Scum (studio album) by Napalm Death

Scum by Napalm Death
Year: 1987
Overall rank: 6,558th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 100 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1987 (81st)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (956th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,558th)
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Scum is ranked as the best album by Napalm Death.

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Scum track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 71 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 100 votes)
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01/23/2025 13:50 spinout  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 2,86981/100
 
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.8/100, a mean average of 68.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 22.4.

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65/100
From 02/15/2022 08:22
IndustrilReideergrindingWarpaganGrindcoreTrashmetal
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From 07/05/2021 00:15
One of the most important and influential metal albums ever recorded.
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From 01/08/2018 02:59
Some grunting with a few listenable moments.
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80/100
From 11/28/2017 08:33
How does one even give a score to an album like this?

I uh... I need a cigarette.
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85/100
From 11/03/2017 21:22
Best Tracks: Deceiver, Success?
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70/100
From 01/05/2017 16:41
One of the first (if not the first) grindcore albums ever made. While the first half is really enjoyable, overall it's a pretty flawed album and can get a little bit tiring by the end of it. Recommended because of some VERY good lyricism and obligatory for extreme music fans.
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90/100
From 12/04/2014 04:23
Side one is better than side two, but still an overall "what the hell just happened", whirlwind of an album.
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