Carcass – Symphonies Of Sickness

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Genre:	Rock
Style:	Goregrind
Year:	1989

Tracklist

		Requiems Of Revulsion
		Reek Of Putrefaction	4:01
		Exhume To Consume	3:50
		Excoriating Abdominal Emanation	4:30
		Ruptured In Purulence	4:11
		Empathological Necroticism	5:47
		Concertos Of Carnage
		Embryonic Necropsy And Devourment	5:13
		Swarming Vulgar Mass Of Infected Virulency	3:10
		Cadaveric Incubator Of Endoparasites	3:22
		Slash Dementia	3:21
		Crepitating Bowel Erosion	5:28

Credits (9)

Jeff Walker
Bass, Vocals
Ken Owen
Drums, Vocals
Colin Richardson
Engineer
Martin Toher
Engineer [Assistant]
Digby Pearson
Executive-Producer
Bill Steer
Guitar, Vocals

Notes

Vinyl pressing info:

1st press (1989)
- ? Test Press
- ???? Black
- ???? Black (Gatefold Sleeve)
- 1000 Red

2nd press (1990)
- ???? Picture Disc

3rd press (1991)
- 2000 White Splatter

4th press ( 2002)
- 300 Blue (US)
- 700 Clear (US)
- 1000 Black (Europe)

5th press (2013)
- 100 White/Pink Splatter
- 200 Yellow
- 200 Translucent Green
- 300 Red
- 900 Black

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Image	,	–			In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	Symphonies Of Sickness LP, Album, Gatefold	Earache – MOSH 18	UK	1989	UK — 1989	Recently Edited
	Symphonies Of Sickness CD, Album, Red Disc	Earache – MOSH 18CD	UK	1989	UK — 1989	Recently Edited
	Symphonies Of Sickness Cassette, Album	Earache – MOSH 18 MC	UK	1989	UK — 1989	Recently Edited
	Symphonies Of Sickness LP, Album, Limited Edition, Red	Earache – MOSH 18	UK	1989	UK — 1989	Recently Edited
	Symphonies Of Sickness LP, Album	Earache – MOSH 18	UK	1989	UK — 1989	Recently Edited
	Symphonies Of Sickness CD, Album	Earache – GMOSH 18 CD	Europe	1989	Europe — 1989	New Submission
	Symphonies Of Sickness LP, Album, Test Pressing	Earache – MOSH 18	UK	1989	UK — 1989	New Submission
	Symphonies Of Sickness LP, Album, Test Pressing	Earache – MOSH 18	UK	1989	UK — 1989	New Submission
	Symphonies Of Sickness CD, Album	Earache – MOSH 18CD	UK	1989	UK — 1989	New Submission
	Symphonies Of Sickness LP, Picture Disc, Album, Limited Edition	Earache – MOSH18P	UK	1990	UK — 1990	Recently Edited
	Symphonies Of Sickness CD, Album	Earache – 88561-2017-2	US	1990	US — 1990	Recently Edited
	Symphonies Of Sickness = 疫魔交響曲 CD, Album	Toy's Factory – TFCK-88520	Japan	1990	Japan — 1990	Recently Edited
	Symphonies Of Sickness CD, Album, Longbox	Earache – 88561-2017-2	US	1990	US — 1990	New Submission
	Symphonies Of Sickness Cassette, Album, Promo	Earache – 88561-2017-4	US	1990	US — 1990	New Submission
	Symphonies Of Sickness Cassette, Album	Earache – 88561-2017-4	US	1990	US — 1990	New Submission
	Symphonies Of Sickness LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Splatter	Earache – MOSH 18	UK	1991	UK — 1991	Recently Edited
	Symphonies Of Sickness Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release	MG Records (2) – MG 0744	Poland	1991	Poland — 1991	New Submission
	Symphonies Of Sickness Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release	ALF – A-336	Poland	1991	Poland — 1991	New Submission
	Symphonies Of Sickness Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release	MG Records (2) – MG 0744	Poland	1991	Poland — 1991	New Submission
	Symphonies Of Sickness Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release	MG Records (2) – MG 0744	Poland	1991	Poland — 1991	New Submission
	Symphonies Of Sickness Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release	MG Records (2) – MG 0744	Poland	1992	Poland — 1992	New Submission
	Symphonies Of Sickness Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release	MG Records (2) – MG 0744	Poland	1992	Poland — 1992	New Submission
	Symphonies Of Sickness Cassette, Album, Reissue	Earache – KG - 1450192	Indonesia	1992	Indonesia — 1992	New Submission
	Symphonies Of Sickness Cassette, Album	VSP Malaysia – NE050	Malaysia	1992	Malaysia — 1992	New Submission
	Symphonies Of Sickness Cassette, Album	Earache – MOSH 18 CD, MCR 727	Indonesia	1992	Indonesia — 1992	New Submission
	Symphonies Of Sickness CD, Album, Reissue	Earache – MOSH 18 CD	US	1994	US — 1994	New Submission
	Symphonies Of Sickness CD, Album, Reissue, Green disc	Earache – MOSH 18 CD	UK	1994	UK — 1994	Recently Edited
	Symphonies Of Sickness Cassette, Album, Reissue	Earache – MOSH 18 CS	US	1994	US — 1994	New Submission
	Symphonies Of Sickness CD, Album, Reissue, Green disc	Earache – MOSH 18 CD	US	1994	US — 1994	New Submission
	Symphonies Of Sickness CD, Album, Reissue, Green disc	Earache – MOSH 18 CD	US	1994	US — 1994	New Submission
	Symphonies Of Sickness Cassette, Album	Metal Mind Records – MASS 0207	Poland	1995	Poland — 1995	Recently Edited
	Symphonies Of Sickness Cassette, Album, Sticker	Metal Mind Records – MASS 0207	Poland	1995	Poland — 1995	New Submission
	Symphonies Of Sickness = 真・疫魔交響曲 CD, Album, Reissue	Earache – TFCK-88748	Japan	1996	Japan — 1996	New Submission
	Symphonies Of Sickness CD, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release	Audi – J60705	Russia	1998	Russia — 1998	Recently Edited
	Symphonies Of Sickness CD, Album	KOCH Poland – MOSH 18 CD	Poland	2000	Poland — 2000	New Submission
	Symphonies Of Sickness CDr, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release	Earache (2) – MOSH18CD	Russia	2001	Russia — 2001	Recently Edited
	Symphonies Of Sickness LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Clear	Earache – MOSH 18	US	2002	US — 2002	Recently Edited
	Symphonies Of Sickness LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, 220 Grams	Earache – MOSH 18	UK	2002	UK — 2002	New Submission
	Symphonies Of Sickness CD, Album	Soyuz Music – MOSH 18 CD	Russia	2002	Russia — 2002	Recently Edited
	Symphonies Of Sickness LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Blue	Earache – MOSH 18	US	2002	US — 2002	New Submission

