NAPALM DEATH · Scum | WHITE LP

White vinyl LP.

Plastic Head exclusive edition.

Background information about 'Scum'

Holy grail time, folks! We're talking about the record that literally birthed grindcore as we know it - Napalm Death's groundbreaking debut "Scum" from 1987. This isn't just an album, it's a seismic shift that shattered every preconceived notion about what extreme music could be. When this "spiteful little bastard" (as the label so lovingly calls it) hit an unsuspecting world, it didn't just open doors - it obliterated them entirely. The sheer ferocity packed into these 28 tracks is still mind-blowing nearly four decades later, with the legendary 4-second blast of "You Suffer" becoming the stuff of legend.

What makes this even more fascinating is that "Scum" features two completely different lineups across its two sides, creating this incredible musical DNA that would spawn countless legendary acts. We're talking about future members of Godflesh, Cathedral, Carcass, Scorn, and more - basically a who's who of extreme metal royalty all captured in their rawest, most primal form. The album's influence on grindcore, death metal, and extreme music in general cannot be overstated.

For fans of: Terrorizer, Repulsion, Brutal Truth, Extreme Noise Terror, and Carcass

Track listing

1. Multinational Corporations
2. Instinct of Survival
3. The Kill
4. Scum
5. Caught... In a Dream
6. Polluted Minds
7. Sacrificed
8. Siege of Power
9. Control
10. Born on Your Knees
11. Human Garbage
12. You Suffer
13. Life?
14. Prison Without Walls
15. Point of No Return
16. Negative Approach
17. Success?
18. Deceiver
19. C.S.
20. Parasites
21. Pseudo Youth
22. Divine Death
23. As the Machine Rolls On
24. Common Enemy
25. Moral Crusade
26. Stigmatized
27. M.A.D.
28. Dragnet

Manufacturer: Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH, Neumühlen 17, 22763 Hamburg, Germany, Contact: www.edel.com