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Swansong
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Swansong cover
Studio album by Carcass
Released 1996
Genre Melodic death metal
Length 49:45
Label Earache Records
Producer Colin Richardson
Professional reviews
Carcass chronology
Heartwork
(1993)		Swansong
(1996)
Swansong was the final studio album by Carcass. This was supposed to be their major label debut having been signed by Columbia records following the success of Heartwork, but disputes with this record company left them to return to Earache, and it was released through them on 10 June 1996 (UK). Though (or perhaps because) the album continued the progression towards more melodic music seen on Heartwork, it was seen as a "sell out" by many of the band's fans. Some reviewers stated "Carcass were not meant to sound like this", but at the same time applauded Metallica for their change in direction on the Load album.

However, it gained many new fans, reaching No. 46 on Billboard magazine's Heatseakers chart.

The band had always shown a sense of humour in their song titles, and Swansong made this more obvious with titles such as "Keep on Rotting in the Free World" and "Generation Hexed".

A limited edition of this album was released as a brain-shaped CD, with a bonus 2-track CD 'Somnus Pecunia Cibus'. The reason for the bonus disc was to include "Go to Hell", which wouldn't fit on the brain shaped CD (Made by Nimbus Manufacturing in Wales, UK) due to the 'cutting' into the disc required for the brain shape. This delayed the release of the disc by a week (originally planned for 3 June 1996, the same day as Metallica's Load), so an extra track, "Emotional Flatline" was included as an apology for the delay.

Track listing

  1. "Keep on Rotting in the Free World" (Walker) – 3:42
  2. "Tomorrow Belongs to Nobody" (Steer/Walker) – 4:17
  3. "Black Star" (Regadas/Walker) – 3:29
  4. "Cross My Heart" (Steer/Walker) – 3:34
  5. "Child's Play" (Steer/Walker) – 5:43
  6. "Room 101" (Steer/Walker) – 4:35
  7. "Polarized" (Regadas/Steer/Walker) – 4:02
  8. "Generation Hexed" (Steer/Walker) – 3:48
  9. "Firm Hand" (Regadas/Walker) – 5:22
  10. "Rock the Vote" (Walker) – 3:53
  11. "Don't Believe a Word" (Steer/Walker) – 3:57
  12. "Go to Hell" (Walker) – 3:22

Credits

Miscellanea

  • Over the CD, you can see the "unfinished pyramid et al" from the Great Seal of the United States, but it reads "carcass" instead of "annuit coeptis", "somnus pecunia cibus" instead of "novus ordo seclorum" and "MCMXCV" instead of "MDCCLXXVI".
  • The Japanese release features a bonus track "Death Rider Da", with producer Colin Richardson on vocals.
Swan Song may refer to:
  • Swan song, a reference to an ancient belief that the Mute Swan sings before it dies
  • Swan song (console game catagory), a catagory of games released by the console's creator towards the end of a console's lifespan.

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A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist.

It usually does not contain live recordings or remixes, and if it does, those tracks do not make up a majority of the album and are often called "bonus tracks".
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Carcass are a British band formed by Napalm Death guitarist Bill Steer together with drummer Ken Owen in 1985. They are based in Liverpool. In 1987, bassist and vocalist Jeff Walker, formerly of the Electro Hippies, joined them, who grew up in the North East of England.
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Melodic death metal, (also referred to as Gothenburg metal, melodeath, and post-death) is a subgenre of death metal. Originally the genre combined the harmony style and groove melodies of heavy metal with the thrashing, harsh sound of death metal and
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Earache Records is a heavy metal-orientated record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme music by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records, in the period 1988-1992.
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Colin Richardson is a British record producer, mixer and recording engineer. He has worked on roughly 80 albums, and is most frequently associated with hard rock/heavy metal music groups such as:
  • As I Lay Dying
  • Bullet for My Valentine
  • Cannibal Corpse
  • Carcass

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Carcass are a British band formed by Napalm Death guitarist Bill Steer together with drummer Ken Owen in 1985. They are based in Liverpool. In 1987, bassist and vocalist Jeff Walker, formerly of the Electro Hippies, joined them, who grew up in the North East of England.
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Heartwork
(1993) Swansong
(1996)

Heartwork is an album by Carcass, released through Earache Records in 1993. The album was recorded at Parr Street Studios between May 18 and June 21 1993.
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Carcass are a British band formed by Napalm Death guitarist Bill Steer together with drummer Ken Owen in 1985. They are based in Liverpool. In 1987, bassist and vocalist Jeff Walker, formerly of the Electro Hippies, joined them, who grew up in the North East of England.
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Heartwork
(1993) Swansong
(1996)

Heartwork is an album by Carcass, released through Earache Records in 1993. The album was recorded at Parr Street Studios between May 18 and June 21 1993.
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Load
(1996) ReLoad
(1997)

Load is the sixth album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released in June 1996.

The album marked the band's return to the musical landscape, approximately five years after the release of their
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Audio engineering is a part of audio science dealing with the recording and reproduction of sound through mechanical and electronic means. The field draws on many disciplines, including electrical engineering, acoustics, psychoacoustics, and music.
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Ken Owen (born April 23, 1970) is a drummer, from Liverpool, England. He is best known as one of the founding members of Carcass, for which he also handles some of the vocals in the beginning.
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The Drum kit

1 Bass drum | 2 Floor tom | 3 Snare | 4 Toms | 5 Hi-hat | 6 Crash cymbal and Ride cymbal
Other components
China cymbal | Cowbell | Sizzle cymbal |
Splash cymbal | Swish cymbal |
Tambourine | Wood block | Rototom
A drum kit (or
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The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six strings, but four, seven, eight, ten, and twelve string guitars also exist.
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Colin Richardson is a British record producer, mixer and recording engineer. He has worked on roughly 80 albums, and is most frequently associated with hard rock/heavy metal music groups such as:
  • As I Lay Dying
  • Bullet for My Valentine
  • Cannibal Corpse
  • Carcass

..... Click the link for more information.
In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering
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Bill Steer (born William Geoffrey Steer) (born December 3, 1969 in Stockton-on-Tees, England) is an English guitar player.

He was a guitarist for Napalm Death from 1987-1989. He played guitars in Carcass from 1985-1995.
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Jeffrey Walker (born March 25, 1969) is a bass guitarist and singer from St Helens, UK. He is best known for his work with the death metal/grindcore band Carcass for which he was also the main lyricist. Before Carcass, he played in the punk band the Electro Hippies.
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The electric bass guitar (or "electric bass") is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, popping or using a pick. The bass is typically similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and scale
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