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Music : Symphonies of Sickness
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- The best grindcore record ever.
Carcass pretty much invented the gore-grind genre with their debut album Reek of Putrefaction, and all the elements that make up Symphonies of Sickness are present in that first album - the shocking real-life autopsy cover collage artwork, the brutal medical dictionary lyrics, the triple vocal attack, the hyperspeed grinding music - the only real difference is that while Carcass' debut album formed the right musical and stylistic template for the band, musically it was a little rough and amateurish - on Symphonies of Sickness the band have got their act together in a major way.
Gone is the sloppy musicianship and out of time moments that marred Reek of Putrefaction, with Bill Steer throwing out some truly twisted dextrous guitar riffs, while Ken Owens blastbeats are now steady as a rock. The godwaful production that made Reek of Putrefaction barely listenable at times has also been removed, as Colin Richardson gives the band a powerful presence without cleaning up any of the essential filthy guitar tones.
When Symphonies of Sickness was first released it seemed like an almost impossibly noisy record, with the jagged riffs disappearing under a barrage of blastbeats and screaming. In the 16-odd years since it was released the number of bands influenced by Carcass and taking things to an even more extreme level have made Symphonies of Sickness a more accessible record, but have certainly not weakened its power. In fact, the passing of time has been kind to this record - instead of sounding dated the quality of the guitar riffs and the general perverse groovy-ness of the songs shine through. Make no mistake, Symphonies of Sickness contains some of the best grindcore songs ever written.
Carcass 3rd album Necroticism is rightfully considered by many to be the best death metal album ever made, but don't neglect Symphonies of Sickness - with its peerless collection of songs, and air of perverse sickness (this is one album that really does sound as though it was recorded by serial killers in a filthy murder shack) as far as I'm concerned this is the best grindcore album ever made.
Essential.
Rating: - fun in the morgue!
hey,the police raided earache records office becase of this album's and reek of putrefaction original covers.they confiscated some pictures and papers,but made no arrest.so if your going to buy this album buy it in it's original cover.
it's grindcore,with the most extreme lyrics i ever read .it's like reading an anatomy book ,in rhyme.i think jeff walker did some medical studies.
empathological necroticism is my favourite.the singing sometimes gets too hellish to understan but,
don't take it so seriously or you'll losr your mind ,or call the police.
"bloodied ,torn and twisted
severe mutilation is all that remains
stagnating in shrink-wrap
empty the contents onto the mortuary slab"
empathological necroticism.
Rating: - great album
a quality album fantasic track titles, sick lyrics and most of all heavy music.
Rating: - Better Than Necroticism??
Contrary to the below review, i find this album to be far superior to Necroticism - Descanting The Insalubrious. In my opinion Necroticism is the sound of a band, who know what they want to do, but are too scared to betray their death metal and grind roots. Which is exactly what they did with Heartwork.
Symphonies of sicknes is simply one of the most perfect death metal albums, although to be honest i am not a huge death metal fan (i prefer 80's hardcore like, napalm death, the stupids, ripcord, etc.) There is a good mixture of blastbeats and mid paced sections, and the guitars sound perfect, the vocals are pretty horrible sounding and are mainly performed by Jeff walker on this album, but Bill steer still does a few deep growled vocals. Theres plent of catchy riffs in there, and it rarely goes into some of the monotonous sections like Necroticism. The only thing i dont like is that you cant hear the bass very well apart from when the guitar is not being played. Lyric-wise there are very detailed and interesting pathology terms, making the gore side of things more interesting than you average gore band. All in all a masterpiece album!
Rating:
- Very good, but Necroticism is better
In 1988, Carcass added a new dimension to heavy metal with their gore-obsessed lyrics on their debut, reek of putrefaction. This second album is an improvement on reek..., as the production is better, the songs are a bit longer than 30 seconds and the gore lyricism gets more intricate. This is an excellent album in its own right. But only trendy elitists could say that this album is better than Necroticism. Necroticism is where Carcass hit their peak. But this album is still a must have in your collection. 8.5 out of 10.
