Cop

Cop is the second studio album by English hard rock band Swans. It was released 1984 by English hard rock band Swans.

Background
Cop is pretty much a bona-fide industrial metal album. It literally sounds like fucking Godflesh.

Reception
 
 * Scaruffi: 8/10
 * ofstsld: 7/10
 * afterceasetoexist: "Filth and Cop are both very prescient of industrial metal. They just about have it all: everything from the downtuned and repetitive, almost mechanical riffs, to the abrasive guitar playing, to the misanthropic and nihilistic lyrics all conjure very clear thoughts of Godflesh and even Slab! to an extent (nearly half a decade before either of those bands were even a thought). Bonus points for the SPK-esque metal-on-metal percussion and utilization of tape loops. Dystopian blues for the post-industrial age. So, no, I don't consider Cop to be a no wave record. Never have. Swans have always been tangentially related to that scene at best... their debut EP is really the only thing I'd label no wave at all. As far as I'm concerned, their first two records and Young God are proto-industrial metal (quite noisy at that), with Greed and Holy Money more or less being plain old post-industrial before their transition to gothic neofolk-y stuff. Can't go wrong with any of it."

Track listing

 * 1) Low.Com.Denom
 * 2) She's Like a Shot
 * 3) Waiting for the Punchline
 * 4) Disconnected 666
 * 5) Smash Retro!
 * 6) Burn Your Bridges
 * 7) Consume
 * 8) Fire in the Hole
 * 9) Pity the Bastard
 * 10) Down Come the Mickey
 * 11) Hurt Me Baby
 * 12) System Test
 * 13) Eggs for Rib