CARCASS (ENGLAND)
Certainly to be counted as originators of the gore-Death genre, CARCASS was a
Liverpool based extreme Metal band formed in 1986 and masterminded by ex-NAPALM
DEATH man Bill Steer and vocalist / bassist JEFF WALKER. The band was first
known as Disattack, playing hardcore/punk back in 1985. After releasing their
first demo in 1986, their bass player left the band and Jeff Walker joined them
after leaving Electro Hippies. By that time, they changed their name to Carcass, Jeff
Walker was to enroll, initially as bassist, and Ken Owen took over on drums as
the transition to CARCASS was implemented. Steer and Walker's first musical
experiences together were learning to play JUDAS PRIEST cover versions as a
bedroom band, but this brand of traditional Metal soon gave way to something far
more sinister. The group's first set of CARCASS recordings came in 1987 with a
thirteen track demo cassette entitled 'Flesh Ripping Sonic Torment'. Lead vocals
on this session were provided by Sanjiv, this singer (the band never learned his
surname), exited soon afterward. With Walker adopting the vocal role, a further
five tracks were released in cassette form in 1988 dubbed 'Symphonies Of
Sickness'.
RELATED BANDS:
Disattack
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First Version. Regular Xerox covers. Recorded onto regular non studio tapes. Came with the tracklist on a separate sheet of paper. The vocalist on this demo was the mysterious Indian known only as Sanjiv. 'Limb From Limb' became 'Frenzied Detruncation' on 'Reek of Putrefaction', 'Face Meltaaaargh!' became 'Mucopurulence Excretor', 'Rotten to the Gore' (obviously) became 'Pyosisified (Rotten to the Gore)', and 'Necrocannibal Bloodfeast' became 'Feast on Dismembered Carnage'.
TRACK LISTING:
- Genital Grinder
- Regurgitation of Giblets
- Festerday
- Limb From Limb
- Rotten to the Gore
- Excreted Alive
- Malignant Defecation
- Fermenting Innards
- Necro-Cannibal Bloodfeast
- Psychopathologist
- Die in Pain
- Pungent Excrutiation
- Face Meltaaargh
FLESH RIPPING SONIC TORMENT 1987 DEMO TRACKLIST:
FLESH RIPPING SONIC TORMENT 1987 DEMO TAPE:
Second Version. Regular Xerox covers. Different layout. Recorded onto regular non studio tapes. The vocalist on this demo was the mysterious Indian known only as Sanjiv. 'Limb From Limb' became 'Frenzied Detruncation' on 'Reek of Putrefaction', 'Face Meltaaaargh!' became 'Mucopurulence Excretor', 'Rotten to the Gore' (obviously) became 'Pyosisified (Rotten to the Gore)', and 'Necrocannibal Bloodfeast' became 'Feast on Dismembered Carnage'.
TRACK LISTING:
- Genital Grinder
- Regurgitation of Giblets
- Festerday
- Limb From Limb
- Rotten to the Gore
- Excreted Alive
- Malignant Defecation
- Fermenting Innards
- Necro-Cannibal Bloodfeast
- Psychopathologist
- Die in Pain
- Pungent Excrutiation
- Face Meltaaargh
Regular Xerox covers. Recorded onto regular non studio tapes.
TRACK LISTING:
- Reek of Putrefacation
- Slash Dementia
- Embryonic Necropsy and Devourment
- Cadaveric Incubator of Endoparasites
- Ruptured in Purulence