| Symphonies of Sickness | ||||
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 The original "gore" cover artwork | ||||
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| Released | 4 December 1989 | |||
| Recorded | July – August 1989 | |||
| Studio | The Slaughterhouse Studios (Great Driffield, East Yorkshire) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 43:10 | |||
| Label | Earache, Combat (US) | |||
| Producer | Colin Richardson, Carcass | |||
| Carcass chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[5] |
| Metal Rules | 4/5[6] |
Symphonies of Sickness is the second album by British extreme metal band Carcass. It was released through Earache Records on 4 December 1989.
Until 2013's Surgical Steel, this album marked the last time the band had recorded as a three-piece.
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Carcass' debut album Reek of Putrefaction is said to have spurred the British Grindcore with its precise riffs and outrageous guitar solos. [...] Carcass' following album, Symphonies of Sickness, featured slower and catchier songs, and showed the band's movement into the Death Metal genre.
- ^ "THE BEST METAL ALBUMS FROM 40 SUBGENRES". Loudwire. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Symphonies of Sickness – Carcass". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ Browne, David (25 January 1991). "Death Metal new releases". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ The Punishment Due (July 2002). "Carcass - Symphonies Of Sickness". Metal Rules. Retrieved 4 June 2024.