View Larger
Rate it!
Avg: 4.0 (65 ratings)
Speed, aggression and highway construction vehicles: welcome to grindcore.
-
We Say...
Blending the speed and polemics of hardcore, the aggression and brutality of death metal and the cacophony of highway construction, Napalm Death crafted an ear-shattering sound that served as the blueprint for grindcore. Each side of their debut LP (remember those?) was recorded with a different lineup and delivered complementary blasts of noise therapy that not only launched one of the most powerful of all metal bands, but also served as a springboard for some of its members to eventually form Carcass, Godflesh, Scorn and Cathedral.
-
They Say...
As a rallying call for what seemed like millions of bands to follow, not to mention the launching point for the varying careers of Justin Broadrick, Nick Bullen, Mitch Harris, Lee Dorrian, and Bill Steer, Scum deserves its reputation alone. But it's also fun to listen to -- a strange word to use, but no doubt about it, the album has its own brand of rock & roll kicks taken to an almost ridiculous extreme. Split between the original lineup, with Broadrick and Bullen, and the next one, with Dorrian, Steer, and Shane Embury, Scum is a portrait of a place, time, and state of mind. Opener "Multinational Corporations" is the deep breath taken before the plunge: skittering cymbals, low-key feedback squalls, Bullen's rasped hatred -- and then all hell breaks loose. The riffs by both the Broadrick/Bullen and Steer/Embury teams use hyperconcentrated Black Sabbath-via-Motörhead-and-Metallica approaches as starting points, but the moorings are cut loose when everyone concentrates on nothing but speed itself. The combination of hyperspeed drums, crazed but still just clear enough guitar and bass blurs, and utterly unintelligible vocals takes the "loud hard fast rules" conclusion to a logical extreme that the band's followers could only try to equal instead of better. Interspersed throughout all this on various songs are more obviously deliberate constructions -- parts of the title track, say, or the focused chug-and-stomp start of "Siege of Power." They act as just enough pacing for the rampages elsewhere, where unrelenting, intense sound becomes its own part of weird ambient music, textures above all else. It's little surprise the free jazz/noise wing latched onto Scum as much as wound-up-as-hell headbangers did worldwide. That practically no song survives past two minutes -- much less one -- is all part of brusque do-the-job-and-do-no-more appeal. The most legendary number as a result: "You Suffer (But Why?)," running at a mere two seconds.
“ The indie iTunes — Hardcore music fans are migrating to eMusic, the iTunes Music Store's cheaper, cooler cousin.”
Rolling Stone
eMusic Tip
Paid downloads are counted towards an album discount but free downloads are not.
COMPLETE FOR FREE!
You can download the rest of the tracks from this album for free! Just click the Complete Album button.
We’re sorry this album can only be downloaded using paid subscription download credits.
We recommend you Save it for Later by clicking the Save for Later button shown just above this message. For a list of related albums you can download right now, check out these recommendations.
We'll give you 12 additional free credits to download this album and start your paid subscription.
Get 12 bonus credits on us if you download this album. Sweet!
| 01. |  |
Multinational Corporations |
1:06 |
|
| 02. | |
Instinct of Survival |
2:26 |
|
| 03. |
The Kill |
0:23 |
|
|
| 04. | |
Scum |
2:38 |
|
| 05. | |
Caught... in a Dream |
1:47 |
|
| 06. | |
Polluted Minds |
0:58 |
|
| 07. | |
Sacrificed |
1:06 |
|
| 08. | |
Siege of Power |
3:59 |
|
| 09. | |
Control |
1:23 |
|
| 10. | |
Born on Your Knees |
1:48 |
|
| 11. | |
Human Garbage |
1:32 |
|
| 12. |
You Suffer |
0:05 |
|
|
| 13. |
Life? |
0:43 |
|
|
| 14. |
Prison Without Walls |
0:38 |
|
|
| 15. |
Point of no Return |
0:35 |
|
|
| 16. |
Negative Approach |
0:33 |
|
|
| 17. | |
Success? |
1:09 |
|
| 18. |
Deceiver |
0:29 |
|
|
| 19. | |
C.S. |
1:14 |
|
| 20. |
Parasites |
0:23 |
|
|
| 21. |
Pseudo Youth |
0:42 |
|
|
| 22. | |
Divine Death |
1:21 |
|
| 23. |
As the Machine Rolls On |
0:42 |
|
|
| 24. |
Common Enemy |
0:16 |
|
|
| 25. | |
Moral Crusade |
1:33 |
|
| 26. | |
Stigmatized |
1:03 |
|
| 27. | |
M.A.D. |
1:34 |
|
| 28. | |
Dragnet |
1:01 |
|
28 Total Tracks, 33:07 Total Length
Loading...
Playlists If you like Napalm Death, check out these member playlists
Explore music recommended by Napalm Death fans
Credits
- Napalm Death - Main Performer // Napalm Death - Main Performer // Lee Dorrian - Vocals // Jeff Walker - Cover Art // Justin Broadrick - Guitar // Mick Harris - Drums // Mick Harris - Drums // Mick Harris - Drums // Bill Steer - Guitar // Mitchell Dickinson - Photography // Nick Royles - Photography // Nicholas James Bullen - Bass // Nicholas James Bullen - Vocals // Jim Whitely - Bass
Choose from over 7 million
music downloadseMusic features legendary and emerging artists in every genre: classic rock to classical,indie to international, soundtracks to spiritual, jazz to country and many more.
MP3 downloads work on any digital media player
With eMusic, you OWN your music without any restrictions. Burn music to a CD, play it on your computer, mobile phone or any digital media player - including iPod®, Zune® and Walkman®.
Songs available for 50¢ or less
eMusic subscriptions start at just $11.99 a month for 24 downloads - that's just 50¢ per song! And it gets better from there - our plans go as low as 42¢ per song!
Music Discovery
eMusic is about discovery. We make finding new music fun again with music recommendations from our award-winning team of music experts, member playlists and new music features.
Cancel anytime
With all the great music and site features we're pretty sure you will love eMusic. If not, no problem. You can cancel at any time and keep the music you have downloaded.
© 1992 - 2009 All Media Guide, LLC