CARCASS — Surgical Steel (review)

CARCASS — Surgical Steel album cover Album · 2013 · Melodic Death Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4.5/5 ·
J-Man
Whether you like their evolution as a band or not, there’s not much debate regarding the huge impact that Carcass has made on the extreme metal landscape - after all, how many other groups can you think of that pioneered the grindcore style before leading their country’s death metal scene and eventually helping create melodic death metal? With that in mind, it’s no surprise that 2013’s Surgical Steel (their first album in seventeen years) was met with high expectations, and whilst it may be a letdown to folks hoping for Symphonies of Sickness Part Two, Surgical Steel is a fine example of a comeback album done right. The lyrics are as gore-soaked as ever, the musicianship is as professional as it gets, and the songwriting is powerful as hell, but most importantly, this feels like a Carcass album. The band’s ability to make utterly brutal metal that still sounds memorable has not faltered even after years of silence, and that’s what ultimately makes Surgical Steel a monumental death metal opus.
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J-Man wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I agree, Kim. As much as I respect their first two albums, their later stuff is what I usually feel compelled to listen to.
Time Signature wrote:
more than 2 years ago
It captures the essence of Heartwork and Swansong with a bit of Necroticism sprinkled on top. Seeing that I like these three albums better than the first two ones, I have absolutely nothing at all against Surgical Steel.

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