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Cannibal Corpse

Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band founded in 1988. The band has released ten studio albums, one boxed set, and one live album. Although Cannibal Corpse has had virtually no radio or television exposure, a cult following began to build behind the group with albums like 1991's Butchered at Birth and 1992's Tomb of the Mutilated. Cannibal Corpse reached over 1 million in record sales worldwide in 2003,[3] including 558,929 in the United States,[4] making them one of the biggest selling death metal bands of all time.

Cannibal Corpse members draw influence from thrash metal bands, such as Slayer;[5] Kreator,[6] and other death metal bands like Death and Obituary.[5] With lyrical content inspired by horror fiction stories and films, the band has gained infamy around the world for their exceptionally violent subject matter, including lyrics and album art that depict cannibalism, gore, masochism, murder, mutilation, necrophilia, rape, torture, and zombies. As a result, the band has faced international censorship and bannings from playing live in numerous countries.[7]

Biography

Cannibal Corpse was made up of members from three earlier Buffalo-area death metal bands, Beyond Death (Webster, Owen), Leviathan (Barnes), and Tirant Sin (Barnes, Rusay, Mazurkiewicz). The band played their first show at Buffalo's River Rock Cafe in April 1989, shortly after recording a five-song demo tape Cannibal Corpse. Within a year of that first gig, the band was signed to Metal Blade Records and their full-length, debut album, Eaten Back to Life, was released in August 1990.

“The main thing that helped us (Get signed to Metal Blade Records) was sending the label a videotape of our live show. The crowd reaction and our energy helped us to the Extreme.”- Jack Owen [8]

The band has had many line-up changes over the years. In 1993, founding member and guitarist Bob Rusay left the group (he is now a golf instructor) and was ultimately replaced by Malevolent Creation guitarist Rob Barrett. In 1995, vocalist Chris Barnes was dismissed from the band (currently the vocalist of Six Feet Under and formerly of Torture Killer) and was replaced with Monstrosity's vocalist George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher, who coincidentally shares the same day of birth as Barnes. In 1997, Barrett, who originally replaced Rusay on guitar, left Cannibal Corpse to rejoin his previous band Malevolent Creation. After Barrett left, he was replaced by Nevermore guitarist Pat O’Brien who first appeared on their 1998 release Gallery of Suicide. Founding member and guitarist Jack Owen left Cannibal Corpse in 2004 to spend more time on his second band, Adrift. He joined the band Deicide in late 2005 and is featured on their latest album, The Stench of Redemption. Jeremy Turner of Origin briefly replaced him as second guitarist on 2004's Tour of the Wretched. Barrett rejoined the band in 2005 and is featured on their latest album, Kill, which was released March 21, 2006 on Metal Blade Records.

Writing for a new album began in November 2007, as presaged in an interview with bassist Alex Webster.[9]

Style

"We don't sing about politics. We don't sing about religion. [...] All our songs are short stories that, if anyone would so choose they could convert it into a horror movie. Really, that's all it is. We love Cheese. We like gruesome, scary movies, and we want the lyrics to be like that. Yeah, it's about killing people, but it's not promoting it at all. Basically these are fictional stories, and that's it. And anyone who gets upset about it is ridiculous". [10]

Appearances

In May 1995, then-United States Senator Bob Dole mentioned the band by name and accused them of violating human decency. Cannibal Corpse also enjoyed a brief cameo in the 1994 Jim Carrey film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, performing their song "Hammer Smashed Face". Interestingly, Carrey actually insisted that they perform in the movie because they were his favorite band.[11] In the 2003 film School of Rock, a large Cannibal Corpse sticker is visible in Dewey Finn's sleeping area. Additionally, comedian Andrew Hansen of ABC's Chaser's War On Everything made a lounge arrangement of Cannibal Corpse's song "Rancid Amputation" after the Australian government banned the band's touring of the country (Video on YouTube)

"We were offered Ozzfest a few years ago, but it was the first slot on the small stage, which meant we wouldn't have gotten much exposure. If we could get on the big stage, we'd probably do it."- Jack Owen [12]

Musical Style

Cannibal Corpse tunes their instruments down 1/2 step to E flat ( B flat when playing on seven string guitars.)[13]Former guitarist Jack Owen used a Digitech Metal Master distortion pedal to get their guitar tone.[14]

"As far as setups, Pat likes Mesa/Boogie amplifiers, I usually use a Digitech preamp, and Pat uses EMG pickups. I like passive pickups a little better, such as Seymour Duncan or DiMarzio."- Jack Owen [15]

Members

Current members

Past members

Discography

Main article: Cannibal Corpse discography

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Encyclopaedia Metallum - Cannibal Corpse
  3. ^ "Cannibal Corpse: 134 Records Sold". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2007-02-25.
  4. ^ "It's Official: Cannibal Corpse are the Top-Selling death metal Band of the Soundscan Era". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2007-02-25.
  5. ^ a b Steve Huey. "Cannibal Corpse biography". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2006-12-13.
  6. ^ Cosmo Lee. "Interview with Cannibal Corpse". invisibleoranges.com/Hails & Horns. Retrieved 2006-08-01.
  7. ^ Grow, Kory. "Cannibal Corpse". Decibel Magazine. Retrieved 2007-10-19.
  8. ^ http://www.tombofthemutilated.net/Cannibal-Corpse-Jack-Owen-Chat-Transcript.html
  9. ^ "Cannibal Corpse to begin writing new album in November". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2007-03-08.
  10. ^ http://www.markprindle.com/fisher-i.htm
  11. ^ IMDb.com Carrey's Biography, Trivia section. Retrieved on 20 June 2006.
  12. ^ http://www.tombofthemutilated.net/Cannibal-Corpse-Jack-Owen-Chat-Transcript.html
  13. ^ Cannibal Corpse FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
  14. ^ The Guitar Tone Of Cannibal Corpse's Jack Owen
  15. ^ http://www.tombofthemutilated.net/Cannibal-Corpse-Jack-Owen-Chat-Transcript.html

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