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| Released | 1 July 1987 | |||
| Recorded | August 1986 (side A) May 1987 (side B) | |||
| Studio | Rich Bitch Studios, Birmingham | |||
| Genre | Grindcore[1] | |||
| Length | 33:04 | |||
| Label | Earache | |||
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Scum is the debut studio album by English grindcore band Napalm Death, released on 1 July 1987 by Earache Records. The two sides of Scum were recorded by two different lineups in sessions separated by about a year; the only musician in both incarnations was drummer Mick Harris.
Scum sold over 10,000 copies in its first year of release, reaching number four[2] on the UK Indie chart. Since then, it has become known as a formative release in the grindcore genre. In 2005, Scum was voted the 50th best British album of all time by Kerrang! readers, and in 2009, it was ranked number five in Terrorizer's list of essential European grindcore albums;[3] it is also listed in Robert Dimery's book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[4] Loudwire put it in the list of the best 10 metal albums of 1987.
- ^ "THE BEST METAL ALBUMS FROM 40 SUBGENRES". Loudwire. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "SCUM, Napalm Death". Archived from the original on 30 January 2024.
- ^ Badin, Olivier (2009). "Essential Albums|Europe". Terrorizer Magazine (180): 54.
- ^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.