Tools of the Trade

This article is about the Carcass EP. For the Superman: The Animated Series episode, see Tools of the Trade (Superman: The Animated Series).

Tools of the Trade
EP by Carcass
Released	23 June 1992 (1992-06-23)
Genre	Grindcore death metal
Length	17:39
Label	Earache Relativity
Producer	Colin Richardson
Carcass chronology
Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious (1991) Tools of the Trade (1992) Heartwork (1993)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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Allmusic	[1]

Tools of the Trade is an EP by British extreme metal band Carcass. It was released through Earache Records on 23 June 1992.

It contains re-recordings of two previously released Carcass songs; "Pyosisified (Rotten to the Gore)" from Reek of Putrefaction and "Hepatic Tissue Fermentation", which was originally released on a compilation titled Pathological.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tools of the Trade"	3:07
2.	"Incarnated Solvent Abuse"	4:45
3.	"Pyosisified (Still Rotten to the Gore)"	3:10
4.	"Hepatic Tissue Fermentation II"	6:37

Other appearances

The EP is wholly contained on the compilation album Gods of Grind and the limited edition 2008 dualdisc reissue of Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious. It also appears on Wake up and Smell the... Carcass, but without the track "Incarnated Solvent Abuse".^[citation needed]

Personnel

• Michael Amott – guitar
• Ken Owen – drums
• Bill Steer – guitar, vocals
• Jeff Walker – bass, vocals
• Colin Richardson – production

References

1. Birchmeier, Jason. "Tools of the Trade - Carcass". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 October 2011.