MTV.com has issued the following report from Chris Harris:

The reunion metalheads never expected would happen is going down this fall, as influential metallers CARCASS will be returning to North American for the first time in more than 15 years, starting September 5th. That's when they'll be kicking off a 15-date reunion trek in Worcester, Massachusetts, with NECROPHAGIST and DYING FETUS coming along for what could be a bumpy ride.

For longtime fans of the band, a Carcass reunion has always been something of a pipe dream - one fueled by innumerable rumors that only left them feeling cheated. But according to frontman Jeff Walker, the timing couldn't have been more right - or urgent - for Carcass' resurrection.

"If we don't do this now, Carcass will be erased from the history of rock, to a certain extent," he reflected. "There's so much access to information out there, [but] it seems to me that the new generation of kids just really don't know sh--. They don't really know who Black Sabbath is, never mind Carcass. There's definitely a generation of kids out there who are not aware of Carcass, because we haven't been around for 15 years. A year is a long time in metal these days."

While the band's members have been kicking around the idea of reuniting for years, Walker said he was reluctant, at first, to hop onboard. He credits guitarist Michael Amott, who went on to form ARCH ENEMY following Carcass' demise in 1995, as the driving force behind the reunion.

"I guess, over the last few years, we've kind of drifted into each other's circles again - myself, [guitarist] Bill [Steer], and Mike. And Mike's kind of - I don't want to over-exaggerate this - but, he's always been the keenest to do this, because since he formed Arch Enemy and has been out on the road again, he's kind of realized what kind of phenomenon Carcass is," Walker said. "Mike's always been kind of hassling me and Bill on the side about doing something, and so I guess the stars aligned at some point, because for years, I said I'd never do it. If [drummer] Ken [Owen, who suffered a brain hemorrhage in 1999] couldn't play, I thought it would be a bit like Led Zeppelin playing without [John] Bonham. How can you kind of find a way around that?"

But Carcass - like LED ZEPPELIN - did find a way around it. They enlisted Arch Enemy kitman Daniel Erlandsson, and asked Owen if he had any objections, which he didn't. Then all of them agreed they'd give Owen a portion of whatever profits they made from a reunion.

"That made it morally justifiable for me," Walker said. "It seems, to me, nostalgia is the new rock and roll. Not to sound arrogant, but I'm well aware of the importance of this band, even if no one else is. There's a generation of people who were into Carcass who've grown up now, that never saw the band. And now they have some disposable income. They've created the demand for this reunion."

But don't expect this reunion to extend beyond this year. Walker said that, as it stands, the plan is there is no plan. Carcass aren't secretly writing a record, and after this tour, Walker's not sure what will happen.

"Never say never, but I can't see it happening - I can't see it working," he said. "For something like that to happen, everybody's head has to be on the same continent. It's different from when you're a kid. Now, you've got three guys in the band who've had their own bands and have either been frontmen or the main songwriters, so I think there would be a lot of arguing. Maybe we'd have to get that therapist in that was working with Metallica. With all the money we've made this summer, we could pay for a one-hour session with that guy."

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