The Locust (album)

The Locust is The Locust's fourth release and first full length album. It was released on 12" LP in September 1998 on the Gold Standard Labs record label and contains a combination of punk, hardcore, and grindcore. The CD version is a 3" CD inside a regular jewel case which was released in May 1999.

Track listing

1. "Moth-Eaten Deer Head" – 1:12
2. "Brand New Set of Teeth" – 0:38
3. "How to Build a Pessimistic Lie Detector" – 0:37
4. "Nice Tranquil Thumb in Mouth" – 0:41
5. "Dog Without a Collar (Run over Red Rover)" – 0:46
6. "Perils of Believing in Round Squares" – 0:29
7. "Normal Run of the Muck (Compensation for Conversation)" – 0:55
8. "Stucco Obelisks Labeled as Trees" – 0:33
9. "Straight from the Horse's Mouth" – 0:45
10. "Extra Piece of Dead Meat" – 1:12
11. "Twenty-Three Full-Time Cowboys" – 0:39
12. "Backbones of Jack Asses" – 1:06
13. "Fixed Companionship, Ghost Town Irrationality" – 1:22
14. "Skin Graft at Seventy-Five Miles Per Hour" – 0:38
15. "High-Maintenance Libido, Bring the Whole Family" – 0:41
16. "Well I'll Be a Monkey's Uncle" – 0:59
17. "Halfway to a Worthless Ideal Arrangement (An Interlude To A Discontinued Sarcastic Harmony... Yea Whatever)" – 0:50
18. "Kill Roger Hedgecock" – 0:49
19. "Hairspray Suppository" – 0:49
20. "Cattle Mutilation" – 0:48

There is also a hidden track in the pregap available only by "rewinding" from the first track. It is a remix by Kid606 which is 1 minute and 33 seconds long. A hint at this track is given in the credits when they credit "and possibly DJ Kid606".

Personnel

• Justin Pearson - vocals, bass guitar
• Gabe Serbian - guitar
• Joey Karam - keyboards, vocals
• Bobby Bray - guitar, vocals
• David Astor - drums