General Surgery is a Swedish goregrind group and one of the earliest Carcass clones.Ekeroth, Daniel (2008). Swedish Death Metal. Bazillion Points Books. . p. 263, 349-350. Relapse Records released their 1991 debut Necrology. It was General Surgery's only material released until 2001, when the group recorded one track for the Carcass tribute album Requiems of Revulsion. General Surgery reformed in 2003 and released a split album with The County Medical Examiners. They have since released a collection of demos, two split 7-inches, a 2005 demo, a split album with Butcher ABC, and two full-length albums.
Vice stated that the band were underrated.
Members Current members Joacim Carlsson – guitar (1989–1990, 2007–present) Andreas "Adde" Mitroulis – drums, vocals (2002–present) Andreas Eriksson – bass, vocals (2002–2004, 2007–present) Erik Sahlström – vocals (2007–present) Urban "Ubbe" Skytt – guitar (2015–present)
Former members Jonas Derouche – guitar (1988–1989) Grant McWilliams – bass, vocals (1988–1989, 1990) Richard Cabeza – vocals (1988–1990, 1999–2002) Matti Kärki – bass, drums, vocals (1988–1990, 2000) Mats Nordrup – drums (1988–1990) Anders Jakobson – drums (1999–2000) Erik Thyselius – drums (2000–2001) Chris Barkensjö – drums (2001–2002) Glenn Sykes – bass (2004–2006) Johan Wallin – guitar, vocals (2006–2011) Tobias Sillman – guitar (2012–2015)
Timeline
Discography Full length albums 2006 - Left Hand Pathology (Listenable Records) 2009 - Corpus In Extremis: Analysing Necrocriticism (Listenable Records)
EPs 1991 - Necrology (Relapse Records) 2012 - Like an Ever Flying Limb (Relapse Records) 2021 - Lay Down and Be Counted (Self-released)
Demos 1990 - Errosive Offals 1990 - Pestisferous Anthropophagia 1990 - Internecine Prurience 2005 - Demo 2005
Split albums 2003 - General Surgery/The County Medical Examiners (Razorback Records) 2003 - Relapse Singles Series Vol. 2 (Relapse Records) 2004 - General Surgery/Filth (Bones Brigade Records) 2004 - General Surgery/Machetazo (Escorbuto Recordings/Goryfied Productions) 2009 - General Surgery/Butcher ABC (Obliteration Records/Living Dead Society)
Compilation albums 2001 - Requiems of Revulsion (Necropolis Records) 2004 - Demos (Nuclear Abominations Records) 2012 - A Collection of Depravation (Relapse Records)
References
External links Official General Surgery website General Surgery at MySpace