Carcass Announces U.S. Tour with Obituary!
Disinterred British extreme metal icons Carcass will return to the United States once again this October/November and joining them on select dates are Florida death metal legends Obituary and the eclectic champions of “murder metal,” Macabre. Death grinders Exhumed and newcomers Noisem will open each night of churning insanity as well.
“We thought it would be cool to go off the beaten track a bit and play some places that usually get overlooked,” commented Carcass frontman Jeff Walker. “We figure some of the tumbleweeds needed blowing away. Pretty chuffed to have managed to get our pals Obituary to come along on these dates. As anyone who has seen them recently will testify they’re tearing it up live nowadays!”
Added Obituary, “We’ve been waiting to announce this tour for weeks. Finally the cat is out of the bag. What an awesome tour for us and you fans. We are so STOKED!!! Our new album Inked In Blood will be released on October 28th the same day as the first show at The Rock in Tucson AZ. Can you say album release party!!!”
Flesh Ripping Sonic Torment LTD in Collusion with ICM Presents Carcass, *Obituary, **Macabre, Exhumed, Noisem
10/24/14 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA (+ Dia De Los Muertos) (GET TICKETS)
10/25/14 San Manuel Amphitheater – San Bernardino, CA (Knotfest /with Slipknot, Danzig, Volbeat, Anthrax, Testament & more!) (GET TICKETS)
10/28/14 The Rock – Tucson, AZ * (GET TICKETS)
10/29/14 Tricky Falls – El Paso, TX * (GET TICKETS)
10/31/14 Chameleon Room – Oklahoma City, OK * (GET TICKETS)
11/01/14 Granada – Lawrence, KS * (GET TICKETS)
11/02/14 Pops – Sauget, IL * (GET TICKETS)
11/04/14 Lincoln Theatre – Raleigh, NC * (GET TICKETS)
11/05/14 Broadberry – Richmond, VA * (GET TICKETS)
11/06/14 The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC * (GET TICKETS)
11/07/14 Exit/In – Nashville, TN * (GET TICKETS)
11/08/14 Diamond Pub & Billiards – Louisville, KY * (GET TICKETS)
11/09/14 20th Century Theater – Cincinnati, OH * (GET TICKETS)
11/10/14 The Crofoot – Pontiac, MI ** (GET TICKETS)
11/11/14 Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI ** (GET TICKETS)
11/12/14 The Majestic – Madison, WI ** (GET TICKETS)
11/14/14 Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA ** (GET TICKETS)
11/15/14 Mojos – Joliet, IL ** (GET TICKETS)
Carcass
Carcass released Surgical Steel last September and came in at #41 on the US Billboard Top 200 Chart, just narrowly avoiding the dreaded “Top 40 band” moniker. Even with their impressive back catalogue, Surgical Steel gave the band their highest charting and possibly most critically acclaimed record to date.
Surgical Steel
Surgical Steel was produced by Colin Richardson (Napalm Death, Bolt Thrower, Gorefest, Cannibalcorpse, Sinister, Rodrigo Y Gabriela) and mixed/mastered by Andy Sneap (Megadeth, Accept, Exodus, Testament). Joining guitarist Bill Steer and bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker in the band’s current incarnation are new drummer Dan Wilding (Aborted, Trigger The Bloodshed) and guitarist Ben Ash (Pig Iron, Desolation, Liquefied Skeleton). Original sticksman Ken Owen contributed guest vocals as well.
Carcass has released several classic albums over the years, including Decibel Magazine “Hall of Fame” inductees Heartwork and Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious, and their influence has changed the face of extreme metal with every consecutive release. Whether it was inventing gore-grind (i.e. Reek of Putrefaction, Symphonies of Sickness) or creating the template for melodic death metal (i.e. Heartwork), Carcass has always made records by which bars were set and rules were broken. Upon the band’s dismantling in 1996, fans mourned the loss of the seminal act and longed that the group would return again one day. In 2007, the metal world got its wish as Carcass reformed to play several sold-out reunion shows around the globe. Once again re-motivated to administer a shot of cynicism and infectious riffs into the arm of a sickly metal scene, founding members Bill Steer and Jeff Walker began writing what would become the latest output of their highly influential career, Surgical Steel. Only the choicest of cuts were made, and blood sweat and tears were shed to bring us a record worthy of the Carcass legacy. In short, Surgical Steel is just what the doctor ordered.
Obituary
Death metal legends Obituary make their Relapse debut with Inked In Blood, their 9th full length LP. Almost three decades in, Inked In Blood stands out as one of the finest moments in Obituary’s already godlike discography.
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Inked in Blood will be released October 28th in North America (UK/World October 27th and Germany/Benelux/Finland on October 24th) via Relapse Records.
The riffs, groove, snarl and rage are as fierce as ever, putting most all other contemporary death metal bands to shame. Obituary are THE definitive death metal band, and Inked In Blood is an instant classic amongst their already storied catalog. Obituaryare both the originators and the torchbearers of the genre! Inked In Blood is the sound of true death metal kings reclaiming their throne!!!
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