Carcass in Brisbane

Carcass are a British metal band formed in Liverpool in 1985 by guitarist Bill Steer and drummer Ken Owen, with bassist and vocalist Jeff Walker joining soon afterward. Their early albums Reek of Putrefaction and Symphonies of Sickness established their grindcore sound and medical imagery; Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious and Heartwork moved toward tightly structured, melodic death metal. Their best-known songs include “Corporal Jigsore Quandary,” “Heartwork” and “This Mortal Coil.” After re-forming in 2007, Carcass performed at Wacken Open Air in 2008 and returned to sustained international touring. They headlined the 2014 Decibel Magazine Tour alongside The Black Dahlia Murder, Gorguts and Noisem, then joined Amon Amarth’s Great Heathen Army North American tour in 2022 alongside Obituary and Cattle Decapitation.

Brujeria is an American extreme-metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1989. Its death metal and grindcore use Spanish-language lyrics, violent political satire and masked personas. The band became known through releases including “Matando Güeros,” “Raza Odiada” and “Brujerizmo.” Brujeria played its first concert in 1997 at the Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood, having begun as a studio project. The band subsequently toured clubs and festivals in the Americas and Europe, including performances at Hellfest and Wacken Open Air.