"The most influential band to come out of Liverpool since The Beatles", as they
like to declare, Carcass are indeed the instigators of grindcore and pioneers of
melodic death metal with Heartwork in 1993. Formed on the shores of the Mersey
in 1985, the quartet sowed desolation as early as 1988 with Reek of
Putrefaction, making them a proponent of grindcore. After Symphonies of Sickness
(1989) and Necroticism - Descanting the Insalubrious (1991), which established
their reputation, Carcass switched to melodic death metal for Heartwork. Finally
touched by widespread success, Carcas...