SCALP began in the most organic of ways in 2018– after forming a Halloween band for fun, the internal chemistry led to a new death metal-oriented project. And just like anything worth a shit, it took on a life of its own, leading to the debut LP Domestic Extremity recorded by none other than Taylor Young. Drawing on personal experience in addition to the darkness of the pandemic era, the record was a success in a time when the live show wasn’t an option– when the pandemic took hold of our lives and left the world plenty to be pissed off about. The band’s follow up, Black Tar, found the band pushing towards uncharted badlands, developing their sound further and toying with the limitations of genre. So far, SCALP has taken those monolithic recordings to crowds at Sound and Fury Festival, at gigs supporting Nails, Weekend Nachos and The Body, and their own headlining dates.
Not Worthy of Human Compassion, the band’s third LP, is out July 25th on Closed Casket Activities.
