Recently voted by the writers of Terrorizer as the most important album of the 1990's, “Necroticism…” still sounds as fresh today as it did when it was put on tape all those years ago. Right from the word go you can tell from the artwork that you're in for a gory ride. One of the first things you notice when you pop the disc in, is the clear and powerful production, recorded at a time when most metal bands were having to do with below par productions which didn't allow their songs to shine through, Autopsy being a prime example. The eerie intros add to the overall menace of the songs which kick off with “Inpropagation”, a six minute romp through all that is great about Death Metal, different time changes, raspy vocals and lyrics about burning people to death and then spreading their ashes in all variety of places. Best song on the album and contender for best Death Metal song of all time, “Corporal Jigsore Quandary” is up next. The opening double bass drums send a shiver down the spine and then the guitars kick in with THAT riff; the riff that every metal band on the planet would kill to have written, but didn't. Five and a half minutes of brutal riffing, galloping drums and ripping solos. The rest of the album is more of the same. “Symposium of Sickness” is pure gore metal. Pummeling drums and lead guitars take the song through nearly seven minutes of mayhem. The lyrics at times tend to baffle with their complexity, but that adds to the overall appeal of the album.
Next up is “pedigree Butchery”, which starts off with a mid – paced riff, very brief acoustic interludes and a guitar solo to die for, all helped along by Ken Owens drumming. It then develops into a fast slow, fast slow song with frequent soloing from Ammot and Steer. “Incarnated Solvent Abuse” follows and is a prime example of Carcass' early 90's style of Death Metal. The guitar solo at 3.35 courtesy of Michael Ammot is killer, aided by a strong drum pattern. To be able to appreciate this song fully, you need to see the video. “Carneous Cacoffiny” continues proceedings and is perhaps the slowest song on the album. It lurches along slowly (considering this is Carcass) and then speeds up towards the mid – point. The penultimate track “Lavaging Expectorate Of Lysergide Composition” is four minutes of catchy Death Metal with a blistering solo at 1.46. “Forensic Clinicism/ The Sanguine Article” closes the album with a brisk riff which slows down around the five minute mark and allows for an atmospheric climax to a genre defining and highly influential album. “Necroticism….” Set the standard for Death Metal back in 1991 and since then, no one has quite matched the brutality and variety found on it.
RECOMMENDED TRACKS: The whole album
OTHER RECOMMENDED ALBUMS IN THE GENRE:
Carcass – Symphonies Of Sickness (Earache Records) www.earache.com
Krabathor – Orthodox (Morbid records) www.morbidrecords.de
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