The Aftermath (Dystopia album)

1999 studio album by Dystopia

The Aftermath

Studio album by

Dystopia

Released| 1999
Recorded| 1995–98
Genre|

* Sludge metal
* crust punk

Length| 44:27
Label| Life Is Abuse
Dystopia chronology
| Backstabber
(1997)  | The Aftermath
(1999)  | Dystopia
(2008)

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Allmusic| [1]

The Aftermath is the second album by the American band Dystopia. 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, 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 cover. The LP version contains tracks 1–4 on side A and has an etching on side B.

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Population Birth Control"| 5:48
2.| "Father's Gun"| 2:26
3.| "Self Defeating Prophecy"| 5:21
4.| "Sleep"| 6:05
5.| "Socialized Death Sentence"| 3:09
6.| "Backstabber"| 2:12
7.| "They Live"| 2:39
8.| "Anger Brought by Disease"| 2:51
9.| "Jarhead Fertilizer"| 3:44
10.| "Taste Your Own Medicine"| 1:50
11.| "Instrumental"| 3:12
12.| "Diary of a Battered Child"| 4:02
13.| "Cosmetic Plague (Rudimentary Peni cover, hidden track)"| 1:02
Total length:| 44:27

### Notes

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* 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.
* Track 4 is a re-recorded song, the original appeared on Dystopia's split with Grief.

## Personnel

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* Todd Kiessling – bass
* Dino Sommese – vocals, drums
* Matt Parrilo – guitar, vocals, typography, artwork
* Steve McCurry – album cover

## References

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1. ^ The Aftermath at AllMusic

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