Scum

Some of the music is good but the vocals, oh the vocals. I can't for the life of me tally then together with the written lyrics. I don't enjoy them, but I am fascinated by how they make them so incoherent.

Kinda fascinated about what this album is trying to do. Is it meant to be scary? Intense? Badass? Sounds like an angry dog barking over the sloppiest metal head garage band rehearsal of all time. Kinda made me laugh in a few places, is that what they were going for? It’s got to be 1 star. But I am glad I have listened to it.

Review written by my 3 year old son: 3yo: “This music makes me feel like spaghetti… like this…” *flails arms around* Me: “Oh, and do you like it?” 3yo: “No. It’s very rubbish”

As subtle as a jackhammer. 1.5/5

Favorite Track: Scum

I like the part when he said "aslkdjfblkzxjbfvlkjasbrdgkajdnbg"

Beaucoup trop intense pour moi.

My ears are bleeding. Please sirs, consider therapy.

You suffer. I suffer. We suffer. But why? Because this album is fucking awful! It took me longer to write this review than it took those guys to write all the songs. But I have to put up with it, because my dog ​​is a huge fan of this album. He barked the lyrics all afternoon today.

If you haven't seen Andrew W.K. air drumming Harmony Corruption you haven't really lived. Will I listen to again: 65%

A great year 14 year old me is creaming himself

Horrible.

In the spirit of this album: BISSIBUNNABOFFADOE BISSIBUNNABOO GOLLAVINDISONNADO ROPPSTOCKODO RUDUFU RIMIFI RAFADEW. RIFIDERAFAROOOOOOOOOO. It sounds like your deaf neighbours having rough sex.

I see it's on the lowest album list, but I was able to listen to the entire album without skipping songs. I guess I find this to be tolerable noise. 3/5

Even my 18yr old said it was just noise.

The perfect musical accompaniment to my drive into work this morning. Ok so I may have tailgated and brake checked every vehicle and ran 12 red lights whilst flipping the bird to every driver I saw. But it was a lovely journey.

Failed to connect with this. Kudos for a completely different sound, but I can see why it is rated so low.

It’s funny that +400 albums in It’s very tiring listening to endless 3* middle of the road ‘ok’ albums (that I’m probably now being much harsher and scoring lower as I’m bored of them, Van Morrison yesterday a particularly dreadful example). So something on the extremes is exactly the thing I’m craving, I actively want to listen to the lowest rated albums. Thing is, if you had ‘1001 Albums that pushed the boundaries’ you’d get similarly bored. Where’s the middle ground? Anyway, I’ve heard this before and it’s fun, largely terrible and gloriously short. The odd outbreak of a more traditional song structure like ‘siege of power’ and ‘war’ is nice to chuck in, and they are good. But given the original band all gave up pretty quick, you’re kind of left with the feeling this was just some kids who wondered what it was like to play as fast and loud as possible just for a laugh. Then accidentally created a genre. I think it deserves extra a star for that. Which kind of leads you back to 3* score! You can’t win.

I used to be a cleaner in this shitty club in Dresden. This fucking awful band were playing and I was backstage waiting for my shift to start. I went to take a dump and found this gammy cunt in a wheelchair shouting out loud in agony that he wished if only he could jerk his paralysed dick off while listening to two guys boff a tranny in the disabled toilets. After the gig I had to clean up his tears and then the jizz in the bathroom. I quit the next day to take a better job picking lobsters out of Jane Mansfield's ass.

No. Just fucking no.

Unintelligible mumbling

Who doesn’t love a bit of grindcore on a December morning? In all seriousness though, cool how you can hear the change in band dynamic half way through with the change of members.

I appreciate that the songs are short. These are all intense, but it’s not as hard to listen to as I feared.

Was not my thing, but would listen to this again

How did we even get here?

Sometimes things that influence great art blows. Here’s proof.

Seems like a solid album choice for driving fast, power lifting, or stealing copper from abandoned buildings.

Putrid.

Had the misfortune of seeing Napalm Death open for another band several years ago, was hands down one of the worst shows that I have ever witnessed

Hateful music for hateful people!

I do welcome some variety in this list and there are a few reasons I am tempted to give some stars for this record. 1, it sounds like it would be a blast to have attempted to play in Rock Band. 2, it is 28 tracks packed into 33 minutes. But it’s not my bag but it does induces lots of smiles and eye rolls. “Oh, the boys are at it again” I listened through but think it is fair enough to judge this one after 5 or so tracks. So yeah, i got some amusement out if it but I don’t get the opportunity to vote 1 stars very often so I am going to give this the honor.

This album is music’s equivalent of picking up someone else’s dog’s cold dog shit on a spring morning. With so many good metal albums out there, why choose a grindcore album that only offers headaches? I can only imagine the authors said “ha, make ‘em listen to this shit” before sending the copy in to the editor they hated.

I gave it a shot

bro there's no way

3.5

Diverticulitis incident incident genuine halo window into indicate

Poeh, ok, nou Dit was niet een album waar ik zin in had, na een vrij heftig feestweekend. Dit is een soort pure haatbak herrie. Niemand kan mij vertellen dat hier iets van lyrics in zitten of dat hier ook maar enige gedachte in zit. Sorry Grindcore, ik haak hier toch echt af. Als dit een lijst van 1001 albums is die je moet horen voor je doodgaat weet ik nu in elk geval de soundtrack van de hell. Ik moet zeggen dat dit dan wel motiveert om toch eens een kerk van binnen te gaan bezoeken. Sorry God, hoop dat ik mijn jaren goddeloosheid nog kan fixen, want dit de rest van de tijden te moeten aanhoren is toch net iets te veel van het goede. Ok, ik vermaak me een stuk meer met het album nu ik er achter kom dat er blijkbaar Lyrics bij staan op Spotify. Ik weet niet wie die heeft opgeschreven, of wie de lyrics heeft ingestuurd, maar ik kan het er echt met geen enkele mogelijkheid uit halen. Mijn nichtje van 4 maanden maakt betere volzinnen. FAVO: Het duurt net iets meer dan een half uur.

Vraiment moyen, on dirait qu'ils font juste : "ON FAIT DU METAAAALLLL". Les gars, c'est pas bon mdrrr

🗣

J'avais mal au crâne, j'ai écouté l'album et après plus rien. Super remède je recommande ! Bien sur je rigole la migraine de salopard ptn, c'est quoi tout ce bruit de con... Par souci de cohérence et pour honorer le reuf qui s'est vomi dessus dans le rer quand j'écoutais cet album, c'est ciao

Most of the singing on this album is like that family guy bit where Peter can name all 50 states in the US in under a second. production is fine, playing is sometimes good, this could be a great thrash metal record… but nope. 4/10

jaaako loše. al nije gore od slipknota jer jako brzo prođe. doduše i dalje je smeće

Was going to put something 'smart' here like. I think they've put this under the wrong genre, music. But there were a couple of bits where the guitarist did show he could actually play his instrument, not just beat the living crap out of it. Still not enough to drag them out of the one zone, but a glimmer of hope.