- The best grindcore record ever.Carcass pretty much invented the gore-grind genre with their debut album Reek of Putrefaction, and all the elements that make up Symphonies of Sickness are present in that first album - the shocking real-life autopsy cover collage artwork, the brutal medical dictionary lyrics, the triple vocal attack, the hyperspeed grinding music - the only real difference is that while Carcass' debut album formed the right musical and stylistic template for the band, musically it was a little rough and amateurish - on Symphonies of Sickness the band have got their act together in a major way.
Gone is the sloppy musicianship and out of time moments that marred Reek of Putrefaction, with Bill Steer throwing out some truly twisted dextrous guitar riffs, while Ken Owens blastbeats are now steady as a rock. The godwaful production that made Reek of Putrefaction barely listenable at times has also been removed, as Colin Richardson gives the band a powerful presence without cleaning up any of the essential filthy guitar tones.
When Symphonies of Sickness was first released it seemed like an almost impossibly noisy record, with the jagged riffs disappearing under a barrage of blastbeats and screaming. In the 16-odd years since it was released the number of bands influenced by Carcass and taking things to an even more extreme level have made Symphonies of Sickness a more accessible record, but have certainly not weakened its power. In fact, the passing of time has been kind to this record - instead of sounding dated the quality of the guitar riffs and the general perverse groovy-ness of the songs shine through. Make no mistake, Symphonies of Sickness contains some of the best grindcore songs ever written.
Carcass 3rd album Necroticism is rightfully considered by many to be the best death metal album ever made, but don't neglect Symphonies of Sickness - with its peerless collection of songs, and air of perverse sickness (this is one album that really does sound as though it was recorded by serial killers in a filthy murder shack) as far as I'm concerned this is the best grindcore album ever made.
Essential.
Rating:
- fun in the morgue!hey,the police raided earache records office becase of this album's and reek of putrefaction original covers.they confiscated some pictures and papers,but made no arrest.so if your going to buy this album buy it in it's original cover.
it's grindcore,with the most extreme lyrics i ever read .it's like reading an anatomy book ,in rhyme.i think jeff walker did some medical studies.
empathological necroticism is my favourite.the singing sometimes gets too hellish to understan but,
don't take it so seriously or you'll losr your mind ,or call the police.
"bloodied ,torn and twisted
severe mutilation is all that remains
stagnating in shrink-wrap
empty the contents onto the mortuary slab"
empathological necroticism.
Rating:
- great albuma quality album fantasic track titles, sick lyrics and most of all heavy music.
Rating:
- Better Than Necroticism??Contrary to the below review, i find this album to be far superior to Necroticism - Descanting The Insalubrious. In my opinion Necroticism is the sound of a band, who know what they want to do, but are too scared to betray their death metal and grind roots. Which is exactly what they did with Heartwork.
Symphonies of sicknes is simply one of the most perfect death metal albums, although to be honest i am not a huge death metal fan (i prefer 80's hardcore like, napalm death, the stupids, ripcord, etc.) There is a good mixture of blastbeats and mid paced sections, and the guitars sound perfect, the vocals are pretty horrible sounding and are mainly performed by Jeff walker on this album, but Bill steer still does a few deep growled vocals. Theres plent of catchy riffs in there, and it rarely goes into some of the monotonous sections like Necroticism. The only thing i dont like is that you cant hear the bass very well apart from when the guitar is not being played. Lyric-wise there are very detailed and interesting pathology terms, making the gore side of things more interesting than you average gore band. All in all a masterpiece album!
Rating:
- Very good, but Necroticism is betterIn 1988, Carcass added a new dimension to heavy metal with their gore-obsessed lyrics on their debut, reek of putrefaction. This second album is an improvement on reek..., as the production is better, the songs are a bit longer than 30 seconds and the gore lyricism gets more intricate. This is an excellent album in its own right. But only trendy elitists could say that this album is better than Necroticism. Necroticism is where Carcass hit their peak. But this album is still a must have in your collection. 8.5 out of 10.