Scour (band)

Scour is an American black metal supergroup formed in 2015. It features vocalist Phil Anselmo (Pantera, Down), guitarists Derek Engemann (ex-Cattle Decapitation) and Mark Kloeppel (Misery Index), bassist John Jarvis (Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Nest, ex-Pig Destroyer), and drummer Adam Jarvis (Pig Destroyer, Misery Index).^[1]

Scour
Origin	United States
Genres	Black metal death metal
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Housecore Nuclear Blast
Members	Philip H. Anselmo John Jarvis Derek Engemann Mark Kloeppel Adam Jarvis
Past members	Jesse Schobel Chase Fraser
Website	scourofficial.com

History

Scour's original lineup featured Anselmo, guitarist Derek Engemann, guitarist Chase Fraser, bassist John Jarvis, and drummer Jesse Schobel.^[2]

The band debuted with the single "Dispatched" in 2016.^[3] The same year, they released their first EP, The Grey EP, through Anselmo's Housecore Records.^[4] The group's second extended play, The Red EP, followed in 2017.^[4] The title track and the song "Piles" were made available for streaming ahead of the release of the EP.^[5][6]

After a hiatus, Scour returned in 2020 with The Black EP, released through Housecore Records and Nuclear Blast.^[7] Released on November 27, 2020, the EP featured guest appearances from Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal, Cannibal Corpse), Pat O'Brien (ex-Cannibal Corpse), and actor Jason Momoa who provides guest vocals on one track.^[8][9] Ahead of the EP's release, Scour had released the Bathory cover "Massacre" as a single.^[10]

In 2024, the band announced their first full-length album, Gold, which includes a guest solo by Gary Holt (Slayer, Exodus) on the track "Coin".^[11][4] Recording began in February 2023 at Anselmo's personal studio, Nodferatu's Lair, with the album officially released on February 21, 2025.^[11]

Scour has performed at major metal festivals such as Roskilde, Hellfest, Tecate Metal Fest, and Maryland Deathfest.^[12]

Musical style

Scour is stylistically black metal, with the exception of Phil Anselmo's use of lower growling instead of the higher, raspier vocals commonly associated with the genre.^[13] Anselmo called the group's sound "modern, thrashy black metal", saying that he wants to "put [his] own spin on it" and that he does not "have to sound like [Infernus] from Gorgoroth to get the point across. There's other ways of singing over that style of music".^[14] James Christopher Monger of AllMusic described the band's sound as a "punishing mix of black metal, grindcore, and thrash".^[1] Metal Insider called Scour a death metal band.^[14]

Members

• 
  Phil Anselmo
• 
  Derek Engemann
• 
  Mark Kloeppel
• 
  Adam Jarvis

Current

• Philip H. Anselmo – lead vocals (2015–present)
• John Jarvis – bass, backing vocals (2015–present)
• Derek Engemann – guitars, backing vocals (2015–present)
• Mark Kloeppel – guitars, backing vocals (2017–present)
• Adam Jarvis – drums (2017–present)

Former

• Jesse Schobel – drums (2015–2017)
• Chase Fraser – guitars (2015–2017)

Discography

Studio albums

• Gold (2025, Nuclear Blast)

EPs

• Scour / The Grey EP (2016, Housecore)
• The Red EP (2017, Housecore)
• The Black EP (2020, Housecore, Nuclear Blast)

Singles

• "Massacre" (Bathory cover, 2019)