The Scream (album)

The Scream is the debut studio album by British rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees, released on 13 November 1978 by Polydor Records. Its combination of angular and serrated guitar and a bass-led rhythm, with machine-like drums played mostly on tom-toms, made it a pioneering work of the post-punk genre.

The Scream was met with widespread critical acclaim; it was seen as an original musical development in rock music. The band's innovative instrumentation on the album strongly influenced post-punk, noise rock and alternative rock genres and rock guitar playing in general. Bands and musicians such as Joy Division, Killing Joke and Steve Albini cited it as an inspiration.