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TRACK PROFILE · 2000

Necessary Evil

By Napalm Death

From Enemy of the Music Business

Anarcho-punkDeath metalGrindcore

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Released
2000
Disc / track
1 / 10
Label
Dream Catcher
Duration
2:55
Artist
Napalm Death
Enemy of the Music Business album cover
Album artwork. (Credit: Napalm Death / Dream Catcher)

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About this track

“Necessary Evil” appears on Napalm Death’s Enemy of the Music Business, first released in 2000. This recording is listed with a 2000 release. It is track 10 on disc 1 in the listing below.

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Enemy of the Music Business

Main track listing: Enemy of the Music Business (2000), an official release cataloged by MusicBrainz. Additional recordings from other official editions are listed separately.

Disc 1

  1. 01Taste the Poison
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  2. 02Next on the List
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  3. 03Constitutional Hell
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  4. 04Vermin
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  5. 05Volume of Neglect
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  6. 06Thanks for Nothing
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  7. 07Can’t Play, Won’t Pay
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  8. 08Blunt Against the Cutting Edge
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  9. 09Cure for the Common Complaint
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  10. 10Necessary Evil
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  11. 11C.S. (Conservative Shithead), Part 2
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  12. 12Mechanics of Deceit
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  13. 13(The Public Get) What the Public Doesn’t Want
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  14. 14Fracture in the Equation / [untitled]
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Other edition: Enemy of the Music Business (2000)

Additional recordings from this edition. View release details.

  1. 15Politicians
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  2. 16Incinerator
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  3. 17Demonic Possessions
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  4. 18Maggots in Your Coffin
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  5. 19Back From the Dead
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  6. 20Nazi Punks Fuck Off
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Other edition: Enemy of the Music Business (2013)

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  1. 20Nazi Punks Fuck Off
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Sources and credits

Album and track source · MusicBrainz release group · Genre context

Artwork (Credit: Napalm Death / Dream Catcher)

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