SCORPION MILK ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM

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SLIME OF THE TIMES (Peaceville, September 19th)
THE DEBUT SOLO ALBUM OF APOCALYPTIC POST-PUNK FROM BEASTMILK AND GRAVE PLEASURES MASTERMIND, MAT MCNERNEY
 
NEW SINGLE + VIDEO ‘ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER ABYSS’ OUT TODAY
Scorpion Milk's Mat McNerney, credit: Andy Ford

Recently signed to Peaceville, Scorpion Milk have shared their first new music today, alongside news of the debut album Slime Of The Times (out 19th September). The new single ‘Another Day Another Abyss’ arrives with a brand-new video, revealing Scorpion Milk’s darkly imaginative universe for the first time.
 
“It is about trying to stay upright under the daily flood of catastrophe, the headlines, the numbness, the helplessness. But there’s a double edge to it: the only way to get through the abyss is to become it. To move through the darkness, you have to carry some of it inside you.” – Mat McNerney
“I used AI to create the video because we’re living inside the very dystopia we fear the most. The song deals with the psychological weight of modern catastrophe, and AI as both a tool and a threat, mirrors that perfectly. A mirror can be humorous but also diabolical. It’s an aesthetic artistic choice, but also a commentary: our nightmares are now automated.” – Mat McNerney
Scorpion Milk is the new project from Mat McNerney; the founding creator of Beastmilk’s highly-revered ‘Climax’ album and 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, and explosive evolution of his self-defined genre: Apocalyptic Post-Punk. An eclectic artist in his own right, McNerney’s roots are also firmly in the black metal underground of Finland and Norway, and continues to work in that genre (having formerly featured as vocalist for Dødheimsgard, among others), plus is also currently active with his band, Hexvessel.

Continuing the lineage of Mat’s cult post-punk and goth-metal hybrid music, Scorpion Milk draws from the decaying spiritual core of UK anarcho-punk and 80s post-punk with an opus ideal for fans of Killing Joke, Godflesh, Crass, Flux Of Pink Indians, Crisis, The Fall, and early Sisters of Mercy, yet also set to resonate with contemporary audiences into Health, Drab Majesty, Soft Kill, High Vis, Molchat Doma, Creeper, and Uniform.
Scorpion Milk – Slime Of The Times album artwork
Scorpion Milk – Slime Of The Times
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]
Joining Mat on ‘Slime of the Times’ is a whole host of cross-scene collaborators, featuring Tor Sjödén (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, and Portrayal of Guilt — reinforcing the project’s abrasive, end-of-days aesthetic and crossover visual appeal.
 
Scorpion Milk’s debut album Slime Of The Times will be released on Peaceville on 19th September on limited transparent red vinyl LP, classic black vinyl LP, CD and digitally. Pre-order here.
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