Gospels for the Sick

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Gospels for the Sick
Studio album by Scum
Released	September 5th, 2005
Recorded	Crystal Canyon Studios, Oslo, Norway, 2004
Genre	Hardcore punk, black metal

Gospels for the Sick is the first album by Scum.

The album was recorded at in Oslo in one session in 2004 and released in Norway in fall 2005, in August in Europe and October in North America.

The album is noted for being a very unusual style of black metal fused with hardcore punk influences.

The album was nominated for the Alarm Awards (Norwegian music awards) in the metal category, but lost to Stonegard.

The artwork on the CD was done by Stephen O'Malley and the band photos by . The music was created by Samoth, and Casey Chaos, while the lyrics were all written by Casey Chaos.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing[]

1. "Protest Life" (5:16)
2. "Gospels for the Sick" (5:05)
3. "Throw Up on You" (3:15)
4. "Night of 1000 Deaths" (3:45)
5. "Truth Won't Be Sold" (3:37)
6. "Hate the Sane" (4:26)
7. "Deathpunkscumfuck" (2:07)
8. "Road to Sufferage" (4:33)
9. "Backstabbers Go to Heaven" (4:12)
10. "The Perfect Mistake" (5:22)

The track "Bleeders", an album B-side, can be found on MySpace.

References[]

External links[]

• Scum Band