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Rating: THE REVIEW
The Carcass are a band that I would now define as a legend and history in death metal. Heartwork is the masterpiece of the quartet that has marked pages in the history of metal and from which many current bands still draw inspiration.
The songs on this album are a lethal dose of aggression combined with an unmistakable dark melody meticulously crafted by guitarists Steer and Amott.
Not to mention a certain Jeff Walker, bassist and primarily vocalist recognized as one of the best in the death music scene.
An album that you cannot dislike if you are lovers of death metal not necessarily played exclusively at impractical tempos and with only meaningless screams.
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Heartwork by Carcass is considered a legendary death metal album, combining aggression with dark melodic craftsmanship. Guitarists Steer and Amott create intricate melodies while Jeff Walker delivers standout vocals. This album stands out as a masterpiece influential to many modern metal bands.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Carcass
Carcass is an English extreme metal band formed in Liverpool, widely cited in the reviews as pivotal to grindcore/goregrind and later influential in technical and melodic death metal, with a landmark run culminating in Heartwork (1993).24 Reviews
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By jigoro
Carcass revolutionized everything, mixing aggressive Death Metal with melodic elements, creating the Melodic Death Metal genre.
Heartwork makes me break out in a cold sweat at every listen, makes the hairs on my neck stand up, and thrills me as few other songs do.
By JohnHolmes
The album is permeated by a dreamlike and raging atmosphere, past styles are largely forgotten and for the first time introspective lyrics appear, definitively abandoning gore.
With Jeff Walker always in the limelight, a superb Ken Owen on the drums and two guitarists like Steer/Amott... it couldn’t help but result in a summation of Melodic Death.
By velu
"Heartwork is a fundamental album, not only in the history of Carcass but also for the entire extreme metal scene."
"This is probably the definitive Carcass album, the only one that encapsulates all the souls that have distinguished them in previous albums."
