The Aftermath (Dystopia album)

The Aftermath
Studio album by Dystopia
Released	1999
Recorded	1995–98
Genres	Sludge metal crust punk
Length	44:27
Label	Life Is Abuse
Dystopia chronology
Backstabber (1997) The Aftermath (1999) Dystopia (2008)

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The Aftermath is the second album by American crust punk/sludge metal 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

No.	Title	Length
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

• 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

• Todd Kiessling – bass
• Anthony "Dino" Sommese – vocals, drums
• Matt "Mauz" Parrilo – guitar, vocals, typography, artwork
• Steve McCurry – album cover