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Welcome to Carcass Cuntry is a country metal
album by Jeffrey Walker
, of the metal band Carcass
. The instrumentation is performed by notable heavy metal musicians, including Faith No More
’s Billy Gould
, H.I.M.‘s Ville Valo
, Anathema
’s Danny Cavanagh and Carcass members Bill Steer
and Ken Owen
. The album cover is by Larry Welz
, the creator of Cherry
.
has already done a country-hybrid album. But I don't think anyone from a background like mine has done it, and done it with a bit of respect — not turning it into a piss take."
complimented the album for being "fun" and having a "cool" album cover.
Country rock
Country rock is sub-genre of popular music, formed from the fusion of rock with country. The term is generally used to refer to the wave of rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s, beginning with Bob Dylan and The Byrds; reaching its greatest...
album by Jeffrey Walker
Jeffrey Walker
Jeffrey Walker is a bass guitarist and vocalist from Windle, St Helens, UK. He is best known for his work with the death metal / grindcore band Carcass for which he is also the main lyricist. Before Carcass, he played in the punk band the Electro Hippies. After the demise of Carcass, he went on to...
, of the metal band Carcass
Carcass (band)
Carcass are an extreme metal band from England, who formed in 1985 and disbanded in 1995. A reunion was enacted in 2008 without one of its original members, drummer Ken Owen, due to health reasons....
. The instrumentation is performed by notable heavy metal musicians, including Faith No More
Faith No More
Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed originally as Faith No Man in 1981 by bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist Wade Worthington, vocalist Michael Morris and drummer Mike Bordin. A year later when Worthington was replaced by keyboardist Roddy Bottum, and Mike...
’s Billy Gould
Billy Gould
Billy Gould is an American musician and producer. He is noted for playing bass in the band Faith No More.- Faith No More :...
, H.I.M.‘s Ville Valo
Ville Valo
Ville Hermanni Valo is a Finnish singer, songwriter and frontman of the Finnish rock band HIM. He has received the "Golden God" award in 2004 by the heavy metal magazine Metal Hammer. Valo has a baritone vocal range. Valo was ranked number 80 in Hit Paraders Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time...
, Anathema
Anathema (band)
Anathema are an English band from Liverpool primarily known for their ever evolving sound. Beginning as pioneers of the death/doom metal sub-genre, their later albums have been associated with genres such as alternative rock, progressive rock, art rock, new prog, and post-rock.-History:Anathema...
’s Danny Cavanagh and Carcass members Bill Steer
Bill Steer
Bill Steer is an English guitar player, and a founder of British Metal band Carcass...
and Ken Owen
Ken Owen
Ken Owen is an English drummer. He was born in Billinge, and grew up in Gayton, Merseyside. He is best known as one of the founding members of Carcass, for which he also handled some of the vocals. After the band broke up in 1995, he started Blackstar, along with two other Carcass members...
. The album cover is by Larry Welz
Larry Welz
Larry Welz is an American cartoonist and commercial artist, and the creator of Cherry Poptart . He is a noteworthy early contributor to the underground comics movement based in the San Francisco area in the late 1960s and early 1970s.In 1969 his work was published in Yellow Dog, a tabloid comic...
, the creator of Cherry
Cherry (comics)
Cherry is an adult comic book with a protagonist of the same name, written and drawn by Larry Welz.-History:First published in 1982 the comic series was originally called Cherry Poptart, but the title was changed to Cherry beginning with Issue #3 following litigation or threats of litigation by...
.
Music
In an interview with Decibel magazine, Walker said "It's really not that original of an idea when you consider that Mike NessMike Ness
Mike Ness is an American guitarist, vocalist, and chief songwriter for the punk rock band Social Distortion, which was formed in 1978. As of Dennis Danell's death in 2000, he is now the only original member of the band...
has already done a country-hybrid album. But I don't think anyone from a background like mine has done it, and done it with a bit of respect — not turning it into a piss take."
Reception
PopMattersPopMatters
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complimented the album for being "fun" and having a "cool" album cover.
Track listing
- The Man Comes Around 4:08
- I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) 2:52
- You're Still On My Mind 2:11
- Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down 5:25
- Mississippi 4:30
- I Just Dropped In (To See What My Condition Was In) 3:33
- I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry 3:15
- Once A Day 2:01
- The End Of The World 2:55
- Rocky Mountain High 5:31
- Keep On Rocking In The Free World 5:03
Personnel
- Niclas Etelävuori - Engineer
- Billy GouldBilly GouldBilly Gould is an American musician and producer. He is noted for playing bass in the band Faith No More.- Faith No More :...
- Engineer - Mika Jussila - Mastering
- Santeri Kallio - Engineer, Mixing
- Tina Korhonen - Photography
- James Murphy - Engineer
- Jeffrey WalkerJeffrey WalkerJeffrey Walker is a bass guitarist and vocalist from Windle, St Helens, UK. He is best known for his work with the death metal / grindcore band Carcass for which he is also the main lyricist. Before Carcass, he played in the punk band the Electro Hippies. After the demise of Carcass, he went on to...
- Mixing, Producer - Larry WelzLarry WelzLarry Welz is an American cartoonist and commercial artist, and the creator of Cherry Poptart . He is a noteworthy early contributor to the underground comics movement based in the San Francisco area in the late 1960s and early 1970s.In 1969 his work was published in Yellow Dog, a tabloid comic...
- Artwork