MAT MCNERNEY’S SCORPION MILK RETURNS WITH NEW SIX TRACK RELEASE FLESH MASKS FOR SKULLS
(RELEASE 25TH SEPTEMBER – PEACEVILLE)
AVAILABLE ON LIMITED BONE WHITE VINYL + CD, INCLUDES SPECIAL REMIX COURTESY OF ULVER
Following swiftly in the wake of the critically acclaimed debut Slime of the Times, Scorpion Milk returns with a new six-track EP, Flesh Masks For Skulls, set for release on Peaceville on 25th September. Alongside four new original tracks, the EP features two newly recorded cover versions: Gang of Four’s ‘What We All Want’ and Devo’s ‘Gut Feeling’.
The release also features a special remix of one of Slime of the Times’ standout tracks, ‘All Snakes No Ladders’, reimagined by renowned Norwegian sonic experimentalists Ulver. The remix arrives alongside a new video, created while McNerney was on tour in the US.
WATCH THE NEW VIDEO FOR ‘ALL SNAKES NO LADDERS (ULVER REMIX)’
The ‘All Snakes No Ladders’ remix sees Ulver transform and expand upon the original, with McNerney describing the Norwegian collective as “one of the most important bands of our time” and expressing his honour at having them reimagine the track.
“Ulver’s remix of All Snakes No Ladders succeeds in amplifying aspects of the song which reframe but also heighten it in a way that lets you rediscover the song and what it means. It was meant to be. Tör’s drums and what he did with the track here are MORE, more Tör.
“Most remixes just abstract a song and do something different, and don’t reflect on the song at all. Ulver’s remix actually makes you enjoy the song all over again in a new way. After listening to the remix you can go back to Slime Of The Times and hear things in the songs that you might have missed the first time around.
“I can accept that, to many, this might be the only version of the song they want to hear from now on, and I’m down with that. Deep thanks to magic wolves.”
STREAM/DOWNLOAD ‘ALL SNAKES NO LADDERS (ULVER REMIX)
The accompanying video draws on the themes behind the original track, inspired by the decadence and depravity of Las Vegas. The result is a psychedelic collection of strange and surreal moments captured on the road.
“I shot many clips of all the weird and unreal things we experienced in the US, including being reborn from a giant vagina built by director John Waters at his venue in Oakland, or a Starlink launch witnessed from the middle of the Nevada desert.
“This video was all amateur hand-made phone footage shot by me and my friend Kimmo, and poorly edited by me, and you can see that clearly and psychedelically.”
FLESH MASKS FOR SKULLS
- Dreaming Skulls [03:54]
- Crushed Under The Weight [05:10]
- Guilty By Default [03:14]
- All Snakes No Ladders (Ulver Remix) [04:10]
- What We All Want (Gang Of Four Cover) [04:16]
- Gut Feeling (Devo Cover) [04:19]
Scorpion Milk is the recently launched project of Mat McNerney, the founding creator of Beastmilk’s highly revered Climax album and the subsequent three Grave Pleasures albums. Infused with elements of Beastmilk’s original DNA, 2025’s Slime of the Times marked a new evolution of McNerney’s self-defined genre: Apocalyptic Post-Punk. An eclectic artist whose roots also run deep through the black metal underground of Finland and Norway, McNerney previously featured as vocalist for Dødheimsgard and remains active within the genre, while also continuing his work with his band Hexvessel.
SCORPION MILK LIVE SHOWS
20th August – UK, Arctangent Festival (BUY TICKETS)
7th November – DE, Sonus Obscura Festival (BUY TICKETS)
Scorpion Milk’s new EP Flesh Masks For Skulls will be released on 25th September on Peaceville. Pre-order here.
