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Reek of Putrefaction

Carcass · 1988

39 min · 22 tracks · death metal · melodic death metal · grindcore

A relentless barrage of visceral soundscapes, blending guttural growls with chaotic instrumentation that defines grindcore's early days.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • short, intense listening bursts
  • chaotic energy and aggression
  • relentless sonic onslaught
  • immersive visceral experiences

Where this album fits

Career context
Released on July 28, 1988, 'Reek of Putrefaction' was Carcass's debut album, marking their entry into the death metal scene. At this point, they were a nascent force in the UK's extreme music landscape, rapidly gaining notoriety for their unique blend of gore-themed lyrics and aggressive musicality.
Stylistic neighbors
Entombed· At the Gates· Napalm Death

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Genital Grinder 1:32
  • 2 Regurgitation of Giblets 1:24
  • 3 Maggot Colony 1:37
  • 4 Pyosisified (Rotten to the Gore) 2:55
  • 5 Carbonized Eye Sockets 1:11
  • 6 Frenzied Detruncation 0:59
  • 7 Vomited Anal Tract 1:45
  • 8 Festerday 0:22
  • 9 Fermenting Innards 2:35
  • 10 Excreted Alive 1:21
  • 11 Suppuration 2:19
  • 12 Foeticide 2:46
  • 13 Microwaved Uterogestation 1:24
  • 14 Feast on Dismembered Carnage 1:27
  • 15 Splattered Cavities 1:54
  • 16 Psychopathologist 1:18
  • 17 Burnt to a Crisp 2:43
  • 18 Pungent Excruciation 2:31
  • 19 Manifestation of Verrucose Urethra 1:02
  • 20 Oxidised Razor Masticator 3:12
  • 21 Mucopurulence Excretor 1:09
  • 22 Malignant Defecation 2:15

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