"Surgical Steel", the new album from reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS, sold around 8,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 41 on The Billboard 200 chart."Surgical Steel" has registered the following first-week chart positions so far: Finland: #6Germany: #10Austria: #24USA: #41Sweden: #42 UK: #47 Australia: #59Netherlands: #73France: #80Ireland: #84Belgium: #117 (Flanders #130, Wallonia #87) Commented the band: "Wow! Well, we had every faith in the fact that we've recorded a very strong album and we had every faith in our label, Nuclear Blast, that they would work their asses off but this is AMAZING news!!! This even more impressive when you consider that our album 'leaked' a month before the release date AND that we didn't target the charts in the summer when it was 'soft' and easier to chart high."CARCASS was up against some strong mainstream releases this past week! "Thanks to all the listeners who bought the album it goes to prove to all the cynics out there wrong people DO still buy albums, especially metalheads! "If you bought the album, you should be proud of yourselves!"Again, thanks from us!" "Surgical Steel" was released on September 16 in the U.K., September 13 in the rest of Europe and September 17 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records. The effort was produced by Colin Richardson (FEAR FACTORY, MACHINE HEAD, NAPALM DEATH, SLIPKNOT, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE) and mixed by Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, ACCEPT, EXODUS, ARCH ENEMY).Joining guitarist Bill Steer and bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker in CARCASS' current incarnation are new drummer Dan Wilding (ABORTED, TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED) and guitarist Ben Ash (PIG IRON, DESOLATION, LIQUEFIED SKELETON).In a recent interview with Chile's Radio Futuro, Walker stated about the new CARCASS CD: "We think we've made a good album, so it's gonna be very interesting when people get to hear the record. We can't wait to see what people think." He continued: "It sounds like CARCASS. Even the drumming sounds like CARCASS. Everything about it
I think it's gonna shock people, how good it is. I think it's got all the elements that people like, yet it still sounds fresh. So that's all I can say, really, 'cause we don't really sound like any other band, and the fact that after 17 years, we wrote music and it still sounds like CARCASS, I think it's good."Regarding the direction of the forthcoming CARCASS album, Walker previously stated: "We've taken stylistic cues from all the albums because it's in our blood, but it's no rehash or mess of ideas. I think it sounds almost like the missing link between the third and forth albums but with some groove in there. I've jokingly christened some parts 'trad blast' and some 'death sleaze'
don't think for a minute this is just some nostalgic throwback album we're setting up another 17 years of ideas for other bands to copy and clean up on. [laughs]""Surgical Steel" jewel case track listing:01. 198502. Thrasher's Abattoir03. Cadaver Pouch Conveyor System04. A Congealed Clot Of Blood05. The Master Butcher's Apron06. Noncompliance To ASTM F 899-12 Standard07. The Granulating Dark Satanic Mills08. Unfit For Human Consumption09. 316L Grade Surgical Steel10. Captive Bolt Pistol11. Mount Of Execution "Surgical Steel" digipak track listing:01. 198502. Thrasher's Abattoir03. Cadaver Pouch Conveyor System04. A Congealed Clot Of Blood05. The Master Butcher's Apron06. Noncompliance To ASTM F 899-12 Standard07. The Granulating Dark Satanic Mills08. Unfit For Human Consumption09. 316L Grade Surgical Steel10. Captive Bolt Pistol11. Mount Of Execution12. Intensive Battery Brooding (bonus track) "Surgical Steel" U.S. vinyl and cassette track listing:Side A01. 198502. Thrasher's Abattoir03. Cadaver Pouch Conveyor System04. A Congealed Clot Of Blood05. The Master Butcher's Apron06. Noncompliance To ASTM F 899-12 Standard Side B01. The Granulating Dark Satanic Mills02. Unfit For Human Consumption03. 316L Grade Surgical Steel04. Captive Bolt Pistol05. Mount Of Execution "Surgical Steel" surgical kit box (Nuclear Blast U.S. mail-order only) includes:* DVD-sized booklet* Steel book with CD* Oversized Poster* Surgical kit styled box* Picture Disc LP* Limited to 750 copies worldwideSide A01. 198502. Thrasher's Abattoir03. Cadaver Pouch Conveyor System04. A Congealed Clot Of Blood05. The Master Butcher's Apron06. Noncompliance To ASTM F 899-12 Standard Side B07. The Granulating Dark Satanic Mills08. Unfit For Human Consumption09. 316L Grade Surgical Steel10. Captive Bolt Pistol11. Mount Of Execution "Surgical Steel" steel book encased CD with digipak track listing:01. 198502. Thrasher's Abattoir03. Cadaver Pouch Conveyor System04. A Congealed Clot Of Blood05. The Master Butcher's Apron06. Noncompliance To ASTM F 899-12 Standard07. The Granulating Dark Satanic Mills08. Unfit For Human Consumption09. 316L Grade Surgical Steel10. Captive Bolt Pistol11. Mount Of Execution12. Intensive Battery Brooding (bonus track)European 2 LP vinyl track list:Side A01. 198502. Thrasher's Abattoir03. Cadaver Pouch Conveyor System04. A Congealed Clot Of Blood Side B01. The Master Butcher's Apron02. Noncompliance To ASTM F899-12 Standard03. The Granulating Dark Satanic Mills Side C01. Unfit For Human Consumption02. 316L Grade Surgical Steel03. Captive Bolt Pistol Side D01. Mount Of Execution02. Intensive Battery Brooding (bonus track)"Captive Bolt Pistol" lyric video:
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