- Eaten Back to Life (1988-1990)
Cannibal Corpse formed in Buffalo, New York in early 1988 by two disbanded bands: Tirant Sin and Beyond Death. The second band is guitarist Bob Racey and bassist Alex Webster. Singer Chris Barnes later joined the band, from a group called Leviathan.
In early 1989, the band named itself Cannibal Corpse and recorded a five-song demo of the same name called "Cannibal Corpse demo&39;89". The songs turned out to be successful, processed and all included on the first album, some of which are still played in concerts. With this demo, the band heads to Metal Blade Records in search of fortune. The record company employees immediately realized that the group was excellent and offered a 7-album contract. Later, the contract was extended with more favorable terms for the musicians. The secret to a successful collaboration, says Alex Webster, is the band's friendly relationship with the label's employees.
In 1990, the band recorded their first studio album, Eaten Back to Life. The album was released on August 17, 1990. Chris Barnes made a personal connection, and the album artwork was handled by renowned Deadworld comic artist Vincent Locke. Produced by Scott Burns, Jack Owen describes the album: "We worked in the studio from 11am to midnight and beyond, with longer breaks, leaving Scott with inexperience and endless questions about the music industry. Crazy. Some of the classes lasted so long that he didn't come home and just slept on the floor of our hotel!" Another friend of Chris Barnes, Glenn Benton from death metal band Deicide Also participated in the production of this album. The album was banned in Germany and a few other countries due to the cover art and only sold as a censored version, the albums after
were Butchered at Birth in 1991 and Tomb of the Mutilated in 1992. Of all the albums in the group, Tomb of the Mutilated is considered the most brutal and darkest, with some critics attributing it to the Death Grind genre. As the music became more technical and malevolent, the lyrics became nightmarish, the album's artwork became more eerie, subtle and psychological began to appear in Vince Locke's work, corresponding to the intricacies of the group's themes. Work, music and lyric. Both albums were banned in many countries because of the cover art, and only censored versions were sold, with the ban on the originals not lifted until June 2006. In 1991, Cannibal Corps embarked on their first tour, including European countries. In 1993, the EP Hammer Smashed Face appeared, consisting of 5 tracks. Changes began in 1993, when Bob Rusay, who left the team, was replaced by Rob Barrett of Malvolent Creation, with whom Cannibal Corpse starred in the movie Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, in which he sang the song "Hammer in the face". ". Cannibal Corpse plays himself in this film. The band fondly recalls the filming: "Jim Carrey was a fan of death metal and a fan of us! We were called to the label and we were told that Jim's team was inviting us to star in the film. We couldn't be happier with the honor. We flew to Miami Beach and for four days. The film helped us a lot because people went to see us, and some of them became fans of us." That same year, the band recorded their most successful and best-selling album "Bleeding",
The Bleeding - Vocal Change (1993-1994)
In late 1993, Cannibal Corpse began recording their fourthA studio album called The Bleeding. Bleeding was released on April 12, 1994 by Metal Blade Records.
According to Alex Webster:
"Bleeding has become our best-selling record. I can't give exact numbers, but no record before or after 1994 has achieved such a commercial At the time, The Bleeding was our most successful album - both in terms of musical discovery, recording and performance. In the entire 'Chris Barnes era', he was by far the best."
1994 After the 2018 tour, the band moved to Tampa in Florida, where the most favorable conditions for death metal were created. But not everything in the group went smoothly. A serious disagreement emerged between Chris Barnes, who took over the six-footer group, and the rest of the players. Alex Webster said of the situation: "We didn't think the band would be better vocally or otherwise if Chris stayed. We didn't like some of the things he wrote, we wanted the lyrics to rhyme and be easy to remember. He doesn't seem to be as interested in the ghoul thing as he used to be. It's necessary to be a team, but we're not, we have four and Chris. We've had issues in the studio, the sound is bad, no Use, we let Chris go." The decision was made,
, due to their youth, neither side could calm down immediately, and for some time both sides had spoken and written through third parties -- on the walls of the club's locker room -- They exchanged complicated greetings with each other. After
recorded The Bleeding, Chris Barnes was replaced by Rob Barrett's personal friend, George Fisher. He earned the nickname Corpsegrinder in honor of his first band. After
joined Cannibal Corpse George Fisher, the band began recording their fifth studio album, Vile, which was released on Metal Blade Records on May 21, 1996. Since the lyrics of the song were performed while Chris Barnes was in the band, the band decided to rewrite the lyrics but keep the music that was created. The band also had to change their logo to avoid paying Chris Barnes. According to Alex Webster, the logo looks a bit frivolous and childish, and the group has gone through a long creative road and has changed internally, and its members have matured. Cannibal Corpse's underground sixth album, Gallery of Suicide, was released on Metal Blade Records on April 21, 1998. Cannibal Corpse guitarist Rob Barrett couldn't keep up with Malvolent Creation and Cannibal Corpse, and at Gallery of Suicide he was replaced by Pat O'Brien, who recently left Nevermore. On the albums Vile and Gallery of Suicide, the lyrical component of the music continues to develop, especially on the works of "I'll Kill You," "Gallery of Suicide," and of course, "From Skin To Liquid."
