British extreme metal legends CARCASS will release their sixth full-length album, Surgical Steel, on September 16th (UK), September 13th (Rest of Europe) and September 17th (North America). Trooper Entertainment have released Surgical Steel in Japan with two bonus tracks: 'A Wraith In The Apparatus' and 'Intensive Battery Brooding'.

Carcass have made their third track-by-track video available, which breaks down the songs from Surgical Steel. Watch guitarist Bill Steer and drummer Dan Wilding explain the songwriting process for 'Unfit For Human Consumption', '316L Grade Surgical Steel', 'Captive Bolt Pistol' and 'Mount Of Execution'.

Part I:

Part II:

Surgical Steel, the band’s first studio release since their 1996 LP Swansong, was produced by Colin Richardson (NAPALM DEATH, BOLT THROWER, GOREFEST, CANNIBAL CORPSE, SINISTER, RODRIGO Y GABRIELA) and mixed/mastered by Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, ACCEPT, EXODUS, TESTAMENT). Joining guitarist Bill Steer and bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker in the band's current incarnation are new drummer Dan Wilding (ABORTED, TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED) and guitarist Ben Ash (PIG IRON, DESOLATION, LIQUEFIED SKELETON). Expect some guest vocals from original sticksman Ken Owen as well, when Surgical Steel is finally released this fall worldwide.

Surgical Steel tracklisting:

'1985'

'Thrasher's Abattoir'

'Cadaver Pouch Conveyor System'

'A Congealed Clot Of Blood'

'The Master Butcher's Apron'

'Noncompliance to ASTM F 899-12 Standard'

'The Granulating Dark Satanic Mills'

'Unfit For Human Consumption'

'316L Grade Surgical Steel'

'Captive Bolt Pistol'

'Mount Of Execution'

'Intensive Battery Brooding' (digipack and Japanese bonus track)

'A Wraith In The Apparatus' (Japanese bonus track)

Full album stream:

'Captive Bolt Pistol' lyric video:

Check out BraveWords' glowing review of Surgical Steel here.

A brief tour of The United States in support of Surgical Steel has totally sold out well in advance:

September

23 - Reggie’s - Chicago, IL (with MACABRE)
25 - Saint Vitus - Brooklyn, NY (with IMMOLATION)
26 - Gramercy Theatre - New York, NY (with Immolation)
28 - The Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA (with EXHUMED)
29 - The Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA (with Exhumed)