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Scum is the first album by the English grindcore band Napalm Death.
The Side A of the Scum album was originally recorded for £50.00 at Rich Bitch studio (Birmingham, England) in August 1986: it was intended to form part of a split release with the English hardcore thrash group Atavistic on Manic Ears records (Bristol, England). After an extensive line-up change, the second half of Scum was recorded in May 1987 at Rich Bitch studio. The album was released as a single album through Earache Records in July 1987.
The song "You Suffer" was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's shortest song; the track is precisely 1.316 seconds long.
Only drummer Mick Harris played on both sides.
The first pressing of the CD (1988) came as a 54-track CD including the From Enslavement To Obliteration album and 4 bonus tracks. In 1994, the first two albums were re-released separately.
The album cover was designed by Bill Steer's Carcass bandmate, Jeffrey Walker. The album covers came in varied colors: orange, gold, green, blue, yellow.
In 2005, it was voted the 50th best British album of all time by Kerrang! readers.
Track listing
- "Multinational Corporations" (Bullen) – 1:06
- "Instinct of Survival" (Broadrick / Bullen) – 2:26
- "The Kill" (Broadrick / Bullen) – 0:23
- "Scum" (Broadrick / Bullen) – 2:38
- "Caught... In a Dream" (Broadrick / Ratledge / Bullen) – 1:47
- "Polluted Minds" (Broadrick) – 0:58
- "Sacrificed" (Bullen) – 1:06
- "Siege of Power" (Bullen) – 3:59
- "Control" (Broadrick / Bullen) – 1:23
- "Born on Your Knees" (Broadrick / Bullen) – 1:48
- "Human Garbage" (Broadrick / Bullen) – 1:32
- "You Suffer" (Broadrick / Bullen) – 0:05
- "Life?" – 0:43
- "Prison without Walls" – 0:38
- "Point of No Return" – 0:35
- "Negative Approach" – 0:32
- "Success?" – 1:09
- "Deceiver" – 0:29
- "C.S." – 1:14
- "Parasites" – 0:23
- "Pseudo Youth" – 0:42
- "Divine Death" – 1:21
- "As the Machine Rolls On" – 0:42
- "Common Enemy" – 0:16
- "Moral Crusade" – 1:32
- "Stigmatized" – 1:03
- "M.A.D." – 1:34
- "Dragnet" – 1:01
Vinyl edition
Side A
- "Multinational Corporations" (Bullen) – 1:06
- "Instinct of Survival" (Broadrick / Bullen) – 2:26
- "The Kill" (Broadrick / Bullen) – 0:23
- "Scum" (Broadrick / Bullen) – 2:38
- "Caught... In a Dream" (Broadrick / Ratledge / Bullen) – 1:47
- "Polluted Minds" (Broadrick) – 0:58
- "Sacrificed" (Bullen) – 1:06
- "Siege of Power" (Bullen) – 3:59
- "Control" (Broadrick / Bullen) – 1:23
- "Born on Your Knees" (Broadrick / Bullen) – 1:48
- "Human Garbage" (Broadrick / Bullen) – 1:32
- "You Suffer" (Broadrick / Bullen) – 0:05
Side B
- "Life?" – :43
- "Prison Without Walls" – :38
- "Point of No Return" – :35
- "Negative Approach" – :32
- "Success?" – 1:09
- "Deceiver" – :29
- "C.S." – 1:14
- "Parasites" – :23
- "Pseudo Youth" – :42
- "Divine Death" – 1:21
- "As the Machine Rolls On" – :42
- "Common Enemy" – :16
- "Moral Crusade" – 1:32
- "Stigmatized" – 1:03
- "M.A.D." – 1:34
- "Dragnet" – 1:01
Credits
Side A
- Nicholas Bullen – Vocals, Bass
- Justin Broadrick – Guitar, Vocals
- Mick Harris – Drums
Side B
- Lee Dorrian – Vocals
- Jim Whitely – Bass
- Bill Steer – Guitar
- Mick Harris – Drums
References
- "The Story Behind Scum", Metal Hammer issue 120, December 2003.
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SCUM was the debut album by thrash metal band Armed n Dangerous, released on January 24th, 1989 (see 1989 in music) and featured Khanoda on drums. The album is currently out of print.
Track listing
- "5 x Shout" (And They All Gave In) (Squillace / Patrick)
- "Boyztown" (Squillace)
- "Fear" (Squillace)
- "Fight Then Bleed" (Squillace)
- "Carlin" (Squillace)
- "Let Him Have It" (Squillace)
- "Letter To Mom" (Squillace)
- "Ripped" (Squillace)
- "Revolt" (Squillace / Patrick / Rafferty / Kolczhec)
Album history
Post Do What You Feel pre Say A Prayer, Khanoda co-founded a thrash metal band Armed n Dangerous along with bassist E. Patrick in late 1988; following Khanoda’s return from touring Germany to promote "Feel" the summer of that same year. Although he wasn't the vocalist for the band, Khanoda wrote or co-wrote most of their material. "SCUM," the band’s first and last album, was a conceptual piece based on the 1979 Alan Clarke film of the same name which starred Ray Winstone and was the brainchild of lead vocalist Brandon Rafferty who was a British film buff. Weeks following the album's release, A n D disbanded due to constant in-fighting and tumultuous antics and outbursts on stage, caused entirely by its founding members. Following the breakup of both the band and Khanoda and Patrick, A n D was offered a recording deal from Road Runner Records however, no one who was part of the band was interested to get back together. Although a vast departure musically, Khanoda demonstrated the ability to transcend musical boundaries on "SCUM" which would later reflect in his future efforts as both a conceptual artist and theme driven songwriter.Credits
Personnel
- E. Patrick – Bass
- Khanoda "Gus" Squillace – Drums
- Brandon Rafferty - Lead Guitar, vocals
- Mark Kolczhec - Guitars
Production
- Producers: Gordon Merite and Armed n Dangerous
- Engineers: Neil Tshupp and Aaron "Ron" Caravelli
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