Before we leave for the festival shows next week, we thought we’d treat you to the cover art of the upcoming 7″ EP ”Like An Ever Flying Limb”.

Press release from Relapse follows:

GENERAL SURGERY – To Release New EP; Announce Tour Dates

Swedish goregrind legends GENERAL SURGERY will release a brand new 7” EP entitled ”Like An Ever Flying Limb” this fall via Relapse Records.
The limited edition EP contains 5 new tracks of the band’s gut-splattering gore and was recorded in October 2011 at Audiogrind Studio in the band’s hometown of Stockholm.
A release date will be announced shortly while the cover art is available for preview now at this location.

The band’s Dr. Carlsson commented on the upcoming release:

”These five splatter dripping tunes are designed to deeply disturb all mere mortals, be
it the poor departed in the bowels of the morgue or some unfortunate soul
catching us playing live during the festival season.Please hold on to life and limb.”

Additionally, the band has announced a string of festival appearances plus rare UK club shows including Czech Republic’s Brutal Assault, Germany’s Party San, and Denmark’s Kill-Town Deathfest. A complete listing of dates is available below.

Earlier this year saw the release of A Collection of Depravation, a compilation of 30 GENERAL SURGERY choice cuts digitally remastered by Pig Destroyer’s Scott Hull.  The album is currently available for streaming in its entirety here.
The band plan to record their long awaited 3rd full-length album in the near future.

GENERAL SURGERY are available for interviews upon request.  To get in touch with the band, simply contact bob@relapse.com.
Stay tuned to www.RELAPSE.com and the official GENERAL SURGERY website and Facebook page for the latest GENERAL SURGERY information.

GENERAL SURGERY TOUR DATES:

Aug 9               Jaromer, Czech Rep                 Brutal Assault Open Air
Aug 10             Schlotheim, Germany               Party San Metal Open Air
Aug 31             Växjö, Sweden                         Uffes Källare
Sept 1              Copenhagen, Denmark          Kill-town Deathfest
Oct 13             London, UK                             The Black Heart
Oct 14             Bristol, UK                              The Croft

Name: Dr Sillman.
Born: 1978.
Gear: Gibson Flying V with EMG pickups, Peavey 6505, Maxon 808.
Previous bands: Vicious Art, Guidance of Sin, The Dead. To name a few.
Favourite surgical tool: all of them makes me feel like God.
Favourite beer: Anything that makes my hands (un)steady when performing surgery.
”After completely trouncing the fiercest competition to secure the slot as live guitarist, I am now extremely happy to have the opportunity to get intoxicated at every single (mal)practice.
Don’t hesitate to buy me a drink.”

We can finally confirm a few festival shows for August which will be the first shows with our new live guitarist Dr. Sillman, formerly of Vicious Art fame.

2012-08-09
Brutal Assault Open Air, Jaromer, Czech Rep
2012-08-10
Party San Metal Open Air, Bad Berka, Germany
2012-08-31
Uffes Källare, Växjö, Sweden
2012-09-01
Kill-town Deathfest, Copenhagen, Denmark

We’re also waiting for confirmation on our return to the UK in October. Expect 2-3 dates to be announced shortly.

We’re confirmed for Killtown Deathfest 2012 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Head over to www.killtowndeathfest.dk to check out the rest of the line-up, it looks really promising so far!
Right now it looks like we’re playing on Saturday, Sep 1st. We’ll let you know closer to the fest.

So, we’ve re-signed to our old/new label Relapse Records for our up and coming releases, and here’s the press release in all it’s glory:

GENERAL SURGERY:  Re-Sign To Relapse Records; Announce Singles Collection

Relapse Records is extremely proud to announce the official re-signing of Swedish goregrind legends GENERAL SURGERY!  Originally formed in 1988, GENERAL SURGERY (Joacim Carlsson – guitar, Andreas Eriksson – bass, Andreas Mitroulis – drums, Erik Sahlström – lead vocals) released the seminal Necrology EP via Relapse in 1991 before going on a long hiatus until 2002.  The band released numerous splits, EPs, and two full-length albums since then and will be coming back in a blood-soaked rage in 2012!

A Collection of Depravation, a compilation of 30 GENERAL SURGERY choice cuts will see its official release via Relapse on March 27^th and is available for pre-order here.  The collection was digitally remastered by Pig Destroyer’s Scott Hull and contains a 24 page booklet with extensive liner notes from the band.

Additionally, the band will be releasing a new 7” EP and recording their highly anticipated 3^rd full-length album in the near future.  Dr. Carlsson commented on the signing and upcoming releases:

“We are honored to announce that we will once again be working with the label that started us off (and in a way, we helped get off to a good start too back in 1990). Things are indeed coming full circle as we enter another phase of our gristle spattered career.

The seeds for this collaboration were sown during the process of re-releasing the Necrology EP last year, where both parties felt that further co-operation would be just the right thing for the future.

Coming up immediately is our new 30-track collection CD, ”A Collection of Depravation”, brimming with old putrefying cuts from our earlier split releases.

Following that will be a 5-track 7″ EP entitled ”Like An Ever Flying Limb”, recorded during fall 2011 at Audiohammer (Swe) studio.  As if that wasn’t enough, there will be a 3rd full length album to look forward to in the not so distant future.

Join us in the celebration of blood soaked shenanigans that is 2012 – GS and Relapse will bring you nothing but the best as usual!

Thank you all and we’ll see you in the morgue.”

GENERAL SURGERY are available for interviews upon request.  To get in touch with the band, simply contact bob@relapse.com.  Stay tuned to www.RELAPSE.com and the official GENERAL SURGERY website and Facebook page for the latest GENERAL SURGERY information.