Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious [Enhanced]

Carcass | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 7, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Earache Records
• ASIN: B0002IQDWO
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #75,690 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Metal Masterpiece, September 18, 2005

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J. Holmes "blood+whiskey" (yokohama, japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious (Audio CD)

no question about it...Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious is Carcass's defining moment. a glorious splatter platter of brutaly fierce, melodicly medical metal. does that make sense? the songwriting here is top notch...every track is a monsterous example of how much power these guys had. technicality and killer hooks are all combined with great (and amusing) lyrics to make an excellent kind of album that Carcass would never make again. and the cover art is great...scary, creepy, and artisticly well done. overall, an unforgettable album!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my top 5 favorite albums, June 27, 2006

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Matthew Bidart (Chino, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious (Audio CD)

I just dug this one out of my cd case last week. I got this album back when I was in high school. I played the s**t out of this disk. This is an absolute perfect d.m. release. Heartwork was good, and a bit more melodic, but this was their banger! Who would have thought that now 14 years later, I still hold this album up in my top ranks. This release is flawless and timeless in my opinion. This is Carcass at their peak! Pick up the newer version of this release. I hear that the 3 tracks from Tools of the Trade are on it. Enjoy!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Carcass's best effort, bar none, July 19, 2007

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Jeremy Brackeen "themetalbeast" (Cameron, WI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious (Audio CD)

You heard me right, "Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious" is without question Carcass's best album of all time, and it also really stepped up the band's career as well. It's also one of the best death metal albums of all time, as well as one of my all time favorite death metal albums ever. This was the one Carcass album along with "Heartwork" that really got me into this awesome band. Whether they'd be goregrind/grindcore, death metal, or even melodeath, Carcass are truly one of a kind in the metal world.

Everything on "Necroticism" is just excellent. The production by Colin Richardson is just top notch here. The lyrics are great, and the album art cover is very creepy. The musicianship on this album is also top notch as well. You got Michael Amott (formerly of Carnage, and he would later go on to play in Arch Enemy) and Bill Steer's orgasmic dualing guitarwork, lots of great heavy riffs and awesome technical dualing solos throughout. Ken Owen is a great drummer. His double bass drumwork is just awesome especially on my favorite song "Corporal Jigsore Quandary" in which he does an excellent drum loop at the beginning of the song. Jeff Walker is a very unique death metal vocalist. His vocals can range from low death growls to high pitched black metal screams, and he also tends to use a cleaner approach to his vocals as well.

Every song on here is just excellent, but if had to pick some standouts, they would definately be "Inpropagation", "Corporal Jigsore Quandary" (my favorite song which I mentioned earlier), "Incarnated Solvent Abuse" "Symposium of Sickness", "Pedigree Butchery", and "Forensic Clinicism/The Sanguine Article". Overall this classic album is an absolute must have for all metalheads. Guaranteed to get those heads banging, enjoy!!
Jeremy's song ratings:
1. Inpropagation (7:06) - 5/5
2. Corporal Jigsore Quandary (5:48) - 5/5 My favorite song
3. Symposium of Sickness (6:56) - 5/5
4. Pedigree Butchery (5:16) - 5/5
5. Incarnated Solvent Abuse (4:59) - 5/5
6. Carneous Cacoffiny (6:43) - 5/5
7. Lavaging Expectorate of Lysergide Composition (4:03) - 5/5
8. Forensic Clinicism/The Sanguine Article (7::12) - 5/5