Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious

Necroticism was originally released on 21 October 1991 through Earache Records. The album was re-released in 2008 as part of an ongoing series of Carcass reissues, to tie in with their reunion. The main album is presented as one side of a dualdisc, while the DVD side features the third part of an extended documentary titled ''The Pathologist's Report Part III: Mass Infection'', and a 23-minute interview with Walker and Amott from 1993, recorded on the Gods of Grind tour. Later editions of the reissue contain the album on a CD and the documentary on a separate DVD. Also included in the reissue is a set of four art cards. The reissue is presented in a 12-panel digipak with full lyrics and artwork. == Musical style ==

Ken Owen and Jeff Walker said during ''The Pathologist's Report Part III: Mass Infection'' that they rejected the descriptions of Carcass's music on this album being grindcore. While Owen acknowledges its death metal characteristics, both he and Walker expressed that they are more inclined towards calling their music on this album "progressive". Music journalist T Coles described the album as having "a more straightforward death metal sound". == Reception ==

AllMusic gave Necroticism four out of five stars, stating that the worthy addition of Michael Amott made the record an excellent guitarist's album. Accolades In 2005, Necroticism was ranked number 294 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time. In September 2005, Necroticism was inducted into the Decibel Magazine Hall of Fame, being the eighth album overall to be featured in the Decibel Hall of Fame. == Track listing ==

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes. Personnel Carcass • Jeffrey Walker – bass, vocals • Bill Steer – guitars, vocals • Ken Owen – drums, additional vocals • Michael Amott – guitars, additional vocals Production • Colin Richardson – production, mixing • Carcass – mixing • Keith Hartley – engineering • Ian McFarlane – assistance • Dave Buchmann – assistance • John Paul – remastering Visual art • Carcass – cover art • Tom Warner – layout Studios • Amazon Studios, Simonswood, UK – recording • Mine Music – remastering == References ==