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United Kingdom flagCARCASS
CURRENT NAME Carcass
FORMER NAMES -
ORIGIN Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
STATUS Disbanded (since 1995)
FORMED IN 1985
GENRE Death metal; Grindcore
STYLE -
LYRICAL THEME -
BAND ADDED 2002-03-29, 00:00
LAST UPDATE 2007-06-03, 12:25
Band biography
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Carcass is one of the most important metal bands ever and they were one of the creators of the whole death metal / grindcore scene. The band formed in 1985 and recorded a demo. The band was soon put to sleep though since the original vocalist Sanjiv left the band. Bill Steer joined Napalm Death for a while but in 1987 the band reformed again as a trio. In 1988 they recorded their debut album "Reek Of Putrefaction" which included many songs from their demo. The band became known for using a huge amount of medical terms in their lyrics and also for using intros from pathological documentaries. Rumors told it that the band was made up op pre-med students but that was not true. In 1995 the band recorded their last album called "Swansong". Their label Earache Records took more than a year torelease the album and while waiting for this the band split up since they were tired of everything. This was also the least Carcass-like of their albums with a more rock-oriented sound and less extremity.
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Carlo Regadas1994-1995GuitarsSee also Blackstar Rising, Devoid
Mike Hickey1994-1994GuitarsSee also Cathedral, Venom
Michael Amott1990-1993GuitarsSee also Arch Enemy, Carnage, Spiritual Beggars
Ken Owen1985-1995Drums, vocalsSee also Blackstar Rising
Jeff Walker1985-1995Bass, vocalsSee also Aborted, Blackstar Rising
Bill Steer1985-1995Guitars, vocalsSee also Firebird, Napalm Death
Sanjiv1985-1986Vocals
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1985Flesh Ripping Sonic TormentNo label
1988Reek Of PutrefactionEarache Records
1988Symphonies Of SicknessNo label
1989Peel SessionsNo label
1989Symphonies Of SicknessEarache Records
1991Necroticism - Descanting The InsalubriousEarache Records
1992Tools Of The TradeEarache Records
1994HeartworkEarache Records
1996SwansongEarache Records
1996Wake Up And Smell The Carcass (comp.)Earache Records
2004Choice Cuts (comp.)Earache Records
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