title: Scorched-Earth Policy
text: # Scorched-Earth Policy
  
  Scorched-Earth Policy is a thrash metal band from Oakland, California. It was formed in 1997 by current members Mark Lamb, and Lance Lea.
  
  Members of this act have included long established musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. Current and former members of Scorched-Earth Policy have been in such notable acts as Acid King, Forbidden (band), Testament, WarDance, Earth Crawler, and Manmade God.
  
  Every release since the Bootcamp demo has been engineered by Thilo Fehlinger, who has worked with Death Angel, and Exodus (band) to name a few.
  
  ## Discography
  
  | Year | Title | Notes |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1998 | Insurrection | |
  | 1999 | Tones of Ambivalence XCIX | |
  | 2000 | Bootcamp | The track “Politics” was included on the Rock Hard magazine “Best Unsigned Bands of 2000” compilation CD. The track “Reclusion” was featured on the “From Hell” compilation CD released in November 2002 by This Dark Reign Records. |
  | 2001 | Scorched-Earth Policy | Contains the tracks from the “Tones of Ambivalence XCIX” and “Bootcamp” albums on one compact disc. |
  | 2002 | Salvage Nothing | The track “Oblong” was included on the Powerslave.com Norcal Underground Metal Compilation CD. |
  | 2006 | MMVI | The track “Dropping Names” was featured in the ESPN documentary “199 Lives: The Travis Pastrana Story”. |
  | 2011 | Millennial Delusions | The track "Mourn Again" is on rotation on The Liquid Metal channel on SiriusXM. |
  
  ## Awards/Recognition
  
  September 2000 – Voted by Germany's Rock Hard magazine as one of 20 best unsigned bands.
  
  July 2008 – The song “Dropping Names” used on the soundtrack to 199 Lives: The Travis Pastrana Story.
  
  February 2010 – One of 20 finalists in the Scion AV/Metalinsider.net “No Label Needed” Contest.
  
  January 2011 – "Millennial Delusions" named one of the most anticipated releases of the year by Metalsucks.net.
  
  