Every once in a while, a band releases an album that doesn't make a huge impact in their careers: I think Necroticism:Descanting the
Insalubrious is that kind of record.
Don't get me wrong; this is an essential record of
Carcass' discography, (their third official release) but being honest, it is not a favorite of all the headbangers out there.
Why? The truth: honestly, I don't have a damn clue, this record has serious quality values, why, it does sound a lot better than
Reek of Putrefaction and
Symphonies of Sickness, but it doesn't have that special place in our blackened hearts like the previous recordings I mentioned, it has cool songs of their most famous library; Corporal Jigsore Quandary, Symposium of
Sickness, Lavaging Expectorate of Lyserguide Composition, (you try say that title three times faster) and of course,
Incarnated Solvent
Abuse, which was one of the album's singles.
Some of those songs are favorites; but I just can't recommend this record as "must buy" such as their previous offerings, it is a pretty cool record, but not completely, I think. I'll give it a 16 out of 20, some say it is still grind core, but to me, sounds more like death metal, not that there's something wrong with that, but I think they went on a different musical direction here. Buy it if you are a demented "completionist" as I am, but really there isn't just enough raw grind-core as in their masterpieces I mentioned before, I think this record was made during a season of changes for carcass, with the inclusion of Michael Amott as a new member. This was the last time Bill Steer recorded his guttural voice on a LP.
Pretty good album nonetheless, not my favorite, but a complementary and important piece of
Carcass' history, almost a year later after his original release (1991) an EP was available named "
Tools of the Trade" which included four songs, that complemented this record and injected a lot of face-melting-grind, which is always welcome.
Buy the one with the extra tracks if you can find it, you'll get a lot more death metal for your hard-earned money.
I can't believe what my eyes are reading. Were you seriously able to critique one of the best albums in the history of death metal? Incredible. I greatly respect your opinion, but in my own, you couldn't be more wrong. It is without a doubt one of the best Death Metal albums, I would put it on the level of Blessed are the Sick, Human, Symbolic, The End Complete, Testimony of the Ancients... I understand that some people may like their more grindcore and primitive version, but come on, if we're talking about Death Metal, Necroticism is in my top ten (top five if you push me) without a doubt. Particularly in that top ten is also ...in Pains, but there I understand that it can be very subjective, but Necroticism... wow, your review surprised me. I was at the concert for that album's tour when I didn't even know Carcass yet, and it is without a doubt the most unforgettable concert of my life, along with Sepultura on their Arise tour. But the Carcass concert was spectacular. One of the sound columns broke... the audience sensed that something wasn't quite right, but everyone was enjoying the concert, and when the problem was fixed towards the end of the show, people realized the greatness of this group... even with extreme difficulties, they had an extreme impact on all of us. Carcass is not my favorite band, but Necroticism is one of my favorite albums, and being objective, it should be for a vast majority of Death Metal fans. It is a spectacular album from beginning to end, highly crafted, careful, entertaining... it makes you enjoy it with every listen. Well, that said, absolute respect for your review. If you are there writing reviews, it must be for a reason, but I couldn't disagree more.
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