Surgical Remission/Surplus Steel

Surgical Remission/Surplus Steel
EP by Carcass
Released	11 November 2014[1]
Recorded	2013
Studio	The Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire, England, The Treehouse Studios, Derbyshire, England
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	17:40
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Colin Richardson
Carcass chronology
Surgical Steel (2013) Surgical Remission/Surplus Steel (2014)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Injection	Mixed[2]
Metal Temple	10/10[3]
Punknews.org	[4]
Reflections of Darkness	7/10[5]
This is Not a Scene	8/10[6]

Surgical Remission/Surplus Steel is an EP by British death 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.^[1]

Release and promotion

The band announced Surgical Remission/Surplus Steel with an entry on their official Facebook web presence on 15 September 2014.^[7] The song "Livestock Marketplace" was presented to the public as video clip shortly before the EP came out.^[8] The EP was released on 11 November 2014 in North America, 14 November in Europe and 17 November in the United Kingdom.^[1] 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.^[9]

Carcass went on North American tour titled "Inked in Steel" in October and November 2014 to promote Surgical Remission/Surplus Steel.^[10] They were accompanied by supporting bands Obituary, Macabre, Exhumed and Noisem.^[11]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Jeff Walker, all music composed by Bill Steer, Jeff Walker, Daniel Wilding.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Wraith in the Apparatus"	3:31
2.	"Intensive Battery Brooding"	4:43
3.	"Zochrot"	3:22
4.	"Livestock Marketplace"	4:15
5.	"1985 (Reprise)"	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 (5)
• Rob Kimura – album art, layout
• Ian T. Tilton – original photography
• Mircea Gabriel Eftemie – additional art
• Martin Nesbitt – original "tools" concept

References

1. "Carcass To Release 'Surgical Remission / Surplus Steel' EP". Blabbermouth.net. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
2. Loesch, Chuck (14 November 2014). "EP Review: Carcass Surgical Remission". Metal Injection. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
3. Coulter, Emily (13 October 2014). "Carcass - Surgical Remission/Surplus Steel". Metal Temple. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
4. Jelone (18 December 2014). "Surgical Remission/Surplus Steel". Punknews.org. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
5. Menn, Ricarda (11 November 2014). "CD Review: Carcass - Surgical Remission / Surplus Steel". Reflections of Darkness. Münster. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
6. Fallows, Steve (7 December 2014). "Carcass – Surgical Remission / Surplus Steel". This is Not a Scene. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
7. Carcass (15 September 2014). "Sshhhhhh! Mum's the word!". Carcass official Facebook page. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
8. Davis, Robert (22 October 2014). "Carcass debut new song". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
9. Petro, Larry (24 September 2014). "Carcass Surgical Remission/Surplus Steel EP Coming". KNAC.com (Los Angeles). Retrieved 26 January 2015.
10. Rowe, Riley (16 September 2014). "Carcass Reveals Tracklisting & Artwork For Upcoming 'Surgical Remission/Surplus Steel' EP". AlternativeNation.net. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
11. Neilstein, Vince (11 August 2014). "Carcass Tour Dates (with Obituary, Macabre, Exhumed and Noisem)". MetalSucks (New York). Retrieved 26 January 2015.