Utilitarian (album)

Utilitarian
Studio album by
Napalm Death
Released27 February 2012 (2012-02-27)
RecordedMay–November 2011
StudioParlour (Kettering)
Genre
Length45:20
LabelCentury Media
ProducerRuss Russell
Napalm Death chronology
Time Waits for No Slave
(2009) 		Utilitarian
(2012) 		Converge / Napalm Death
(2012)
Singles from Utilitarian
  1. "Analysis Paralysis"
    Released: 2 January 2012[1]

Utilitarian is the fourteenth studio album by British grindcore band Napalm Death. It was released in the UK on 27 February 2012 and globally on 28 February 2012.[2]

The magazine Loudwire named it as second best metal album of 2012. Loudwire also put "The Wolf I feed" at the 64 spot on their best metal songs of the 2010s list.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[4]
Allmusic[5]
Blabbermouth.net8.5/10[6]
The GuardianFavourable[7]
Metal Forces8.5/10[8]
MetalReviews95/100[9]
Metal Sucks[10]
Popmatters8/10[11]
Spin8/10[12]
This Is Not a Scene9/10[13]
  1. ^ "Napalm Death: Analysis Paralysis (7-inch EP)". Century Media. Dortmund. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Napalm Death: New Album Title, Cover Artwork Unveiled". Blabbermouth.net. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Utilitarian – Napalm Death". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  4. ^ Jervis, Marcus. "Napalm Death – Utilitarian Review". About.com. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  5. ^ O'Brien, Jon. Napalm Death: Utilitarian > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  6. ^ Alisoglu, Scott (4 March 2012). "Napalm Death 'Utilitarian'". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  7. ^ Lawson, Dom (26 January 2012). "Napalm Death: playing fast and furious". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  8. ^ Not, Neil (2012). "Napalm Death: Utilitarian". Metal Forces. Stevenage: Rockzone Publications. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  9. ^ Charles. "Napalm Death – Utilitarian". MetalReviews. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  10. ^ O'Hagar, Sammy (21 February 2012). "Napalm Death's Utilitarian: A Case for Consistency". Metal Sucks. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  11. ^ Hayes, Craig (18 March 2012). "Napalm Death: Utilitarian". PopMatters. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  12. ^ Grow, Kory (4 March 2012). "Napalm Death, 'Utilitarian'". Spin. New York. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  13. ^ Westland, Raymond (12 February 2012). "Napalm Death – Utilitarian". This is Not a Scene. Retrieved 4 July 2015.