http://mp3.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 Metalen720Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:50:27 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.503002&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.503002&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.503002&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499046&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 499046 tra.499046 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 Buried Dreams tra.499046 238000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499046&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499046&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499055&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 499055 tra.499055 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 Heartwork tra.499055 273000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499055&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499055&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499042&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 12 Nov 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 499042 tra.499042 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 Emotional Flatline [#] tra.499042 255000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499042&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499042&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6404074&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 6404074 tra.6404074 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 Keep On Rotting In The Free World tra.6404074 220000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6404074&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6404074&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253101&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253101&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253101&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6404076&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6404076&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6404076&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6404085&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6404085&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6404085&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499056&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 499056 tra.499056 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 Carnal Forge tra.499056 234000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499056&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499056&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6087707&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6087707&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6087707&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499062&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499062&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499062&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253559&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253559&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253559&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253106&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253106&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253106&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499057&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 499057 tra.499057 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 Embodiment tra.499057 336000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499057&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499057&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6404075&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 6404075 tra.6404075 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 Tomorrow Belongs to Nobody tra.6404075 257000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6404075&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6404075&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6203295&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 7 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 6203295 tra.6203295 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 Inpropagation tra.6203295 427000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6203295&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6203295&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6087711&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 29 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 6087711 tra.6087711 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 Heartwork tra.6087711 273000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6087711&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6087711&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6087719&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 29 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 6087719 tra.6087719 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 Empathological Necroticism [*] tra.6087719 365000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6087719&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6087719&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253557&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 12 Nov 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 2253557 tra.2253557 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 Tools of the Trade tra.2253557 185000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253557&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253557&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253554&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253554&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253554&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253108&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 2253108 tra.2253108 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 Cadaveric Incubator Of Endoparasites tra.2253108 203000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253108&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253108&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253103&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253103&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2253103&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499058&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Carcass on Rhapsody Online 499058 tra.499058 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 This Mortal Coil tra.499058 229000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499058&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499058&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499061&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499061&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.499061&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.496173&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.496173&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.496173&variant=data&rws=%2Fcarcass%2Ftop-tracks.rss