''It Just Gets Worse'' is the sixth album by the grindcore band
Anal Cunt
Anal Cunt, also known as AxCx and A.C., was an American grindcore band that formed in Newton, Massachusetts, in 1988. From its inception, the band underwent a number of line-up changes and never had a bass player. The band, known for its flippan ...
, released on November 9, 1999, on Earache Records.
Recording information
The album was recorded between August 1998 and August 1999 (except tracks 38 and 39 which were recorded and mixed in August 1997), although the majority of it was recorded after the band's 1998 tour in Japan. The guitar and drums were recorded on a 4-track at
Anal Cunt
Anal Cunt, also known as AxCx and A.C., was an American grindcore band that formed in Newton, Massachusetts, in 1988. From its inception, the band underwent a number of line-up changes and never had a bass player. The band, known for its flippan ...
's practice space and the vocals were recorded on a PA in the studio, where vocalist
Seth Putnam
Seth Edward Putnam (May 15, 1968 – June 11, 2011) was an American musician who was the founder, vocalist and occasional guitarist of grindcore band Anal Cunt. He was known for his high-pitched screamed vocals and lyrics that either shock, off ...
mixed it. The album was then released after their 1999 European tour with the band
Flächenbrand and was the last of the band's albums released under the Earache label which they got dropped from in May 2000. "Your Kid Committed Suicide Because You Suck" was originally titled "
Connor Clapton Committed Suicide Because
His Father Sucks". "Chris Barnes Is a Pussy" was based on an alleged incident that involved Putnam being attacked by
Six Feet Under's roadies, while their vocalist
Chris Barnes fled to his tour bus after a scuffle between the two.
Track listing
Personnel
;Anal Cunt
*
Seth Putnam
Seth Edward Putnam (May 15, 1968 – June 11, 2011) was an American musician who was the founder, vocalist and occasional guitarist of grindcore band Anal Cunt. He was known for his high-pitched screamed vocals and lyrics that either shock, off ...
– vocals
*Josh Martin – guitar
*Nate Linehan – drums, backing vocals (39)
;Additional musicians
*Choke (
Slapshot
A slapshot (also spelled as slap shot) in ice hockey is a powerful shot. Its advantage is as a high-speed shot that can be taken from long distance; the disadvantage is the time to set it up as well as its low accuracy.
It has four stages whi ...
) – backing vocals (1-3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 13, 16, 18, 19, 21–24, 26–29, 31, 34, 36)
*Anal Cunt Gestapo – backing vocals (5, 21, 35, 36)
References
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Anal Cunt albums
1999 albums
Earache Records albums