English electronic group The Prodigy have announced plans to re-issue their fourth album ‘Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned’ to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Although the LP debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, it received a mixed reception from critics who criticised the carious transitions in the band’s sound it had from earlier releases like 1997’s ‘The Fat of the Land’. Propellerhead Reason was used to record the album which entailed it being much more vocal-dominated than their past material.
The album did however, go down relatively well with fans, and 10 years ago electronic duo Justice added it to NME’s list of ‘100 Great Albums You’ve Never Heard’.
To mark the album’s 20th anniversary, the band confirmed on X (formerly Twitter) that a new reissue would be shared. “‘Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned’ is re-issued for the 20th anniversary on double vinyl August 23rd, pre-order now from the official store, XL and more,” the members wrote, sharing a brief clip of the artwork. It does not feature contributions from Keith Flint and Maxim Reality, Liam Howlett is the sole member who worked on the project.
Leeroy Thornhill, who was part of the line-up, announced details of a new memoir that will follow his time as part of the group. Set for release in September via White Rabbit, the book titled ‘Wildfire: My Ten Years Getting High in the Prodigy’ fully illustrated with never-before-seen photography – starting from their earliest raves, and creating a visual journey up until their shows in the late ‘90s.
In 2022, The Prodigy played their first live shows since Flint’s death, and they paid tribute to the late vocalist. “He’s still-fucking-with us right now,” Maxim told the crowd towards the end of ‘Firestarter’ as they headlined London’s Brixton Academy. “He’s still here! Mr Flint fucking lives on in here!” Speaking to NME, Howlett explained that although they wanted to honour Keef, they had to do it in the right way. “The whole tour was epic for us […] I’m energised by that and we are back in the studio writing new tunes. The prodigy will continue to ignite, uplift and destroy just as we always did.”
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