 | Carcass Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious
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| 5.0 classic | branflakes911 | February 12th 14 |
The example of how to evoke the harrowing and deranged without need of excessive brutality. Necroticism hits that much harder because it doesn't have to slam or blast its way into relevance, choosing rather to harness the full potential of the evil harmonic language defined by early death metal. The level of refinement here is unparalleled, the compositions are diverse and engaging, the guitarwork is dynamic and stirring and the drums are an exercise in the power of restraint and emphasis. One of the best of the early years and definitively Carcass.
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| 5.0 classic | TRMshadow | October 28th 09 |
Coming out 2 years before Heartwork, this album shows a slightly more agressive and unpolished sound. The adding of soundbytes before each tracks really exemplifies the band's interest in gore and, as the title says, the insalubrious. 4.80/5
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| 4.0 excellent | Elmo | January 13th 22 |
gud ablum
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| 1.5 very poor | Ossacip Olbap | October 22nd 21 |
a confused mass of below average death metal with incongruous maiden-esque melodies thrown in
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| 5.0 classic | dimibungle | June 14th 20 |
This one here is a childhood classic, if i had to say which record i played more in my life, i would say for sure that one here is the one.
Its one of those records that encapsulates everything that a genre can or will ever achieve, the intros, the riffs, they ironic and black humor that is everywhere on the lyrics, the double vocals which mesh perfect together, i even love that they gave names to the solos, never saw that before, they were breaking any rules that you might think metal or death metal had or should have, on pedigree butchery u even listen ambient noises, no band could emulate or surpass this record here and no band ever will, this the pinnacle of death metal.
The guitar tone they have on this one is one of the best i have ever heard on metal, not too loud but not too thin either, its meaty and heavy and on the right amount for Bill to cut it down with his surgical precision solos, which are his best, together with Amott they do fantastic job, but we all know that Bill is the genius, and they achieved all this because in essence Carcass deep down is a punk band, at least their roots will always be punks who protest for the animals that are slaughtered for food, they didn't care to create any genres and all this goregrind crap, but they have this punk attitude and balls since the beginning to really not care for any rules or any genres, their only rule is to put you on the slab and make you feel how is to be on the same position with an animal that is ready to be cut for food, that's their only ethic, most people don't even know that Carcass is a vegan band and very hardcore with it, do not underestimate that fact, because is the backbone on the majority of their lyrics and attitude until today.
Listen to this record with an open mind and listen to it again, be sure when you get it, you will never be the same again
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| 3.5 great | GamamJ | March 9th 20 |
A massive shift from Carcass. They stip fitmly into Death Metal, shedding everything from their goregrind past except for attitude and lyrical themes. The addition of Amott also brings a new sense of melodic leads into the band. Another massive step-up is the crystal clear production hogglighting the precision of Steer?s riffing. All in all, a huge step-up in songwriting and precision for Carcass. However Amott?s melodic leads often sound oddly misplaced to me given the rest of the band still focusing mostly on disgusting riffing.
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| 4.5 superb | Risodo | May 20th 18 |
Carcass is a rare type of band that was able to establish their name in Grindcore and later in Death Metal, fact that was repeated by Napalm Death, but not in the same quality and intensity. "Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious" is a malevolent symphony about nefarious themes and perverse ideologies on our planet. The riffs are incredible, presenting themselves as a great lesson of how to build a heavy song. I'm not much a big fan of the cover art and i think there might be more songs on the album, but who am i to complain about an almost perfect album?
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| 4.5 superb | BRAman22 | July 1st 14 |
A fantastic death metal album that has more to it than can heard on the surface.
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| 4.5 superb | ThrashK | May 14th 13 |
1991 was one sick year for death metal - Human, Mental Funeral, Effigy of the Forgotten, and many others. Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious is definitely right up there, being my favourite Carcass along with Symphonies of Sickness.
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| 0.0 | XulOnerom | December 4th 12 |
Truth is, if it wasn't for my personal policy of giving only one 5 per band, this, Swansong and Symphonies would all be 5s
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| 4.0 excellent | Fernando Alves STAFF | August 6th 11 |
In my opinion their best record. Something between death and grind, Necroticism:Descanting The Insalubrious is an original and very solid record. Best song here is definitely Corporal Jigsore Quandary. That drum intro and that riff.......Jesus.......
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| 5.0 classic | FeralMemories | January 12th 10 |
When I first became a Carcass listener, it was Heartwork that drew me in. I was so sure that it was their magnum opus I didn't give necroticism a fighting chance. Since then, it has slowly fought it's way to the top, claiming Heartworks crown as the best Carcass album, and one of the best Death Metal albums of all time.
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