Tomb of the Mutilated is the third studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. It was released in 1992 through Metal Blade Records and is the last Cannibal album recorded with the band's full original lineup, as founding guitarist Bob Rusay was fired after the album's release. Tomb of the Mutilated was banned in Germany, due to the violent cover and the extreme nature of the lyrics.
The opening song "Hammer Smashed Face" on this album quickly became Cannibal Corpse's best known and signature song. The track was featured during the band's cameo appearance in the film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, as well as downloadable content for the Rock Band video game series. The song "I Cum Blood" is also featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned.
Reviewers Jack Murray and Connur Joyce have both stated their belief that Tomb of the Mutilated is a high-concept album concerned with extreme necrophilia and sadism. Murray said "It's a very clever idea concerning the rape and murder of a young girl with a large knife, and continuing to rape the corpse until orgasm. This theme is particularly present in the last four tracks on the album", while Joyce announced in Finnish metal magazine Mutilate, "The album has heavy connotations throughout. It's definitely linked; especially in the last three tracks. The explicit nature in which Barnes grunts his way through the increasingly morbid lyrics certainly demonstrates the theme running through the album, that is to say the increasingly deteriorating mental state of the protagonist."
Chris Barnes stated on page 71 of the June 2008 issue of Decibel that "Entrails Ripped from a Virgin's Cunt" was based on two brothers, one of whom was semi-disabled, that were serving a life prison sentence. Barnes stated "They captured some girl, and the semi-retarded brother was talked into putting a coat hanger up her pussy to pull out her intestines."
Because the liner notes on Butchered at Birth feature quotations from American serial killer Albert Fish, he is often incorrectly credited with being the voice at the beginning of "Addicted to Vaginal Skin". However, the taped confession heard at the beginning of the song most likely belongs to the "Genesee River Killer" Arthur Shawcross.
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-Tracklist:
Side A
1. Hammer Smashed Face 04:03
2. I Cum Blood 03:42
3. Addicted to Vaginal Skin 03:31
4. Split Wide Open 03:03
5. Necropedophile 04:06
Side B
6. The Cryptic Stench 03:57
7. Entrails Ripped from a Virgin's Cunt 04:16
8. Post Mortal Ejaculation 03:37
9. Beyond the Cemetery 04:54
35:09
-Line up:
• Chris Barnes : Vocals, Lyrics
• Jack Owen : Guitars
• Bob Rusay : Guitars
• Alex Webster : Bass
• Paul Mazurkiewicz : Drums.
Label: Metal Blade Records.
Enclosed booklet ensures that no vocal effects or enhancements of any kind were applied to the vocal performance on Tomb of the Mutilated.
Recorded, engineered and mixed at Morrisound Recording-Tampa Florida, June 1 to June 15, 1992.
Mastered at-Fuller Sound-Miami Florida.
Single sleeve, 2-Sided Black & White Insert Lyric Sheet, 24" x 24" 2-Sided Color Poster (front of poster is album cover, back of poster is 1 piece of a 4 piece picture of the bands logo. All 4 pieces are included in these other 2016 classic re-issues: Eaten Back To Life, Tomb of The Mutilated, The Bleeding and Vile.
Released as part of the Metal Blade Classics limited edition vinyl series.
Artwork by Vincent Locke.
Mastered, mixed & produced by Scott Burns.
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