This is getting 1 star more than I expected, because it made me smile. A lot. This is despite the horrendous noise that the vocalist makes. I know it’s a stretch to describe him as a vocalist. I actually find it funny that Apple Music has the lyrics on some of the songs, which makes it fun to sing a long to. I might play it again and sing along in the style of Michael Buble. It also has to be said that the first 1 minute 19 seconds of ‘Scum’ was great guitar work. Music managed to break out here and there in other occasions. On another positive note, they only needed 33 minutes to thrash out their repertoire of 28 anthems. Well played. Footnote: I’d rather listen to this than Kanye West. Or Adele.

Someone once said to me 'Napalm Death are literally one trick ponies'. Being a pedant, I replied ' no, they are one trick humans'. I remember the school metal heads thinking how cool and hard they must be to listen to this. I didn't give it the time of day. A few years later I a friend told me he went to see them at the start of their career in a pub. It was carnage, people jumping off the bar etc. That is cool. Today I finally listened to this album for the second time. The first was back in 1987, so I needed to refresh my memory. The songs are all very similar, done at breakneck speed, I have nothing against that, the vocals were fine as I rarely bother with the content of lyrics. He could do with some Halls Soothers maybe. The only problem is it is a very boring listen. The novelty wore off very quickly. I think I preferred the Electro Hippies 'Mega Armageddon Death' to 'You Suffer' at the time, but there was not a lot in it.

I like metal so this is not new to me but it is what I would call grimy- definitely not to everyone's taste and arguably not even to mine but I have to give flowers where they're due

2.6

Respect for the genre and its punk rock spirit but it's not for me. I am middle-aged and not nearly that angry anymore. I'm not sure I would have even liked this when I was 15, but I probably would have shared more of the black-and-white extreme PoVs in the songs.

The reviews for this one had me prepared for MUCH worse than this. Reading the reviews was really fun. Especially about the two dudes in Dresden. Good Lord. On a side note - I feel like some people see these albums as a creative writing challenge as much as a musical one. And that's cool. Anyways. This is one of the worst-rated albums on here? Amazing! The first few songs just kind of breeze by. Then I looked at the tracklisting - there are 28 songs! Most of them seem to be a minute or less. Digging into the history of the album, the A side is one set of musicians and the B side is another? What? Who does that? And they apparently sound different..... Let's see - Oh yes. Yeah. The blast beat "gimmick" they used (relatively) sparingly in the first half is the basis of every song in the second. I found the first half more engaging. So much of my rating system is based on whether or not the musicians have a vision for their music, and how well they express that vision. Napalm Death (in two different incarnations presented here) absolutely has a sound and an idea, and they do it well. It isn't something I want to listen to all the time - but - I get it. FOUR STARS

Definitely not my kind of music. Appreciated it for what it was but won't go back.

Felt like I had a seizure

Meh. Not bad. Not really my taste though. I do like short it was though

Just noise

what the fuck do yall even use this website for

1.5 cool instrumentals at least

So crazy, I actually saw Napalm Death live. Love that their singer looks like an elementary school math teacher. Not an everyday listen. Has to catch you in the right mood, but oh, it caught me. Refreshing to get out of all the super popular rock/-adjacent albums on here. Grindcore was not on my bingo card for this project.

I’ve seen them a couple of times and there’s something to them live, but there’s no reason to ever listen to a Napalm Death album.

Nope.

Horrible.

Hate

Seemed fine, it all sounds pretty much the same, which is shouty, fast loud chords, and drums.

Awww shit. It's Napalm Death time. First up, let's acknowledge the Dresden review. Easily one of the funniest reviews on this whole website. After getting that out of the way, it's time to admit that I actually liked this album a good deal. Look, it's not the greatest thing in the world, but there are things that I get out of this album that appeal to me. For one, I think the riffs are actually quite good. Songs like "Instinct of Survival," the title track, and "Siege of Power" are actually really cool. I also like this album's general anti-establishment attitude. Between the album cover, the unconventionality of the music itself, and the "lyrics," you can tell that these guys were pissed off at the establishment, and I can't blame them. However, there's a reason why "lyrics" is in quotes. I can't understand a damn word they're saying. It all kinda sounds like a mix of cookie monster and a rabid dog. It's funny. You know what else is funny? Just how short these songs are. Seriously. This album manages to fit 28 songs into just 33 minutes and it does that by having most songs hover around the 1-minute mark. I mean, at least none of the songs get old! This is taken to the absolute extreme in what is arguably this album's most infamous song, "You Suffer," which lasts for all of 1 second, making it the Guiness World Record holder for the shortest song. That's hilarious and I kinda love it. Good song. Uhh, I guess another interesting thing is that the 2 sides of this album have completely different lineups! That's neat. I strongly prefer the first half, which has all of the songs I've mentioned so far. The second half is okay, but it's the first half that really appeals to me. Well, I wouldn't say it appeals to me a ton, but I had some good fun with it. I certainly wouldn't call it the 5th worst album on this entire list. Come on guys, it's not that bad. Dare I say, Scum is actually a solid album, and a pioneering record in extreme metal. Light 3/5.

I expected to hate this, but I didn’t. I found it oddly captivating. The anti-MNC/TNC stuff was ahead of the game. Maybe this was the genesis of the riots that used to happen when the WTO used to have an annual high-five fest at different cities around the world? Granted, I needed to have the lyrics alongside me so I could at least read what was in the minds eye of the vocalist rather than his output. Would I listen to it again? Absolutely not. It seemed longer than 33 minutes and I don’t think I have the mental resilience to subject myself to it again. Did I hate it? No.

I'm going for two stars because of the audacity. Great drums. Even though Spotify had the lyrics I still failed to distinguish a single word, the singers sound like Animal from the Muppets except less coherent, I refuse to believe it's in English.

No

this was an album that i probably would have never heard unless i did this not a huge metal girly but i do appreciate the absolute in angst in this i see why it's included and understand its place in music history happy this exists but it's probably not one i'll come back to mosh pit, gargle music

Not my cup of tea, or at least a little heavier than I cared for yesterday morning. Not that it was bad, just I prefer more melodic or progressive styles of metal.

