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2 unusual facts about Carcass


Bleed From Within

In November 2013 Bleed From Within were one of four acts alongside Amon Amarth, Hell and Carcass for Metal Hammer's Defenders Of The Faith IV tour.

Pre-Electric Wizard 1989–1994

Inspired by the popular bands of the time; Carcass, Celtic Frost, Slayer, Bolt Thrower, Napalm Death etc. the band members also had deep routed connections in the underground tape trading scene.


Bill Steer

Steer also appeared along with Jeffrey Walker (bassist/vocalist of Carcass) in an episode of the Sci-Fi comedy Red Dwarf.

Continuous inspection

Continuous inspection (carcass-by-carcass inspection) is the USDA’s meat and poultry inspection system, called "continuous" because no animal destined for human food may be slaughtered or dressed unless an inspector is continuously present.

Daniel Erlandsson

He formerly played reunion shows with legendary grindcore band Carcass from 2007-2010 as their original drummer Ken Owen could not play due to complications from a brain hemorrhage he had in 1999.

Electrohippies

:Not to be confused with Electro Hippies, a thrashcore band formed in the UK including original membership from the band Carcass

Fiji Petrel

The Fiji Petrel was originally known from one immature specimen found in 1855 on Gau Island, Fiji by naturalist John MacGillivray on board 'HMS Herald' who took the carcass to the British Museum in London.

Grindcrusher

#Carcass - Exhume to Consume (this version is different from the one that appears on the LP Symphonies of Sickness)

Jeff Walker

Jeffrey Walker (born 1969), British musician in grindcore/death metal band Carcass

Jeffrey Walker

He performed as 'Gazza', a 'neo-Marxist nihilist anarchist', the bassist of the band 'Smeg and the Heads' in the 1989 episode "Timeslides" along with Carcass bandmate Bill Steer as the "whacked-out crazy hippy drummer" 'Dobbin'.

Little Irvy

The whale was purchased in 1967 for $6,000.00 US from the Del-Monte Fishing Company, which had captured the whale off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, with plans to sell the carcass for dog food.

Matti Kärki

Moreover, he was the bass player for General Surgery during 1988 to 1990, and joined again in early 2000 when the band was temporarily resurrected to record a song for the Carcass tribute album Requiems of Revulsion.

Pressed duck

The remaining carcass (including other meat, bones, and skin) is then put in a specially-designed press, similar to a wine press.

Reek of Putrefaction

When released, Reek of Putrefaction reached No. 6 on the UK Indie Chart, establishing Carcass as one of the pioneers of the grindcore genre.

Swansong

The disc art is the "Unfinished Pyramid et al." from the Great Seal of the United States, but it reads "carcass" instead of "annuit coeptis", "somnus pecunia cibus" instead of "novus ordo seclorum" and "MCMXCV" instead of "MDCCLXXVI".

The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull

It tells the story of Samson, who tore apart a lion and when he returned, noticed a swarm of bees and some honey on the lion's carcass.

Welcome to Carcass Cuntry

The instrumentation is performed by notable heavy metal musicians, including Faith No More’s Billy Gould, H.I.M.‘s Ville Valo, Anathema’s Danny Cavanagh and Carcass members Bill Steer and Ken Owen.


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