At the end of 1999, Cannibal's seventh studio album, Bloodthirsty, was released on Metal Blade Records on October 19, 1999. On February 16, 2000, the Live Cannibalism video was a compilation of songs from two concerts, recorded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the album released during the last death metal massacre tour. This version was released on CD and DVD on September 26, 2000. The special edition "Live Cannibalism - Ultimate Edition" includes footage of the band performing during the Monolith of Death tour 96-97, as well as two versions of the two videos "Devouring by Pest" and "Sentenced to Burn", censored and uncensored. In early 2001, Cannibal Corpse recorded their eighth studio album, titled Gore Obsessed, which was released on February 26, 2002, and the mood and lyrical themes shifted from thoughtful and even somewhat sad to joyous, horribly malicious. The June 2003 compilation Worm Infested was already a precursor to The Wretched Spawn style. In 2003, Cannibal Corpse received Platinum based on sales of all games in all media. So far, they remain the only death metal band to have won this award. The band's 15th anniversary was marked by the November 4, 2003 release of the 15 Year Killing Spree box set consisting of four DVDs, the first two discs containing a selection of the band's recordings and the third disc containing previously unreleased material , the fourth disc containing live footage of the band. The June 2003 compilation Worm Infested was already a precursor to The Wretched Spawn style. In 2003, Cannibal Corpse went platinum based on sales of all games in all media. So far, they remain the only death metal band to have won this award. The band's 15th anniversary was marked by the November 4, 2003 release of the 15 Year Killing Spree box set consisting of four DVDs, the first two discs containing a selection of the band's recordings and the third disc containing previously unreleased material , the fourth disc containing live footage of the band. The June 2003 compilation Worm Infested was already a precursor to The Wretched Spawn style. In 2003, Cannibal Corpse went platinum based on sales of all games in all media. So far, they remain the only death metal band to have won this award. The band's 15th anniversary was marked by the November 4, 2003 release of the 15 Year Killing Spree box set consisting of four DVDs, the first two discs containing a selection of the band's recordings and the third disc containing previously unreleased material , the fourth disc containing live footage of the band. Deserving of such an award. The band's 15th anniversary was marked by the November 4, 2003 release of the 15 Year Killing Spree box set consisting of four DVDs, the first two discs containing a selection of the band's recordings and the third disc containing previously unreleased material , the fourth disc containing live footage of the band. Deserving of such an award. The band's 15th anniversary was marked by the November 4, 2003 release of the 15 Year Killing Spree box set consisting of four DVDs, the first two discs containing a selection of the band's recordings and the third disc containing previously unreleased material , the fourth disc containing live footage of the band.
In late 2003, Cannibal Corpse recorded their ninth studio album, The Wretched Spawn, which was released on February 24, 2004, and was the last album by Cannibal Corpse veteran Jack Owen. Starting with the Cannibal Corpse, he joined his side business, rock band Adrift, and in 2005 joined Deicide. According to Alex Webster, a tour of Mexico was imminent, and Jack left with a drift. The ghoul's response was almost shock: "You can't do that, we waited so long!" At the last minute, I had to urgently find a replacement. Jeremy Turner helped and we saw him at the St Petersburg and Moscow concerts in September 2004. Later, Rob Barrett returned to the group's vacant seat, first temporarily and then permanently. On March 21, 2006, the following was released, Cannibal Corpse's tenth studio album Kill, which initially caused some confusion due to the lack of fan-favorite artwork and the deceptively simple title on the cover , but the album fell in love with the band's fans old and new. Some of them even tend to think Kill was a huge breakthrough in the band's work. In November 2007, after several tours, Cannibal Corps began to create material for their next album.
