---
title: "Carcass"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/carcass"
genre: "Death Metal"
country: "United Kingdom"
formed: 1985
---

# Carcass

**Carcass** is a death metal band, from United Kingdom, active 1985 to present.

Carcass are an English death metal band from Liverpool, formed in 1985. The band have gone through several line-up changes, leaving guitarist Bill Steer and bassist-vocalist Jeff Walker as the only constant members. They broke up in 1996, but reformed in 2007 without original drummer Ken Owen, for health reasons. To date, the band have released seven studio albums, two compilation albums, four EPs, two demo albums, one video album, and six music videos.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcass_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Carcass |
| Genre | Death Metal |
| Parent genre | Death Metal |
| Origin | Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Formed | 1985 |
| Releases in catalog | 14 |

## Genres

[Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) · [Grindcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/grindcore-classic) · [Melodic Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-death) · [Goregrind](https://themetalnet.com/genre/goregrind) · [Death 'n' Roll Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-n-roll)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Daniel Wilding](https://themetalnet.com/musician/daniel-wilding) | Drums (drum set) | 2012 to present | Current |
| [Bill Steer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bill-steer) | Background vocals, Guitar | 1985 to present | Current |
| [Jeff Walker](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jeff-walker) | Lead vocals, Bass guitar | 1986 to present | Current |
| [Tom Draper](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tom-draper) | Electric guitar | 2018 to present | Current |
| [Michael Amott](https://themetalnet.com/musician/michael-amott) | Electric guitar | 1990 to 2012 | Former |
| [Ben Ash](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ben-ash) | Electric guitar | 2013 to 2018 | Former |
| [Carlo Regadas](https://themetalnet.com/musician/carlo-regadas) | Guitar | 1994 to 1995 | Former |
| [Ken Owen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ken-owen) | Background vocals, Drums (drum set) | 1985 to 1995 | Former |
| [Sanjiv](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sanjiv) | Lead vocals | 1985 to 1985 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1988 | [Reek of Putrefaction](https://themetalnet.com/album/0c06aef5-fd13-3dad-b431-2a7127a451e4) | Album |
| 1989 | [Peel Sessions](https://themetalnet.com/album/96097a1f-7fee-3888-a787-390a2512ff31) | EP |
| 1989 | [Symphonies of Sickness](https://themetalnet.com/album/ac9c6c2f-7e39-32a6-aa79-491761cf8494) | Album |
| 1991 | [Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious](https://themetalnet.com/album/8fb7386e-efb6-3c55-8ee1-c80d14267080) | Album |
| 1992 | [Tools of the Trade](https://themetalnet.com/album/9804b8c0-e7b1-3b0e-94b2-719956a6887c) | EP |
| 1993 | [Buried Dreams](https://themetalnet.com/album/0917230e-0b46-4a95-8d9f-0883f6ce016f) | EP |
| 1993 | [Heartwork](https://themetalnet.com/album/0c151ec8-7252-33b8-bef9-a889872ce10d) | Album |
| 1994 | [The Heartwork EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/b14112f5-d10b-3d94-85b8-b88704e8246c) | EP |
| 1995 | [Swansong](https://themetalnet.com/album/181cc520-3167-3828-843e-6e647b033fcc) | Album |
| 2013 | [Surgical Steel](https://themetalnet.com/album/f4e64af6-9914-43ab-acc0-7e800af84bee) | Album |
| 2014 | [Carcass / Cerebral Bore](https://themetalnet.com/album/87e3eec5-80a9-4f43-972f-c19eb3e7e2cf) | EP |
| 2014 | [Surgical Remission / Surplus Steel EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/9370b95e-2877-4d1a-ae32-068c9737e1f7) | EP |
| 2020 | [Despicable](https://themetalnet.com/album/42e0db22-3895-41d2-a5b0-1e696309223e) | EP |
| 2021 | [Torn Arteries](https://themetalnet.com/album/07d37eb4-5cc3-4aea-94b5-cb8ed35ccbe4) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/death) (listened together)
- [Slayer](https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer) (listened together)
- [Cannibal Corpse](https://themetalnet.com/band/cannibal-corpse) (listened together)
- [At the Gates](https://themetalnet.com/band/at-the-gates) (listened together)
- [Morbid Angel](https://themetalnet.com/band/morbid-angel) (listened together)
- [Napalm Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/napalm-death) (listened together)
- [Sepultura](https://themetalnet.com/band/sepultura) (listened together)
- [Arch Enemy](https://themetalnet.com/band/arch-enemy) (listened together)
- [In Flames](https://themetalnet.com/band/in-flames) (listened together)
- [Amon Amarth](https://themetalnet.com/band/amon-amarth) (listened together)
- [Megadeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/megadeth) (listened together)
- [Deicide](https://themetalnet.com/band/deicide) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCfaXieIHax5w0sYTmFlt4Jg
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialCarcass
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carcassband/
- x: https://twitter.com/CarcassBand
- bandcamp: https://carcass.bandcamp.com/
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Carcass/14
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5lhaM01nwvsMZpmPY2HVER
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/4502
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/42159435

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/carcass](https://themetalnet.com/band/carcass). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt