CARCASS - Surgical Steel (2013)

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d'awwww

So young! Can never get over the fact they were in their very early twenties when they wrote and performed Necroticism.

legitimately got tears in my eyes as that photo loaded

Good Walker interview here: http://www.steelforbrains.com/post/73525363656/carcass

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01qd3mr

walker's vocals on record are a force of nature but it's nice to hear them rougher there, holding it down.

http://rvamag.com/articles/full/21964/its-easy-for-people-to-be-cynical-an-interview-with-jeff-walker-of-carcass

He's from a different generation, as far as the drumming goes, but we never pressured him to change for Carcass, but he did. I don't want to get too bogged down in technicalities, but if you understand the way most modern drummers play the fast stuff, it's with two kick drums, but we're from the old school where it was all on a single kick. It sounds childish but it's really important, it's where we're from.

traditionalists!

I was poking around various metal best-of-'13 lists today and unless I missed it, Surgical Steel did not make Rolling Stone's top 20. I know RS is not exactly the metal bible, but ... I mean, c'mon.

seeing them Tuesday \m/ \m/

Full concert

http://concert.arte.tv/fr/wacken-carcass

Man I hope they do a headlining London show soon.

lol walker's stage banter is so lame

the sound is pretty great tho

The Party Stage! I totally missed that the first time.

Aw I think his banter's quite sweet.

Is this the one where he mentions Motorhead in between every song?

yeah, kinda irked that he has to be there playing instead of watching motorhead; or maybe irked that he has to compete with them, unclear

<3

EP with five off-cuts coming out soon (they've all been up on YT for yonks, obviously). Walker does actual singing on one of them.

Any thoughts on the ep? I can see why they left all the tracks off the album, though there are a heap of great moments. The riff that comes in at 3.25 on Intensive Battery Brooding is nuts.

I'm glad they're toying with experiments like Livestock Marketplace, but I really don't think it works.

It's all album leftovers, and although it's decent, it pales in comparison to Surgical Steel, which is looking more and more like a classic album with each passing month.

Seconding that.

thirding. incidentally, great running record!

last week on 'elementary' sherlock listened to carcass to solve a case!

also GOATWHORE

and artificial brain just for pleasure

last week on 'elementary' sherlock listened to carcass to solve a case!

Sounds quite healthy, that!

Quite stimulating in their own way.

agreed with the EP being slight but I still dig it, but def not essential like Surgical.

is it selfish that I already crave another full-length

like not that I'm burnt out on Surgical but like more Carcass is usually not a bad thing. i've done the maths.

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/bill-steer-says-next-carcass-album-should-arrive-by-end-of-2017/

Really no idea which direction they're going to progress in after SS.

Torn Arteries is coming out at last this Sept

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIH9FkzGXeQ

01 Torn Arteries
02 Dance Of Ixtab (Psychopomp & Circumstance March No. 1)
03 Eleanor Rigor Mortis
04 Under The Scalpel Blade
05 The Devil Rides Out
06 Flesh Ripping Sonic Torment Limited
07 Kelly’s Meat Emporium
08 In God We Trust
09 Wake Up And Smell The Carcass / Caveat Emptor
10 The Scythe’s Remorseless Swing

kelly’s meat emporium

Walker has fully reached the dad pun phase of his song naming career.

as a vegetarian i appreciate the cover

Was gonna say, love the artwork (even as a committed omnivore).

"eleanor rigor mortis" is, if nothing else, a great halloween theme costume concept

anyway both new songs are very fun, presumably some meatier cuts to come

Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door

Whatever for?

There's a "visualizer" for the new song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdcfhccjk78

I'm assuming the super tidy production style they've favored for the last little while is a turnoff for some people who desire EDGE but in the context of current metal I find it refreshing

ppl will always find a way to complain about carcass, meanwhile they continue to rock

folks. it is almost time.

before we go there, can i just say i cannot believe it's been 8 years since Surgical Steel. feels like half that at most.

my life is flying by. :(

seriously. like it's half the length of time of their previous hiatus!

IT'S TORN ARTERIES time.

here's my track by track review.

Torn Arteries - HOLY FUCK there's a lot going on here! delightfully this is a lot more nutbar on the fretbar than anything on last year's underwhelming EP. there are some tasty harmonized leads.

a nice little 90s alt rock Foo Fighters riff shows up shortly

Dance of Ixtab (Psychopomp & Circumstance March No. 1) - another snarling melodic riff. this feels like a cousin to "Congealed Clot of Blood" from previous album.

much more restrained than previous track. but earwormy as hell

Eleanor Rigor Mortis - awwww yiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis. delightfully thrashy opening riff slows way the fuck down into a churning slow assed, heavy riff. great layered vocals between Bill/Jeff.

lovely harmonized guitar riff with that delightful Steer tone. middle section is mega-catchy but not in the cheesy way some melo-death groups do. and every lead is delicious.

OOOOOOOOOOOH now a new riff just showed up and I like it a lot!!!

fuuuuuuuck 3 songs in and I'm already so excited.

Under the Scalpel Blade - heard this one when it dropped in 2019. still love it.

again, just a cornucopia of ideas. too many good moments to pick from. middle section feels so arena rocky, I love it.

this is like a candy bar of a song except I'm not throwing up.