Surgical Remission/Surplus Steel
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{{Use British English|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Surgical Remission/Surplus Steel
| type = ep
| artist = Carcass
| cover = CarcassSurgicalRemissionSurplusSteelFrontCover.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2014|11|11|df=y}}{{cite news |date=23 September 2014 |title=Carcass To Release 'Surgical Remission / Surplus Steel' EP |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/carcass-to-release-surgical-remission-surplus-steel-ep/ |work=Blabbermouth.net |access-date=25 January 2015}}
| recorded = {{Start date|2013|df=y}}
| venue =
| studio = The Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire, England, The Treehouse Studios, Derbyshire, England
| genre = Melodic death metal
| length = {{Duration|m=17|s=40}}
| label = Nuclear Blast
| producer = Colin Richardson
| prev_title = Surgical Steel
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Despicable
| next_year = 2020
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Metal Injection
| rev2 = Metal Temple
| rev3 = Punknews.org
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.punknews.org/review/13075/carcass-surgical-remissionsurplus-steel-ep |title=Surgical Remission/Surplus Steel |author=Pelone, Joe|date=18 December 2014 |website=Punknews.org |access-date=25 January 2015}}
| rev4 = Reflections of Darkness
| rev5 = This is Not a Scene
| noprose = yes
}}
Surgical Remission/Surplus Steel is an EP by British extreme metal band Carcass. The EP consists of songs recorded during the sessions for previous album Surgical Steel and was released on 11 November 2014 through Nuclear Blast.
Release and promotion
The band announced Surgical Remission/Surplus Steel with an entry on their official Facebook web presence on 15 September 2014.{{cite news |author=Carcass |date=15 September 2014 |title=Sshhhhhh! Mum's the word! |url=http://www.facebook.com/OfficialCarcass/photos/a.207878759356785.62077.194750760669585/506358059508852 |work=Carcass official Facebook page |access-date=26 January 2015}} The song "Livestock Marketplace" was presented to the public as video clip shortly before the EP came out.{{cite news |last=Davis |first=Robert |date=22 October 2014 |title=Carcass debut new song |url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/news/32894/Carcass-debut-new-song/ |work=Sputnikmusic |access-date=26 January 2015}} The EP was released on 11 November 2014 in North America, 14 November in Europe and 17 November in the United Kingdom. Nuclear Blast issued Surgical Remission/Surplus Steel in different physical formats and as digital version. The CD edition came as regular jewelcase and digipak while the 10" vinyl was made available in different colours.{{cite news |last=Petro |first=Larry |date=24 September 2014 |title=Carcass Surgical Remission/Surplus Steel EP Coming |url=http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=13037 |work=KNAC.com |location=Los Angeles |access-date=26 January 2015}}
Carcass went on North American tour titled "Inked in Steel" in October and November 2014 to promote Surgical Remission/Surplus Steel.{{cite news |last=Rowe |first=Riley |date=16 September 2014 |url=http://www.alternativenation.net/carcass-reveals-tracklisting-artwork-upcoming/ |title=Carcass Reveals Tracklisting & Artwork For Upcoming 'Surgical Remission/Surplus Steel' EP |work=AlternativeNation.net |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626103949/http://www.alternativenation.net/carcass-reveals-tracklisting-artwork-upcoming/|archive-date=26 June 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=3 April 2016}} They were accompanied by supporting bands Obituary, Macabre, Exhumed and Noisem.{{cite news |last=Neilstein |first=Vince |date=11 August 2014 |title=Carcass Tour Dates (with Obituary, Macabre, Exhumed and Noisem) |url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2014/08/11/carcass-tour-dates-obituary-macabre-exhumed-noisem/ |work=MetalSucks |location=New York |access-date=26 January 2015}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_music = Bill Steer, Walker and Daniel Wilding
| all_lyrics = Jeffrey Walker
| title1 = A Wraith in the Apparatus
| length1 = 3:31
| title2 = Intensive Battery Brooding
| length2 = 4:43
| title3 = Zochrot
| length3 = 3:22
| title4 = Livestock Marketplace
| length4 = 4:15
| title5 = 1985 (Reprise)
| length5 = 1:48
}}
Personnel
=Carcass=
- Jeff Walker – lead vocals, bass guitar, additional art
- Bill Steer – guitar, vocals
- Dan Wilding – drums
- Ben Ash – guitar
=Technical personnel=
- Colin Richardson – production
- Andy Sneap – mixing, mastering
- Carl Bown – engineering, mixing
- Rob Kimura – album art, layout
- Ian T. Tilton – original photography
- Mircea Gabriel Eftemie – additional art
- Martin Nesbitt – original "tools" concept
References
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