Surgical Steel, the new album from the reunited Carcass, is an achievement for a band that had been broken up for as long as Carcass has, but also on its own merits. It’s sort of a mix of the band’s previous Heartwork and Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious albums. Originals Jeff Walker and Bill Steer teamed up with Aborted drummer Dan Wilding on writing and recording the album, and Nuclear Blast released it this year.
The band posted a fistful of videos on YouTube to promote the record, and for your convenience, they are listed below.
Surgical Steel teaser
“Captive Bolt Pistol” lyric video
Surgical Steel, Track By Track, Part 1: “1985,” “Thrasher’s Abattoir,” “Cadaver Pouch Conveyor System,” “A Congealed Clot of Blood”
Surgical Steel, Track By Track, Part 2: “The Master Butcher’s Apron,” “Noncompliance to ASTM F-899 12 Standard,” “The Granulating Dark Satanic Mills”
Surgical Steel, Track By Track, Part 3: “Unfit for Human Consumption,” “316 L Grade Surgical Steel,” “Captive Bolt Pistol,” “Mount of Execution”
What one track off the new album do you feel sums up the present day Carcass?
Carcass on the artwork for Surgical Steel
Interviews with Bill Steer and Jeff Walker:
Jeff Walker & Bill Steer on Bill recording vocals for Surgical Steel
Jeff Walker and Bill Steer on having Ken Owen join them to record backing vocals
Jeff Walker and Bill Steer on the changes the band has seen in the music industry over the years
Jeff Walker and Bill Steer on their cameo roles in the TV show Red Dwarf
Related:
There’s a couple of Carcass interviews from the Heartwork and Necroticism eras in the D.U. archive: Issue #5, 1992 and Issue #11, 1994
Updated November 4, 2016: we gave this post a much-needed facelift.
Cool music guys, carcass surgical steel really rocks, looking forward to your next album!