XTRMNTR

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title: "XTRMNTR" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2000-albums", "primal-scream-albums", "creation-records-albums", "industrial-rock-albums", "albums-produced-by-dan-the-automator", "albums-produced-by-kevin-shields"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XTRMNTR" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	XTRMNTR
type	studio
artist	Primal Scream
cover	XTRMNTR_album_cover.jpg
released
genre	{{flatlist
length	60:24
label	{{flatlist
producer	{{flatlist
prev_title	Echo Dek
prev_year	1997
next_title	Evil Heat
next_year	2002
misc	{{Singles
name	XTRMNTR
type	studio
single1	Swastika Eyes
single1date	15 November 1999
single2	Kill All Hippies
single2date	20 March 2000
single3	Accelerator
single3date	11 September 2000
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| name = XTRMNTR | type = studio | artist = Primal Scream | cover = XTRMNTR_album_cover.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = | studio = | genre = {{flatlist|

• Electro-rock
• shoegazing
• noise rock
• alternative dance
• electro-industrial
• experimental | length = 60:24 | label = {{flatlist|
• Creation
• Astralwerks | producer = {{flatlist|
• Brendan Lynch
• Primal Scream
• Jagz Kooner
• David Holmes
• Hugo Nicolson
• The Chemical Brothers
• Kevin Shields
• Tim Holmes
• Dan the Automator | prev_title = Echo Dek | prev_year = 1997 | next_title = Evil Heat | next_year = 2002 | misc = {{Singles | name = XTRMNTR | type = studio | single1 = Swastika Eyes | single1date = 15 November 1999 | single2 = Kill All Hippies | single2date = 20 March 2000 | single3 = Accelerator | single3date = 11 September 2000 XTRMNTR (a disemvoweling of "Exterminator") is the sixth studio album by Scottish rock band Primal Scream. It was first released on 31 January 2000 in the United Kingdom by Creation Records and on 2 May 2000 in the United States by Astralwerks. It peaked at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart.

In a departure from their earlier, more hedonistic recordings, the band took a more political stance on the album, attacking government, police, and multinational corporations. Its sound is more aggressive and forceful than Primal Scream's previous output, with noisy, harsh, electronic sounds reminiscent of industrial music forming the basis for many of its songs. Although Gary Mounfield (aka Mani) joined the band in 1997 and recorded a selection of tracks on their previous album Vanishing Point (1997), it marked the first time he shared songwriting credits with them, as well as his first full album since his time with The Stone Roses.

Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine was seen as a "semi-permanent member" of the band around the release of the album by performing live, helping producing the album and playing on songs. The album also features contributions from The Chemical Brothers and Bernard Sumner of New Order.

The album is notable for being the final full-length release on Creation Records, with the track "Accelerator" later lifted to become the final single released on the label.

Critical reception

| MC = 90/100 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = Alternative Press | rev2Score = 4/5 | rev3 = Entertainment Weekly | rev3Score = B+ | rev4 = The Guardian | rev4Score = | rev5 = The List | rev5Score = | rev6 = NME | rev6Score = 9/10 | rev7 = Pitchfork | rev7Score = 8.1/10 | rev8 = Q | rev8Score = | rev9 = Rolling Stone | rev9Score = | rev10 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide | rev10Score = At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 90, based on 16 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

NME magazine rated XTRMNTR #2 in its "Top 50 Albums of the Year 2000", and later at the NME Carling Awards 2001, it won "Best Album" of the year. Uncut, like NME, named it at #2 on their list of the best albums of 2000.

Over the years, it has gathered more praise, including appearances on lists of the top albums of the 2000s: NME placed it at #3 of their top 50 albums of decade list and Pitchfork placed it at #142 in its Top 200 Albums of the 2000s list. Metacritic placed it at #20 of the 40 best reviewed albums released 2000–9. In 2001, Q magazine named it as one of the "50 Heaviest Albums of All Time". Praising the production, Stylus Magazine included the album on their 2006 list of the "Top Ten Best Sounding Records, 1997–Present", and later ranked the album at number 10 on their "Stylus Decade" list of the "Top 100 Albums of the 2000s".

In October 2011, NME placed "Swastika Eyes" at #45 and "Accelerator" at #114 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". In 2014, they ranked "Shoot Speed/Kill Light" at #190 and "Accelerator" at #497 and in their list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

Referring to the 2013 update, the album ranks at number 160 in NME's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

In 2019, the album was ranked 65th on *The Guardian*s 100 Best Albums of the 21st Century list.

