Cannibal Corpse is a five-piece American death metal band formed in 1988 in Buffalo, New York. In 1989, their self-titled demo drew the attention of Metal Blade Records, with whom they signed a contract to record their debut album Eaten Back to Life, which was released in 1990, followed by two studio albums, 1991's Butchered at Birth, and 1992's Tomb of the Mutilated. In 1993, lead guitarist Bob Rusay was fired, and was replaced by Rob Barrett, who joined the group in time to appear with the band in Jim Carrey's film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
In 1994, they released The Bleeding, the debut record with Barrett, and the last album with vocalist Chris Barnes, who left the band to concentrate on his side project Six Feet Under. Then, Monstrosity vocalist George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher took over as vocalist, with whom the band released Vile in 1996, resulting as the band's first album to appear on the Billboard 200 chart, debuting at number 151. On the next album, 1998's Gallery of Suicide, Rob Barrett was replaced by Pat O'Brien. In 1999, they released Bloodthirst, followed by the group's first live album, Live Cannibalism (2000). Gore Obsessed was released in 2002, followed by the boxed set 15 Year Killing Spree, a four-disc career retrospective, that was released in 2003. The ninth album The Wretched Spawn, was released in 2004, followed by Kill in 2006, which appeared on the Billboard 200 chart at number 170.
In between The Wretched Spawn and Kill, founding guitarist Jack Owen left the band, being replaced by former Cannibal Corpse and Malevolent Creation guitarist Rob Barrett, who had played with the band from 1993 until 1997. As of 2008, their latest release is the DVD Centuries of Torment: The First 20 Years, containing a three-disc documentary with the band's history and several concert performances. In 2009, Evisceration Plague became their first release to crack the Top 100 of the Billboard 200 at number 66. Torture was released in 2012. It sold 9,600 copies in its first week, enough to enter the top 40 on the American albums chart, peaking at 38. A Skeletal Domain was released in 2014. It sold 8,800 copies in its first week and hit 32 on the Billboard 200. Red Before Black was released in 2017.
Cannibal Corpse received its best sales week yet and first top 10 on Billboard Top Album Sales as Violence Unimagined entered at No. 6 with 14,000 sold in April 2021.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US USInd. AUS N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. AUT BEL(WA) FIN GER JPN SWI UK UK Rock and Metal Eaten Back to Life Released: August 17, 1990 Label: Metal Blade — — 192 — — — — — — — — Butchered at Birth Released: July 1, 1991 Label: Metal Blade — — — — — — — — — — Tomb of the Mutilated Released: September 22, 1992 Label: Metal Blade — — 182 — — — — — — — — The Bleeding Released: April 12, 1994 Label: Metal Blade — — 169 — — — — — — — — Vile Released: May 21, 1996 Label: Metal Blade 151 — 182 — — — — — — — — Gallery of Suicide Released: April 21, 1998 Label: Metal Blade — — — — — — — — — — — Bloodthirst Released: October 19, 1999 Label: Metal Blade — — — — — — — — — — — Gore Obsessed Released: February 26, 2002 Label: Metal Blade — 11 — — — — 71 — — — — The Wretched Spawn Released: February 24, 2004 Label: Metal Blade — 20 — — — — 74 — — — — Kill Released: March 21, 2006 Label: Metal Blade 170 16 — — — — 59 — — — 36 Evisceration Plague Released: February 3, 2009 Label: Metal Blade 66 6 — 41 71 25 42 — — — 17 Torture Released: March 13, 2012 Label: Metal Blade 38 7 — 40 95 35 40 — 72 126 5 A Skeletal Domain Released: September 16, 2014 Label: Metal Blade 32 5 — 28 128 26 21 129 50 165 6 Red Before Black Released: November 3, 2017 Label: Metal Blade 95 4 — 29 70 33 16 — 29 — 8 Violence Unimagined Released: Label: Metal Blade 45 5 28 5 101 12 6 105 7 81 4 Chaos Horrific Released: Label: Metal Blade 142 26 120 13 — 22 6 — 10 — 1 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected detailsTitleAlbum detailsLive CannibalismReleased: September 16, 2000 Label: Metal Blade (#3984-14303-2) Formats: CDGlobal EviscerationReleased: April 5, 2011 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CDTorturing and Eviscerating LiveReleased: April 16, 2013 Label: Metal Blade Formats: Digital
Box sets + List of box sets, with selected details and notesTitleAlbum detailsNotes15 Year Killing SpreeReleased: November 4, 2003 Label: Metal Blade (#3984-14449-2) Formats: 3CDReleased as four-disc boxed set (three CDs and one DVD), celebrating the 15th anniversary
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected detailsTitleEP detailsHammer Smashed FaceReleased: March 23, 1993 Label: Metal Blade (ZORRO #57) Format: CD, LPWorm InfestedReleased: July 1, 2003 Label: Metal Blade (#3984-14432-2) Format: CD, LP
Videos Video albums + List of video albums, with selected details, chart positions, sales and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US SWE Monolith of Death Tour '96–'97Released: November 25, 1997 Label: Metal Blade (#3984-14302-2) Formats: VHS, DVD 32 —Live CannibalismReleased: September 16, 2000 Label: Metal Blade (#3984-14303-2) Formats: VHS, DVD — —Centuries of Torment: The First 20 YearsReleased: July 8, 2008 Label: Metal Blade (#3984-34054-2) Formats: DVD 8 — US: 2,100CAN: PlatinumGlobal EviscerationReleased: March 15, 2011 Label: Metal Blade (#3984-34063-9) Formats: DVD 178 US: 900 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
Music videos + List of music videos, with director listed Title Year Director"Staring Through the Eyes of the Dead"1994David Roth"Devoured by Vermin"1996"Sentenced to Burn"1998"Decency Defied"2004Austin Rhodes"Make Them Suffer"2006Dan Dobi"Death Walking Terror" "Evisceration Plague" 2009 Dale Resteghini "Priests of Sodom" 2010 Kevin J. Custer "Encased in Concrete" 2012David Brodsky "Kill or Become" 2014 "Code of the Slashers" 2017 Zev Deans "Red Before Black" 2019 Doug Sakmann "Inhumane Harvest" 2021 David Brodsky "Necrogenic Resurrection" "Blood Blind" 2023 "Summoned for Sacrifice" "Chaos Horrific" "Vengeful Invasion" 2024 Zev Deans
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External links
[ Cannibal Corpse] at Allmusic