Scourged Flesh was a Christian metal band from Perth, Australia, formed in February 2006. The band released its debut album, Released From Damnation, later that year through Rowe Productions. Shortly after its release, bassist Simon Bracegirdle departed and was replaced by Scott Lockyer. In 2007, Scourged Flesh released their second album, Bury the Lies, as an independent release. In 2008, guitarist Daniel Holmes joined the lineup, while Lockyer was succeeded by Simon Hoggett on bass. The band issued its third album, Welcome to the End of the World, in October 2009 via Soundmass Records.