Torn Arteries

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Torn Arteries
Carcass - Torn Arteries.jpg
Studio album by
Carcass
Released17 September 2021 (2021-09-17)
RecordedNovember 2018 – August 2019
StudioGhost Ward (Stockholm, Sweden), The Stationhouse (Leeds, United Kingdom)
Genre Melodic death metal, grindcore [1]
Length48:58
Label Nuclear Blast
Carcass chronology
Despicable
(2020)		Torn Arteries
(2021)
Singles from Torn Arteries
  1. "Under the Scalpel Blade"
    Released: 13 December 2019 [2]
  2. "Kelly's Meat Emporium"
    Released: 18 June 2021 [3]
  3. "Dance of Ixtab (Psychopomp & Circumstance March No.1 in B)"
    Released: 13 August 2021 [4]
  4. "The Scythe's Remorseless Swing"
    Released: 17 September 2021 [5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net 8.5/10 [6]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Metal Hammer (GER)5/7 [8]
Metal Injection9/10 [9]
Rock Hard 8.0/10 [10]
Sonic Perspectives8.8/10 [11]
Wall of Sound8/10 [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]

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Accolades

Year-end lists

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PublicationCountryAccoladeRankRef.
Consequence USTop 30 Metal and Hard Rock Albums of 20212 [18]
Decibel USDecibel's Top 40 Albums of 20211 [19]
Metal Hammer UKThe top 10 death metal albums of 20211 [20]
Revolver US25 Best Albums of 202121 [21]
Rolling Stone USThe 10 Best Metal Albums of 20214 [22]

Track listing

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

Torn Arteries track listing
No.TitleLength
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
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."NWOBHEAD"3:02
Total length:52:00

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Torn Arteries
Chart (2021)Peak
position
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

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