Ears are still bleeding. Would I listen to again? Only if I were deaf.

Second time around for these and still the same routine. Thud thud thud (drums), crunch crunch crunch (guitar/bass - unable to distinguish), grunt grunt grunt (vocals) and the occasional wailing lead guitar. And put on repeat. Fortunately this album only comes in at around 30 mins

The instrumentals are honestly really good but then when he starts singing or whatever the hell you call that I feel like I’m in a horror movie like I’m chained up in some sinister ass house in the basement bruh

If I could create music targeted at 13 year old angsty boys, this would be it.

28 songs in 33 minutes that sound just as much like one 33 minute song. The music isn't my thing, but it isn't terrible. This also features what I assume is a human man vocalizing his displeasure with society, but it comes across as a rabid junkyard dog barking at rust. I genuinely enjoyed how truly hilarious it is. It sounds like Strong Mad from Homestarrunner and the Tasmanian Devil struggling through constipated toilet sessions. Honestly this is a 2, but the amount of actual enjoyment and laughter I got out of it get it a 3.

This record both is and sounds like a constipated poo from a butt. Favourite Track(s): You Suffer (I was already suffering) Least Favourite Track(s): This entire record.

Not my taste

Nope

Almost listenable in spots…

The dreaded day has arrived. "Scum" by Napalm Death is actual ear-rape.

Comical. Scum sounds like a thrash band hammering away at a chaotic jam session in a school gym while the illegitimate spawn of Cookie Monster and Animal from the Muppets screams muffled, high-speed lyrics through the locked door.

#750. This could be vastly improved by the vocalist just kind of yelling instead of doing vocal fry screams. Because he is not good at it, it sounds like shit, and drags the whole thing down. Or alternatively he could just get better at it, I guess. But as it is, it's not a good look. 2/5: meh

Oh what complete crap 0/5

More hilarious than anything.

Nei, dette ble bare bråk. Funker nok bra for de som liker det.

0,9/5

Solid. Not my style but glad I gave it a listen.

There are a lot of precious people on this site, handing out one star reviews of this beautiful package of gentle ditties. Sure I prefer my metal to be somewhat more melodic, but there's no doubting the ferocity and impact of this one, and where the vocals may be meme worthy these days, the riffs make up for it.

no thank you

This album has precisely all the elements I don't like in the Death Metal genre - unintelligible vocals, speed for the sake of it, barely any melody, and to top it off a somewhat mushy mixing. I wanted to find a compliment but didn't find anything to hang to. Oh wait, found one: it could have been a longer album.

I am a fan of metal in general, but this is barely listenable. The members barely stay in rhythm with each other and everyone plays so loud you're not even sure what you're listening to. As the album progresses, the sound gets a bit better however. I learned this is because the two sides of the album weren't produced by the same folks. Like the Ramones, I feel like this is the kind of music that is meant to be experienced live, where a lot of noise drowns everything else and you create a massive moshpit. That being said, this is undoubtedly an album that had an immense influence on death metal and the other types of metals that I use to listen to all the time as a teenager.

This is someone’s jam. It is certainly not my jam, but I get it. This is way more deserving of a spot than handfuls of psychedelic records on this list. At least this has some teeth to it. 2/5, the album cover tells all. The horrors persist

1.5 stars. 28 short (primarily 30-90s) intense grindcore metal tracks. Moments of melody and build that quickly get cut short by repetitive bars. Painful vocals, otherwise musically not bad meta. Impressively fast drumming, guitar that sounds a bit like Metallica or Motorhead at times.

2.8

Le pongo dos estrellas porque varias veces me provocó buenas risas. Esto sería genial si solo fuera la música metalerísima, pero la voz de alguien que no supe jamás si estaba cantando o ladrando, me pareció muy divertida. Nunca lo volvería a escuchar y a la fecha no entendí una sola palabra de lo que cantaron y gruñeron.

If that had been longer, my eardrums would have exploded.

2/10

This is my internal spirit animal whenever I get behind terrible drivers. Also, this album is straight trash.

I have to be honest this is not my style of music but I tried, I give it a chance, the songs were very small and it was an insteresting experience although I dont liked the songs

No me gusta el metal. Me resulta demasiado intenso

Yeah no

production is very raw and guitars are muddy, dont like how short some songs are (constant fading in and out was annoying, why was there 13 tracks under a minute and one 4 second track???), but pretty solid overall and i like it

5 Napalm Death according to “all music” invented “grind corp”, a brutal assault on your ears but also calming. The kind of calming you might get when you put your head into a riverbank, or swim a brisk mile avoiding demon alligators ready to chomp on you. But it’s calming, yes it is especially good for that morning rush.

grindcore isnt for everyone and that's okay

wtf

I am right and you are wrong

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you know what? after reading the wikipedia article, i can't protest this album's inclusion at all. it seems like it was pretty foundational for grindcore and speed metal and a whole host of other micro-genres. i may not have liked it but i can respect it!

hot on the heels of the drive like jehu album, we finally get the fabled napalm death album. it's definitely loud and aggressive, but there's a lot more depth to it than the other reviews would have you believe, all in a half-hour package. i definitely preferred the a side of hardcore punk and the political message is unmistakably clear throughout, despite the singer's unintelligible lyrics. the heavy metal b side really foreshadows upcoming developments in the world of metal subgenres i can't tell apart, but grindcore is pretty low on my list. still, a good addition to this list, even though i probably won't listen to it often (other than you suffer, a classic that really gives you time to savor each moment and let the song wash over you). also at one point my robot vacuum was loudly struggling to suck something up and i just assumed it was the vocal part being especially incomprehensible. favorites: instinct of survival, scum, you suffer, success?

Varmasti klassikko ja jonkinlainen genren uudistaja/aloittaja. Mutta ei enää nykypäivänä uusilla korvilla iske. 2,5/5.

Bad

Quite abrasive stuff. Got to appreciate the influence they had but otherwise this is not a great listen. Production is bleak and flat, vocals are very hard to follow, even with the lyrics at hand. It’s the embodiment of anger and for that it deserves an extra point!

Twenty eight short songs featuring Brian from family guy barking at things. 2/10

Obnoxious, loud and played as fast as possible. 28 furious songs in 33 minutes. Side A and side B are essentially two different bands (only the drummer is the same), recorded a year apart and with very different sounds. I love it! You might not, but I bet it’ll make you feel something. 5/5

Crazy that this is too short and too monotonous, I much the same way Dopesmoker is not too long or too monotonous. It's cool and awesome but after a few songs it just loses me. I like my metal with either some more craziness or more melody I think. I think in '86 I'd be a Reign in Blood guy. Highlight: M.A.D.

