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Release Date Friday 19th September 2025
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection on that day.
THE DEBUT SOLO ALBUM OF APOCALYPTIC POST- PUNK FROM BEASTMILK
& GRAVE PLEASURES MASTERMIND, MAT MCNERNEY - PRESENTED ON
JEWEL CASE CD FORMAT / BLACK LP / INDIE EXCLUSIVE LP
Scorpion Milk is the new project from Mat McNerney; the founding creator of
Beastmilk's highly- revered 'Climax' album & the subsequent three Grave Pleasures
albums. Infused with elements of Beastmilk's original DNA, debut album 'Slime Of The
Times' marks the most direct, raw & explosive evolution of his self- defned genre:
Apocalyptic Post-Punk. An eclectic artist in his own right, McNerney's roots are also
frmly in the black metal underground of Finland & Norway, & continues to work in that
genre (having formerly featured as vocalist for Dodheimsgard, among others), plus is
also currently active with his band, Hexvessel.
Continuing the lineage of Mat's cult post-punk & goth-metal hybrid music, Scorpion
Milk draws from the decaying spiritual core of UK anarcho-punk & 80's post-punk with
an opus ideal for fans of Killing Joke, Godfesh, Crass, Flux Of Pink Indians, Crisis, The
Fall & early Sisters of Mercy, yet also set to resonate with contemporary audiences
into Health, Drab Majesty, Soft Kill, High Vis, Molchat Doma, Creeper & Uniform.
A refection of an increasingly dystopian world no longer so eagerly deemed as mere
speculative fction, 'Slime Of The Times' is a bold telling of the inverted dynamic
permeating through society for the end times. The album itself is also part of a larger
creative world -- supported by a written downloadable Xerox style manifesto, symbolic
visual language & philosophical themes.
Joining Mat on 'Slime Of The Times' is a whole host of cross- scene collaborators,
featuring Tor Sjoden (Viagra Boys) on drums, Nate Newton (Converge, Cave In) on
bass guitar, as well as special guest appearances from Killing Joke's Big Paul
Ferguson, plus Will Gould of Creeper offering lead vocals on the track 'She Wolf Of
London'.
'Slime Of The Times' was produced by McNerney himself & recorded at Pine Hill
Studio in Finland, with mixing carried out by Wayne Adams at Bear Bites Horse,
London. Mastering was conducted at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London.
Furthermore, the album features striking artwork by Danu Bharatu, known for his
visceral, expressionist work with Uniform, Wolfbrigade & Portrayal of Guilt --
reinforcing the project's abrasive, end-of-days aesthetic & crossover visual appeal.
Tracks: All The Fear ( 03:34 ) / The Will To Live ( 04:06 ) / She Wolf Of London
( 03:11 ) / Another Day, Another Abyss ( 03:07 ) / Wall To Wall ( 03:46 ) / Slime Of The
Times ( 04:57 ) / Silver Pigs ( 04:41 ) / All Snakes No Ladders ( 04:03 ) / Children Are
Dust ( 04:41 )
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