The Locust is the third release by The Locust

The Locust

The Locust is a musical group from San Diego, California, United States known for their unique mix of grindcore speed and aggression, mathcore complexity, and new wave weirdness.- Style :...

. It was released on Gold Standard Laboratories

Gold Standard Laboratories

Gold Standard Laboratories or GSL was an independent record label which was founded in 1993 in Boulder, Colorado by Sonny Kay. In 2000, it was relocated to San Diego, California, USA, and two years later, to Los Angeles. It was headquartered in L.A...

 in March 1997.

It is The Locust's first recording of the band that relies heavily on keyboards and synthesizers, combined with their power violence style, influenced mainly by Crossed Out

Crossed Out

Crossed Out was a power violence band from Encinitas, California, operative from early 1990 until late 1993.-History:Crossed Out played sixteen shows and released a demo, 7", split 7" with Man Is the Bastard, split 5" with Dropdead, and two songs for the Son of Blleeaauurrggh compilation...

. This is the sound for which The Locust has since become known.

In 2004, the EP was remastered and re-issued on 3" CD and 7" vinyl, and included two bonus tracks.

Track listing

Side A.

1. "Halfway to a Worthless Ideal Arrangement (An Interlude to a Discontinued Sarcastic Harmony... Yea Whatever)" - 0:44
2. "Prepare to Qualify" - 0:31
3. "Kill Roger Hedgecock" - 0:46
4. "Pain Reliever" - 0:27
5. "Off By a Long Shot" - 0:42

Side B.

1. "Cattle Mutilation" - 0:27
2. "#99" - 1:19
3. "Head Hits Concrete" - 0:27
4. "Hairspray Suppository" - 0:43
5. "Ass Gravity" (re-issue bonus track) - 0:47
6. "Keep Off the Tracks" (re-issue bonus track) - 0:33