Smear Campaign (album)

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Smear Campaign

Studio album by Napalm Death

Released

15 September 2006

Genre

Grindcore, death metal

Length

45:09

Label

Century Media

Producer

Russ Russell

Napalm Death chronology

The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code
(2005)

Smear Campaign
(2006)

Time Waits for No Slave
(2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Sputnikmusic	^[2]

Smear Campaign is the thirteenth album by grindcore band Napalm Death. It was recorded with producer Russ Russell at Foel Studio, Wales, and was released on 15 September 2006. It was released as a regular CD, and as a digipak edition featuring two bonus tracks and a sticker of the cover artwork. Differently coloured versions of the cover art exist.

Shortly before the release, Barney Greenway mentioned that the album features a guest appearance by Anneke van Giersbergen, ex-vocalist for the Dutch rock band The Gathering, saying, "[She] has offered up a few parts to a track, which I've yet to hear. But before some people recoil in horror about Napalm going operatic rock or whatever, this was done for good effect and relevance to the track. It will work. It will rock. I'm sure. And we're grateful to Anneke (who is an awesome vocalist in her own right) in advance for giving it a stab."^[3]

Smear Campaign is a concept album criticising religion in general.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Weltschmerz"	Harris	1:27
2.	"Sink Fast, Let Go"	Greenway, Harris	3:22
3.	"Fatalist"	Embury, Greenway	2:50
4.	"Puritanical Punishment Beating"	Greenway, Harris	3:25
5.	"When All Is Said and Done"	Embury	3:00
6.	"Freedom Is the Wage of Sin"	Greenway, Harris	3:08
7.	"In Deference"	Greenway, Harris	3:13
8.	"Short-Lived"	Embury, Greenway	3:05
9.	"Identity Crisis"	Greenway, Harris	2:43
10.	"Shattered Existence"	Embury	3:10
11.	"Eyes Right Out"	Greenway, Harris	3:13
12.	"Warped Beyond Logic"	Embury, Greenway	1:59
13.	"Rabid Wolves (For Christ)"	Embury, Greenway	1:23
14.	"Deaf and Dumbstruck (Intelligent Design)"	Greenway, Harris	2:45
15.	"Persona Non Grata"	Embury, Greenway	2:46
16.	"Smear Campaign"	Embury, Greenway	2:47
17.	"Call That an Option?" (bonus track on digipak and Japanese editions)		3:02
18.	"Atheist Runt" (bonus track on digipak and Japanese editions)		6:43
19.	"Weltschmerz (Extended version)" (bonus track on Japanese edition)		4:38

Personnel

Mark "Barney" Greenway – vocals
Shane Embury – bass
Mitch Harris – guitar, backing vocals
Danny Herrera – drums
Anneke van Giersbergen – guest vocals ("In Deference", "Weltschmerz (Extended version)")

References

v t e Napalm Death

Barney Greenway Shane Embury Mitch Harris Danny Herrera Nicholas Bullen Lee Dorrian Justin Broadrick Frank Healy Bill Steer Jesse Pintado Miles Ratledge Mick Harris

Studio albums	Scum From Enslavement to Obliteration Harmony Corruption Utopia Banished Fear, Emptiness, Despair Diatribes Inside the Torn Apart Words from the Exit Wound Enemy of the Music Business Order of the Leech Leaders Not Followers: Part 2 The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code Smear Campaign Time Waits for No Slave Utilitarian

Live albums	Live Corruption Bootlegged in Japan Punishment in Capitals The Peel Sessions/The Complete Radio One Sessions

Compilation albums	Death by Manipulation Noise for Music's Sake

Extended plays	The Curse Mentally Murdered Suffer the Children Mass Appeal Madness The World Keeps Turning Nazi Punks Fuck Off Greed Killing In Tongues We Speak Breed to Breathe Leaders Not Followers Tsunami Benefit Converge / Napalm Death

Video albums	Live Corruption The DVD Punishment in Capitals

Related articles	Discography Extreme Noise Terror Lock Up Meathook Seed Venomous Concept "You Suffer"

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