Scorpion Milk

Following the release of their debut single last month, Scorpion Milk are back today with their new offering ‘She-Wolf Of London’. It’s the second single to be taken from the upcoming debut album Slime Of The Times, out 19 September. The new single features William Von Ghould from British horror punkers Creeper and arrives with a brand-new video edited by Mat McNerney.

“I am a fan of Will’s voice and work with Creeper. ‘She Wolf of London’ needed that gothic swagger and a touch of Albion grime that Von Ghould expertly purveys. This song is a twisted love letter to the cursed bloodlines of British horror, the haunted streets of my youth, and lycanthropic seduction.” – Mat McNerney

Recently signed to Peaceville, Scorpion Milk have shared their first new music today, alongside news of the debut album Slime Of The Times (out 19^th September). The new single ‘Another Day Another Abyss’ arrives with a brand-new video, revealing Scorpion Milk’s darkly imaginative universe for the first time.

“It is about trying to stay upright under the daily flood of catastrophe, the headlines, the numbness, the helplessness. But there’s a double edge to it: the only way to get through the abyss is to become it. To move through the darkness, you have to carry some of it inside you.” – Mat McNerney

“I used AI to create the video because we’re living inside the very dystopia we fear the most. The song deals with the psychological weight of modern catastrophe, and AI as both a tool and a threat, mirrors that perfectly. A mirror can be humorous but also diabolical. It’s an aesthetic artistic choice, but also a commentary: our nightmares are now automated.” – Mat McNerney

Joining Mat on ‘Slime of the Times’ is a whole host of cross-scene collaborators, featuring Tor Sjödén (Viagra Boys) on drums, Nate Newton (Converge, Cave In) on bass guitar, as well as special guest appearances from Killing Joke’s Big Paul Ferguson, plus Will Gould of Creeper offering lead vocals on the track ‘She Wolf of London’.

‘Slime of the Times’ was produced by McNerney himself & recorded at Pine Hill Studio in Finland, with mixing carried out by Wayne Adams at Bear Bites Horse, London. Mastering was conducted at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London. Furthermore, the album features striking artwork by Danu Bharatu, known for his visceral, expressionist work with Uniform, Wolfbrigade, and Portrayal of Guilt — reinforcing the project’s abrasive, end-of-days aesthetic and crossover visual appeal.

Scorpion Milk draws heavily from the raw, confrontational energy of UK Anarcho-Punk and 80s Post-Punk: Killing Joke, Flux Of Pink Indians, Crisis, The Fall, The Sound, mixed with early The Sisters of Mercy and Siouxsie and The Banshees to brandish corrosive and defiantly danceable songs for the end times.

Having crafted his visionary style back in 2014 with Beastmilk’s sensational underground smash hit Climax and expanded a cult following on 3 later albums with Grave Pleasures, McNerney’s solo work with Scorpion Milk is the next evolution of his Apocalyptic Post Punk œuvre. A restless, prolific creative spirit, McNerney’s fresh poison doesn’t retread old ground but is a heavier, metallic move on from his earlier work into something more urgent, angry and unrefined for the modern world melt-down.

“I’m live-wired to release Scorpion Milk on Peaceville, the first label I ever fell in love with. Home to Darkthrone’s most impactful work but also a vanguard of the UK underground that inspired me so much such as Doom, Axegrinder and especially Hammy’s Instigators. Fans of early Beastmilk might be happy to hear that I’m diving back into the original influences of what got me started down this path in the first place.”

Peaceville manager Paul Groundwell adds “With a stellar & ever-expanding discography of work built up over the years across multiple projects, & a legit hive of boundless ability and creativity, it is a great pleasure to finally be able to welcome Mat to the Peaceville roster for this next chapter.”

More news to come.