A couple of good grooves tried to peek through the clouds but the terrible vocals made sure the sun never shined. Awful

I like it, though it becomes a bit repetitive

Beautiful music for a wedding. OK obviously its not beautiful. It is hard to listen to and represents the edge of what is an acceptable expression of human emotion in the form of recorded music. Enduring an album like this can be enjoyable if you choose to find beauty in it.

It's about time we got some proper death metal. They call this "Grindcore" or "Crust Punk". Whatever you call it. It's good stuff. "You Suffer" has to be the best song I've heard in the last 15 years. Truly a masterpiece of writing and accompaniment. "You suffer, but why?", indeed. That song will be making the best of the 1001 albums playlist.

A single song just changed my life. "You Suffer" will take you on an epic journey you were not prepared for. It will tear out all your emotions and leave them bare on the floor for you to reconsider in their entirety. You won't know what hit you and you'll wonder if any of it was even real. A true classic for our times. You suffer... but why?

This has to be a bit Every time the guy “sings” it feels like it’s coming out of Randy Marsh’s mouth

Started off like “hell no” but by the end I was like “hell yeah”. Didn’t understand a single word but I think I was just in the right mood for the genre tonight!

As soon as the vocals hit in the first song I started laughter! Soon after, I was imagining the singer as being a dog, which also made me laugh. It's terrible, lyrics are completely indecipherable. However, it was more enjoyable than some other music I've come across on this list. The energy of nihilism and anger are here in full force. And I could imagine their shows being a blast.

The worst on the list and then some. Sounds like someone violently retching. Go away and don’t ever come back.

Crappy vocals

Nope

it was better when they weren’t “singing”

4 out of 5. Great album to listen to of you need to get some work done.

2/5. Unfortunate that I was provided lyrics to different songs through my music streaming app. I was following along with the lyrics of "The greed of the corporate world will destroy mankind with its money and power" when the actual lyric was "bleeeehuuggghh" which I feel like is a little off. Granted, the musicianship was great and the influence of this album is crazy with what it inspired today. Like a critic said, it is actually pretty tame with what we have today. Also, it doesn't really hold up in my opinion in regards. It's not great but the punk aspect of it keeps it from being terrible. First half was better than the second half. I guess I would have liked some more intelligent lyrics than what we got and hopefully my streaming app gets that fixed, so much misleading information nowadays (sarcasm). Best Song: Scum, Instinct of Survival, Human Garbage

10/10/2025 What a terrible album 🤣, the only saving grace was that it was over quickly. Spotify listeners: 175.7k

I don't like screamo/death metal.

This is really not my thing but I love that it exists. I'll give it a 2 because it reminds me of FH.

Only because I can't rate it a zero

It was short. Top track: "Instinct of Survival"

Nope.

Final thoughts: I liked 'Siege of Power' but that might be the only "complete" song on here. Other tracks dabble in interesting ideas and sounds but in the end this wasn't for me. ******************************************************************************* --Scum...interesting --Siege of Power...pretty cool --Human Garbage...almost sounds like a pop song --Success?...Love that guitar chug --C.S....cool guitars on this one. sick drumming --Moral Crusade...heavy af --M.A.D....again, like those guitars

Like the message, the music, but the "singing" is just noise to me.

Ok

This plays so much better in the context of this list than on its own. In the context of this list, it's something different and interesting. On its own, it's a parody of anger and hardcore music.

Can't help but laugh at this. The only positive here is that it broke a streak of mushy lame brit pop

The best thing about this is how short it is. Titular song isn't terrible, but the album has its place on the worst rated albums list for a good good reason!

idk... 2

Grindcore, Hardcore Punk, 1987 -> 1

Not my style of music, I don't really enjoy heavy metal.

Furious frenetic grind excellence. Home of the shortest song ever, and a bunch of others that aren't much longer. Favorite track: You Suffer (kidding!). Real favorite track: Born on Your Knees

Must have listened to this at the right time in my life cause I loved it. Just wish the songs were a tad longer. Like, I’ll be headbanging away and the song will abruptly end. Happened a few too many times to piss me off. Actually you know what, it added to the rage. 5 stars.

TBH it feels unfair to rate this, it’s just utterly miles from anything I’d choose to listen to, but it’s unfair to say it’s bad. I just absolutely hated it. But you know, I’ve heard all the British Invasion albums a million times and never heard anything like this before. So, mission accomplished 1001 Albums project. Still gonna give it one star though. Sorry not sorry

Wow i didnt hate it as much as i expected to

An odd listen. It’s disorienting and I honestly have no clue what I listened to. Every song sounds pretty much the same to me, and there are more tracks than a lot of triple albums, despite the record only being 33 minutes. There is some cool heavy stuff happening here and there and there is some clear talent present, I just don’t quite get the appeal. It wasn’t ear splitting, though, which is nice. 2/5

I would have loved to be in the pit watching this stuff live. A bunch of 1 and 2 stars from people who would never survive in the pit.

You can't judge a book by its cover. I would have thought this was a 1 Star album that was completely unlistenable. But actually, it's a 1.5 Star album that is ALMOST completely unlistenable. There is actually some impressive speed metal skill, if only you could remove the vocals — garbled mutterings intended to be heavy or dark but are actually just silly and gimmicky. Still, I can’t bring myself to round up to 2. So maybe you really CAN judge a book by its cover…

"Scum is the debut studio album by English grind core band Napalm Death, released on 1 July by Earache Records." This is the opening sentence describing this album from Wikipedia. I have to say that between "Scum," "grindcore," and "Earache," I felt that this was more of a warning label than straight information. I listened to this album like a prospector sifts through silt and debris hoping to find something to enjoy, and like many of them, I ended up artistically discouraged and broke.

I'm genuinely intrigued as to the creative process behind this album, I can't envisage the band sitting round a table in the pub over a pint and one chips in with "I've got this great idea for a track!". Especially when it's a 28 track album lasting little more than 30 mins, there's a 4 second track for goodness' sake. There were ocassional moments of musicality but they were quickly barked out of recognition by the vocalist.

Grrrrhhhh. Deeeggggg hhhdddd fffrreee. Pretty much the only lyrics I could understand. Also way to fucking heavy for me

Its not my style, but they have a political vein.

yeah it sucks but those cymbals save it from being a 1

It is noisy and hard to understand the lyrics. From what I could tell from checking the lyrics, I'm on board with what this band is selling. The music is energetic and would probably be really fun to see in person. I honestly couldn't say what makes this a good example of this type of music because I know nothing about other bands. Not bad, not going to return to it.

