Ah, good ol’ Scum. (Some earlier words of mine.) Been a while, should dig it out again, but right now I’m listening to some new metal stuff here...

I’ve read said words a couple times already as I’ve been absorbing! Enslavement is also on the way.

“You Suffer (Like, Whoa)”

scum is an awesome record

Enslavement is also awesome.

They’ve been on a roll for their last couple of albums too—The Code Is Red & Smear Campaign were both ace. Of course it’s a different band, but then isn’t side 1 of Scum a different band to side 2?

But that record isn’t Famous, Obvious or Canonical

I’ve been listening to Avalon by Roxy Music for the first time recently, which is truly fantastic in its world-weary loucheness. How do ILXors rate it as compared to the rest of Roxy Music’s stuff- is it considered “canonical”?

Of course it’s a different band, but then isn’t side 1 of Scum a different band to side 2?

aye! side 1 of scum = the band that wound up recording the first scorn album (broadrick as guest guitarist). side 2 = more or less the constant lee dorrian-fronted lineup.

in fact the rumor at the time was that the first scorn album was to be a drastic rerecording/reimagining of scum, which turned out to be utter shash.

avalon is canonical but in different ways then the earlier stuff.

Scum is getting a 2CD glossy reissue job in about five weeks. Is this why this was started? (I only read about it 10 minutes ago.)

I can’t imagine a whole other CD that sounds like this (discounting the fact that its an entire subgenre)!

So the recent records are worth picking up, then? What I’ve heard of the early 90s stuff just sounded like conventional death stuff, have they moved back to the grindy?

from what i’ve heard of the new stuff they’re definitely closer to their original sound than ever. watch any of the videos from their latest, fucking great to see these old dudes with beer bellies grinding like mad.

that happened to me w/damaged by black flag recently.

but yep scum blew me little dokken loving mind when i heard it.