I am surprised to find the general reviews of this album so low. This was the first Gwar album I heard (only one at the time), and I'll admitt when I first heard it, it sounded like a wall of throbbing noise. But ya know what? I kept listening to it anyway and it grew on me fast. This is a great PUNK album with hilarious genius lyrics and massive riffing. It's not really a metal album like Scumdogs and it's not as obvious and novelty-ish as their newer stuff. Sure I have trouble getting through "Captain Crunch" too, but in a way I appreciate the fact that the song screeches like a half a pound of nuts and bolts in your mom's favorite blender. Then again nothing compares to "I'm in Love With a Dead Dog", "Time For DEATH!", "Americanized", "Slutman City" and "Je M'Appelle J. Cousteau"! It puts a smile on my face just to type the names of those songs. I saw Gwar in concert about 3 years ago and they played a few of the track from this debut and I was just enthralled. They did the encores without their costumes too! Oh yeah. For my money it's Hell-o and Scumdogs. Both GENIUS albums that the world at large will never know. If you "get" GWAR but don't like this album my suggestion is to at least listen to it again and try to appreciate it as an insane chugging punk antarctic landscape.

This album is rad! I have been a GWAR fan for years and I still listen to this first album of theirs all the time. If you get the European release there is a bonus track - Black and Huge! If you haven't seen GWAR in concert you haven't lived! Also I highly recommend the GWAR video 'Tour de Scum'

I'm more into GWAR's metal albums. This album is pure punk but good punk. Songs to me are good but not great on this album. Standout tracks to me are "I'm in Love with a Dead Dog", "GWAR Theme", "World O' Filth", "Americanized", "AEIOU", "Pure as the Arctic Snow" and "Rock N' Roll Party Town". Not the first album you should get from GWAR but definately a punk masterpiece.

Gwar has never lost their touch on music. From Hell-o to Carival Of Chaos, they still remained heavy, sick sounding vocals and lyrics. This band is the BEST Punk/death Metal band around this Filthy Planet!! Check them OUT!!

i never knew this was'nt their debut .half of my life has been a lie.anyway i've had this cassette since not long after it came out & it still plays perfectly .recently though i found it on cd & was discusteded to find (after i had bought it)that the original recording of black & huge was gone .why remaster something & then cut out the last track ? its like the wizard of oz ending w/ dorthy clicking her heels...c'mon yall!!!i could see adding bonus tracks but damn.this is why i'm not giving it 5 stars . as for the sound quality ,i think it adds to character of the band .w/ the obviously sampled viking cheers ,girls screaming ,airport noises & whatever in some songs, its like an audio calage.the ambience of others like "je m'appelle j. cousteau"&"gwar theme" give this album a 1970s documentary on cannibals kind of feel. slave forever!