Now I know where hardcore came from.

This album is a series of 1-minute long songs filled with fast drums, a blaring guitar, and grunting. The guitar work probably could've been cool somewhere else, but the sound of this band all together is very abrasive, heavy, and unpleasant. Whatever the singer (grunter?) is saying is completely unintelligible. On a positive note, listening to this album expanded my musical horizons, because I never would've listened to it on my own. And isn't that what this website is all about? Also I like the cover art. This is still a 1/5 album though.

Super anarchist group, would never be able to tell you that from the lyrics.

Okay okay okay okay. This rules but I’m trying to be rational about it. There’s something extremely admirable and that I appreciate when a band has a 30 great thirty second idea and they don’t force it into being a 2-4 minute song when it should just be that one riff and you can call it a day. This album does that like 20 times. 28 songs in 33 minutes might be my ideal track list to time ratio. Could I tell you the difference between any of these songs off the name alone? Absolutely not. But the attitude of this thing rules even if the vocals are pretty monotonous. Really the vocals are the only thing on this record that I don’t love but he does change it up every once in a while which is appreciated. Feeling a very light 5 here.

Whoa!!! Too much energy and anger for an early morning! Gets your blood up, though!

I have no idea if this is good or bad. I have no frame of reference... Actually, after reading all the 1 star reviews on here, I kinda appreciate it more. Still, it's not as good as Madvillainy.

Very listenable, but isn't my type of music. Probably give it a 2.5 which is okay.

Finally some heavy shit, brother

OUCH!!!!!!! Though oddly it does presage by almost 40 years the sounds coming from Washington DC these days!

I was dreading this...

sounds too thin

Well, friends. Welcome to grindcore.

Riotous and very noisy. Sometimes that works for me.

At the first song I thought that I'd not like it as its like a musical car crash -- but i listened to the whole album. The one thing that doesn't work for me is the vocals - but they meld with the whole and it may be that no other vocal style would work, just that i can't understand a single word (but maybe that's the point). On my -100 to + 100 scale if in a foreign country a mistress takes you to her dungeon and the same words for "more" and "yes" in her language are "no" and "stop" in yours - but at the end you kinda liked it - is a +50, Scum is a +30.

Boy I do not like this. Least favorite thus far. The lowest of 1s

There is some decent playing, but most of it seemed to be focused on being loud and fast instead of being cohesive. I was never into grunting either. A little bit of grunting is alright, though. You Suffer cracked me up, to be fair.

A classic Peel band. Not as in a classic band, but as in a classic case of 'does he really like this? Is he playing it because it's good for us to hear it? ' They got through a Peel session in under seven minutes, which leaves plenty of time for the pub.

Good Songs: Instinct of Survival, Scum, Caught In A Dream, Polluted Minds, Siege of Power, Control, Born On Your Knees, Human Garbage, You Suffer, Prison Without Walls, Point of No Return, Negative Approach, Success, Deceiver, CS, Parasites, Pseudo Youth, Divine Death, As The Machine Rolls On, Moral Crusade, MAD, Dragnet Mid Songs: Multinational Corporations, The Kill, Sacrificed, Life, Common Enemy, Stigmatized Bad Songs:

I like to walk down the street whistling these catchy tunes, get into my car and drive 100 mph straight into a wall.

Ikke min kopp te, godt hardcore har utviklet seg litt de siste 40 årene.

J'ai réussi à me faire profondément chier en 33mn, bien joué

the second half is better

Yeah, not a fan.

That was some really really angry jazz

My ears not happy

Not for me

Boring. Predictable. Sounds exactly like I thought it would sound. Chugga chugga chugga guitars. Drumming as an endurance sport. Growly muppet vocals. Tempo and rhythm changes. Maybe that means they made the blueprint that everyone else followed. Or maybe that means they’re just a bunch of metal cliches stacked on top of one another.

I just don’t understand the appeal with this genre! Im really trying but this shit just sounds like unnecessary loud noise to me. I’m still holding out hope for a metal album that moves me but it damn sure ain’t this one. Upon further listening, the instruments kick ass but this mfer sound like he got the mic stuck in his god damn throat…

Moro moro :D On kyllä ihan paskaa tämä, livenä vielä paskempi, silloinkin kuunteleminen jätettiin kesken kuten nyt tätä kuunnellessa. Ei nappaa vaikka raskaampaa musaa kuuntelenkin.

Aika paskaa alusta loppuun. Onneks oli lyhyt albumi, ei ois kauaa enempää jaksanutkaan.

Napalm Death on melkein kulttimaineeseen noussut ja löi hyvin alkutahdit tän genren musiikille. Kovin hyvin levy ei välttämättä oo aikaa kestänyt ja suurin osa biiseistä tasapaksua höttöä. Albumille 1 ja kulttimaineesta 1

Hahaha

To the author of this list, Fuck You. Nothing with pig vocals ever needs to be listened to. The instrumentation is mostly good but the vocals are absolute trash and make this unlistenable.

Hülfe -4/10

Not my genre

Not for me!

This was pretty aggressive for the late 80s. Enjoyed it.

Olihan tämä nyt aivan hirveää paskaa. Tuntui, että kuunteli samaa biisiä kokoajan. Jos tämä albumi tehtäisiin vuonna 2025, niin viihdemuotona tämä olisi youtube-video otsikolla "This is how heavy metal sounds like to pop-listeners". Levyä voin toki suositella, jos haluat tuntea, miltä kuulostaa kun joku huutaa sinulle samaa asiaa eri äänensävyillä puolen tunnin ajan. Siihen tämä on täydellinen albumi.

Nojuu! Oli kyllä yks vaikeimpia albumeita kuunnella. Oikein alko vituttamaan jo ennen puolta väliä. Harvoin musiikki ylistimuloi, mutta tässä oli paljon asioita ja räminää , mutta silti niin tasapaksua... Taito kai sekin, mutta ei millään tapaa arvostettava. Välillä piti tarkistaa, että onko kuulokkeissa vikaa, kun oli niin äsryttävää klippailua biiseissä ja välillä piti oikeen tarkistaa, että lähtikö Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät soimaan. Ei kyllä millään mittarilla hyvää musiikkia. Laumalle eläimiä annettu intrumentit ja laulajallakin jokin kohtaus joka biisissä. Tykkään raskaasta musiikista, mutta tästä puuttui se musiikki... Tämä oli vain raskasta. Ter. Markus

Lol I actually didn't mind this album, though it is quite grating overall. I have to say, the micro songs are fun and provide lots of variety. Plus they give the opportunity for so many more edgy song names. I got a kick out of the spooky, unintelligible vocals and some of the more consonant instrumentals. A lot of the songs actually made me laugh because of the grunting and higher-pitched, goblin-like screeching. I'll give this 4/10.

