Carcass - Surgical Steel

Written by [user id=22378] on 04.03.2014 at 22:39
Shame on you.

Shame on who?

Written by Troy Killjoy on 05.03.2014 at 00:13

Written by [user id=22378] on 04.03.2014 at 22:39
Shame on you.

Shame on who?

Sometimes, my chice of words is inappropriate, and I apologize to the reviewer.

I do not agree that Surgical Steel is a hell of an album. In my oppinion, it is a very mediocre one. The album lyrics are badass, but the music is far from being good. It is much, much better than many other contemporary albums - absolutely, but it is well below their real potential.

Kinda mixed on this. Sounds more thrashy than death metal, but my main issue is the production. Much too clean for my taste.

Very enjoyable. I've never been into Carcass so I don't have experience with anything else they've done- but I'm a fan of this album.

Great album pure old school death metal " mount Of Execution " is just perfect

Their best album, in my opinion.

But I'm not exactly a Carcass fanboy either.
This album just kicks so much ass.

People wanting this album to be a copy of earlier Carcass album styles are missing the point entirely. Both Jeff and Bill stated that they never want to repeat themselves or become stagnant and confined in a specific genre. What you get here is them trying to appease the old school fans by giving them bits and pieces of previous albums, and for me it works amazing as a comeback thank you for all. I would not mind if Carcass continued where they left off on Swansong and explore new and creative music. Bill has returned to form in this album and with newcomers backing him, they can keep making amazing things.

I liked old Carcass because of stuff like "Corporal Jigsore Quandary" (best drum intro in the history of metal if you ask me) and I liked newer Carcass (Heartwork-era) because of the variety and new impulses they introduced into extreme music.
So what do I like about this release? Easy answer: almost nothing. I think it's kinda bland and the only song I really enjoy is "Mount Of Execution" which is neither typically (old) Carcass nor very innovative either.

Absolutely love this album. Ripper from start to finish. Arguably their best. I judge this independently of their previous releases and judge it for what it is, a hard hitting melodeath album, and that is where it succeeds

I actually liked this one way more than I thought, it's quite a straightforward one but it works out perfectly, might as well be my favorite from them for the moment

Written by Starvynth on 29.11.2018 at 16:06

(best drum intro in the history of metal if you ask me)

Overkill by Motorhead wins this contest.

Written by Boxcar Willy on 23.10.2020 at 05:37

Overkill by Motorhead wins this contest.

Yeah, Overkill is a good one too, I'll give you that.
But the big difference is that you can have sex to the drumbeat of Corporal Jigsore Quandary whereas to Overkill you can only... well...uhhm... beat your own meat.
As always, it comes down to a matter of personal preference.

Written by Starvynth on 24.10.2020 at 19:51

Yeah, Overkill is a good one too, I'll give you that.
But the big difference is that you can have sex to the drumbeat of Corporal Jigsore Quandary whereas to Overkill you can only... well...uhhm... beat your own meat.
As always, it comes down to a matter of personal preference.

You must be my brother from another mother.

Written by Boxcar Willy on 23.10.2020 at 05:37

Written by Starvynth on 29.11.2018 at 16:06

(best drum intro in the history of metal if you ask me)

Overkill by Motorhead wins this contest.

Painkiller ? anyone ?

The closer is amazing

It sounds more like a continuation of Heartwork than anything else, but slightly lacking in consistency, the guitarwork overall is great, some of the riffs are great, but most of the riff work is too generic, some of the solo's are impressive, but the drumming wasn't as impressive as previous albums.

"The Granulating Dark Satanic Mills", "Unfit for Human Consumption", and "Mount of Execution" are the standouts here for me, those three songs are fantastic, the rest of the album is ok, but nothing special.

Thrasher’s Abattoir came on after finishing another album, reminded me how much I enjoy melodic Carcass and how awesome this album cover is.

My hot take of the day: this album is as good as Heartwork.