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Artist......: Cadaveric Incubator / Cardiac Arrest
Album.......: Torso
Year........: 2026
Genre.......: Death Metal
Type........: Split EP
Label.......: Extremely Rotten Productions
Language....: English
Source......: WEB/FLAC (16bit)
Quality.....: 1044kbps / 44.1 kHz / Stereo
Tracks......: 4 tracks
Playtime....: 00:12:05
Size........: 93.5 MiB
R.Date......: 2026-04-18
S.Date......: 2026-04-17
Url.........: https://open.qobuz.com/album/u753236j178ao
01. Cadaveric Incubator - Torso 3:11
02. Cadaveric Incubator - Torso (Exhumed cover) 1:34
03. Cardiac Arrest - Torso 5:30
04. Cardiac Arrest - Torso (Machetazo cover) 1:51
To mark their joint European tour, Extremely Rotten
Productions is releasing this split 7" EP on which both
bands perform two songs each, which, to keep things
simple, have all been given the title 'Torso'. Cadaveric
Incubator is no stranger to Extremely Rotten
Productions, as the Danish label has already released
two split 7" EPs in recent years (with Undergang and
Hemorrhoid respectively), but both bands also currently
share their main label: Hells Headbangers Records. That
label is slowly but surely making all previous Cardiac
Arrest albums available (again) on vinyl; 'Vortex Of
Violence' (from 2012) is next in line. But before that
happens, we have this nice little piece of vinyl which,
alongside the tour, also deserves all the attention on
its own.
Cardiac Arrest opens with, well, 'Torso', a song that
was already recorded back in 2021, but only finds its
way onto one of the band's releases. It is a full-on
Cadaveric Incubator track in the right Cadaveric
Incubator tradition, mixing Death Metal with Grindcore
in a very tasty fashion. Basically, it is a vigorous
blend of early-style Carcass and later-style Carcass or
early Vomitory. Depending on which release you listen
to, the sound might lean slightly more towards Death
Metal or a bit more in the direction of Grindcore. On
the previous split 7" EP, with Hemorrhoid, Cadaveric
Incubator seemed to have a slightly stronger Death Metal
influence, but here they have a slightly heavier
Grindcore feel. Perhaps that's not so surprising, as the
second track, also called 'Torso', is a cover of
Exhumed. It originally appeared on the split CD with
Hemdale, one of the very best Grindcore releases in
history. Excellent performance here!
On the other side of this small-format vinyl record is
'Cardiac Arrest', and to be honest, what really stands
out is just how similar the two bands are. It might not
fully surprise, but Cardiac Arrest is the one leaning
more towards Death Metal, but they too have an
undeniable heavy grinding edge to their track (called
'Torso'). Cardiac Arrest is a band that has been slowly
growing and building a name for themselves in the
international Death Metal scene. Honestly, I have never
been an avid fan of them, but their no-nonsense approach
of the genre is something that is hard not to
appreciate. I always felt that Cardiac Arrest sounds as
if Cianide and Nunslaughter were to merge into one band.
Groovy and simple, but like a merciless punch in the
face. Perhaps it has to do with the short playing time
of this EP, but I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed
their part of this split release as well. Their second
song, by the way, is called 'Torso' and is a cover of
Machetazo and originally appeared on the band's debut
album 'Carne De Cementerio' from 2000.