Ken Owen, the much-beloved original drummer for Carcass, is auctioning off a drum kit he used to record the classic albums Necroticism – Descanting The Insalubrious (1991) and Heartwork (1993). Owen, ...

This according to Bill Steer, who tells Australia’s Heavy that the title comes from the adolescence of original Carcass drummer Ken Owen: “[Ken Owen] had a fictitious band called Torn Arteries and he ...

Emerging from the late 80s grindcore scene, by the early 90s Carcass had transformed into a surgically-fixated death metal band – and 1993’s Heartwork album remains a landmark of the genre.

Carcass’ early lineup: from left, Steer, Walker, and Ken Owen. “We were just three teenagers that wanted to cause havoc,” Steer says. Courtesy of Earache “By the time you hit your mid ...

and Ken Owen, through their expansion into a quartet with Swedish-born second guitarist Michael Amott, Carcass rarely settled for anything less than breaking down boundaries and when they felt a ...

Carcass will release their new EP Despicable ... that the album's title pays homage to ex-drummer Ken Owen and his fictitious band of the same name. "He had a fictitious band called Torn Arteries ...

“You can definitely tell that it’s Carcass; when you drop that needle ... Steer previously noted that it pays homage to ex-drummer Ken Owen and his fictitious band of the same name.

Also, as an extra added bonus, founding Carcass drummer Ken Owen has contributed guest vocals for Carcass' 2013 effort. "We've taken stylistic cues from all the albums because it's in our blood ...

“Ken (Owen, the band’s former drummer ... There was far more to Carcass’ formula. Walker was a vegetarian who used his lyrics to trash what one critic called “the brutality of meat ...

Carcass' first album in eighteen years reinforces ... the band's history is honored by guest vocal contributions from original drummer Ken Owen, who nearly died after suffering a cerebral ...