Invaders Must Die
The fifth album, on the band's own label, with Dave Grohl on drums and a new run of singles.
The Prodigy, 2009
- Released
- 23 February 2009
- Recorded
- February 2006 to November 2008, London and New York
- Label
- Take Me to the Hospital
- Producer
- Liam Howlett and James Rushent
- Length
- 46:01
Recording began in February 2006 and ended in November 2008. Howlett conceived the direction as a mashup of the earlier albums, and the band's own newsletter promised a return to their old-school but cutting-edge roots. It came out on Take Me to the Hospital, distributed by Cooking Vinyl, and was the first Prodigy record since The Fat of the Land to feature all three of Howlett, Maxim and Flint. James Rushent of Does It Offend You, Yeah? co-produced Invaders Must Die and Omen, and Dave Grohl played drums on Run with the Wolves and Stand Up.
The title track was given away as a free download on 26 November 2008. Omen reached number 4 in the UK and Warrior's Dance number 9. The album entered the UK chart at number 1 with first-week sales above 97,000. Howlett later called it more of a celebration, a sign that the band had come back together.
Track listing
- Invaders Must Die4:55
- Omen3:36
- Thunder4:08
- Colours3:27
- Take Me to the Hospital3:39
- Warrior's Dance5:12
- Run With the Wolves4:24
- Omen (Reprise)2:14
- World's on Fire4:50
- Piranha4:05
- Stand Up5:30
Personnel
- Liam Howlett synthesizers, sampling, programming, production, engineering, mixing
- Keith Flint vocals on Omen, Colours, Take Me to the Hospital, Run with the Wolves and World's on Fire
- Maxim vocals on Omen, Colours, Take Me to the Hospital, Omen Reprise, World's on Fire and Piranha
- Dave Grohl live drums on Run with the Wolves and Stand Up
- James Rushent co-producer on Invaders Must Die and Omen
- Brother Culture vocals on Thunder
- Neil McLellan mixing
- John Davis mastering
More from The Prodigy
Experience (1992), Music for the Jilted Generation (1994), The Fat of the Land (1997), The Day Is My Enemy (2015)
Sources
- Invaders Must Die (album), Wikipedia
- The Prodigy, Wikipedia
- The Prodigy: The sound and the fury, Electronic Sound