Genre(s):
Goregrind/Grindcore (early), Melodic Death Metal/Death 'n' Roll (later)
Lyrical Theme(s):
Gore, Pathology, Medical, Politics, Society
Origin:
United Kingdom (Liverpool, England)
Formed In:
1986-1996, 2007-present
Status:
Active
Current line-up:
Jeff Walker Bass, Vocals (1986-1996, 2007-present)
See also: ex-Blackstar, ex-Brujeria, ex-Electro Hippies, ex-Jeff Walker und die Flüffers
Bill Steer Guitars, Vocals (1986-1996, 2007-present)
See also: Gentlemans Pistols, ex-Napalm Death, ex-Angel Witch (live), ex-Disattack, ex-Firebird
Daniel Wilding Drums (2012-present)
See also: Hansen & Friends, The Soulless, Trigger the Bloodshed, ex-Killing Mode, ex-Misery, ex-Aborted, ex-The Order of Apollyon, ex-Heaven Shall Burn (live), ex-Savage Messiah (live)
Tom Draper Guitars (2018-present)
See also: Pounder, ex-Primitai, ex-Savage Messiah, ex-Angel Witch (live), ex-Crowning Glory
Former/Past Member(s):
Ken Owen Drums, Vocals (1986-1996)
See also: ex-Blackstar, Ken Owen
Sanjiv Vocals (1986-1987)
Michael Amott Guitars (1990-1993, 2007-2012)
See also: Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars, ex-Carnage, Black Earth, ex-Candlemass, ex-Entombed (live), ex-Disaccord
Carlo Regadas Guitars (1994-1996)
See also: ex-Blackstar, ex-Devoid, Bastardised, Monstrance
Daniel Erlandsson Drums (2007-2012)
See also: Arch Enemy, Eucharist, ex-The End, Black Earth, ex-Brujeria, ex-Revengia, ex-Diabolique, ex-Liers in Wait, ex-Armageddon
Ben Ash Guitars (2013-2018)
See also: Satyricon (live), ex-Desolation, ex-Pig Irön, ex-Liquefied Skeleton
Live musicians:
Past
Mike Hickey Guitars (1993-1994)
See also: Goatreign, ex-Altered Dominance, ex-Cronos, ex-Venom, ex-Cathedral (live)
Ken Owen Vocals (guest) (2008, 2009, 2010, 2013)
See also: ex-Blackstar, Ken Owen
Additional notes:
Carcass is considered to be the major inspiration and musical foundation for most deathgrind/goregrind bands, as well as being one of the founding fathers of melodic death metal when they had switched their genre to the melodic death metal sound by the early '90s.
Carcass started as a goregrind band which they carried out on their demo tapes, and first two albums, then moved to a death metal sound which evolved into their melodic death and heavy metal roots before their split. Their Heartwork album, released in 1993, is one of the first melodic death metal albums ever released.
Bill Steer moved into the stoner rock band Firebird (not to be confused with the 1978 NWOBHM band Firebird), Mike focused on his retro band Spiritual Beggars before forming a side-project with his brother Chris called Arch Enemy which went on to become very successful. Jeff, Ken and Carlo formed the short-lived Blackstar after the demise of Carcass.
At the age of 28, Ken Owen had a brain hemorrhage and was in a coma for almost a year. He was confined to a wheelchair for a time, but has since partially recovered and despite heavily confined movement has began playing drums again.
Carcass reunited in 2007 for touring purposes. Despite Ken Owen starting to play drums again, he is still unable to perform to the level required for Carcass. Daniel Erlandsson of Arch Enemy replaced him for touring purposes. Despite this, Owen has been involved in the reunited band's activities and makes brief appearances at selected live shows.
Amott and Erlandsson both left Carcass in 2012 when the reunion became a full-time one in order to avoid scheduling conflicts with Arch Enemy.
A UK edition of Bjork's Isobel single has a version of the song "remixed" by Carcass (in fact, it was just the vocals to the original song mixed over an entirely new piece of music).
Jeff Walker appears on the release The Final Remixes by Die Krupps with a cover version of their track Inside Out.
The track 'Captive Bolt Pistol' from Surgical Steel was featured in a 2014 episode of the American CBS television show Elementary.
