Despicable (EP)

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Despicable
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Released30 October 2020 (2020-10-30)
RecordedNovember 2018 (2018-11) – August 2019 (2019-08)
StudioGhost Ward Studios (Stockholm, Sweden), The Stationhouse (Leeds, United Kingdom)
Genre Melodic death metal
Length18:51
Label Nuclear Blast
Carcass chronology
Surgical Remission/Surplus Steel
(2014)
Despicable
(2020)
Torn Arteries
(2021)
Singles from Despicable
  1. "The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue"
    Released: 21 August 2020 (2020-08-21)
  2. "The Long and Winding Bier Road"
    Released: 18 September 2020 (2020-09-18)
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Despicable is an EP by British extreme metal band Carcass. It was released through Nuclear Blast on 30 October 2020.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Jeffrey Walker; all music is composed by Bill Steer, Walker and Daniel Wilding

No.TitleLength
1."The Living Dead At The Manchester Morgue"5:58
2."The Long And Winding Bier Road"4:21
3."Under The Scalpel Blade"3:55
4."Slaughtered In Soho"4:37
Total length:18:51

Personnel

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