Leaders Not Followers: Part 2

Leaders Not Followers: Part 2
Studio album by
Napalm Death
Released23 August 2004 (2004-08-23)
RecordedJune–July 2003
StudioRobannas Studios, Birmingham
Genre
Length43:09
LabelCentury Media
ProducerRuss Russell
Napalm Death chronology
Noise for Music's Sake
(2003) 		Leaders Not Followers: Part 2
(2004) 		The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code
(2005)

Leaders Not Followers: Part 2 is a cover album by British grindcore band Napalm Death, released in 2004 by Century Media.[1] It contains covers of various hardcore punk and heavy metal songs. Although Jesse Pintado is credited for playing guitars, guitarist Mitch Harris revealed in an interview with The Metal Forge in 2005 that Pintado did not contribute to Leaders Not Followers: Part 2.[2]

Release

Leaders Not Followers: Part 2 marked the band's debut for German heavy metal record label Century Media.[3] The CD version contains a live video clip of the Cryptic Slaughter song Lowlife.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Chronicles of Chaos8/10[5]
CMJ New Music ReportFavourable[6]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[8]
Kerrang![9]
Punknews.org[10]
The Metal Forge8/10[11]
Terrorizer8.5/10[12]

Damien of Terrorizer described the album as featuring "essentially a 'Who's Who' of extreme music in the 80s", with "Napalm [Death] not only highlight[ing] the links between disparate strains (punk, hardcore, crossover, thrash) but provid[ing] a damned enjoyable 43-minute hellride".[12] Amy Sciarretto of CMJ New Music Report called the album "noisy, loud, brash and fast, just like the originals and just the way we like Napalm Death."[6]

Track listing

No.TitleOriginal artistLength
1."Lowlife"Cryptic Slaughter2:22
2."Face Down in the Dirt"The Offenders1:27
3."Devastation"Devastation2:51
4."Messiah"Hellhammer3:29
5."Victims of a Bomb Raid"Anti Cimex2:30
6."Night of Pain"Wehrmacht4:03
7."War's No Fairytale"Discharge1:18
8."Conform"Siege1:58
9."Master"Master2:23
10."Fire Death Fate"Insanity3:18
11."Riot of Violence"Kreator4:40
12."Game of the Arseholes"Anti Cimex1:23
13."Clangor of War"Massacre2:32
14."Dope Fiend"Attitude Adjustment1:36
15."I'm Tired"Die Kreuzen0:52
16."Troops of Doom"Sepultura2:29
17."Bedtime Story"Dayglo Abortions2:24
18."Blind Justice"Agnostic Front1:06
19."Hate, Fear and Power"Hirax0:28

Personnel

Napalm Death

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

References

  1. ^ "Napalm Death – Leaders Not Followers: Part 2". Century Media. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  2. ^ Harris, Mitch (29 April 2005). "Napalm Death: Stronger Than All". The Metal Forge (Interview). Interviewed by Simon Milburn. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Napalm Death Singer Says He Had 'A Truly Fantastic Time' Touring North America". Blabbermouth.net. White Plains, New York. 30 November 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  4. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Napalm Death: Leader Not Followers, Pt. 2 > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  5. ^ Smit, Jackie (29 July 2004). "Napalm Death – Leaders Not Followers 2". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  6. ^ a b Sciarretto, Amy (27 September 2004). "Napalm Death: Leaders Not Followers Part 2". CMJ New Music Report. No. 883. New York: The CMJ Network. p. 20. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  7. ^ Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 346. ISBN 9781-926592-20-6.
  8. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. pp. 1015–1016. ISBN 978-0857125958.
  9. ^ Lawson, Dom (28 August 2004). "Rated: Albums". Kerrang!. No. 1020. EMAP. p. 39.
  10. ^ Thornberry, Jason (2 November 2004). "Napalm Death: Leaders Not Followers: Part Two (2004)". Punknews.org. New York: Aubin Paul. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  11. ^ Donnelly, Justin (7 February 2005). "Napalm Death – Leaders Not Followers Part 2". The Metal Forge. Sumner, Queensland. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  12. ^ a b Damien (September 2004). "Napalm Death – Leaders Not Followers: Part 2". Terrorizer. No. 123. p. 61.