Halloween (demo)

Halloween is the first demo recording by the group Napalm Death.

The recording was made in Knowle near Birmingham, England, in August and September 1982. It was recorded live with no overdubs to a 2-track recorder.

The cassette did not receive an 'official' release; however, the group did send the cassette to friends on a C30 cassette with a cover by Nicholas Bullen.

The Title of the recording, also Bullen's idea, refers to The All Souls' Night festival celebrated by pagan religions, and was inspired by the cover of the demo recording which featured a skull with rose flowers in the eye-sockets.

"Punk Is a Rotting Corpse" was the first song written by the group in December 1981. "The Doomsday Cometh" was inspired by a line from a poem written by the singer of the anarchist punk group [...] which appeared in issue 3 ofEnigma fanzine.

Track listing

  1. "Rival Factions" (Music & Lyrics: Bullen)
  2. "Pollution" (Music & Lyrics: Bullen)
  3. "Napalm" (Music & Lyrics: Bullen)
  4. "Screaming Pain" (Music: Oppenheimer / Lyrics: Ratledge)
  5. "Traditional Society" (Music: Robertson & Fideski / Lyrics: Ratledge)
  6. "Punk is a Rotting Corpse" (Music & Lyrics: Bullen)
  7. "Bloodhunt" (Music & Lyrics: Bullen)
  8. "War” (Music: Ratledge / Lyrics: Ratledge & Bullen)
  9. "The Doomsday Cometh" (Music: Bullen & Robertson / Lyrics: Bullen)

Personnel

  • Nik Napalm (Nicholas Bullen) – vocals
  • Daz F (Darryl Fideski) – guitar
  • Robbo (Graham Robertson) – bass
  • Rat (Miles Ratledge) – drums