There are songs of a similar vein on Gore Obsessed that have that groovy death and roll feel that embody the likes of Carcass for a unique grinding experience.Ĭannibal Corpse’s most recent release to date and a powerful example of exactly why they’re one of if not the most well known and revered names in death metal. Opening slow with a pulsing and haunting dissonance before raging into a pounding and relentless rhythm with chugging guitar and machine gun drums as George delivers his most devastating growls to date. When Death Replaces Life is one of the grooviest songs I have ever heard. Many would say that albums like Gore Obsessed or Gallery of Suicide have no business being ranked above Bloodthirst and to those people, I give you my answer. This is where I feel the divisive nature of my choices are going to come to a head. It may not be their most exciting but it’s a fun bloody ride. Gallery of Suicide marks a turning point where the records rose above the controversy, as a band they had effectively shaken off the stigma that had stuck to them with the messy departure of Chris Barnes and demonstrated that they could make punishing death metal without their founding father guiding the ship. It’s an album that starts incredibly powerfully with the polemic opener I Will Kill You. The second album featuring Corpsegrinder on vocals and one of his stronger efforts in his career with the band. Highlights include They Deserve To Die, Frantic Disembowelment and Nothing Left To Mutilate. With production that’s razor blade sharp and a groovy flow that never lets go, this album is pulverising throughout. Unlike an album like Bloodthirst or others on the list so far, The Wretched Spawn is where I can confidently say that I can spin the album start to finish and have a consistently great experience without the need to skip through and play favourites.
It may not be as good as what came before or after, but it’s certainly not a record to overlook if you’re a fan of the genre. For those reasons alone, Torture ranks higher on this list than some others. This album features my personal favourite Cannibal Corpse song of all time, Encased In Concrete as well as the earth shattering powerhouse Scourge of Iron. Torture posed a challenge for the band having to follow up their smash hit record Evisceration Plague, and despite all odds, Torture was a fantastic death metal album with some real highlights on display. Like a lot of Cannibal Corpse’s post-Barnes era, Kill is another solid effort into the band’s fierce discography. That said, Kill featured the standout single Death Walking Terror with a guitar tuning all the way to G# for the first time in a way that really benefitted their brutal sound.
His presence was strongly felt on an album that otherwise would have been nothing special in the field of death metal. Kill marked Rob Barrett’s return to the band after his departure following the release of The Bleeding in 1996. Condemned to Agony and Pounded Into Dust remain favourites in my rotation to this day, even if listening through the whole thing start to finish can be exhausting. The difficult thing about ranking this list for me is that Cannibal Corpse are an incredibly steady and consistent band which makes their mid era particularly challenging to rank above or below any others from the early 2000s.īloodthirst is a good death metal album and features a few great songs amongst a pile of listenable ones. With no more delay, here’s our definitive ranking list of all fourteen Cannibal Corpse albums, ranked from worst to best. For over three decades, and several lineup changes, they have been the fearsome gold standard in mainstream death metal music. Cannibal Corpse are an American death metal band formed in Buffalo, New York all the way back in 1988.
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