http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4297&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rssThat so many Carcass fans considered the fierce Death Metal assault of <I>Swansong</I> (1996) a sellout says something about the band's origins. Debuting in 1988 with the guttural early Grindcore of <I>Reek of Putrefaction</I>, the quartet established itself as one of the more extreme Metal bands around. The medically detailed and all but indecipherable lyrics to songs like "Cadaveric Incubator of Endoparasites" tend to grab attention first, but the self-consciously gory shenanigans are backed by an appropriately stomach-churning musical attack. Their murky riffs, claustrophobic drums and absurdly low-in-the-throat vocals (courtesy of onetime Napalm Death guitarist Bill Steer) established a pattern many bands would follow. After a brief recording hiatus, they reemerged in 1994 with the more cleanly produced and increasingly song-centered <I>Heartwork</I>, and bassist Jeff Walker's demonic mid-range replaced Steer's low growl. The aptly named <I>Swansong</I> put the last nail in the coffin, so to speak, offering their most accessible yet most controversial work. Whether it signaled evolution or "sellout" was something the band itself could not agree on, and they split around the time of its release. - Will YorkDeath Metalen720Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:47:55 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4297&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss That so many Carcass fans considered the fierce Death Metal assault of <I>Swansong</I> (1996) a sellout says something about the band's origins. Debuting in 1988 with the guttural early Grindcore of <I>Reek of Putrefaction</I>, the quartet established itself as one of the more extreme Metal bands around. The medically detailed and all but indecipherable lyrics to songs like "Cadaveric Incubator of Endoparasites" tend to grab attention first, but the self-consciously gory shenanigans are backed by an appropriately stomach-churning musical attack. Their murky riffs, claustrophobic drums and absurdly low-in-the-throat vocals (courtesy of onetime Napalm Death guitarist Bill Steer) established a pattern many bands would follow. After a brief recording hiatus, they reemerged in 1994 with the more cleanly produced and increasingly song-centered <I>Heartwork</I>, and bassist Jeff Walker's demonic mid-range replaced Steer's low growl. The aptly named <I>Swansong</I> put the last nail in the coffin, so to speak, offering their most accessible yet most controversial work. Whether it signaled evolution or "sellout" was something the band itself could not agree on, and they split around the time of its release. - Will York http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.496184&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 496184 tra.496184 Carcass art.4297 0.99 Reek Of Putrefaction alb.209905 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/9/7/3/1093799_170x170.jpg 2007-09-04 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Microwaved Uterogestation tra.496184 84000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.496184&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.496184&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499048&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 12 Nov 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 499048 tra.499048 Carcass art.4297 0.99 Wake Up and Smell the Carcass alb.89417 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/0/8/3/1093801_170x170.jpg 2007-09-04 00:00:00.0 1996-11-12 00:00:00.0 true This Is Your Life tra.499048 248000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499048&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499048&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6404076&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 6404076 tra.6404076 Carcass art.4297 0.99 Swansong alb.6399535 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/0/8/3/1093800_170x170.jpg 2007-09-04 00:00:00.0 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Black Star tra.6404076 208000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6404076&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6404076&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253553&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 12 Nov 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 2253553 tra.2253553 Carcass art.4297 0.99 Wake Up and Smell the Carcass alb.89417 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/0/8/3/1093801_170x170.jpg 2007-09-04 00:00:00.0 1996-11-12 00:00:00.0 true Edge of Darkness [#][Version] tra.2253553 348000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253553&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253553&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6203299&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 7 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 6203299 tra.6203299 Carcass art.4297 0.99 Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious [8 Tracks] alb.6202457 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/6/3/1093628_170x170.jpg 2007-09-04 00:00:00.0 2004-09-07 00:00:00.0 true Incarnated Solvent Abuse tra.6203299 300000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6203299&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6203299&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253101&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 2253101 tra.2253101 Carcass art.4297 0.99 Symphonies of Sickness alb.322298 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/2/6/3/1093629_170x170.jpg 2007-09-04 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Reek Of Putrefaction tra.2253101 249000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253101&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253101&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.496189&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 496189 tra.496189 Carcass art.4297 0.99 Reek Of Putrefaction alb.209905 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/9/7/3/1093799_170x170.jpg 2007-09-04 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Pungent Excruciation tra.496189 151000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.496189&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.496189&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499062&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 499062 tra.499062 Carcass art.4297 0.99 Heartwork alb.170271 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/6/3/1093621_170x170.jpg 2007-09-04 00:00:00.0 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Death Certificate tra.499062 216000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499062&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499062&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253554&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 12 Nov 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 2253554 tra.2253554 Carcass art.4297 0.99 Wake Up and Smell the Carcass alb.89417 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/0/8/3/1093801_170x170.jpg 2007-09-04 00:00:00.0 1996-11-12 00:00:00.0 true Buried Dreams [#][Version] tra.2253554 245000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253554&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253554&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253555&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 12 Nov 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 2253555 tra.2253555 Carcass art.4297 0.99 Wake Up and Smell the Carcass alb.89417 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/0/8/3/1093801_170x170.jpg 2007-09-04 00:00:00.0 1996-11-12 00:00:00.0 true Rot 'N' Roll tra.2253555 