Rotting Carcass

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Rotting Carcass Amis Raus Demo + Live LP

ROTTING CARCASS is German hardcore’s best-kept secret! With a band named ROTTING CARCASS, one might think that they played grindcore, but soon one realizes that it is far from that. Not that far actually, as they were very ahead of their time and delivered some ferocious hardcore that leans more towards the faster style that was pivotal for the creation of the aforementioned genre. They seem to have disappeared after this recording, and what a shame it took so long for this demo to be dug out of its grave. The Amis Raus demo, originally released on tape, finally gets a vinyl edition on the A-side of this LP, while on the B-side there is a live recording from 1985. Viciously catchy hardcore punk that never loses focus or direction.

Rotting Carcass / Wut split LP

ROTTING CARCASS showcases a bright, fast HC sound augmented by clean and basic production—resulting in a pleasant dose of good German material. On the other hand, WUT shows more inventiveness with their BUZZCOCKS-style guitar figures and spoken breaks, even though they mine the same general style. I enjoyed this LP, even though I find it difficult to pick out any standout tracks.