Torn Arteries

Torn Arteries
Studio album by
Released17 September 2021 (2021-09-17)
RecordedNovember 2018 – August 2019
StudioGhost Ward (Stockholm, Sweden), The Stationhouse (Leeds, United Kingdom)
GenreMelodic death metal, grindcore
Length48:58
LabelNuclear Blast
Carcass chronology
Despicable
(2020)
Torn Arteries
(2021)
Singles from Torn Arteries
  1. "Under the Scalpel Blade"
    Released: 13 December 2019
  2. "Kelly's Meat Emporium"
    Released: 18 June 2021
  3. "Dance of Ixtab (Psychopomp & Circumstance March No.1 in B)"
    Released: 13 August 2021
  4. "The Scythe's Remorseless Swing"
    Released: 17 September 2021
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net8.5/10
Kerrang!
Metal Hammer (GER)5/7
Metal Injection9/10
Rock Hard8.0/10
Sonic Perspectives8.8/10
Wall of Sound8/10

Torn Arteries is the seventh studio album by English extreme metal band Carcass. It was released on 17 September 2021. Named after a demo tape recorded by former Carcass drummer Ken Owen during his teenage years, this is the band's first album in eight years after its predecessor Surgical Steel (2013). It also marked the first time since 1993's Heartwork that Carcass had recorded more than one album with the same lineup – with bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker, guitarist Bill Steer and drummer Daniel Wilding, and the first to not feature Owen in any capacity. Torn Arteries was initially scheduled to be released on 7 August 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic caused the album to be delayed for over a year.