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

A1. Multinational Corporations
A2. Instinct of Survival
A3. The Kill
A4. Scum
A5. Caught... In a Dream
A6. Polluted Minds
A7. Sacrificed
A8. Siege of Power
A9. Control
A10. Born on Your Knees
A11. Human Garbage
A12. You Suffer
B13. Life?
B14. Prison Without Walls
B15. Point of No Return
B16. Negative Approach
B17. Success?
B18. Deceiver
B19. C.S.
B20. Parasites
B21. Pseudo Youth
B22. Divine Death
B23. As the Machine Rolls On
B24. Common Enemy
B25. Moral Crusade
B26. Stigmatized
B27. M.A.D.
B28. Dragnet

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