The Aftermath is the second album by Dystopia

Dystopia (band)

Formed in Orange County, California in 1991, Dystopia was a sludge metal band, popular in both the heavy metal and crust punk scenes, due in large part to their bleak, misanthropic imagery...

. It was originally released in 1999 as a four-track LP on Life is Abuse Records, and a 13-track CD featuring additional songs from their splits with Skaven and Suffering Luna

Suffering Luna

Suffering Luna is a hardcore punk band based in Los Angeles, California. They are notable for their early contributions to the punk sub-genre known as powerviolence and their split releases with Dystopia and Gasp. The band has existed since the early 1990s. Their music is a blend of crust and...

, the Backstabber EP, and one unreleased cover, on Life is Abuse Records, Misanthropic Records and Crawlspace Records. The final song, "Cosmetic Plague," begins near the end of track 12

Hidden track

In the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...

, and is a Rudimentary Peni

Rudimentary Peni

Rudimentary Peni are a British anarcho-punk/deathrock band formed in 1980.-Line-up:*Nick Blinko - guitar, vocals, artwork, lyrics*Grant Matthews - bass guitar, lyrics*Jon Greville - drums-History:...

cover. The LP version contains tracks 1-4 on side A and has an etching on side B.

Track listing

1. "Population Birth Control" - 5:48
2. "Father's Gun" - 2:26
3. "Self Defeating Prophecy" - 5:21
4. "Sleep" - 6:05
5. "Socialized Death Sentence" - 3:09
6. "Backstabber" - 2:12
7. "They Live" - 2:39
8. "Anger Brought by Disease" - 2:51
9. "Jarhead Fertilizer" - 3:44
10. "Taste Your Own Medicine" - 1:50
11. "Instrumental" - 3:12
12. "Diary of a Battered Child" - 4:01
13. "Cosmetic Plague" - 1:03 (Rudimentary Peni cover)