In November 2007, after several tours, Cannibal Corpse began creating material for their next album. In 2008, Cannibal Corpse released their fourth compilation album, Centuries of Torment: The First 20 Years, released by Metal Blade Records. The series includes three DVD discs containing three hours of documentary video on the band's history, including Tirant Sin Band and some live recordings. In January 2009, a new Cannibal Corpse song titled "Evisceration Plague" surfaced online. The track was released ahead of the band's new album of the same name, which was released on February 3, 2009. As a bonus for the new album, a DVD called "The Making of Evisceration Plague" was released. The album debuted at No. 66 on the Billboard 200, with total sales of 9,571 in its first week. The recordings for the new album were produced by Eric Rutan, who has worked with the band before. The videos of "The Plague of Viscera" and "The Priests of Sodom," the former directed by Dale "Rage" Restenhini, and the latter were directed by Kevin Custer, Alex Webster said during the recording of the "Priests of Sodom" video : "We had a great time working with director Kevin Custer on the video for Priest of Sodom. He showed himself as a professional in his field and seemed to understand what to do with our music. He A lot of great ideas came up that further improved our most confident video yet." Commenting on the album, Alex Webster said, "With Cannibals, our goal has always been to try to make every single The new albums all work harder. This time, after we were already happy with the results of the Kill album, it was hard to do, but we knew that working again with Mana Recording Studios' producer Eric Rutan) we were able to do it with the same seriousness Start, and even go further... Now that we've heard the end result, I can say we've achieved our goal, and I think the fans will agree with us. The Evisceration Plague album has the best guitars we've ever had The timbre, the whole band as a whole has never played so precisely and consistently. We can't wait for your chance to hear this album in early 2009 because we think you'll be as happy as we are." degree starts and goes even further. Now that we've heard the end result, I can say we've achieved our goal, and I think the fans will agree with us. The Evisceration Plague album has some of the best guitar tones we've ever had, and the entire band as a whole has never played so precisely and consistently. We can't wait for your chance to hear this album in early 2009 because we think you'll be as happy as we are. "We were able to start with the same seriousness, and even go further. Now that we've heard the end result, I can say we've achieved our goal, and I think the fans will agree with us. The Evisceration Plague album has what we used to have best everThe guitar tone, the whole band as a whole has never been so precise and consistent. We can't wait for your chance to hear this album in early 2009 because we think you'll be as happy as we are. "The whole band has never played so precisely and consistently. We can't wait for your chance to hear the album in early 2009 because we think you'll be as happy as we are." The whole band has never played so precisely and consistently . We can't wait for your chance to hear this album in early 2009 because we think you'll be as happy as we are. "
censorship issues and criticism
Cannibal Corpse's 'Butchered at Birth' album cover is often criticized for its album art, but the band only refers to it as an art form. Cannibal Corpse is featured in New Zealand , Australia, Korea and Germany Banned in some areas. A teenage boy came to school wearing a 'slaughtered at birth' T-shirt, traumatizing a teacher named Christa Jenal. The woman did the first thing she did when she joined the government Thing was banning Cannibal Corpse's songs from first three albums, while ordering censorship of album covers. Going to jail. In America, there's also a problem: Parents council sounded the alarm, presidential candidate Bob Dole swears Cannibals wouldn't be with him.
In the movie Metal A Headbanger's Journey, Alex Webster said: "When someone who doesn't know anything about death metal first sees the cover of one of our albums , they must be shocked, and if not, then we did a bad cover. In the same film, George Fisher said, "This is art, see it as art." Yes, it's gross, but the world is full of different things. Go to the Vatican to see what kind of paintings are there. It's never going to happen... It's unlikely that monsters will appear in the near future and start devouring our flesh. Members of the
Cannibal Corpse were rather slow to respond to the criticism, saying: "We don't sing politics. We don't sing religion...all our songs are horror movie-like stories. We love scary, scary movies, and we wanted the lyrics of our songs to match the vibe of those horror movies. Basically, the lyrics of our songs are fictional stories, nothing more. Anyone worried about it is ridiculous.
's music against Cannibal Corpse numbs accusations of violence, says Alex Webster, death metal fans only love music because they know the violence depicted in the lyrics isn't real: "I think people who listen to our music, they know It's unreal that we sing in our songs, like they do in horror movies, but if you actually see people doing these things in reality, I think it's going to have a pretty big impact on anyone , I mean you're going to react to it, no matter how many horror movies you've watched, or how many of our songs or other songs you've listened to, or whatever, I'm sure when it happens in a movie or music, or These are completely different things happening right before your eyes. However,
George Fisher said: "There's nothing really serious about the lyrics of our songs. We're not thinking of anyone in particular, we're trying to kill or hurt anyone...how can you say we're promoting a sense of imaginary The violence of the creatures? The people who kill in our songs are zombies."
Alex
Webster - bass guitar (since 1988)
Paul Mazurkiewicz - drums (since 1988)
Rob Barrett - guitar (1993-1997 since 2005) 2019)
George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher - vocals (since 1995)
Eric Rutan - guitar (since 2019)
former member
Bob Rusay - guitar (1988-1993)
Chris Barnes - vocals (1988-1995))
Jack Owen - Guitar (1988-2004)
Jeremy Turner - Guitar (2004-2005)
Pat O&39;Brien - Guitar (1997-2019)
