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HEADWORM

by Scald

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Dmitry Nevozhay
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Dmitry Nevozhay Great avantgarde death/black/doom/whatever, delayed for 20+ years with this release. Was ahead of its time
YomaBarr
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YomaBarr Wtf - Shylma demos out of the blue, a new old Scald out of the blue, is it Christmas?

And folks, check out their Regius I if you haven't yet. Totally different from Headworm (don't get me wrong, I love it, I can feel it crawl under my skullcap with its myriads of horned little legs), and just a step away from a masterpiece.
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1.
HS01 02:34
HS01 (Instrumental)
2.
Spindle 07:53
SPINDLE Look at me, don’t look at me. Laugh and I laugh. You hurt, I hurt. Convulsive bonding, smile the copied smile. Seek me, ignore me. Laugh, cry, laugh, rage. Break control, punish me. Frustration kicks, rejection bites. Punish you, nausea rise. Hate this, adore you. The blank face; existence barrier. Look at me, look past me. Lashing out, hiding in. Scream, laugh, cry. Building to destroy again, And again, and again. Shut out, spinning stare. Mechanical distraction. Shaking tremor, hard stare. Expecting love, rejecting love. Run to me, run from me. Trapped in your shield. No fear, all fear. No fear, all fear.
3.
HS02 02:14
HS02 (instrumental)
4.
Condensation 06:34
CONDENSATION As my options fade one by one, the path I tread narrows. Endeavouring to shed grief, I strip away the whole. Everything I used to be, every nonsense every truth. Wrapped and tied, the boxes locked. The last modicum of self-respect staggers into oblivion. All those faces melt away. All sensations drain. But even numb is a feeling. And what I find sleeping under the nothing. Makes my stomach heave. I have attained a lower state. Hope expended, bereft of zeal. Malignant thoughts taper my soul. Supping misery in this spoon-fed trammel. Filling the blackest nights, with blight akin to miasma. This floor is cold. The sleep is never still. Attune my ears to the shrilling drift. Wait for the sun to take my chill. But the light tears my wretched eyes. I see only the dark, feel only in negative. Condensing discomposure, Must I wake tomorrow?
5.
Tap 14:17
TAP Descension is obligatory. I never set out to eradicate. But I contain with a selfish grip, To crush all I cannot fix. All my toys are broken now. All my pets are dead. Rectified in contradiction, Suitably de-conformed. Nullified. I’ll crawl amongst the thought debris, Contemplating the underlying bleakness of function. Responses are called for and will be imparted. When all the threads are snapped, The virulence will be tapped. Meet me in silence, Sink in sadness. Unfix this façade. Fuck this grey smiling life. The base coat is black. I will find the centre of this pain, And wrap myself in its heart.
6.
HS03 01:43
HS03 The Sick Rose O Rose, thou art sick! The invisible worm That flies in the night, In the howling storm, Has found out thy bed Of crimson joy: And his dark secret love Does thy life destroy. William Blake (1757 -1827)
7.
Spiracle 11:41
SPIRACLE Always looking for an exit. Assistance is weakness, let no one in. This head feels like a desecrated grave. My mood disallows refigurement, Unable to drag out of unutility. Search for motivation, submerged in brainsoup. The spiracles are sealed all movement; anguish. Lacking the strength to shun doubt. Fixed in a neurotic vice. Coherence absent, decipher this shamble. Uncover my quandary. Is this the drowning lesson? Will you pull me out? Buzzing behind unproductive slouching gaze, Turn around the paralysed mindscope. Creativity struggles to seep out of inadequacy’s self-loathing doors. Inspiration waits to be called, But I have no voice now. Apathy holds me in its quiet comfort, And urges me to be nothing.
8.
Godworm 05:48
GODWORM Burrowing holes, gouging tunnels, Piss down brain funnels, Connecting the vile, discontinue my smile, Chew through my lobes. I crave a higher infiltration. Pollutant mucus circuit, painting all blank. Avoidance, disconnect the relevance, Put it all away. Motor function controlled by chance, Sway by memory. Automaton motion sickness. Unbalancing messiah, give me guidance. Make me still. A prayer in the beggar position, Catch my spill, dearest vomit catcher, This is my salvation; gastric celebration, Idiot contortion. Excrement smeared masturbated praise. My divine bile visitation. I see a new way writhing in my wasted hands. Today is my rebirth. I identify you as my saviour. Godworm: I invite you to be my excuse.
9.
Vermis 02:45
VERMIS (instrumental)

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Original release 2003
Re-skinned 2024

Album download includes 33 page lyric and art booklet pdf.
(note: Booklet also documents original artwork from 2003 CD release.)

credits

released February 24, 2024

Peter Dempsey: Bass + Vocals
Michael Tierney: Guitar
Paul McCarroll: Drums

Recorded & mixed at 'The Warzone Centre', Belfast
+ Studio Glyn. 2002 – 2003.
Engineered by Simon Truesdale.
Produced by Scald + Glyn Smyth.
Mastered by Stuart Anstis.

All music Dempsey.
Except 'Spindle' by Dempsey + Bryan Ruth (RIP).
Additional Notage Data by Tierney.
HS01+02+03 by Smyth.
All lyrics by McCarroll.
All artworks and design by McCarroll.

www.unhinged.me.uk www.scald.me.uk

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SCALD Belfast, UK

Scald formed in 1993.

1st Gen:
Pete Dempsey: Guitar, Vocals
Paul McCorry: Bass
Paul McCarroll: Drums

2nd Gen:
Pete Dempsey: Bass, Vocals
Mick Tierney: Guitar
Paul McCarroll: Drums

Scald disbanded in 2017.
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