THE LOCUST to release a compilation album next month [UPDATE]

THE LOCUST are going to release a 44 track collection of rare and out of print material from their early years on July 24th, under title of “Molecular Genetics from the Gold Standard Labs“.

Anti-Records commented:

The Locust July 31st Anti-Records release Molecular Genetics From the Gold Standard Labs features 44 tracks of hard-to-find and out-of-print material from the early years of the legendary band. The San Diego group has been blowing minds since 1994 with their unique mix of grindcore speed and aggression, mathcore complexity, and new wave weirdness.

The band’s membership has proved a veritable “Who’s Who” of punk royalty. Joseph Karam also plays with One Day As A Lion while Justin Pearson was in Some Girls, All Leather and played on the recent Retox album with Gabe Serbian. Past participants have included Tristeza/Album Leaf/GoGoGo Airheart/Crimson Curse’s Jimmy LaValle, to Tarantula Hawk’s Dave Warshaw and Dylan Scharf, and Cattle Decapitation’s David Astor. In the process they have created a singular body of work, and an important piece of that appears on Molecular Genetics From the Gold Standard Labs, collecting for the first time all of the band’s pre-Epitaph recordings.

“You hear it in every note they play: The Locust simply love what they do. With Plague Soundscapes, The Locust shot for broken bones and wound up epitomizing “breakneck.” Have you been injured in an accident?” – Pitchfork.com

The effort will be made available on both vinyl and CD and will include the following tracks:

01 – “How To Become A Virgin“
02 – “Who Wants A Dose Of The Clap?“
03 – “Twenty-Three Lubed-Up Schizophrenics With Delusions Of Grandeur“
04 – “Priest With The Sexually Transmitted Diseases Get Out Of My Bed“
05 – “The Half Eaten Sausage Would Like To See You In His Office“
06 – “Perils Of Believing In Round Squares“
07 – “Flash’s Theme“
08 – “Gluing Carpet To Your Genitals Does Not Make You A Cantaloupe“
09 – “Turning Your Merchandise Into A Ripped Wall Of Mini-Abs“
10 – “Bring Your 6.5 Italian Carbine“
11 – “Alas, Here Come The Hypochondriacs To Wait With You In The Lobby“
12 – “Siphoning Projectiles During Selective Amnesia“
13 – “Flight Of The Wounded Locust“
14 – “Get Off The Cross, The Wood Is Needed“
15 – “Wet Nurse Syndrome Hand-Me-Down Display Case“
16 – “This Is Radio Surgery“
17 – “Spitting In The Faces Of Fools As A Source Of Nutrition“
18 – “Sever The Toes“
19 – “Well I’ll Be A Monkey’s Uncle“
20 – “Moth-Eaten Deer Head“
21 – “Brand New Set Of Teeth“
22 – “How To Build A Pessimistic Lie Detector“
23 – “Nice Tranquil Thumb In Mouth“
24 – “Dog Without A Collar (Run Over Red Rover)“
25 – “Normal Run Of The Muck (Compensation For Conversation)“
26 – “Stucco Obelisks Labeled As Trees“
27 – “Straight From The Horse’s Mouth“
28 – “An Extra Piece Of Dead Meat“
29 – “Twenty-Three Full-Time Cowboys“
30 – “Backbones Of Jack Asses“
31 – “Fixed Companionship, Ghost Town Irrationality“
32 – “Skin Graft At Seventy-Five Miles Per Hour“
33 – “High-Maintenance Libido, Bring The Whole Family“
34 – “Halfway To A Worthless Ideal Arrangement (An Interlude To A Discontinued Sarcastic Harmony… Yea Whatever)“
35 – “Kill Roger Hedgecock“
36 – “Hairspray Suppository“
37 – “Cattle Mutilation“
38 – “Prepare To Qualify“
39 – “Pain Reliever“
40 – “Off By A Long Shot“
41 – “#99“
42 – “Head Hits Concrete“
43 – “Ass Gravity“
44 – “Keep Off The Tracks“

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PUBLISHED on June 14, 2012.
UPDATED on June 20, 2012 – details added.