Не знаю, в каком надо быть настроении, чтобы захотеть слушать подобное шумовое агрессивное безумие… Я послушал для галочки и не уверен, что захочу включить когда-то ещё. 2 из 10.

Isn’t my bag. But. I quietly enjoyed it don’t tell Anyone.

Hard to draw a conclusion

Tän albumin kuuntelu kävi työstä. Levyn signaturebiisi Scum taisi olla ainoa, jossa oli vähän jotain eri osioitakin. Levyn parhaan biisin You Suffer jälkeen taisi loput kipaleet olla samaa biisiä eri tempolla ja eri äänellä öristynä. Erityismaininta Parasitesin kitarasoolosta. Hauskana kuriositeettina Parasitesillä on 1500 kuuntelukertaa kun Scumilla taas 6,5 miljoonaa. Legendaarisuudesta extra tähti, tästä bändistä puhuttiin jo 90-luvulla ala-asteella, mutta henkisesti erittäin raskas kokemus.

I am shocked that I dont hate this! It's nonsensical and repetitive, but it definitely lifts your energy. I found myself laughing at it a lot in a "wtf am I listening too way" Overall- not bad

an amphetamine fueled piece of garbage from some Dead Kennedy wannabes. The lyrics are completely unintelligible. It's fitting that this shite was released on Earache Records. The guitarist is ok and the drummer is well, fast. At least most of the 28 tracks are short (the album is just over 30 minutes long)

Can't get past the nonsense screaming.

Ihan ei kaikkien kappaleiden tarinat auenneet, mutta plussaa siitä että ne olivat lyhyitä. Ironisesti vähiten joutui kärsimään You Sufferissa.

Takuuvarmaa räimettä alusta loppuun.

“Scum” by Napalm Death is THE benchmark for grindcore and the tipping point from crust punk to grindcore. So, if you're interested in extreme metal in any way, this is a must-have. However, as my interest has been rather sporadic so far, I didn't really know the album yet. It's obvious that this kind of music is difficult to assess using classic evaluation criteria, but I can at least say that “Scum” is surprisingly accessible. It's definitely worth listening to - if only out of interest in music history!

Rajuu tykittelyy. Levyllistä ei jaksa, jos ei oo tarve vetää puolen tunnin spinningii maksimisykkeellä. Bonusta pioneerityöstä.

Aika paahtoa. Musiikillisesti varmaan 1/5 mutta pioneeristatuksesta ylimääräinen tähti

Melko monotoninen levykokonaisuus.

Chujowe w chuj

Starts ok, enjoyed the guitar work and energy, but the vocals aren't my thing, and I just found I lost focus too much with the short songs.

First time for Napalm Death. Not much of a grindcore fan personally. Cool that this album was one of the first for the genre.

"metal screams"

I get it. I get why it's here and I get why people hate it. Do I like it? Not really. Do I hate it? Not really. And how am I ever going to beat *that* review. Best Tracks: Multinational Corporations; Instinct of Survival; Scum

First time listening to a Napalm Death album. I am disappointed with the adoration this website's users have for boring classic rock (cough cough Led Zep) and the disdain for more extreme/experimental stuff so I'm bumping up my ranking of this album slightly. I usually listen to "calmer" metal but I still think this album is pretty cool 3/5

This was meant to be enjoyed caught in a mosh, in a cacaphony of flying hair, sweat and teeth - not on a dawnlit commute into work. I prefer my metal to have more hairspray and leather but game recognises game. This fuckin shreds.

I can see why people would like it but not my cup of tea.

I get it was one of the first of its kind. But not real listenable for me at my current age. Maybe younger me.

Hmm. Needs more extended roars to be worthy of Aggretsuko's karaoke. ⟨ꐦ৲`⌂´⟩⁋

One of the "top 10 metal album of 1987?" WOW! I could see having fun seeing this band live, really leaning into the absurdity, and not giving a fuck that the band isn't tight. I'd be satisfied buying the record if it was a buddies' band, but not in the context of best albums of all time.

i blasted this in my headphones till around 1:30am while I was working and my god what a way to experience this. Its loud and insane and also weirdly funny. The Kill is 23 seconds of everything the album represents, loud, unintelligible and rock as fuck. This sucks but I still enjoyed it, odd as it is to say.

The funniest album we’ve gotten on this list. Absolutely unlistenable but I loved every second of it. This band seems to consist of a werewolf on vocals, Goro on drums and an anthropomorphic guitar being tortured. The only lyric I understood was “You’re gonna die” and I was like… well duh dude. No notes. Awful!

I only had to listen to the first few songs to get an idea of what this was. Not for me.

There is a line where music becomes noise and they thread it

Ist das Kunst oder kann das weg?

To my great surprise (as I know I don't enjoy grindcore), I really liked the first half of the album. By itself, I would have given it 4 or maybe even 5 stars. It's actually interesting and well-done! Way better than all of the grindcore following in Napalm Death's footsteps at least, is what I thought. But it turns out, grindcore simply follows the mold of the second half of this album, which sounded like 1 or 2 stars at most. Oh well, it's an experience at least.

36/100. Intense, rough, and loud, but ultimately a messy listen. The tracks are too short to leave a real impression, and the sound ends up feeling too similar throughout.

Nah, just over speedy death metal

Совершенно не моё

Oh my god shut the fuck up

damn

The only thing more chaotic and disjointed than this album is the lineup for Napalm Death post 1986.

Absolute crap. I would rate it 0 if I could

An almbum that i didnt expect to have fun with 4/10

Although not a perfect album, it does ultimately capture the way many feel about computers, current politics, and kimchi that has gone bad. I can truthfully say that through musical inception, this album fully captures everything I feel about it while I am listening to it! Superb!

Too hard for me to

just not really in the mood for metal :(

Ok, lets break this down. Drums: good fast and angry Guitars: well done with power and precision and occasional flashes of tune Vocal: i dont see the point, apart from willfully being aggressively primal they are just awful.