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Reviews

bobdylancarlson Feb 16, 2025
referencing Symphonies Of Sickness (CD, Album, Reissue) MOSH 18 CD

i still cant believe how terrible the cover art for this reissue is. fair enough, the autopsy photos arent to everyone's taste, but how on earth did they manage to come up with something less pleasant?
woodstoeternity Feb 9, 2025
referencing Symphonies Of Sickness (CD, Album) GMOSH 18 CD

Need booklet only, if someone sells or has a spare one please me.
Doom_predictions Nov 16, 2024
referencing Symphonies Of Sickness = 疫魔交響曲 (CD, Album) TFCK-88520

If anyone is selling just the OBI strip from this, hit me up
JEMLESOURS Aug 18, 2024
referencing Symphonies Of Sickness (LP, Picture Disc, Album, Limited Edition) MOSH18P

Hi there , does anybody knows how many were made ?!
Entartet Nov 5, 2023
referencing Symphonies Of Sickness (LP, Album) MOSH 18

Regarding LP represses/reissues:

Which ist the "best" one and which the worst? I üresume they are all good scince they are all from Earache.

Best regards and thanks in advance.
CancerousTumor Jul 20, 2023
referencing Symphonies Of Sickness (LP, Album, Gatefold) MOSH 18

One of the ultimate Death Metal albums of the late 1980s. Undeniably crushing! Has and will remain a favorite album of all time.
Haven’t heard a Full Dynamic Range version but this OG press sounds crispy!
Ethereal_Rites Mar 11, 2023
Edited one year ago

referencing Symphonies Of Sickness (CD, Album, Red Disc) MOSH 18CD

Symphonies of Sickness is many peoples favorite Carcass album with good reason. This album is full of good riffs, eerie leads, pummeling drums, and absolutely disgusting vocals. No one was as brutal and disgusting in the 80’s and that is not even a competition or up for debate. This is the birth of “Gore Grinding Death Metal” as everyone knows it. I think I like this more than Reek now. This is more memorable and has improved songwriting, Reek still beats it in the heavy department though. I really do enjoy this album, Carcass as a whole took time to grow on me for some reason, but I have been a fan of them for a few years now. This CD awesomely includes almost the entirety of Reek as bonus tracks as well! With this awesome first pressing, you will get yourself into over an hour of pure filthy goregrind death metal noise!

Favorite tracks from Symphonies of Sickness: Reek of Putrefaction, Exhume to Consume, Excoriating Abdominal Emanation, Empathological Necroticism, Embryonic Necropsy And Devourment

Favorite songs from Reek of Putrefaction bonus tracks: Genital Grinder, Regurgitation of Giblets, Maggot Colony, Pyosisified (Rotten to the Gore), Burnt to a Crisp
rdflowe Dec 28, 2021
referencing Symphonies Of Sickness (LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, MMXX Edition) MOSH018FDR

At least this has the original cover with it! Really dislike the censored covers.
genoshen Oct 1, 2021
referencing Symphonies Of Sickness (LP, Album) MOSH 18

Whoever ever wondered: the cover depicts a young womans head. She commited suicide by rifle to the forehead (as documented in the Schattauer Atlas).
tjjeurissen Jan 24, 2021
referencing Symphonies Of Sickness (LP, Album, Reissue, Clear w/Black Splatter) MOSH018FDR

Quality of the sleeve is not great, but the vinyl looks great. And most important: this reissues sounds great.