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Liverpool, United Kingdom (1985 – 1995, 2007 – present)
Carcass is a grindcore/melodic death metal band formed by Napalm Death guitarist Bill Steer together with drummer Ken Owen in 1985 and is considered by many to have been one of the most influential and talented bands within the extreme metal scene.
Carcass was originally based in Liverpool. On their first demo, Sanjiv contributed vocals. In 1987, bassist and vocalist Jeffrey Walker, formerly of the Electro Hippies, joined them.
The band focused on topics mostly relating to the medical field and bizarre combinations of medical equipment and chemicals with human anatomy, such as “Intenacious, intersecting / Reaving fats from corporal griskin […] Skeletal groats triturated, desinently exsiccated”. This lyrical focus led many in the music press to falsely believe that one or more members of the band had studied medicine. There is more evidence to show that this lyrical focus was a method of pushing vegetarianism (For example, “Exhume To Consume”). Typical Carcass song titles from their early work include “Lavaging Expectorate of Lysergide Composition” and “Microwaved Uterogestation.”
Having started their career as a goregrind band, Carcass gradually changed their sound and lyrical content. Starting with the album ’Necroticism - Descanting The Insalubrious’, the careful listener could hear music-theoretic experimentation beyond the amodal noise of previous work, and even a hint of the harmonic minor scales that would later crystallise more fully.
Carcass was originally based in Liverpool. On their first demo, Sanjiv contributed vocals. In 1987, bassist and vocalist Jeffrey Walker, formerly of the Electro Hippies, joined them.
The band focused on topics mostly relating to the medical field and bizarre combinations of medical equipment and chemicals with human anatomy, such as “Intenacious, intersecting / Reaving fats from corporal griskin […] Skeletal groats triturated, desinently exsiccated”. This lyrical focus led many in the music press to falsely believe that one or more members of the band had studied medicine. There is more evidence to show that this lyrical focus was a method of pushing vegetarianism (For example, “Exhume To Consume”). Typical Carcass song titles from their early work include “Lavaging Expectorate of Lysergide Composition” and “Microwaved Uterogestation.”
Having started their career as a goregrind band, Carcass gradually changed their sound and lyrical content. Starting with the album ’Necroticism - Descanting The Insalubrious’, the careful listener could hear music-theoretic experimentation beyond the amodal noise of previous work, and even a hint of the harmonic minor scales that would later crystallise more fully.
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Heartwork
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Swansong
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Symphonies Of Sickness
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jon1987 wrote:
Swansong is on of my fav albums by them
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mariahlan wrote:
Symphonies
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ThrashIsMe wrote:
Exhume To Consume!
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doom777 wrote:
Swansong is fuckin' awesome!
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LauncelotGobbo wrote:
Swansong has the cashest basslines of all Carcass albums.
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NapalmEater wrote:
Swansong is one of the few death n' roll albums that actually works imo. Certainly better than any of the garbage Entombed put out after Clandestine [2] That being said, Necroticism will always be my favorite album by them... followed by Symphonies. [2]
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DemonSanctuary wrote:
Necroticism will always be my favorite album by them... followed by Symphonies.
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UndeadMessiah wrote:
Swansong is one of the few death n' roll albums that actually works imo. Certainly better than any of the garbage Entombed put out after Clandestine
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Ascendence wrote:
"How is Swansong cheesy? If anything, lyrics are a bit dull on the album, and the only boring song is Don't Believe a Word" annoying "death n' roll" influences, chuggy riffing, and horrible choruses. it's been awhile since i've listened to it though, but i doubt my opinion has changed.
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ShmoofingFabsee wrote:
musically, i think heartwork is the most interesting. i hated swansong unfortunately, although polarised is an alrightish song. nothing really wrong with the album though. i mean hey, it's still carcass. you could be listening to far worse.
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DimebagMustaine wrote:
How is Swansong cheesy? If anything, lyrics are a bit dull on the album, and the only boring song is Don't Believe a Word.
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Ascendence wrote:
Swansong is boring and cheesy throughout the whole thing. Heartwork has a couple of cheesy tracks ("No Love Lost" being the main one) but for the most part is much more interesting and the melodies are much better written. Reek and Symphonies are still my favourites anyway.
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LauncelotGobbo wrote:
Can't beat the Polarized solo, 'mafraid.
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DimebagMustaine wrote:
It also has some majestic solos, like the one in Polarized and in the end of Firm Hand. It has 11 good songs, that's why it wins.
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UndeadMessiah wrote:
Swansong has some great riffs mixed in with some mindless rock chugging. Unfortunately the music is structured in a boring, linear way and gets old fast.
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DimebagMustaine wrote:
It's the most enjoyable. Come at me, brah.
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D_1111 wrote:
Lol @ Swansong being the best Carcass album.
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DimebagMustaine wrote:
crazydick1992 is mad.
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crazydude1992 wrote:
Bitch should take a grindcore appreciation course. DimefagMustaine seems like the kind of person who, if he was around in 1981, had heard Venoms Welcome To Hell album, he would have thought it is the worst shit ever cause it is raw sounding, primitive and as unprofessional as it gets. And he would have probably lost the will to live and offed himself if he heard the first two Hellhammer demos.
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DimebagMustaine wrote:
It's pretty sad that people prefer an album where there are 2-3 riffs for the entire record, emotionless wanking on the instruments and minimal input put into the composition over albums that are consistent with awesome riffs, solos, better vocals and good songwriting.
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CARCASS To Replace MASTADON At Graspop Metal Meeting
30 May 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/carcass
CARCASS have replaced MASTADON at the 2010 edition
and 15th Anniversary of the Graspop Metal Meeting, which will
take place June 25th-27th in Dessel, Belgium.CARCASS
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CARCASS To Replace MASTADON At Graspop Metal Meeting
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