![]() Or more accurately, a band ready to call it a day. It’s not without some absolutely ripping moments, like opening anthem “Keep On Rotting in the Free World” or the jagged grooves of “Black Star,” but while there’s some inevitability that following up the expansive sound of 1993’s Heartwork would be an uphill climb, the resulting death ‘n’ roll groove on the album feels very much like the work of a different band. Written and recorded as the band was splintering in the mid-’90s (it is called Swansong after all), Carcass’ fifth album occupies something of an awkward position in their discography. ![]() There’s no “worst” in Carcass’ catalog (though some might debate that), so let’s call it Carcass, from adequate to outstanding. ![]() Ĭarcass are planning on releasing their seventh album in the not-too-distant future, and with the Despicable EP due out October 30, it feels only appropriate to take a look back over their catalog thus far. Plenty of bands can coast on the strength of riffs alone, but that’s never been good enough for Carcass-the moment that creative momentum slowed down, they stepped away, not returning to play music together until 2007, but since then they’ve remained active, and kicked off what’s already a strong second round of albums with 2013’s Surgical Steel. Since their beginnings as a raw, explosive grindcore trio, the band seems to have presented a new challenge for themselves each time they return from the studio, transitioning to a death metal band, then a great death metal band, a truly innovative death metal band, and eventually one that simply sounds like they’re having a lot more fun than everyone else. Through six full-length albums and more than 30 years (with a decade-long break in the middle), the Liverpool group have made this constant state of evolution one of their defining traits. Death metal heroes Carcass have never made the same album twice.
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