On the last Bandcamp Friday Earache Records heavily discounted their vinyl stock, and the carrion call of Carcass was simply too alluring to ignore (as was the alliteration in that sentence). I’m a fan of every era of the band, but the pronounced slide into technical death metal on Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious has always been a personal favorite. With the addition of Michael Amott on second guitar the band retained their grimy, rough edges which elevating their riffs and songwriting to something that wouldn’t be out of place on a Death record. It’s the perfect bridge between their earlier, grind-heavy sound and the pristine shine that would come one album later.

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