229000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253555&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253555&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253559&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 2253559 tra.2253559 Carcass art.4297 0.99 Symphonies of Sickness alb.322298 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/2/6/3/1093629_170x170.jpg 2007-09-04 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Exhume To Consume tra.2253559 230000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253559&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253559&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6087707&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 29 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 6087707 tra.6087707 Carcass art.4297 0.99 Choice Cuts alb.6086773 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/9/6/9/1119698_170x170.jpg 2007-10-09 00:00:00.0 2004-06-29 00:00:00.0 true Corporeal Jigsore Quandary tra.6087707 348000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6087707&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6087707&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6404085&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 6404085 tra.6404085 Carcass art.4297 0.99 Swansong alb.6399535 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/0/8/3/1093800_170x170.jpg 2007-09-04 00:00:00.0 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Go to Hell tra.6404085 198000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6404085&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6404085&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6087714&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 29 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 6087714 tra.6087714 Carcass art.4297 0.99 Choice Cuts alb.6086773 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/9/6/9/1119698_170x170.jpg 2007-10-09 00:00:00.0 2004-06-29 00:00:00.0 true This Is Your Life tra.6087714 248000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6087714&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6087714&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.496173&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 496173 tra.496173 Carcass art.4297 0.99 Reek Of Putrefaction alb.209905 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/9/7/3/1093799_170x170.jpg 2007-09-04 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Regurgitation Of Giblets tra.496173 84000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.496173&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.496173&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.496177&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 496177 tra.496177 Carcass art.4297 0.99 Reek Of Putrefaction alb.209905 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/9/7/3/1093799_170x170.jpg 2007-09-04 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Frenzied Detruncation tra.496177 59000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.496177&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.496177&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.503002&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 503002 tra.503002 Carcass art.4297 0.99 Heartwork alb.170271 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/6/3/1093621_170x170.jpg 2007-09-04 00:00:00.0 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 true No Love Lost tra.503002 202000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.503002&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.503002&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253103&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 2253103 tra.2253103 Carcass art.4297 0.99 Symphonies of Sickness alb.322298 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/2/6/3/1093629_170x170.jpg 2007-09-04 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Excoriating Abdominal Emanation tra.2253103 271000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253103&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253103&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253105&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 2253105 tra.2253105 Carcass art.4297 0.99 Symphonies of Sickness alb.322298 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/2/6/3/1093629_170x170.jpg 2007-09-04 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Embryonic Necropsy And Devourment tra.2253105 313000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253105&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253105&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253106&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 2253106 tra.2253106 Carcass art.4297 0.99 Symphonies of Sickness alb.322298 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/2/6/3/1093629_170x170.jpg 2007-09-04 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Swarming Vulgar Mass Of Infected Virulency tra.2253106 190000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253106&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253106&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499061&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 499061 tra.499061 Carcass art.4297 0.99 Heartwork alb.170271 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/6/3/1093621_170x170.jpg 2007-09-04 00:00:00.0 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Doctrinal Expletives tra.499061 219000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499061&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499061&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6087721&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 29 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 6087721 tra.6087721 Carcass art.4297 0.99 Choice Cuts alb.6086773 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/9/6/9/1119698_170x170.jpg 2007-10-09 00:00:00.0 2004-06-29 00:00:00.0 true Fermenting Innards [*] tra.6087721 176000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6087721&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6087721&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6087722&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 29 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 6087722 tra.6087722 Carcass art.4297 0.99 Choice Cuts alb.6086773 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/9/6/9/1119698_170x170.jpg 2007-10-09 00:00:00.0 2004-06-29 00:00:00.0 true Exhume to Consume [*] tra.6087722 240000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6087722&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6087722&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6203301&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 7 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 6203301 tra.6203301 Carcass art.4297 0.99 Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious [8 Tracks] alb.6202457 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/6/3/1093628_170x170.jpg 2007-09-04 00:00:00.0 2004-09-07 00:00:00.0 true Carneous Cacoffiny tra.6203301 403000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6203301&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6203301&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6203303&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 7 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 6203303 tra.6203303 Carcass art.4297 0.0 Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious [8 Tracks] alb.6202457 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/6/3/1093628_170x170.jpg 2007-09-04 00:00:00.0 2004-09-07 00:00:00.0 true Forensic Clinicism / Sanguine Article, The tra.6203303 430000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6203303&variant=play&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6203303&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss