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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 Melodic
LYRICAL THEME Politics
BAND ADDED 2002-03-29, 00:00
LAST UPDATE 2009-04-04, 07:15
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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
1993HeartworkEarache Records
1996Wake Up And Smell The Carcass (comp.)Earache Records
1996SwansongEarache Records
2001Wake Up And Smell The CarcassEarache Records
2004Choice Cuts (comp.)Earache Records
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