Extreme Noise Terror β Damage 381
- intothewellsabyss
- Jul 29, 2023
- 2 min read
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July 29, 1997 β Extreme Noise Terror (aka ENT) released their fourth full-length studio album, Damage 381 via Earache Records. (Apple Music or Spotify)
The albums title track was measured at 381 beats per minute (or BPM) on a metronome when recorded, which is where the name of the album was derived.
Background:
In late 1996, founding member Phil Vane (R.I.P.) left ENT to join Napalm Death. In an example of trading places, Napalm Death frontman Mark "Barney" Greenway agreed to join ENT during the recording of their album, Damage 381.
The album showed minimal signs of Crust Punk and saw ENT moving further into Death Metal territory, while reincorporating some of the blast beats and screamed vocals that had been missing from their previous two releases. The album benefited from the production of noted Metal producer Colin Richardson.
This union was short lived however, as at the same time Napalm Death were having a hard time getting the vocals that they wanted from Vane and asked Greenway to return, which he agreed to do, leaving ENT once again lacking a second vocalist. Vane subsequently returned to the band in 1997.
Critical Reception:
In Rock Hard edition #124 Jan Jaedike wrote;
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While one review at metal-archives.com stated;
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