08/15/2021 19:36

Carcass

Carcass unleash 'Dance of IXTAB (Psychopomp & Circumstance March No. 1 in B)' music video

English extreme metal legends Carcass have released an animated video created by Costin Chioreanu (Opeth, Napalm Death) for a new single, 'Dance of IXTAB (Psychopomp & Circumstance March No. 1 in B)' from their massively anticipated 7th studio album, 'Torn Arteries', that's out September 17th from Nuclear Blast Records.

Carcass's founding member, vocalist/bassist Jeff Walker describes this new song:
"The song is a foot stomping festival anthem that will go unheard in an empty, vacuous, post covid world “stadium", where used Lateral Flow Tests blow around as litter in the breeze."

Ferocious and uncompromising in their execution, Carcass's ability to intricately dissect the innards of death metal, and display them for us to sonically understand has been their point of excellence for over three decades. In 2019 the band released their first single in over 5 years 'Under the Scalpel Blade', followed by a 4 song EP entitled 'Despicable' (October 2020), setting a potent precedent for the full length album coming in September: 'Torn Arteries'. With the album title itself referencing an old demo created by original drummer Ken Owen back in the 80's, 'Torn Arteries' sits as a bookend on the modern side of the Carcass discography, connecting directly back to where everything began over 30 years ago.

The album artwork also rings reminiscent of the grotesque photography that appears on classic Carcass album covers like 'Reek Of Putrefaction' of 'Symphonies of Sickness'. Artist Zbigniew Bielak traveled outside his normal wheelhouse to bring forth a time lapsed set of photos showing vegetables shaped like a heart, rotting over time upon a white plate. This form of artwork was influenced by Japanese Kusôzu, meaning "painting of the nine stages of a decaying corpse."

'Torn Arteries' track listing:
1. Torn Arteries (04:00)
2. Dance of IXTAB (Psychopomp & Circumstance March No.1 in B) (04:29)
3. Eleanor Rigor Mortis (04:14)
4. Under the Scalpel Blade (03:56)
5. The Devil Rides out (05:22)
6. Flesh Ripping Torment Limited (09:42)
7. Kelly's Meat Emporium (03:24)
8. In God We Trust (03:57)
9. Wake up and Smell the Carcass / Caveat Emptor (04:36)
10. The Scythe's Remorseless Swing (05:20)

(source: Nuclear Blast Records)