This is easily Napalm Death's strongest release since 1994's Fear, Emptiness, Despair. The would-be grandfathers of grindcore latest album, Enemy of the Music Business, has some strong resemblances to the aforementioned album. More importantly to fans like myself, Enemy of the Music Business incorporates riffs and rhythms that Napalm Death haven't been writing since 1990's Harmony Corruption. This is enough to make like-minded Napalm fans smile broadly.

Those who are really into the kind of material that Napalm have been putting out on albums like Inside the Torn Apart will also be pleased, as the more nouveau Napalm Death is represented here as well.

Napalm Death continue to write death/grind songs with catchy riffs and no solos. You know that you can always count on Barney Greenway's vocals. The man is one of the best vocalists in death/grind history. The guitars and bass are on par with what they've always been for the past 10 years or so.

It is the drumming that has improved the most. It is certain that an era ended when original drummer Mick Harris left the band after the superb Harmony Corruption. His replacement, Danny Herrera, was a competent player but couldn't even approach Harris' style and character. While he still isn't as unique or jarring as Harris was, Herrera's blasts and technique on Enemy… sound faster, fuller, and tighter than they ever have. Perhaps that's because Napalm Death have brought back the blast beat, something which they didn't use much since Fear, Emptiness, Despair.

To top it all off is a production that really lets the playing shine. Enemy of the Music Business is a death/grind classic, and the perfect place for the Napalm Death debutante to begin. - Roberto Martinelli