Californian deathgrind/hardcore hybrid SCALP will issue their third album, “Not Worthy Of Human Compassion” through Closed Casket Activities on July 25th. Should you want to experience their latest blast of ‘West Coast death violence’, see below for their music video for the new album track, “Conspiracy“.
Keeping with grind standards, the record’s 13-track runtime clocks in under twenty minutes total. They still have a lot to say during that short span of time however, with the 2007 book ‘The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil‘ by Philip Zimbardo being cited as a prevalent influence for the album’s lyrical content. As for this new track, the group collectively stated:
“Punishing out the gates with a frightening depiction of paranoid delusion, the song showcases our challenge to make a faster sound while still delivering heavy mosh riffs.”
Guitarist/vocalist Devan Fuentes added:
“We took a handful of riffs and made them our own from albums like Slipknot’s ‘Iowa‘ or Nirvana’s ‘In Utero‘. I think that there are so many influences that manifested in ways that we weren’t aware of until going back to analyze what we’ve done.
For instance, ‘Conspiracy’ has a lead part that uses a wah pedal. So even though the record is by definition probably a hardcore / grindcore LP with plenty of breakdowns, it’s clear that we’ve been influenced by stuff like doom metal and powerviolence along the way.”
“Not Worthy Of Human Compassion” track listing:
01 – “LTARMLAC”
02 – “EGODEATH”
03 – “PIT”
04 – “80ACRESOFHELL”
05 – “SHACKLEROT”
06 – “CROWSFOOT”
07 – “LOATHER”
08 – “SURROGATEVICTIM”
09 – “UNTITLED”
10 – “CONSPIRACY”
11 – “RIGORVIVUS”
12 – “DRAG”
13 – “BOTTOMLESS”
You can snag pre-orders via ffm.to/notworthy.OYD.
08/02 San Diego, CA – Hold It Down Fest 3
08/03 Oxnard, CA – Mystery Skate Shop
08/05 San Luis Obispo, CA – Humdinger Brewery
08/06 Fresno, CA – Strummer’s
08/07 Bakersfield, CA – J’s Hideout
08/08 Chico, CA – Eagles Hall
08/09 Berkeley, CA – 924 Gilman
08/10 Santa Cruz, CA – Catalyst Atrium
