2. ^1 {{cite news|author=Sheila |date=3 October 2014 |title=Napalm Death release new album recording status update |url=http://planetmosh.com/napalm-death-release-new-album-recording-status-update/ |work=Planetmosh |location=Rotherham |accessdate=16 January 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017184541/http://planetmosh.com/napalm-death-release-new-album-recording-status-update/ |archivedate=17 October 2014 }} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.terrorizer.com/news/streams/napalm-death-premiere-new-song-cesspits-terrorizer/ |title=Napalm Death Premiere New Song 'Cesspits' With Terrorizer |date=19 November 2014 |last=Whelan |first=Kez |work=Terrorizer |publisher=Dark Arts |location=Leigh-on-Sea |accessdate=29 January 2015}} 4. ^{{cite news |date=1 December 2014 |title=Napalm Death unveil Apex Predator-Easy Meat album artwork, tracklisting |url=http://bravewords.com/news/napalm-death-unveil-apex-predator-easy-meat-album-artwork-tracklisting |work=BraveWords.com |location=Barrie |accessdate=29 January 2015}} 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.stereogum.com/1728139/napalm-death-how-the-years-condemn-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/ |title=Napalm Death – 'How The Years Condemn' (Stereogum Premiere) |date=9 January 2015 |last=Nelson |first=Michael |work=Stereogum |publisher=SpinMedia |location=Los Angeles |accessdate=29 January 2015}} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metal-hammer.de/video-audio/premieren/article681265/hoert-hier-zuerst-den-neuen-napalm-death-song-how-the-years-condemn.html |title=Hört hier zuerst den neuen Napalm Death-Song 'How The Years Condemn' |date=9 January 2015 |last=Wenig |first=Christina |work=Metal Hammer |publisher=Axel Springer Mediahouse Berlin GmbH |location=Berlin |language=German |accessdate=29 January 2015}} 7. ^{{cite news |date=23 January 2015 |title=Napalm Death: 'Smash A Single Digit' Video Released |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/napalm-death-smash-a-single-digit-video-released/ |work=Blabbermouth.net |location=White Plains, New York |accessdate=1 February 2015}} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/napalm_death-smash_single_digit |title=Napalm Death: 'Smash a Single Digit' (video) |last=Adams |first=Gregory |date=23 January 2015 |work=Exclaim! |publisher=1059434 Ontario |location=Toronto, Ontario |accessdate=1 February 2015}} 9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/6955/Napalm-Death-Apex-Predator--Easy-Meat.aspx |title=Apex Predator – Easy Meat by Napalm Death reviews |author= |website=AnyDecentMusic? |publisher=PalmerWatson |access-date=6 December 2018}} 10. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/apex-predator---easy-meat/napalm-death|title=Apex Predator - Easy Meat - Napalm Death |work=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |location=San Francisco |accessdate=26 January 2015}} 11. ^1 {{Allmusic |class=album |id=apex-predator-easy-meat-mw0002791951 |label=Napalm Death: Apex Predator-Easy Meat > Overview |accessdate=27 January 2015}} 12. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/napalm-death-apex-predator-easy-meat |title=Napalm Death - Apex Predator - Easy Meat |date=19 January 2015 |last=Cowart |first=Geoff |work=Clash |publisher=Clash Music |location=London |accessdate=27 January 2015}} 13. ^1 {{cite web | url=http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/napalm_death-apex_predator-easy_meat | title=Napalm Death - Apex Predator - Easy Meat | work=Exclaim! |publisher=1059434 Ontario |location=Toronto, Ontario | date=23 January 2015 | accessdate=23 January 2015 | last=Falzon |first=Denise}} 14. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jan/29/napalm-death-apex-predator-easy-meat-review | title=Napalm Death: Apex Predator – Easy Meat review – grindcore masters on top form | work=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian News and Media |location=London | date=29 January 2015 | accessdate=4 February 2015 | last=Lawson |first=Dom}} 15. ^{{cite journal |last=Law |first=Sam |date=17 January 2015 |title=Napalm Death: Apex Predator – Easy Meat |journal=Kerrang! |publisher=Bauer Media Group |location=London |issue=1551 |page=53 }} 16. ^1 {{cite web | url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2015/01/27/suffer-not-rewarding-difficulties-napalm-deaths-apex-predator-easy-meat/ | title=You Suffer Not: The Rewarding Difficulties of Napalm Death’s Apex Predator – Easy Meat |last=O'Hagar |first=Sammy |date=27 January 2015 |work=MetalSucks |location=New York |accessdate=27 January 2015}} 17. ^{{cite web |url=http://newnoisemagazine.com/album-review-napalm-death-apex-predator-easy-meat/ |title=Album Review: Napalm Death – 'Apex Predator – Easy Meat' |date=26 January 2015 |author=Hutch |work=New Noise |location=Berkeley, California |accessdate=7 February 2015}} 18. ^{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20116-apex-predator-easy-meat/ |title=Napalm Death: Apex Predator - Easy Meat |date=28 January 2015 |last=Camp |first=Zoe |work=Pitchfork |publisher=Ryan Schreiber |location=Chicago |accessdate=28 January 2015}} 19. ^1 {{cite web|title=Review: Napalm Death — Apex Predator – Easy Meat|url=http://www.revolvermag.com/news/review-napalm-death-apex-predator-easy-meat.html |last=Pratt |first=Greg |date=14 January 2015 |website=Revolver |publisher=NewBay Media |location=New York |accessdate=26 January 2015}} 20. ^{{cite web |url=http://sfmedia.com.au/napalm-death-apex-predator-easy-meat-album-review/ |title=Napalm Death – Apex Predator – Easy Meat – Album Review |date=26 January 2015 |last=Bolton |first=Matt |work=SF Media |location=Petersham, New South Wales |accessdate=28 January 2015}} 21. ^{{cite web |url=http://thequietus.com/articles/17110-napalm-death-apex-predator-easy-meat-review |title=Napalm Death: Apex Predator - Easy Meat |date=27 January 2015 |last=Brown |first=Dean |work=The Quietus |location=London |accessdate=28 January 2015}} 22. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/rockalbums | title=UK Top 40 Rock Albums | publisher=Official Charts Company | accessdate=6 February 2015}} 3 : 2015 albums|Napalm Death albums|Century Media Records albums |
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