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| Carl |
Posted - 10/01/2007 : 14:14:40
Okay, I realise they might not be to everyone's taste here, but it looks like Carcass may be getting back together. Bassist/lead vocalist Jeff Walker, guitarists Bill Steer and Mike Amott and Arch Enemy's drummer Daniel Erlandsson (filling in for Ken Owen, who suffered a brain haemorrhage a few years and spent 10 months emerging from a coma; he would be unable to play a full set, but may accompany them on tour) have been rehearsing for a possible tour. Before the Pixies, Carcass were may favorite band ever; their second album Symphonies Of Sickness was the first album I ever owned.
MTV.com - Arch Enemy Guitarist Might Dust Off Carcass; Plus The Minor Times & More News That Rules, In Metal File.
'It's definitely doable,' Michael Amott says of possible Carcass reunion. 'Watch the Internet.'
By Chris Harris and Jon Wiederhorn
There's one question Michael Amott, guitarist for Swedish melodic-death-metallers Arch Enemy, is always asked whenever he's approached by longtime metal fans or does an interview with a music journalist.
That question? When the hell are Carcass, the legendary British grindcore band he played in during the early '90s, going to get back together and play some friggin' reunion gigs already?
"It seems like it never goes away — like this ghost that's always hanging over me," Amott explained of the band, which was formed by Napalm Death guitarist Bill Steer and drummer Ken Owen in 1985. "It's nice. It's a pleasant ghost, because [Carcass are] a band I'm proud of, because it was one of the better bands to come out of that style of music at that time. The band itself seems bigger now than when we packed it in [back in 1995]. I can't believe it."
But chances are Carcass could soon reunite in some form, he said. In all likelihood, it'll just be for a handful of reunion shows. Still, Amott isn't sure when it will happen, considering Arch Enemy are going to be taking up most of his time for the foreseeable future. The band's latest, Rise of the Tyrant, hit stores Tuesday.
"With [Carcass], you have four people who have all moved on and do different things now," he said. "For the last few years, I've been quite open about [my desire to reunite Carcass]. ... It's not a question of, 'Do I want to play this kind of music?,' because I still totally love metal. I would love to do it."
And the stars seem to be aligning already, according to Amott, who said the ex-members of Carcass did hook up last year to rehearse.
"We thought, 'Let's just try to get our schedules together, jam a little bit, and see if it's even feasible,' " he said. "The question always comes up in interviews, and we kind of all became intrigued ourselves, if it would actually work. So we met up, rehearsed for about a week, and by the end of the week, it sounded amazing. It could be done, but I don't know — with everybody's schedules [having] changed again, it kind of fell out of the picture. But it's definitely doable."
Then Amott dropped a hint: "Without saying too much, I think people should watch the Internet — something might happen next year, I guess." But the band wouldn't set out to write or record new material, because "the old stuff was just that good," the guitarist said. "It would just be a blast to go out and play those — dare I say it — classic tunes again, those riffs. It would be fun. Bill's guitar playing was amazing — he was one of my heroes before I joined the band. So yeah, I would love to do it again. I love that band, love the music. We'll see — maybe it would shut people up. Let's hope the Carcass can come back." |
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| Carl |
Posted - 10/06/2007 : 17:46:29
Carcass' Jeff and Bill on Red Dwarf.
BLABBERMOUTH.NET.
Last Updated: October 13, 2007 8:21 PM
Reunited CARCASS Confirmed For Next Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival - Oct. 5, 2007
Reactivated British extreme legends CARCASS have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are IRON MAIDEN (headliners), CHILDREN OF BODOM, AVANTASIA, KREATOR and SONATA ARCTICA.
Commented CARCASS bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker: "Well, they said it would never happen. In fact I said it would never happen. Then I noticed no one pays attention to what I say anyway and I sounded like an idiot...
"Summer 2008 will be the twentieth anniversary since the release of CARCASS' first studio album. It will be fourteen years since we last played live.
