Leaders Not Followers: Part 2 Explained

Leaders Not Followers: Part 2
Type:studio
Artist:Napalm Death
Cover:NapalmDeathLeadersNotFollowersPart2.jpg
Recorded:June–July 2003
Studio:Robannas Studios, Birmingham
Label:Century Media
Producer:Russ Russell
Prev Title:Noise for Music's Sake
Prev Year:2003
Next Title:The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code
Next Year: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

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". 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."

Personnel

Napalm Death

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Napalm Death – Leaders Not Followers: Part 2 . . 26 October 2014.
  2. Harris . Mitch . Simon Milburn . Napalm Death: Stronger Than All . 29 April 2005 . The Metal Forge . 26 October 2014.
  3. News: Napalm Death Singer Says He Had 'A Truly Fantastic Time' Touring North America . . . 30 November 2004 . 27 October 2014.