169 - Napalm Death Breed to Breathe 1997

In November '96, the band revealed that they had replaced long-term vocalist Barney with Phil Vane from Extreme Noise Terror. A split EP with Coalesce emerged in January 1997, seemingly marked the end of Barney's career in the band, but the partnership with Vane was short lived as during the 'Inside the Torn Apart' recording sessions Barney was dramatically re-instated.
Re-energised the band attacked the recording of the new album with new verve, completing sixteen crushing songs in double quick time. The suitably ironically titled 'Inside the Torn Apart' can be seen as the result of creative tensions working to the maximum effect. With the turmoil within the band out in the open, each individual member seemed determined to let the music do the talking. The opening salvo is 'Breed to Breathe", played at every live show, it's possibly the most known mid 90s song, along with "Greed Killing" from Diatribes.