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Reek of Putrefaction

Carcass

Recorded

1987

Released

1988

The second most important band to emerge from Liverpool, bar none. Large swaths of extreme metal simply would not exist if not for Carcass and bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker’s sister’s medical dictionary. While they’re still slaves to the grind on this, their first release, their ambitions shine through the murky/nonexistent production — Bill Steer’s ripping leads on opening instrumental “Genital Grinder” point towards their future surgical precision.