Track listing

| all_writing = Primal Scream, except "Kill All Hippies", written with M. Nelson and Discovery Productions Inc. | title1 = Kill All Hippies | length1 = 4:57 | title2 = Accelerator | length2 = 3:41 | title3 = Exterminator | length3 = 5:49 | title4 = Swastika Eyes | length4 = 7:05 | note4 = Jagz Kooner mix | title5 = Pills | length5 = 4:17 | title6 = Blood Money | length6 = 7:03 | title7 = Keep Your Dreams | length7 = 5:24 | title8 = Insect Royalty | length8 = 3:35 | title9 = MBV Arkestra (If They Move Kill 'Em) | length9 = 6:41 | title10 = Swastika Eyes | length10 = 6:33 | note10 = Chemical Brothers mix | title11 = Shoot Speed/Kill Light | length11 = 5:19 | headline = 2009 Japanese reissue (Expanded Edition): disc 1 additional track listing | title12 = 5 Years Ahead of My Time | note12 = The Third Bardo cover | length12 = 4:08 | title13 = Swastika Eyes | note13= Spectre mix | length13 = 8:10 | title14 = Swastika Eyes | note14=David Holmes mix | length14 = 6:01 | headline = 2009 Japanese reissue edition: Disc 2 | title1 = Kill All Hippies | note1=Two Lone Swordsmen #2 | length1 = 5:49 | title2 = Exterminator | note2=Massive Attack remix | length2 = 5:10 | title3 = Exterminator | note3=Jagz Kooner remix | length3 = 5:38 | title4 = When The Kingdom Comes | length4 = 4:22 | title5 = Hammond Connection | length5 = 3:40 Note

• Digital versions follow the reissue track listing, cutting off at "5 Years Ahead of My Time". Spotify only includes the Expanded Edition.

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Primal Scream

• Bobby Gillespie – vocals, guitar, samples
• Andrew Innes – guitar
• Robert Young – guitar, programming
• Martin Duffy – keyboards, programming
• Gary 'Mani' Mounfield – bass
• Darrin Mooney – drums
• Jim Hunt – saxophone
• Duncan Mackay – trumpet

Additional musicians

• Marco Nelson
• Kevin Shields
• Bernard Sumner
• Phil Mossman
• Darren Morris
• Zac Danziger
• Brendan Lynch
• Greg Knowles
• Gay-Yee Westerhoff
• Keith Tenniswood

Production

• Primal Scream – production (1, 2, 3), recording
• Brendan Lynch – production (1, 2, 3, 11), co-production (1, 3), recording (2, 3, 11)
• Kevin Shields – production (11), mixing (2, 9)
• Adrian Maxwell Sherwood – recording (6, 7)
• Jagz Kooner – production (4), mixing (4), programming (7)
• David Holmes – production (6, 7), co-production (6)
• Hugo Nicolson – production (8), co-production (8), mixing (8)
• The Chemical Brothers – production (10), mixing (10)
• Tim Holmes – production (11)
• Dan the Automator – production (5), mixing (5)
• Andy Wilkinson – engineering (2, 9)
• Jon Weiner – engineering (6)
• Alan Branch – recording (6, 7)

Charts

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Certifications

References

References

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7. Cox, Tom. (21 January 2000). "The sound and the fury". [[The Guardian]].
8. Robertson, Mark. (20 January 2000). "Primal Scream: Exterminator (Creation)". [[The List (magazine).
9. Cameron, Keith. (25 January 2000). "Primal Scream – Exterminator". [[NME]].
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11. Maconie, Stuart. (March 2000). "Primal Scream: XTRMNTR". [[Q (magazine).
12. Hendrickson, Matt. (11 May 2000). "Primal Scream: Xtrmntr".
13. Sheffield, Rob. (2004). "[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide". [[Simon & Schuster]].
14. ''[[NME]]'' (30 December 2000, page 77)
15. "Rocklist.net ... Uncut Recordings of the Year Lists. ...". rocklistmusic.co.uk.
16. NME magazine staff. (17 November 2009). "The Strokes' 'Is This It' tops NME albums of the decade list". [[NME]].
17. Stuart Berman. (29 September 2009). "STAFF LISTS: The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 150–101". [[Pitchfork (website).
18. Jason Dietz. (15 December 2009). "Ten Years of Metacritic: The Best Music of the Decade". [[Metacritic]].
19. Q magazine staff. (July 2001). "Q 50 Heaviest Albums of All Time". [[Q (magazine).
20. "Top Ten Best Sounding Records, 1997–Present – Staff Top 10 – Stylus Magazine". stylusmagazine.com.
21. "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years | NME.COM". NME.
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23. "Rocklist.net ... NME The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time.. 2014". rocklistmusic.co.uk.
24. "Rocklist.net ... NME: The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time : October 2013". rocklistmusic.co.uk.
25. (13 September 2019). "The 100 best albums of the 21st century". The Guardian.

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