Order Of The Leech＜限定盤＞

1987年の衝撃作『Scum』でグラインドコアの原型を打ち立てたNAPALM DEATHの通算10作目となる2002年作。

前作『Enemy of the Music Business』での復活劇をさらに推し進めた本作は、Barney Greenwayの咆哮とともに炸裂する超速ブラストと鋭利なリフが支配する、初期衝動を現代に再定義した凶暴なる一撃。Russ RussellとSimon Efemeyによる強靭なプロダクションも加わり、"キャリア最高作"との評価も頷ける攻撃性に満ちた作品である。
2025年再発、ブラック・ヴァイナル仕様。

The old dog might not have learned any new tricks, but that doesn't mean that it can't improve on what it already figured out. When Napalm Death started, it was one of the fastest guns in the west, whereas the intermediate era of the group ushered in slower tempos but higher levels of intensity. Order of the Leech eschews the relative experimentation of the preceding Enemy of the Music Business, and instead it artfully combines the reckless alacrity of the band's youth with the lessons in extremities it mastered with age into a record that's the best of both worlds -- blazingly fast, yet chock-full of interesting ideas. Danny Herrera has to be considered one of the best drummers the genre's produced, as his performance here is nothing short of Dave Lombardo-esque in its power; meanwhile, Barney Greenway's vocals are overpowering as he returns to the band's roots of biting political and social commentary throughout the record, which shifts into fifth gear right out of the box with "Continuing War on Stupidity" and doesn't slow down for a second. ~ Brian O'Neill