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CARCASS Frontman Comments On Upcoming U.S. Shows

June 24, 2008

Reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS will play the Nokia Theatre in New York City on Saturday, September 6. The show will also include three soon-to-be-announced special guests in addition to NECROPHAGIST and ABORTED.

Always a cut-up and never afraid not to mince his words, vocalist/bassist Jeff Walker commented on what will be the first of many more U.S. performances:

"Well, we waited and waited (just to make you sweat),but it doesn't look like Bush and Blair's phony war has any end in sight. The dollar ain't gonna get any stronger, gas ain't gonna get any cheaper, so it's now or never! I guess you ex-colonists need cheering up and the only thing we can think of is some old-school grind and death metal (laughs)! Joking aside, we KNOW damn well we HAVE to play the U.S. if only to either shut you all up or completely disappoint you and shatter your illusions about this band! Either way, it's gonna be a 'blast,' as you say out there. We're looking to recreate the road trip of the summer of '90 with DEATH, which was one of the best times of our lives (Christ, I sound old)! To quote Herchell Gordon Lewis as on 'Necroticism', 'PREPARE TO DIE!'"

Fan-filmed video footage of CARCASS first performance Friday, June 6, 2008 at the Sweden Rock Festival in Slvesborg, Sweden can be viewed below.

CARCASS' next concert will take place this coming Friday, June 27 at the Tuska festival in Helsinki, Finland.

In February of 1999, CARCASS drummer Ken Owen suffered a near-fatal brain hemorrhage, leaving him in a coma for over 10 months. As a result, he is not taking part in CARCASS' current reunion run (ARCH ENEMY skinsman Daniel Erlandsson is filling in),but will reportedly be traveling with the band whenever possible and making brief appearances at select shows.

CARCASS' reunion lineup:

Bill Steer (FIREBIRD) - Vocals, Guitar
Jeff Walker (BRUJERIA) - Vocals, Bass
Michael Amott (ARCH ENEMY) - Guitar
Daniel Erlandsson (ARCH ENEMY) - Drums

"Buried Dreams" performed on June 6, 2008 at the Sweden Rock Festival in Slvesborg, Sweden (clip uploaded by YouTube user "voffie"):

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