Symphonies of Sickness

Symphonies of Sickness is the second album by British extreme metal band Carcass. It was released through Earache Records on 4 December 1989.

Musical style
While this album still retains the grindcore style of Reek of Putrefaction, the sound became more characteristic of death metal.

Reception
In February 2009, Symphonies of Sickness was ranked number 4 in Terrorizer's list of essential European grindcore albums.

Releases
The original CD release contained 16 bonus tracks taken from the Reek of Putrefaction album. Some editions also contain "Genital Grinder II" and "Hepatic Tissue Fermentation" from the Pathological compilation. The album was reissued in 1996 with a censored outer cover proclaiming "Original artwork contained inside". It was later reissued in 2008, as part of reissuing of all of Carcass's albums to tie in with their reunion. This version included the Symphonies of Sickness demo as bonus tracks on one side of a dualdisc, while the DVD side featured the second part of an extended documentary titled The Pathologist's Report Part II: Propagation. Later editions of this reissue contain the songs on a CD and the documentary on a separate DVD. This reissue was presented in a 12-panel digipak with full lyrics and artwork.

Personnel

 * Jeff Walker – vocals, bass guitar
 * Bill Steer – vocals, lead guitar
 * Ken Owen – drums, vocals