Formed in 1988, Buffalo born/Tampa raised Cannibal Corpse helped found,
manipulate and transcend the very boundaries of death metal beginning
with the scandalously controversial
debut, Eaten Back To Life. Raising the eyebrows of inquisitive
metalheads and incensed parents and politicians, the record - produced
by Scott Burns at the now renowned Morrisound Studios - was more extreme
and confrontational than anything the metal genre had ever known. As a
result of the band's brilliantly gruesome cover art, grisly lyrics and
song titles like "Hammer Smashed Face," "Meat Hook Sodomy" and "Addicted
To Vaginal Skin," follow-up records Butchered At Birth (1991) and Tomb
Of The Mutilated (1992) were met with further contempt by the likes of
such organized censorship leagues as the PMRC. In just three years, the
sale of Cannibal Corpse merchandise was (temporarily) prohibited in
Australia, Korea and New Zealand (in fact, the sale of Butchered At
Birth and the performance of those three records is still forbidden in
Germany). But dissuaded they were not.
Proving technical
dexterity, diabolic vocal grunts and a penchant for serial killers,
zombies and gore of all shapes, sizes and textures, Cannibal Corpse won
over the hearts of many a metal extremist and have since become a
harrowing household name. Since the bands inception they have sold
millions of albums world wide and show no sign of slowing or bowing down
to the ever changing metal genre. Massive tours throughout the U.S. and
Europe as well as Australia and South America only underscored the
band's staying power…and all this with zero commercial radio presence
and minimal video play (although the band did appear in the Hollywood
blockbuster, Ace Ventura - Pet Detective).
The momentum
continued with the 1996 release of Vile, the first Cannibal record to
feature former Monstrosity throat George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher
following the departure of Chris Barnes. Any skepticism over the new
voice behind the mighty Corpse was quickly put to rest. Simply put, Vile
slayed from beginning to end and became the first ever death metal
record to enter the prestigious Billboard charts. Over the next few
years, relentlessly touring, bolstered musicianship and progressively
more potent recordings saw the band increase in popularity within the
underground and beyond.
After the mass success of 2004's The
Wretched Spawn and some personnel changes (longtime guitarist Jack Owen
fled the band in 2004 to carry on his commitments with his rock project,
Adrift. Origin axe-master Jeremy Turner filled in for the band during
their remaining tours that year before Malevolent Creation/Hate
Plow/Solstice guitarist Rob Barrett, who played on Cannibal Corpse's
infamous releases The Bleeding and Vile records, rejoined the band as a
fulltime member.), Cannibal Corpse has returned to the Death Metal
frontlines with the pungently eloquent majesty that is Kill.
Simply titled but meticulously assembled, Kill was recorded with
producer Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal/ex-Morbid Angel) at Mana Studios in
St. Petersburg, Florida. The tenth record of their storied career, each
track basks in its own claustrophobic abrasiveness and maniacal subject
matter. From the onset of the fiery "The Time To Kill Is Now,"
guitarists Barrett and Pat O'Brien, vocalist George "Corpsegrinder"
Fisher, bassist Alex Webster and drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz pummel with a
renewed sense of urgency. Fast, furious and scrupulously timed, the
tune is a palpable reminder that Cannibal remains a force to be
reckoned. "Make Them Suffer" sears with an old school Possessed vibe (a
band to whom Cannibal has paid homage to on several occasions), while
"Necrosadistic Warning," replete with a barrage of blistering solo work
by O'Brien whose guitar deftness is often underestimated, comes riddled
with visions of zombies sexually gratifying themselves with the body
parts of the beings they've slain. Other tracks like the telling "Five
Nails Through The Neck," "Death Walking Terror," "Brain Removal Device"
and instrumental closer "Infinite Misery" see the five-piece at their
most cogent, both lyrically and musically.
2. Blowtorch Slaughter 02:37
3. Stripped, Raped and Strangled 03:39
4. I Cum Blood 04:12
5. Covered with Sores 03:44
6. Fucked with a Knife 02:26
7. Unleashing the Bloodthirsty 04:13
8. Dead Human Collection 02:40
9. Gallery of Suicide 04:11
10. Meat Hook Sodomy 05:11
11. Perverse Suffering 04:21
12. The Spine Splitter 03:31
13. Gutted 03:26
14. I Will Kill You 02:48
15. Devoured by Vermin 03:39
16. Disposal of the Body 03:41
17. A Skull Full of Maggots 02:33
18. Hammer Smashed Face 04:46
• Jack Owen: Guitars
• Pat O'Brien: Guitars
• Paul Mazurkiewicz: Drums
• Alex Webster: Bass.
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