''Diatribes'' is the sixth studio

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by English grindcore band Napalm Death, originally released in 1996 on

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. It was released as double 10"

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, regular CD, special digipak CD with space for the Greed Killing EP and MC. In 2010,

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issued a re-release of ''Diatribes'' in a box set that also included the Greed Killing EP and the live album Bootlegged in Japan.

Track listing

Personnel

Napalm Death

Mark "Barney" Greenway Mark Andrew "Barney" Greenway (born 13 July 1969) is a British extreme metal vocalist who is the current lead singer of Napalm Death and a former member of Extreme Noise Terror and Benediction. Greenway has stated his nickname "Barney" came ...

– lead vocals *

Jesse Pintado Jesus "Jesse" Ernesto Pintado Andrade (July 12, 1969 – August 27, 2006) was a Mexican-American guitarist best known as the lead guitarist for the British grindcore band Napalm Death. He started in the grindcore band Terrorizer where he reco ...

– lead guitar *

Mitch Harris Mitch Harris (born October 31, 1969) is an American guitarist. He started his career in the grindcore band Righteous Pigs. He did a side project with Mick Harris – then the drummer of grindcore band Napalm Death – called Defecation. Shortl ...

– rhythm guitar *

Shane Embury Shane Embury (born 27 November 1967) is a British bassist and a member of the grindcore and death metal band Napalm Death since 1987. Career Napalm Death While not a founding member, Embury is the longest standing member of the band, ha ...

– bass, backing vocals * Danny Herrera – drums

Technical personnel

Colin Richardson Colin Richardson is a British record producer, mixer and recording engineer. He has worked on over 100 albums and is most frequently associated with heavy metal and its subgenres. Career Some of the bands he has worked for include: * 3 Inch ...

– production * Danny Sprigg – engineering * Paul Siddens – assistant engineering * Emma Siddens – assistant engineering * Noel Summerville – mastering

Chart positions

References

{{Authority control Napalm Death albums 1996 albums Earache Records albums