Never thought I would listen to this album ever again since my teenage years, and although I never really liked it, apart from the noise and punk attitude of the songs, I took great pleasure in horrifying my parents ears, playing this as loud as possible over my first stereo equipment. Even so, giving it a relisten after 35 years or so, I can't say I really dislike it, but now my kids are coming into my man cave , asking if I please can play something else or at least, not that loud....

holy hell, what a listen. this is what heavy metal music sounded like to me when i was like... 8 years old. downright evil sounding guitar riffs, drums going absolutely nuts and smashing cymbals at untrackable bpms, and growling, hooting vocals that are mostly unintelligible. this album is... i'm sorry, it's just goofy to me. it sounds like a parody of the genre. it sounds like something that uncle jobel would make as a bit, but no, this album was made genuinely. a lot of the tracks are only a minute or so long and it's all just... wow. i'm giving it a two-star rating if only because this album makes me laugh when i listen to it. BAMBAMBAMBAMBAMBAMBAMCRASHCRASHCRASH. JJIJUGGABUGGADUBBADOHHRRAAAAAAAAAAUUUUGHMMRRRUGHHHHUH. RAAAAAAAAAAUUHHHUHUBALLLLFFF!! HUBUUH!! HRRJJ JJJHUT!!

Minute long songs are ideal in the world of streaming, but this isn't my jam.

The best thing about this album is that when it was over, my apple music played other heavy/death metal albums that were actually good. Not a single intelligible word on both sides of the album. Great drumming and guitar hammering tho. Vocals are horrible and serves no purpose for the anti-establishment point they are going for.

If your work starts an entire subgenre, credit needs to be given for that. I can imagine people giving this harsh reviews, but in the world of extreme metal, this album is just so significant.

How is this one of the best and most influential albums of all time?

I don't remember any of the songs. I never at any point knew what a single track was about. The band was actually pretty good, but it's hard to realize that when your ears are being assaulted by some guy basically barking into the mic over and over again for 2 minutes straight. Vocals were terrible. Every song is the same. What else? I guess one nice thing to say about it is thank goodness it was short.

Hot dumpster fire

Not for me

Some real trailblazers but sorta unlistenable

How this made the list is mind blowing. Can’t give it a zero. Sorry!

makes me want to go to Dresden for some reason

This album is great. I need to run to this asap.

cool but i dont want demons to scream while im listening

like lowkey not really my thing! the guitar absolutely rips but overall a bit overstimulating.

Did I enjoy it absolutely not, 2 stars for recognizing their influence and it least it was pushing boundaries and challenging, unlike some other generics on the list

Not my vibes man, too shouty

I can understand from the get go that grindcore isn't for everyone. However, I will say that despite the influence, it certainly shows that it's very early, and is very rough around the edges. Will I say that it's truly awful? No, but I will say that there is indeed some room for improvement. I will say for the positives though that some of the instrumentation is great, real headbanging stuff even on a first listen. It's the rest of it that irks me. The fast sections just seem like a "let's see how fast we can go" with no room for melody or sense of timing. And thr vocals, despite having 2 different people, sound like a south park interpretation of death metal. If the record as a whole was a bit slower and more melodic, I would say it's a must listen regardless of genre. Other than that though, it's really only a recommendation for those that are brave enough to expand horizons, or for those who are already into the grindcore scene, and looking to see where it started.

This isn't my favorite album. But I had added multiple tracks from this album to my liked playlist before today. Added one more this time. It's awful in the best way.

This is simultaneously the very first grindcore album and the epitome of the genre. It's pretty much exclusively fueled by raw anger towards god knows what half the time. They really let their rage guide the album, too. Nobody else was making half-second songs where they just shout "YEEEUUUGGGHH" and then move on. It doesn't take a PhD in data analytics to tell that this album is generally hated on this site, but I'd call it one of the rare examples of a genre-founding album also being really good.

The vocals sound like when you're fighting a big dumb monster and it's mad that you're trying to choke him but you're hanging from its neck so it can't reach back and grab you and it's really annoyed so it's just trying to shake you off really hard

What if the drummer was the band? Well...

Right now, this really fits my mood, so yeah, 5 stars... But one the other hand, it sounds like shit and most "songs" do not deserve that label ... Bass sounds like shit, drums sound like shit... But, when it grooves, it grooves... To rare, but those moments save it... Do I want to listen to it again? No.

1/5

Maybe I was having streaming problems, but the recording came off muddy and indistinct. That's not a stylistic criticism; this is in my wheelhouse. This may simply be a good example of how far the recording techniques around very heavy music have come in the past almost-forty years. The whole thing sounds like I'm listening to it from the end of a long, dark tunnel, possibly with my head shoved inside my winter coat. It's not cool, it makes it seem less present, less heavy. Also not a fan of the vocals. Now, this is pure transgression: the point is to put off the mainstream, casual listener but we've certainly reached a point where distorted vocals are moderately familiar to most casual music fans (he wrote from the middle of 2025) and I listen to my share of heavy music; these just aren't compelling, anymore. They sound like a parody. That's just a matter of age -- this is a good album to listen to for a peek at one of the early touchstones of that style. Riffs are good. Drums suit well. Both sound tinny and shit, certainly not the fault of the players. Bass is a little indistinct. Overall, the blend of hardcore punk, old-school metal and thrash is compelling. The songs are also insanely short ('You Suffer' is famously only four seconds long) -- there are 28 crammed into 33 minutes. You really probably should listen to this album. This will not be everyone's cup of tea but this type of heavy music persists to this day, whether in modern grindcore bands or throughout other genres (High On Fire sounds a heck of a lot like Napalm Death, for example).

First, it's horrendous. Second, wouldn't it be hilarious if a band called "Napalm Death" was actually, like, smooth jazz?

sopiva albumi tähän hätään.. impossible indestructable unmovable pain of living rn... mahdotonta elää tällä hetkellä... sietämätön kärsimys ja kamaluus koetus meneillään rn. vitutus ja mahdottomuus käsi kädessä vetää turpaan kulleja, vatsaa sekä naamaa.. lisää alkoholia lisää lisää lisää juomaa vereen aaaaah huumehörhöt pitäis tappaa mut ei mua heh kaljaa kaljaa kaljaa lisää lisääkaljaa kaljaa kaljaa lisää lisääkaljaa kaljaa kaljaa lisää lisääkaljaa kaljaa kaljaa lisää lisääkaljaa kaljaa kaljaa lisää lisääkaljaa kaljaa kaljaa lisää lisääkaljaa kaljaa kaljaa lisää lisääkaljaa kaljaa kaljaa lisää lisääkaljaa kaljaa kaljaa lisää lisää scum

okayy

I totally dnf’d this album halfway through even though it was only 33 minutes long I just couldn’t do it. I can see why some people like this album but it is just not for me personally. This is an album that I do not see myself revisiting anytime soon.

I gave it a try, but not my piece of cake.

Interesting

Its a gimmick, but a fun one.

