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'''''Swansong''''' is the fifth studio album by British [[extreme metal]] band [[Carcass (band)|Carcass]]. It was released on 10 June 1996 in the UK by [[Earache Records]].<ref name="utopianblasterswansong" /> It is the only Carcass album to feature guitarist Carlo Regadas. This album was intended to be their major label debut, having been signed by [[Columbia Records]] following the success of ''[[Heartwork]]'', but disputes with that record company caused them to return to Earache. The album was re-released on 21 July 2008, as a dualdisc including the fifth part of ''The Pathologist's Report''. It was the band's last studio release for over 17 years, until ''[[Surgical Steel]]'' was released in 2013.
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'''''Swansong''''' is the fifth studio album by British [[extreme metal]] band [[Carcass (band)|Carcass]].  
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In ''The Pathologist's Report'', drummer Ken Owen states that he considers ''Swansong'' the ultimate Carcass album.<ref>''The Pathologist's Report'' Part 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWFUUqujDdQ</ref> The band's sense of humour is illustrated with titles such as "Keep on Rotting in the Free World".
 
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The disc art is 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".
 
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==Release==
 
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''Swansong'' was released on 10 June 1996 on [[Earache Records]]. A limited edition of this album was released as a brain-shaped CD, with a bonus 2-track CD titled ''Somnus Pecunia Cibus''.<ref name="earacheswansong">{{cite web |url=http://www.earache.com/catalogue/mosh160.php |title=Carcass 'Swansong' |work=[[Earache Records|Earache.com]] |location=Nottingham}}</ref> The reason for the bonus disc was to include "Go to Hell", which wouldn't fit on the brain shaped CD, due to the cutting required for the brain shape.
 
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On 21 July 2008, a twelve-panel digipak version of the album was released, with full artwork and lyrics as well as a limited edition sticker sheet with classic Carcass motifs. The reissue also features the previously Japanese-only bonus track "Death Rider Da" which was made to be used as a jingle on a Japanese critic Masa Ito's radio program  at the time, as well as the fifth and final part of the extensive interview ''The Pathologist's Report'' on a dualdisc. Later editions contain the album on a CD and the documentary on a separate DVD, and do not include the sticker sheet.
 
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In November 2013, Earache rereleased ''Swansong'' on full dynamic range vinyl in different colours and with limited circulation.<ref name="metalrulesrerel2013">{{cite news |author=EvilG |date=11 November 2013 |url=http://www.metal-rules.com/metalnews/2013/11/11/carcass-swansong-full-dynamic-range-vinyl-out-now/ |title=Carcass: 'Swansong' Full Dynamic Range Vinyl Out Now |work=Metal Rules |location=Newfoundland and Labrador |accessdate=30 January 2015}}</ref>
 
  
 
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Swansong
Studio album by Carcass
Released June 10th, 1996[1]
Recorded February 1995 at Rockfield Studios
February - April 1995 at Battery Studios
Genre Melodic death metal, death 'n' roll
Length 49:45
Label Earache
Producer Colin Richardson
Carcass album chronology
Heartwork
(1993) 		Swansong
(1996) 		Wake Up and Smell the... Carcass
(1996)
Singles from Swansong
  1. "Go to Hell"
    Released: 1995

Swansong is the fifth studio album by British extreme metal band Carcass.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Keep on Rotting in the Free World"  Jeffrey Walker 3:42
2. "Tomorrow Belongs to Nobody"  Bill Steer, Walker 4:17
3. "Black Star"  Carlo 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. "R**k the Vote"  Walker 3:53
11. "Don't Believe a Word"  Steer, Walker 3:57
12. "Go to Hell"  Walker 3:22
13. "Death Rider Da" (Japanese/2008 reissue bonus track)  1:18
Total length:
 51:03
The Pathologist's Report DVD
No. Title Length
1. "Issues with the Release"    
2. "Extreme but Not as We Know It"    
3. "Moving to Columbia"    
4. "The Cover Artwork"    
5. "Mike Hickey and Carlo's Involvement"    
6. "The End Is Night"    
7. "The Aftermath"    
8. "Influencing the Next Generation"    
9. "Ken Talks About His Illness"    
10. "Outtakes"    

Credits

Band members
Production
  • Antz White - Design
  • Barney Herbert - Engineering
  • Jim Brumby - Engineering
  • DJ Tidy Brine - Engineering
  • Gee Vaucher - Artwork
  • Doralba Picerno - Photography
  • Colin Richardson - Producer
  • Noel Summerville - Mastering
  • Stephen Harris - Engineering

References

  1. ↑ Swansong: The Carcass Masterpiece. Utopian Blaster (9 November 2014).
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