SCUMSLAUGHT (Fr) – ‘Knives and Amphetamines’ TAPE

Somewhere at that ungodly nexus of proto-blackthrash, ancient metalpunk, and general ’80s underground chaos lies SCUMSLAUGHT’s debut mini-album, Knives and Amphetamines. Not for nothing is the nine-song/23-minute assault on good taste titled as such: no one is spared SCUMSLAUGHT’s caustic view of the world, where lawlessness and disorder and degeneracy run rampant. The filth flies fast and free, hard-charging and headbanging with a get-in/get-out efficiency of songcraft that simply heightens the inherent catchiness of their anti-anthems. But rest assured (six feet under) that Knives and Amphetamines is no feel-good record; in fact, SCUMSLAUGHT want you to FEEL BAD.