Breed to Breathe
Breed to Breathe is an EP by English extreme metal band Napalm Death, released in 1997 through Earache on CD.[3]
| Breed to Breathe | ||||
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | 17 November 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Studio | Framework Studios, Lincoln, England | |||
| Genre | Death metal, grindcore, groove metal | |||
| Length | 19:02 | |||
| Label | Earache | |||
| Producer | Colin Richardson | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 8/10[1] |
| In Music We Trust | Favorable[2] |
Release
The album is printed as CD Extra and contains a data track which features the video clip for the song "Breed to Breathe" and other band-related content such as a discography and a band history.[2] Due to the depiction of graphic material the video clip prompted the Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft, the German motion picture rating system organization, to ban it in Germany and even to obtain a court decision that declared the clip illegal.[4] Many media around the world also refused to feature the clip.[5]
Both bands that deliver a Napalm Death song on the sixth track are winners of a demo cover version competition[6] that Napalm Death had launched in summer 1997 and limited to bands without a recording contract.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Breed to Breathe" | Shane Embury | Embury | 3:15 |
| 2. | "All Intensive Purposes" | Mitch Harris | Harris | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Stranger Now" | Embury | Harris, Embury | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Bled Dry" | Embury | Jesse Pintado | 2:21 |
| 5. | "Time Will Come" | Embury | Harris | 3:22 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Greed Killing" (Performed by Impending Doom) | Embury, Harris | Harris | 2:54 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Suffer the Children" (Performed by Fatality) | Mark Greenway | Harris | 4:34 |
Personnel
Napalm Death
- Mark "Barney" Greenway – vocals
- Shane Embury – bass
- Mitch Harris – guitar
- Jesse Pintado – guitar
- Danny Herrera – drums
Technical personnel
- Colin Richardson – production
- Paul Siddens – recording
- Andy Sneap – mixing
- Tony Wooliscroft – band photograph
- Antz White – design, layout
- Graham Humphreys – design, layout
- Scalp – multimedia construction
References
- Bromley, Adrian (5 February 1997). "Napalm Death - Breed To Breathe". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- Ollie (March 1998). "Napalm Death - Breed to Breathe EP". In Music We Trust. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- "Napalm Death 'Breed to Breathe'". Earache.com. Earache. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- Pearson, Digby (27 December 2009). "Napalm Death 'Breed to Breathe' clip is illegal in Germany". Ask Earache. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- Pearson, Digby (24 January 2011). "Napalm Death - 'Inside the Torn Apart/Words from the Exit Wound/Breed to Breathe' 3CD box set available tomorrow in North America". Earache News. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- Breed to Breathe (back cover). Napalm Death. Nottingham, England: Earache. 1997.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Christe, Ian (August 1997). "Riffs". CMJ New Music Monthly. Great Neck, New York: College Media (48): 48. ISSN 1074-6978. Retrieved 16 January 2016.