1408 - Carcass Child's Play 1996

On the line-up front, Amott departed from the band right after "Heartwork", and on the following world tour ex-Venom guitarist Mike Hickey (who also is the first and last American to have ever joined the band), took over. But him and the band weren't in the same wavelength, as Jeff himself said, and they hired Carlo Regadas for the new album, "Swansong". The songwriting is quite different respect to the Carcass-standards. In fact, the construction of the tracks appears to be simplified, being mostly based on verse-chorus-verse structures. The result is an odd hybrid between aggression and melody, wisely emphasized by almost constant mid-paced tempos. Anyway, the distinctive sound of the band is well preserved, though undeniably progressed. The riffs, solos and melodies are all truly memorable and there are some great songs on here including their "Child's Play".