Order of the Leech

Order of the Leech
Studio album by Napalm Death
Released	21 October 2002
Recorded	Parkgate, Chappel Studios
Genre	Grindcore, Death metal
Length	44:39
Label	Spitfire
Producer	Simon Efemey, Russ Russell
Napalm Death chronology
The DVD (2001) Order of the Leech (2002) Punishment in Capitals (2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Chronicles of Chaos	9/10[2]
CMJ New Music Report	Favourable[3]

Order of the Leech is the tenth album by the British Grindcore band Napalm Death, released in 2002 through Spitfire.

Background

Although credited in the line-up, Jesse Pintado never performed.^[4] The second guitar is actually Mitch Harris overdubbing.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Continuing War on Stupidity"	3:11
2.	"The Icing on the Hate"	3:10
3.	"Forced to Fear"	3:34
4.	"Narcoleptic"	2:28
5.	"Out of Sight Out of Mind"	3:00
6.	"To Lower Yourself (Blind Servitude)"	3:02
7.	"Lowest Common Denominator"	3:19
8.	"Forewarned Is Disarmed?"	2:25
9.	"Per Capita"	2:54
10.	"Farce and Fiction"	2:47
11.	"Blows to the Body"	3:14
12.	"The Great Capitulator"	11:35

Notes

"The Great Capitulator" is exactly 2:49. At the end of the song, a long silence follows from 2:50 to 9:56. At 9:57 a soundbit comes fading in of a fan speaking of his attitude to metal music, mentioning bands like Krabathor or Immortal. His speech is then translated in Czech. It is the last album in a trilogy to feature this kind of soundbites, with the others being Leaders Not Followers EP and Enemy of the Music Business.

Personnel

Napalm Death

• Mark "Barney" Greenway – vocals
• Shane Embury – bass
• Mitch Harris – guitar, backing vocals
• Danny Herrera – drums
• Jesse Pintado – guitar (credited but did not perform)^[4]

Technical personnel

• Simon Efemey – production, eengineering
• Russ Russell – production, engineering

References

1. O'Neill, Brian. Napalm Death: Order of the Leech > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
2. Smit, Jackie (23 June 2003). "Napalm Death - Order of the Leech". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
3. Sciarretto, Amy (11 November 2002). "Napalm Death: Order Of The Leech". CMJ New Music Report (New York: The CMJ Network) 73 (788): 26. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
4. Harris, Mitch (29 April 2005). Napalm Death: Stronger Than All. The Metal Forge. Interview with Simon Milburn. Mount Ommaney, Queensland. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
5. Freeman, Phil (4 February 2015). "Napalm Death Albums From Worst To Best #11". Stereogum. Hollywood, New York: SpinMedia. Retrieved 1 July 2015.