Scumdogs of the Universe

by GWAR

Overview

With Scumdogs of the Universe, Gwar gave its followers exactly what they wanted: brutally aggressive guitars, abrasive vocals and gross, perverted lyrics. As twisted as songs like "Maggots," "Vlad the Impaler," and "Slaughterama" are, Gwar is never genuinely scary, but rather humorous and goofy. One of the most amusing tracks is the opener, "The Salaminizer," which finds thrash's equivalent of Spinal Tap doing a takeoff on N.W.A's gangsta rap anthem "Gangsta Gangsta." The whole thing is very tongue-in-cheek, and in fact, Gwar never intended to be anything more than a parody of thrash and death metal. But ironically, some headbangers actually took it seriously and exalted Oderous & Co. as the ultimate thrash band. Outrageously entertaining, Scumdogs is Gwar's crowning achievement. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	02/19/2021
Label:	Pit Records
UPC:	0619011964531
Rank:	29122

Album Credits

Performance Credits

GWAR   Primary Artist
Beefcake the Mighty   Bass
Balsac the Jaws of Death   Guitar
Jiz Mac the Gusher   Drums
Jim Thompson   Vocals (Background)
Danny Black   Vocals (Background)
Dug Campbell   Bagpipes
Cal Gardner   Clarinet (Bass)

Technical Credits

John Morand   Drum Technician
Wayne Pooley   Assistant Engineer
Ron Goudie   Producer
Hypo Luxa   Producer
Robert Feist   Mixing
Eddy Schreyer   Mastering
Hermes Pan   Producer
GWAR   Composer
Paul Barker   Engineer
Al Jourgensen   Engineer
Joe Horner   Engineer
Paul Bruski   Assistant Engineer