Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism
2020 studio album by Napalm Death
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Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism is the sixteenth studio album by British grindcore band Napalm Death. It was released on 18 September 2020 through Century Media.[14]
Released18 September 2020
RecordedAugust 2017 – April 2020
| Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 18 September 2020 | |||
| Recorded | August 2017 – April 2020 | |||
| Studio | Parlour Studios in Kettering, England | |||
| Genre | Deathgrind | |||
| Length | 42:26 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Russ Russell | |||
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| Singles from Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism | ||||
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 8.2/10[4] |
| Metacritic | 86/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Blabbermouth.net | 10/10[7] |
| Consequence | A−[8] |
| Decibel | 10/10[9] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[10] |
| Kerrang! | 4/5[11] |
| Metal Hammer | [12] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[13] |
It is the band's first full-length studio album since 2015's Apex Predator – Easy Meat, making it their longest gap between albums.
Metal Hammer named it as the second best metal album of 2020.[15]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Barney Greenway, except where noted; all music is composed by Shane Embury, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fuck the Factoid" | 2:27 | ||
| 2. | "Backlash Just Because" | 2:56 | ||
| 3. | "That Curse of Being in Thrall" | 3:36 | ||
| 4. | "Contagion" | Embury | 4:05 | |
| 5. | "Joie de Ne Pas Vivre" |
| 2:28 | |
| 6. | "Invigorating Clutch" | 4:05 | ||
| 7. | "Zero Gravitas Chamber" | 4:03 | ||
| 8. | "Fluxing of the Muscle" | 4:33 | ||
| 9. | "Amoral" | Embury | 3:05 | |
| 10. | "Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism" | 2:55 | ||
| 11. | "Acting in Gouged Faith" | 3:37 | ||
| 12. | "A Bellyful of Salt and Spleen" |
| 4:36 | |
| Total length: | 42:26 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Feral Carve-Up" | 2:49 | ||
| 13. | "A Bellyful of Salt and Spleen" |
| 4:36 | |
| 14. | "White Kross" (Sonic Youth cover) | Thurston Moore | 4:06 | |
| 15. | "Blissful Myth" (Rudimentary Peni cover) | Grant Matthews |
| 1:52 |
| Total length: | 51:13 | |||
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Air's Turned Foul in Here" | 2:59 | |
| 13. | "A Bellyful of Salt and Spleen" |
| 4:36 |
| Total length: | 45:25 | ||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Air's Turned Foul in Here" | 2:59 | ||
| 13. | "Feral Carve-Up" | 2:49 | ||
| 14. | "A Bellyful of Salt and Spleen" |
| 4:36 | |
| 15. | "White Kross" (Sonic Youth cover) | Moore |
| 4:06 |
| 16. | "Blissful Myth" (Rudimentary Peni cover) | Matthews |
| 1:52 |
| Total length: | 54:12 | |||
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[16]
Napalm Death
- Barney Greenway – lead vocals
- Shane Embury – bass, guitars (not credited),[18] backing vocals, noises
- Danny Herrera – drums
- Mitch Harris – guitars
Additional musicians
- John Cooke – guitars (on "White Kross" and "Blissful Myth")
- Russ Russell – noises
Production and design
- Russ Russell – production, recording, engineering, mixing, mastering
- Frode Sundbø Sylthe – artwork, layout
- Gobinder Jhitta – photography
Charts
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[19] | 37 |
| Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[20] | 83 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[21] | 35 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[22] | 120 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] | 18 |
| Norwegian Vinyl Albums (VG-lista)[24] | 31 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[25] | 33 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] | 26 |