SCUM – Gospels For The Sick
 
Label: Dogjob Records
Release: September 5  2005
By: Empress
Rating: 10/10...so much more!
Time: 41:38
Style: Punk/Death/Black Metal
URL: Scum
 
SCUM - upon hearing this you are either thinking: gross, dirty, grimy, sickening, disgusting sewers...OR! You think of the biggest thing to hit the European metal scene in over a decade. In 2002, several friends say down to make musical history: Casey Chao(Amen), Samoth (ex-Emperor, Zyklon), Faust (ex-Emperor), Cosmocrater (Mindgrinder) and Happy Tom (Turbonegro); each person being respective members of their own musical scenes, coming together to re-write the definition of Heavy Metal.

You know how metal people and punk people generally don't get along? Well, its time to throw that ideal out the bloody window. Next punk I see, I'm gonna go hug him... not really but this album is badass. We all know Samoth is a black metal god; well, now he’s just a god. The fretwork at an all-time level of badass. Moving on to drums - Faust, that’s all you need to know that the drums on this album is gonna be great! Samoth and Faust together for the first time in over a decade - hell yea! Casey Chaos has not always been my favourite vocalist, but like I said earlier about punks and metallers being friends, I'm trying to keep an open mind. His vocal style is a defining addition to the sound and structure that make up this powerhouse. Happy Tom - he doesn't look very happy to me, but this Turbonegro veteran is right at home with his bass work here. Taking a break from the Mindgrinding - Cosmocrater and his badass self make up the other half of the guitar assault. Cosmocrater and Samoth, longtime friends, make-up one awesome guitar arsenal. Cosmocrater's brutal abilities and Samoth's uncanny ability to hold together the most unrelenting rhythms possible. 5 masters of their craft and genres, coming together to make one awesome album. Some people have called this project black'n'roll, death punk, and some stupid ones have called it musical blasphemy. But call it what you want - it doesn't matter anyway, cause this is untouchable. Now go buy it, damn it!