Compilation appearances:
- "Exhume to Consume" on Grind Crusher (Earache, 1989)
- "Cadaveric Incubator of Endo Parasites" on Hardcore Holocaust II - The Peel Sessions) (Strange Fruit, 1990)
- "Incarnated Solvent Abuse", "Tools of the Trade", "Hepatic Tissue Fermentation II" and "Pyosified (Still Rotten to the Gore)" on Gods of Grind (Earache, 1992)
- "Embodiment" and "No Love Lost" on Earplugged (Earache, 1994)
Unofficial Releases:
Carcass - Live 88 Foeticide [live] - 1988
Carcass & Napalm Death - Carcass/Napalm Death (Live) [split] - 1988
Carcass - Live Dismemberment [live] - 1992
Carcass & Cathedral - Gods Of Grind On Tour (Live) [split] - 1992
Carcass - Pungent Excruciation (Live) [single] - 2009
Bootlegs:
Carcass - Foeticide [bootleg] - 1988
Carcass - Live At Planet X, Liverpool, England 14/05/1988 [bootleg] - 1988
Carcass - Live In Liverpool [bootleg] - 1988
Carcass - Foeticism [bootleg] - 1990
Carcass - Live Symphonies [bootleg] - 1990
Carcass - Live In Ohio [bootleg] - 1991
Carcass - Live In Pula, Croatia 05-05-1992 [bootleg] - 1992
Carcass - Live In Rome [bootleg] - 1992
Carcass - Buried Dreams [bootleg] - 1994
Carcass - Club Babyhead Providence [bootleg] - 1994
Carcass - Death´N´Roll [bootleg] - 1994
Carcass - Live In Tokyo [bootleg] - 1994
Carcass - Flesh Ripping Symphony [bootleg] - 2003
Carcass - The Gore Gallery Of Demos [bootleg] - 2005
Carcass - Misshapen Operations [bootleg] - 2007
Carcass - The Power Of Blood EP (Practice 23rd October 1985) [bootleg] - 2007
Carcass - Keep On Rotting In Brazil [bootleg] - 2008
Carcass - Live At St. George's Hall [bootleg] - 2008
Carcass - Live At Wacken Open Air 2008 [bootleg] - 2008
Carcass - Live In Montreal [bootleg] - 2008
Carcass - Loud Park 2008 [bootleg] - 2008
Carcass - Saitama Super Arena: Saitama, Japan 18.10.2008 [bootleg] - 2008
Carcass - Live 1992 [bootleg] - 2009
Carcass - Live At Maiden Fest [bootleg] - 2009Carcass - Live: Vagos Open Air [bootleg] - 2010
Carcass - Live In Santana Hall, Sao Paulo, Brazil [bootleg] - 2011
Carcass - Live At CKZ Avrora, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 10.10.2013 [bootleg] - 2013
Carcass & Repulsion - Horrific Neurotic Sickness [bootleg] - 2013
Carcass - Live @ The Mercury Ballroom 30.07.2016 [bootleg] - 2016
Carcass started as a goregrind band which they carried out on their demo tapes, and first two albums, then moved to a death metal sound which evolved into their melodic death and heavy metal roots before their split. Their Heartwork album, released in 1993, is one of the first melodic death metal albums ever released.
Bill Steer moved into the stoner rock band Firebird (not to be confused with the 1978 NWOBHM band Firebird), Mike focused on his retro band Spiritual Beggars before forming a side-project with his brother Chris called Arch Enemy which went on to become very successful. Jeff, Ken and Carlo formed the short-lived Blackstar after the demise of Carcass.
At the age of 28, Ken Owen had a brain hemorrhage and was in a coma for almost a year. He was confined to a wheelchair for a time, but has since partially recovered and despite heavily confined movement has began playing drums again.
Carcass reunited in 2007 for touring purposes. Despite Ken Owen starting to play drums again, he is still unable to perform to the level required for Carcass. Daniel Erlandsson of Arch Enemy replaced him for touring purposes. Despite this, Owen has been involved in the reunited band's activities and makes brief appearances at selected live shows.
Amott and Erlandsson both left Carcass in 2012 when the reunion became a full-time one in order to avoid scheduling conflicts with Arch Enemy.
A UK edition of Bjork's Isobel single has a version of the song "remixed" by Carcass (in fact, it was just the vocals to the original song mixed over an entirely new piece of music).
Jeff Walker appears on the release The Final Remixes by Die Krupps with a cover version of their track Inside Out.
The track 'Captive Bolt Pistol' from Surgical Steel was featured in a 2014 episode of the American CBS television show Elementary.
