Tools of the Trade

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Tools of the Trade
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Released23 June 1992 (1992-06-23)
Genre
Length17:39
Label
Producer Colin Richardson
Carcass chronology
Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious
(1991)
Tools of the Trade
(1992)
Heartwork
(1993)
Professional ratings
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Tools of the Trade is an EP by British extreme metal band Carcass. It was released through Earache Records on 23 June 1992.

Contents

It contains re-recordings of two previously released Carcass songs; "Pyosisified (Rotten to the Gore)" from Reek of Putrefaction and "Hepatic Tissue Fermentation", which was originally released on a compilation titled Pathological.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Tools of the Trade"3:07
2."Incarnated Solvent Abuse"4:45
3."Pyosisified (Still Rotten to the Gore)"3:10
4."Hepatic Tissue Fermentation II"6:37

Other appearances

The EP is wholly contained on the compilation album Gods of Grind and the limited edition 2008 dualdisc reissue of Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious . It also appears on Wake up and Smell the... Carcass , but without the track "Incarnated Solvent Abuse".[ citation needed ]

Personnel

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References

  1. Birchmeier, Jason. "Tools of the Trade - Carcass". Allmusic . Retrieved 16 October 2011.