Track 12, You Suffer: Running time is listed at 0:04, but I think the actual song is shorter. Spotify says the lyrics are “You suffer, but why?” All I can hear is “urrrgagahhah” so if he’s really saying all that in that brief strangled growl then I’m impressed. I had a headache when I put this on, so the odds were stacked against me enjoying this album. I did actually have a laugh, though. The comically short songs, the deadly earnest political lyrics with zero nuance, the guttural screaming. I don’t think this is supposed to be funny but I just can’t take it seriously. I get wanting to channel your late-stage capitalist rage into this form. I get wanting to jump around in a crowded room while a man screams onstage. 1 star because as music, I don’t want to listen to it. But thank you for the laugh.

This was a strange experience. It was almost like consuming a noise project. Or an ambient piece made up of field recordings of beehives writhing and raging. It was... weirdly sooth? The buzz of the guitars, the blast beats, the constant screaming. It melds into this strange, comforting white noise. I know it's supposed to be scary and abrasive and like looking into the darkest part of humanity's soul, but my mind sorta glossed over all that and enjoyed the sonic texture. It filled the silence while still allowing my mind to wander. And that is a treat in these times of never-ending content and constant stimulation. I listened to both versions, the original mix and the full dynamic range version. The original works better as white noise because it's much harder to pick out the details in the shitty mix. In the updated mix you can definitely pick out more for of the guitar, the high frequency instruments. It's still noise in a good way but just at different frequency. But it's definitely more musical. This is a hard one to score. I'm not sure that i'm consuming this album as it's meant to be consumed. It all blends together in a good way. But i can't really pick out individual tracks that I liked. I don't think i'd want to listen to individual tracks. I think you only get the soothing effect by listening to 30 tracks in a row. I think it's probably a 2.5 for me... but I will round down because i'm not really appreciating it as music. It's more like one of those white noise 10 hour youtube videos people toss on to fall asleep to.

As with Sepultura and the like, I just can't get past the vocals here. Side one had some minor redeeming musical qualities, but side two was much worse. You can't really tell where one song stops and another starts.

I did not like this.

I believe this is a foundational album for the genre, for that I give it credit. However, this is not totally what I want to listen to most days - great thing is that these songs do not tire you because they are 30 secs long on average. Anyway, this definitely is an energizing experience.

I am like Gilfoyle in Silicon Valley, I use "You Suffer" as an alert tone on my phone. Other than that, this album is awful. I'm a big metal head but this is just unintelligible garbage. Maybe that's the point? 1/5

I'm just so overjoyed that this isn't more britpop or angsty 80s-90s grunge. As a metalhead, I like a lot of this. Proto-grindcore is a real standout on this list. Like others have pointed out, the author of this list seems to focus very heavily on the pioneers of a genre rather than the genre's actual best refinement. This is no exception. This album has clearly influenced a ton of artists that I love today but it's just an alright grindcore album that I'd put on for a workout. The drummer is very talented. In no way needed to hear this before I die. Fave tracks: Scum, Control, Dragnet

It's a fairly nonstop assault, with pummeling drums and super heavy riffs grinding everything beneath it to dust. The bass is so distorted it's more feedback than notes at times. The vocals, demonic. But when we get riffs, this really works... It's easy to hear much of the future of extreme metal in these 33 minutes. They even coined the term blastbeats apparently. This won't be part of my regular rotation and I try not to give points for influence, but when they get going it's still surprisingly listenable* in 2025. Must've melted people's faces in 1987 (*if you're a metalhead, otherwise approach with caution!)

I get why this has a generally low score. You prefer the 'medical' grindcore of CARCASS or the horror influence that REPULSION had... but just because NAPALM DEATH is political you don't have to write them off. This album is the epitome of youth or atleast what it should be. Relentless, non conformist, concerned and angry about the world's problems, loud and abrassive. Very much as punk as they are metal. Nothing gave me as much joy as having a reason to pluck this one out of my collection and trying to keep up with the lyrics.

I loved the pace of the album (28 songs, 33 minutes) but the actual music, ehhhhhhhh not my thing.

Favorite track: “You Suffer” You know what they say about things that are subjective (art, music, theater): You either get it or you don’t. I don’t.

1/5 This is a true stinker. Very hard to listen to with the drums way too heavy in the mix and the incessant and incomprehensible screaming. I'm glad this was short. Best Song: You Suffer (because it was only 4 seconds long) Hopefully I never have to listen to this again

Seriously what is this nonsense noise.

Aah, it's time to relax and you know what that means: A glass of wine, your favorite easy chair and of course, this album playing on your home stereo. So go on, and indulge yourself... that's right! Kick off your shoes, put your feet up! Lean back and just enjoy the melodies After all, music soothes even the savage beast

Imagining Cookie Monster fronting a grindcore band was entertaining. Unlikely that I'll return to this, but still grateful to hear something truly different on the list.

Nope.

Honestly thought this would be a lot worse. Extremely intense drumming for short songs with often unintelligible lyrics drowned out by the drumming. It's intense, abrasive and surprisingly punk. Not necessarily what I would listen to myself, but I didn't hate it at all

Noise with only minor redeeming value

I have no words. I certainly know after listening to this album that I am not a fan of this style of music.

33 minutes, 0 words understood. I'm no metalhead but this is just sorta boring, but at least the guitar was kinda cool. Still better than Korn though.

I fear I'm not clever enough for this.

Scum (the album) = Yum yum yum. How does that one song go? 🎵Yummy, yummy, yummy, I’ve not Napalm Death in my tummy🎵 This was my first time hearing this album, but I’m a fan of one of the band members (Justin Broadrick) on the first half of the album. I enjoy two of his later bands: Godflesh, Jesu.

Pretty much not my thing. Much like the other death metal albums on this list, I can respect that these guys do what they do well, but it’s not for me.

Well, my complaints about being fed so many low rated albums resulted in us getting the fourth lowest rated album in the generator. Sorry, folks. Not a fan. I was between a 1 and 2 on this. The guitar playing is OK, but I think it’s just more distorted than impressive? I was thinking about the other albums I’ve given 1s, and then, when I started considering not listening to the whole thing, I knew this one needed that rating too. I did, however, listen to it all.

The title and cover art alone made me not want to listen

Yep it’s noise. But it was impactful. Give it a listen.

I enjoy death metal and grindcore as much of the next person. This album deserves respect for what it started. However, there's other better recorded, groovier, heavier stuff out there now.

Unlistenable garbage. Sounds like parody. There are grindcore bands fronted by literal dogs who sound better than this.

1.5

If I could pay to give this album a negative scoring I would

Reminds me of the gang bang in a disabled toilet. Very disappointing and would not recommend.

Still better than Kanye West