Bio

Capital Scum was born from the passion for angry music and the chronic smalltown boredom of a few Belgian punks in the economical bleak and depressing times caused by the early eighties recession.

Inspired by the burgeoning US hardcore scene (Black Flag, Agnostic Front), the early Euroscene (Lärm, Slime, Zyklome A) and the UK82 scene (Discharge, GBH, Varukers), Capital Scum forged a distinctive sound that mixed speed, Belgian workingclass angst and distortion in a soundtrack for a fullscale riot.

After 2  self- released demotapes (1984 -1985) the band was selected be part of the legendary “alle 24 goed!” compilation (1985 Punk Ect) which put the early second wave of Belgian punk on the global map. It would not take long before Capital Scum became the flagship of the legendary Hageland records label, with the raw and pummeling “Clutch the flag” EP (1986) pushing the Hageland hardcore flag deep up the asses of the conservative moral majority and in the hands of young angry misfits all over the world!

In 1987 Hageland records released the first full album “Tsjerno kills” which solidified their position as one of the leading Belgian hardcore punk bands.By the end of the eighties the Belgian hardcorescene started losing steam with bands either quitting, going metal or going postpunk.Unfortunately Capital Scum was no exception as “the real world “ got in the way and priorities shifted. And thus becoming a legend of past days in many discussions between Europunk collectors in secondhand recordshops all over the world.

In 2003 the beast was resurrected from hibernation, having not changed one bit, still driven by pure passion and pure power, rebuilding a new network of friends both old and new.This was not a band just going thru the motions, but a raw, in your face, pissed off HARDCORE PUNK band.A new release soon followed a few months later with the “Freakshow” 7inch on the Rocknrollradio label. The band was back and raced full throttle through the scene playing every dive and squat that would book them.

The second full length “100% guilty”  followed in  2005, and band seemed hungry as wolfpack attacking a flock of sheep.With a lineup change adding some new young crusty blood, the band released a new set of ragers on the  “ Yesterday! Today! Tomorrow” 4 way split on the Rocknroll radio label in 2007.

Releasing their best material to date and proving that Capital Scum was still a force to be reckoned with.Again a few lean years plagued by lineup changes followed, but the founders and brothers (I mean real brothers not bro’s) soldiered on releasing a split LP with legendary Mincecore warriors Agathocles on the German Power Up label in 2019.

With the Yesterday, today, tomorrow line up (feat. Members of Days of Desolation and Arrogant) reunited  a new dose youthful anger seems to injected in this classic Belgian hardcore band.

No fads, age, health scares or radioactive bandmembers (a little incrowd joke) seem to stop this band!Ever wondered what a relentless lifer sounds like?  They sound like Capital Scum!