''The Aftermath'' is the second album by
Dystopia
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. It was originally released in 1999 as a four-track LP on Life Is Abuse Records, and as a 13-track CD featuring additional songs from their splits with Skaven and
Suffering Luna
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, the ''Backstabber'' EP, and one unreleased cover, on Life Is Abuse Records, Misanthropic Records and Crawlspace Records. The final song, "Cosmetic Plague",
begins near the end of track 12, and is a
Rudimentary Peni
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cover. The LP version contains tracks 1–4 on side A and has an etching on side B.
Track listing
#"Population Birth Control" – 5:48
#"Father's Gun" – 2:26
#"Self Defeating Prophecy" – 5:20
#"Sleep" – 6:05
#"Socialized Death Sentence" – 3:09
#"Backstabber" – 2:12
#"They Live" – 2:39
#"Anger Brought by Disease" – 2:50
#"Jarhead Fertilizer" – 3:44
#"Taste Your Own Medicine" – 1:50
#"Instrumental" – 3:12
#"Diary of a Battered Child" – 30:37
Notes
*Tracks 1–4 originally appeared on the vinyl version of ''The Aftermath''.
*Tracks 5–7 originally appeared on the ''Backstabber'' EP.
*Tracks 8–11 originally appeared on the split with Skaven.
*Track 12 originally appeared on the split with
Suffering Luna
Suffering Luna is an American hardcore punk band based in Los Angeles, California, United States. They are notable for their early contributions to the punk subgenre known as powerviolence and their split releases with Dystopia and Gasp. The ban ...
.
*Track 13 was a ghost track.
Personnel
*Todd Kiessling - bass
*Dino Sommese - vocals, drums
*Matt Parrilo - guitar, vocals, typography, artwork
*Steve McCurry – album cover
References
1999 albums
Dystopia (band) albums
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