"We've decided to exhume the old corpse next summer at Wacken. The timing is purely coincidental — it's been a long journey to get to this point where myself, Bill Steer [guitar] and Mike Amott [guitar; also of ARCH ENEMY] have enough common desire again to make it possible. We're finally conceding to the demand that seems to be at an all time high and doesn't appear to be going away any time soon. Any past reasons we may have had for not wanting to do it, or thinking it was impossible, have simply dissipated in the face of overwhelming interest in us performing THOSE riffs for a generation of believers who never had the opportunity back in the day. We could say we're doing it for 'the kids' — but fuck that ! We're doing it 'cos it will be fun again to play the classic CARCASS tunes!!
"Of course, it would seem inappropriate for us to contemplate to do this without Ken Owen [drums], but I assure you he'll be there, and we'll push some sticks in his hands and make him play, plus we'll have a killer drummer to sit in and play HIS parts.
"Myself, Jeff Walker on bass and vocals, 'the semi-legendary' Bill Steer and Mike Amott on lead guitar and Daniel Erlandsson [ARCH ENEMY], filling in for Ken on drums look forwards to mutilating your hearing.
"And if we don't do it? Who else will overshadow the LED ZEPPELIN reunion?
"Ha!
"Prepare to rot and roll."
In a recent interview with MTV.com, Michael Amott stated about the possibility of CARCASS reunion, "It seems like it never goes away — like this ghost that's always hanging over me. It's nice. It's a pleasant ghost, because [CARCASS are] a band I'm proud of, because it was one of the better bands to come out of that style of music at that time. The band itself seems bigger now than when we packed it in [back in 1995]. I can't believe it."
"With [CARCASS], you have four people who have all moved on and do different things now," he said. "For the last few years, I've been quite open about [my desire to reunite CARCASS]. ... It's not a question of, 'Do I want to play this kind of music?,' because I still totally love metal. I would love to do it."
The ex-members of CARCASS hooked up in 2006 to rehearse (as first reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET on September 18) for the first time in many years.
"We thought, 'Let's just try to get our schedules together, jam a little bit, and see if it's even feasible,' " Amott said. "The question always comes up in interviews, and we kind of all became intrigued ourselves, if it would actually work. So we met up, rehearsed for about a week, and by the end of the week, it sounded amazing."
He added, "The band wouldn't set out to write or record new material, because "the old stuff was just that good. It would just be a blast to go out and play those — dare I say it — classic tunes again, those riffs. It would be fun. Bill's guitar playing was amazing — he was one of my heroes before I joined the band. So yeah, I would love to do it again. I love that band, love the music. We'll see — maybe it would shut people up. Let's hope the CARCASS can come back."
CARCASS's video for the song "Heartwork":
MySpaceTV: Carcass "Heartwork".
CARCASS live footage from Rome, Italy in 1992:
YouTube - Carcass live in 1992. |
| SPEEDYMARIEGONZALES |
Posted - 10/03/2007 : 10:05:41
CARCASS hell yea
i would love to see them reunite
"Keep on rotting in the free world"
not for everyones taste but i loved them
one of the best
Manuel wants to keep his pet rat.
Manuel: Mrs. Fawlty, please understand. If he go, I go!
Basil Fawlty: Well, goodbye! |
| Jefrey |
Posted - 10/03/2007 : 00:43:46
I like the band name though. I was in a band called "Wrecked 'Um" in college. Say it out loud. It's very clever. I think if we had come up with Carcass we would have definitely gone with that. We were torn between "Wrecked 'Um" and "Tucks".
Qu'ils aillent se faire foutre <-- yeah, what he said. |
| Jefrey |
Posted - 10/03/2007 : 00:41:30
Who? Is this some Equatorial Guinea band? How do you get the Swedish metal bands in EG anyways?
Qu'ils aillent se faire foutre <-- yeah, what he said. |
| Steak n Sabre |
Posted - 10/02/2007 : 10:28:08
Symphonies Of Sickness has some of the best song titles ever. It also works as a very effective chav repellant.
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| ccuadros |
Posted - 10/02/2007 : 06:20:34
Carcass is great, I use to listen it when I was a teenager |
| PixieSteve |
Posted - 10/02/2007 : 05:35:08
Carl should make a 'Really not worth a topic, but.... ' topic, not just for pixies stuff, but for... well, every other thread he makes.
I like to complain |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 10/02/2007 : 05:33:15
Who?
 I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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