Doom – Total Doom – CD

“THE LEGENDARY 1989 RELEASE FROM THE INFLUENTIAL UK CRUST/METAL ACT. PRESENTED ON MID-PRICE CD.

Doom is an English crust punk band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1987. Despite its short existence, the band is considered pivotal in the rise of crust punk movement. They recorded for Peaceville Records & are cited as an early precursor to the grindcore style of heavy metal music, & are often compared with seminal act Discharge. Doom were also a favourite of BBC Radio DJ John Peel.

In its formative years, Peaceville had heard about Doom through word of mouth & asked if they were interested in contributing songs to the first compilation, ’A Vile Peace’. Doom went into the studio to record their first demo on 28 August 1987. Three songs were recorded, two of which appeared on ’A Vile Peace’. On the strength of this first recording Peaceville asked Doom if they would record a full LP for them, which they agreed to do. In February 1988, Doom went into the “”Rich Bitch”” studios & recorded 21 songs for the album, ’War Crimes’.

’Total Doom’ was the band’s second album, originally released in 1989, & was a collection of the ’Police Bastard’ EP, ’War Crimes’ LP, plus the ’Bury the Debt – not the Dead’ split release tracks.

1. Relief
2. Police Bastard
3. Diseased
4. Circles
5. A Means To and End
6. Sick Joke ’89
7. No Thought
8. Black Monday
9. Nazi Die
10. Agree To Differ
11. War On Our Doorstep
12. Bury the Debt
13. Life In Freedom
14. Days Go By
15. Sold Out Scene
16. Free Yourself
17. Confusion
18. Life Lock
19. Slave To Convention
20. A Dream To Come True
21. Drowning In the Mainstream
22. Same Mind
23. Relief
24. After the Bomb
25. Stop Gap
26. Scared
27. Sick Joke
28. Natural Abuse
29. Exploitation
30. Beat the Boss
31. Money Drug
32. Fear of the Future
33. No Religion
34. Phobia For Change
35. Multinationals
36. Obscenity
37. War Crimes