Torn Arteries | ||||
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Released | 17 September 2021 | |||
Recorded | November 2018 – August 2019 | |||
Studio | Ghost Ward (Stockholm, Sweden), The Stationhouse (Leeds, United Kingdom) | |||
Genre | Melodic death metal, grindcore [1] | |||
Length | 48:58 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Carcass chronology | ||||
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Singles from Torn Arteries | ||||
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Blabbermouth.net | 8.5/10 [6] |
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Metal Hammer (GER) | 5/7 [8] |
Metal Injection | 9/10 [9] |
Rock Hard | 8.0/10 [10] |
Sonic Perspectives | 8.8/10 [11] |
Wall of Sound | 8/10 [12] |
Torn Arteries is the seventh studio album by English extreme metal band Carcass. It was released on 17 September 2021. [13] Named after a demo tape recorded by former Carcass drummer Ken Owen during his teenage years, [14] this is the band's first album in eight years after its predecessor Surgical Steel (2013). It also marked the first time since 1993's Heartwork that Carcass had recorded more than one album with the same lineup – with bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker, guitarist Bill Steer and drummer Daniel Wilding, and the first to not feature Owen in any capacity. Torn Arteries was initially scheduled to be released on 7 August 2020, [15] but the COVID-19 pandemic caused the album to be delayed for over a year. [16] [17]
Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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Consequence | US | Top 30 Metal and Hard Rock Albums of 2021 | 2 | [18] |
Decibel | US | Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2021 | 1 | [19] |
Metal Hammer | UK | The top 10 death metal albums of 2021 | 1 | [20] |
Revolver | US | 25 Best Albums of 2021 | 21 | [21] |
Rolling Stone | US | The 10 Best Metal Albums of 2021 | 4 | [22] |
All lyrics are written by Jeffrey Walker; all music is composed by Bill Steer, Walker and Daniel Wilding.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Torn Arteries" | 4:00 |
2. | "Dance of Ixtab (Psychopomp & Circumstance March No. 1 in B)" | 4:29 |
3. | "Eleanor Rigor Mortis" | 4:14 |
4. | "Under the Scalpel Blade" | 3:55 |
5. | "The Devil Rides Out" | 5:22 |
6. | "Flesh Ripping Sonic Torment Limited" | 9:42 |
7. | "Kelly's Meat Emporium" | 3:23 |
8. | "In God We Trust" | 3:57 |
9. | "Wake Up and Smell the Carcass / Caveat Emptor" | 4:36 |
10. | "The Scythe's Remorseless Swing" | 5:20 |
Total length: | 48:58 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "NWOBHEAD" | 3:02 |
Total length: | 52:00 |
Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [23] | 78 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [24] | 12 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [25] | 94 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [26] | 7 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [27] | 9 |
Italian Albums (FIMI) [28] | 66 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [29] | 29 |
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [30] | 16 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [31] | 13 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [32] | 91 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [33] | 19 |
UK Albums (OCC) [34] | 62 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [35] | 4 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [36] | 4 |
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [37] | 44 |
US Top Album Sales ( Billboard ) [38] | 16 |
US Top Hard Rock Albums ( Billboard ) [39] | 15 |
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard ) [40] | 46 |