Cannibal Corpse

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- Kill
- Released 2006

- Tomb of the Mutilated
- Released 1992

- Evisceration Plague
- Released 2009

- Gallery of Suicide
- Released 1998

biography

"If vomit were a movie, this would be the soundtrack," wrote one critic of Cannibal Corpse's music, some of the most extreme, violent death metal sounds and subject matter ever committed to tape. Reveling in splatter-horror imagery in their often indecipherable lyrics, the group's graphic album artwork and song titles like "Meat Hook Sodomy," "Entrails Ripped from a Virgin's Cunt," "Fucked with a Knife," and so on, have -- not surprisingly -- attracted a fair amount of controversy and sometimes resulted in their albums being banned. However, their over-the-top extremity has won them a rabid cult following and made them one of the most popular death metal bands of the '90s; sticking with what works, the band didn't alter or develop its style much over the decade, although fans didn't seem to mind.

Cannibal Corpse was formed in Buffalo, NY, in 1988, their lineup composed mostly of musically active scenesters: vocalist Chris Barnes, guitarists Bob Rusay and Jack Owen, bassist Alex Webster, and drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz. Musically, they were closest to Slayer, although more extreme metal bands like Death also played a role in their sound. A 1989 demo helped the band secure a contract with Metal Blade Records, which released their debut album, Eaten Back to Life, in 1990. A cult following began to build behind the group with albums like 1991's Butchered at Birth and 1992's Tomb of the Mutilated. Bob Rusay was fired in 1993 and replaced with ex-Malevolent Creation guitarist Rob Barrett, who joined the group in time to appear as a club band in the Jim Carrey film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.

Barrett debuted on record with 1994's (relatively) more accessible The Bleeding, which proved to be Barnes' final album; 1996's Vile featured ex-Monstrosity vocalist George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher. Cannibal Corpse soldiered on through the decade, returning in 1998 with Gallery of Suicide. Bloodthirst followed a year later, and in 2000 the band issued both a video and CD titled Live Cannibalism (their second concert video but first official live album). Gore Obsessed arrived in 2002, followed by the obsessively packaged box set/DVD 15 Year Killing Spree. Their ninth album of all new material, Wretched Spawn, was released in 2004, followed by Kill in 2006. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

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- - fuck yes
  - - By BlueGuitar13
    - 9/2/2009 03:43:09
  - heavy metal at its best
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- - \m/><\m/ !!CC!!! \m/><\m/
  - - By NAYR7520
    - 8/25/2009 21:24:52
  - CORPSE is the F***ING best at this and if anyone have read the reviews on the albums all i have 2 say is WTF? they are all negative if you read them then you probably like them, all the reviwers keep saying is all this negative F***ING bable. well im done venting just check out some of the reviews about the albums. the reviewers all talk s**t about Corpse it just pissed me off.This IS DEATH METAL NOT EMO BULL S**T GO F**K UR SELF MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE!!!!
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- - Metal
  - - By FlyingHarry420
    - 8/13/2009 04:14:51
  - CANNIBAL FUCKING CORPSE!
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- - really good fucking band.
  - - By Roxannihilation
    - 8/7/2009 13:42:01
  - sometimes you're in the mood for some straight-up metal, no fillers or any bullshit. just pure crazy-ass metal.
    this is that band that satisfies that desire.
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- - all
  - - By Zak813
    - 8/1/2009 07:31:07
  - all i have to say is Cannibal Corpse FUCKING ROCKS
    whos with me?
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