Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious is the third album by British extreme metal band Carcass. It was released on 30 October 1991 through Earache Records. This album is the first to feature guitarist Michael Amott and marked the first time Carcass had recorded as a four-piece. Many of the tracks describe economical ways to dispose of dead bodies. Necroticism continues the move towards a predominant death metal sound which was started in Symphonies of Sickness, featuring songs with longer sections and complex structures, more akin to the then-burgeoning technical death metal subgenre.
Necroticism was originally released on 21 October 1991 through Earache Records. The album was re-released in 2008 as part of an ongoing series of Carcass reissues, to tie in with their reunion. The main album is presented as one side of a dualdisc, while the DVD side features the third part of an extended documentary titled The Pathologist's Report Part III: Mass Infection, and a 23-minute interview with Walker and Amott from 1993, recorded on the Gods of Grind tour. Later editions of the reissue contain the album on a CD and the documentary on a separate DVD. Also included in the reissue is a set of four art cards. The reissue is presented in a 12-panel digipak with full lyrics and artwork.
Ken Owen and Jeff Walker said during The Pathologist's Report Part III: Mass Infection that they rejected the descriptions of Carcass's music on this album being grindcore. While Owen acknowledges its death metal characteristics, both he and Walker expressed that they are more inclined towards calling their music on this album "progressive". Music journalist T Coles described the album as having "a more straightforward death metal sound".
AllMusic gave Necroticism four out of five stars, stating that the worthy addition of Michael Amott made the record an excellent guitarist's album. Kerrang! notably gave the album a perfect score in their 364th magazine issue. Metal Storm gave Necroticism a 9.6/10 calling it a masterpiece and a transitional album that every metalhead should own (melodic or extreme) and suggested that people should buy the album immediately.
In 2005, Necroticism was ranked number 294 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time. In September 2005, Necroticism was inducted into the Decibel Magazine Hall of Fame, being the eighth album overall to be featured in the Decibel Hall of Fame.
Tracklist:
- Inpropagation 07:07
- Corporal Jigsore Quandary 05:48
- Symposium of Sickness 06:56
- Pedigree Butchery 05:16
- Incarnated Solvent Abuse 05:00
- Carneous Cacoffiny 06:43
- Lavaging Expectorate of Lysergide Composition 04:03
- Forensic Clinicism / The Sanguine Article 07:10
- Tools of the Trade 03:03
- Pyosified 03:05
- Hepatic Tissue Fermentation II 06:30
- Corporal Jigsore Quandary (Live in Tokyo) 05:26
- Incarnated Solvent Abuse (Live in Tokyo) 04:36
Time: 01:10:43
Part of the Full Dynamic Range series.
Jewel case in cardboard slipcase. Comes with sticker on shrinkwrap.
Tracks 9, 10, 11 taken from Tools of the Trade EP.
Tracks 12, 13 taken from the Best Of (1997) compilation.
Official music videos:
- Incarnated Solvent Abuse
- Corporal Jigsore Quandary
Inpropagation and Pedigree Butchery were firstly composed as an instrumental song and performed in a rehearsal on '87. Those songs are available in various "rare rehearsals" bootlegs.
Recording information:
Recorded at Amazon Studios, Simonswood.
Co-mixed by Carcass.
Colin Richardson – production, mixing
Carcass – mixing
Keith Hartley – engineering
Ian McFarlane – assistance
Dave Buchmann – assistance
John Paul – remastering
Carcass – cover art
Tom Warner – layout
Tracks 12-13 recorded live in Japan, 1992.
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