Scour is an American

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supergroup formed in 2015. It features vocalist

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, Down), guitarists Derek Engemann (ex- Cattle Decapitation) and Mark Kloeppel (

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), bassist John Jarvis ( Agoraphobic Nosebleed, ex-

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), and drummer Adam Jarvis (Pig Destroyer, Misery Index).

History

Scour's original lineup featured Anselmo, guitarist Derek Engemann, guitarist Chase Fraser, bassist John Jarvis, and drummer Jesse Schobel. The band debuted with the single "Dispatched" in 2016. The same year, they released their first EP, ''The Grey EP'', through Anselmo's Housecore Records. The group's second extended play, ''The Red EP'', followed in 2017. The title track and the song "Piles" were made available for streaming ahead of the release of the EP. After a hiatus, Scour returned in 2020 with ''The Black EP'', released through Housecore Records and

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. Released on November 27, 2020, the EP featured guest appearances from Erik Rutan ( Hate Eternal,

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), Pat O'Brien (ex-Cannibal Corpse), and actor

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who provides guest vocals on one track. Ahead of the EP's release, Scour had released the Bathory cover "

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" as a single. In 2024, the band announced their first full-length album, ''Gold'', which includes a guest solo by Gary Holt (

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, Exodus) on the track "Coin". Recording began in February 2023 at Anselmo's personal studio, Nodferatu's Lair, with the album officially released on February 21, 2025. Scour has performed at major metal festivals such as

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, Tecate Metal Fest, and Maryland Deathfest.

Musical style

Scour is stylistically

, with the exception of Phil Anselmo's use of lower

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instead of the higher, raspier vocals commonly associated with the genre. Anselmo called the group's sound "modern, thrashy black metal", saying that he wants to "put isown spin on it" and that he does not "have to sound like nowiki/>Infernus">Infernus.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Infernus">nowiki/>Infernusfrom Gorgoroth to get the point across. There's other ways of singing over that style of music". James Christopher Monger of AllMusic described the band's sound as a "punishing mix of black metal,

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, and thrash". ''Metal Insider'' called Scour a

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band.

Members

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Discography

;Studio albums * ''Gold'' (2025,

) ;EPs *''Scour'' / ''The Grey EP'' (2016, Housecore) *''The Red EP'' (2017, Housecore) * ''The Black EP'' (2020, Housecore, Nuclear Blast) ;Singles *"

" ( Bathory cover, 2019)

References

External links

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