Time Waits for No Slave

Time Waits for No Slave is the thirteenth studio album by the British grindcore band Napalm Death. It was released through Century Media on 23 January 2009.[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Aquarian Weekly	A[4]
Blabbermouth.net	9.5/10[5]
Chronicles of Chaos	10/10[6]
The Metal Forge	8.5/10[7]
MetalReviews	89/100[8]
The Quietus	Favourable[1]
The Washington Post	Favourable[9]

Time Waits for No Slave
Studio album by Napalm Death
Released	23 January 2009
Recorded	August–October 2008
Studio	Foel Studios, Llanfair Caereinion; Parlour Studios, Kettering
Genre	Grindcore,[1] death metal
Length	50:20
Label	Century Media
Producer	Russ Russell, Napalm Death
Napalm Death chronology
Smear Campaign (2006) Time Waits for No Slave (2009) Utilitarian (2012)

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Strong-Arm"	Mark Greenway	Shane Embury	3:04
2.	"Diktat"	Greenway	Mitch Harris	3:41
3.	"Work to Rule"	Greenway	Embury	3:17
4.	"On the Brink of Extinction"	Embury	Embury	3:30
5.	"Time Waits for No Slave"	Greenway	Harris	4:27
6.	"Life and Limb"	Harris	Harris	4:01
7.	"Downbeat Clique"	Greenway	Harris	4:26
8.	"Fallacy Dominion"	Harris, Greenway	Harris	4:07
9.	"Passive Tense"	Greenway	Harris	3:49
10.	"Larceny of the Heart"	Embury	Embury	3:36
11.	"Procrastination on the Empty Vessel"	Greenway	Embury	2:57
12.	"Feeling Redundant"	Greenway	Embury	3:23
13.	"A No-Sided Argument"	Greenway	Embury	2:14
14.	"De-Evolution ad Nauseum"	Greenway	Harris	3:49

Digipak CD bonus tracks

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
15.	"Suppressed Hunger"	Greenway	Embury	3:09
16.	"Omnipresent Knife in Your Back"	Greenway	Embury	5:41

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
15.	"Suppressed Hunger"	Greenway	Embury	3:09
16.	"We Hunt in Packs"	Greenway	Harris	3:49
17.	"Omnipresent Knife in Your Back"	Greenway	Embury	5:41

Personnel

Napalm Death

• Mark Greenway – vocals
• Mitch Harris – guitar, vocals
• Shane Embury – bass, vocals
• Danny Herrera – drums

Production

• Napalm Death – arrangement, producer
• Russ Russell – producer, engineering, mixing, mastering
• Mick Kenney – outside illustration
• Kevin Sharp – inside illustration
• Carsten Drescher – layout
• Hugo Chevalier – band photo (Herrera)
• ccphotoart.biz – band photos (other band members)

Chart positions

Chart (2009)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)[10]	178
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11]	95
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[12]	19

References

1. Cook, Toby (11 February 2009). "Napalm Death: Time Waits for No Slave". The Quietus. London. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
2. "Napalm Death, Kataklysm, Toxic Holocaust Scheduling U.S. Dates". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 25 January 2009. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
3. Neate, Wilson. Napalm Death: Time Waits for No Slave > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
4. Slevin, Patrick (20 February 2009). "Napalm Death: Time Waits For No Slave". The Aquarian Weekly. Diane Casazza, Chris Farinas. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
5. Bergman, Keith. "Napalm Death 'Time Waits for No Slave'". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
6. Smit, Jackie (23 January 2009). "Napalm Death - Time Waits for No Slave". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
7. Milburn, Simon (23 March 2009). "Napalm Death - Time Waits For No Slave". The Metal Forge. Sumner, Queensland. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
8. Goat. "Napalm Death - Time Waits for No Slave". MetalReviews. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
9. Remington, Alexander F. (10 April 2009). "Time Waits for No Slave Review". The Washington Post. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
10. "Lescharts.com – Napalm Death – Time Waits For No Slave". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
11. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
12. "Napalm Death Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 October 2014.