Napalm Death de studio in

The studio is called Foel Studios in the town of Foel, North Wales (Porcupine
Tree, Ozric Tentacles), and is owned by the original bass player in Hawkwind. We
decided to record here because it’s pretty isolated out in the countryside, so
there are minimal distractions. We feel that good use of studio time is pivotal
and where as some bands might sit around taking things easy for periods, we
really work intensively. In the studio, it’s actually better to be slightly
stressed and on edge for us because it’s a good way to capture that kind of on
the edge live vibe, which in turn gives us the extra thrust. Personally, I’m
never happy with a verse of vocals if I think that I can squeeze a last drop of
rawness out of my voice. Sometimes I probably attack things too much, but
intensity is the key for me. I like to think we’ve done enough trips to the
studio now to know what we’re doing, yet you can never be entirely prepared for
the unexpected where, say, the desk might burst into flames or something. Russ
Russell will be producing, as he’s a very trustworthy man at the knobs for us
now as well as being a mate. We’re confident he’ll do a great job on the new
stuff, which is sounding spectacularly savage — a good mix of the very best bits
from the last two albums.