Was Swansong the worst Carcass album, ever? If it is so, then same goes for Metallica's black album (I've thrown away mine). Too much expectations were placed on this album, people were expecting it to be another Heartwork at least but they got some hard hitting rock-n-roll instead.
Swansong was indeed a fine release, people were utterly upset with the nature of the tunes, Carlo Regadas wasn't a dud replacement for Mike Amott because the solos offered here, in addition to Bill Steer's excellent noodlings, were some of the best in terms of technicalities & phrasing. However, the cowbells in some of the tracks were indeed out of place because it failed to conjure the blood-soaked, slime-infested body parts imagery very much associated with the band. It is also helpful to know that Bill Steer, at this point in time, was preparing to incarnate his Firebird outfit.
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