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supergroup formed in 2002 with members from

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, Zyklon, and

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. All members are Norwegian except for American vocalist Casey Chaos. According to the band, their idea is to play "black metal with a real

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History

Scum was formed in 2002 by Casey Chaos,

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, Cosmocrator and Happy-Tom. Scum's debut album, '' Gospels for the Sick'', was recorded in one single studio session in 2004 and released in September 2005. The band has performed live a handful of times, including an appearance at the Norwegian

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in 2005 and a performance at

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in London. The band had guest appearances from several artists, one of which was

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, who co-wrote and performed on the song "Speaking in Tongues", released in 2021. Scum did not release a follow up second album or reactivate as a band, and in December 2024 lead singer Casey Chaos died, effectively ending any chance of the band ever reuniting and releasing new material.

Associated acts

Scum's band members have played in several other bands. Guitarist

played in many bands including notable black metal bands like

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, Zyklon, Thou Shalt Suffer,

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and Zyklon-B, and did sessions for Ildjarn and

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. Drummer

contributed to the music of

, Aborym, Zyklon, Thorns and several less notable bands like Impostor, Blood Tsunami, Death Fuck, Decomposed Cunt and Stigma Diabolicum. Cosmocrator played for

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, Zyklon, Source of Tide and Mindgrinder. Vocalist Casey Chaos writes and records everything apart from drums for his band,

, and also provides vocals for Damned Damned Damned and Grindhaller XXX. Happy-Tom plays bass guitar for

Members

* Casey Chaos (Karim Chmielinski) – vocals, mixing *

(Tomas Haugen) – guitar * Cosmocrator (Andre Søgnen) – guitar * Happy-Tom (Thomas Seltzer) – bass *

(Bård Eithun) – drums

Discography

*'' Gospels for the Sick'' (2005)

References

External links

Official webpage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scum Norwegian black metal musical groups Norwegian hardcore punk groups Musical groups established in 2004 2004 establishments in Norway Musical groups from Norway with local place of origin missing