Utilitarian (album)
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| Released | 27 February 2012 | |||
| Recorded | May–November 2011 | |||
| Studio | Parlour (Kettering) | |||
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| Length | 45:20 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Russ Russell | |||
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Utilitarian is the fourteenth studio album by British grindcore band Napalm Death. It was released in the UK on 27 February 2012 and globally on 28 February 2012.
The magazine Loudwire named it as second best metal album of 2012. Loudwire also put "The Wolf I feed" at the 64 spot on their best metal songs of the 2010s list.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| About.com | |
| Allmusic | |
| Blabbermouth.net | 8.5/10 |
| The Guardian | Favourable |
| Metal Forces | 8.5/10 |
| MetalReviews | 95/100 |
| Metal Sucks | |
| Popmatters | 8/10 |
| Spin | 8/10 |
| This Is Not a Scene | 9/10 |