Compilation appearances:
- "Exhume to Consume" on Grind Crusher (Earache, 1989)
- "Cadaveric Incubator of Endo Parasites" on Hardcore Holocaust II - The Peel Sessions) (Strange Fruit, 1990)
- "Incarnated Solvent Abuse", "Tools of the Trade", "Hepatic Tissue Fermentation II" and "Pyosified (Still Rotten to the Gore)" on Gods of Grind (Earache, 1992)
- "Embodiment" and "No Love Lost" on Earplugged (Earache, 1994)
Unofficial Releases:
Carcass - Live 88 Foeticide [live] - 1988
Carcass & Napalm Death - Carcass/Napalm Death (Live) [split] - 1988
Carcass - Live Dismemberment [live] - 1992
Carcass & Cathedral - Gods Of Grind On Tour (Live) [split] - 1992
Carcass - Pungent Excruciation (Live) [single] - 2009
Bootlegs:
Carcass - Foeticide [bootleg] - 1988
Carcass - Live At Planet X, Liverpool, England 14/05/1988 [bootleg] - 1988
Carcass - Live In Liverpool [bootleg] - 1988
Carcass - Foeticism [bootleg] - 1990
Carcass - Live Symphonies [bootleg] - 1990
Carcass - Live In Ohio [bootleg] - 1991
Carcass - Live In Pula, Croatia 05-05-1992 [bootleg] - 1992
Carcass - Live In Rome [bootleg] - 1992
Carcass - Buried Dreams [bootleg] - 1994
Carcass - Club Babyhead Providence [bootleg] - 1994
Carcass - Death´N´Roll [bootleg] - 1994
Carcass - Live In Tokyo [bootleg] - 1994
Carcass - Flesh Ripping Symphony [bootleg] - 2003
Carcass - The Gore Gallery Of Demos [bootleg] - 2005
Carcass - Misshapen Operations [bootleg] - 2007
Carcass - The Power Of Blood EP (Practice 23rd October 1985) [bootleg] - 2007
Carcass - Keep On Rotting In Brazil [bootleg] - 2008
Carcass - Live At St. George's Hall [bootleg] - 2008
Carcass - Live At Wacken Open Air 2008 [bootleg] - 2008
Carcass - Live In Montreal [bootleg] - 2008
Carcass - Loud Park 2008 [bootleg] - 2008
Carcass - Saitama Super Arena: Saitama, Japan 18.10.2008 [bootleg] - 2008
Carcass - Live 1992 [bootleg] - 2009
Carcass - Live At Maiden Fest [bootleg] - 2009Carcass - Live: Vagos Open Air [bootleg] - 2010
Carcass - Live In Santana Hall, Sao Paulo, Brazil [bootleg] - 2011
Carcass - Live At CKZ Avrora, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 10.10.2013 [bootleg] - 2013
Carcass & Repulsion - Horrific Neurotic Sickness [bootleg] - 2013
Carcass - Live @ The Mercury Ballroom 30.07.2016 [bootleg] - 2016
Discography:
Carcass - Flesh Ripping Sonic Torment [demo] - 1987
Carcass - Reek Of Putrefaction [full-length] - 1988
Carcass - Symphonies Of Sickness [demo] - 1988
Carcass - The Peel Sessions [ep] - 1989
Carcass - Symphonies Of Sickness [full-length] - 1989
Carcass - St. George's Hall, Bradford 15/11/89 [ep] - 1990
Carcass - Necroticism - Descanting The Insalubrious [full-length] - 1991
Carcass & Entombed & Cathedral & Confessor - Gods Of Grind [split] - 1992
Carcass - Triumph Of Death [split] - 1992
Carcass - Tools Of The Trade [ep] - 1992
Carcass - Heartwork [full-length] - 1993
Carcass - Embodiment [single] - 1994
Carcass - The Heartwork E.P. [ep] - 1994
Carcass - Go To Hell [single] - 1995
Carcass - Swansong Two-song Sampler [single] - 1995
Carcass - Swansong [full-length] - 1996
Carcass - Wake Up And Smell The... Carcass [video] - 1996
Carcass - Wake Up And Smell The... Carcass [compilation] - 1996
Carcass - Best Of Carcass [best of/compilation] - 1997
Carcass - Choice Cuts [compilation] - 2004
Carcass - The Complete Pathologist's Report [boxed set] - 2008
Carcass - Death Metal Live Split [video] - 2009
Carcass - Unfit For Human Consumption [single] - 2013
Carcass & Hypocrisy & Legion Of The Damned - Party.San Metal Open Air - Hell Is Here-Sampler [split] - 2013
Carcass - Captive Bolt Pistol [single] - 2013
Carcass - Surgical Steel [full-length] - 2013
Carcass - Zochrot [single] - 2013
Carcass - Livestock Marketplace [single] - 2014
Carcass - Carcass / Cerebral Bore [split] - 2014
Carcass - Surgical Remission / Surplus Steel [ep] - 2014
Carcass - The Earache Peel Sessions Lp [split] - 2014
Carcass - Casket Case [boxed set] - 2015
Carcass - The Carcass [boxed set] - 2016
Carcass - The Best Of Carcass [compilation] - 2016
Carcass - Torn Arteries [full-length] - 2021
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