One of Birmingham, England native Mick Harris' most productive, influential projects, Scorn's blend of dub bass lines, sparse yet heavy beats, and postindustrial dread helped pave the way for illbient and dubstep. Scorn was initially formed by Harris and vocalist/bassist Nicholas Bullen (both alumni of grindcore pioneers Napalm Death) as an industrial metal band in 1991, making their debut with Vae Solis in 1992. The project quickly moved away from its metal roots, incorporating dub, hip-hop, and dark ambient influences on subsequent releases like the 1994 breakthrough Evanescence. After Bullen left Scorn in 1995, it continued as a Harris solo project while the musician simultaneously juggled numerous other pursuits. With 2007's Stealth, Scorn embraced the dubstep genre it helped spawn. Harris went on hiatus in 2011, but after reactivating his techno alias Fret in 2017, Scorn returned with 2019's Café Mor, followed by 2021's The Only Place.