Recorded in September 22th, 1992, "Tomb of the Mutilated" is witness to the fact that cannibal corpse were way ahead of their time. This was a pioneering album in the sense that, for its time,it had all the essence to inspire a style that a bazillion death metal bands would try and ape.
This album is one of those rare albums that are released just once during a bands entire existence. Setting new standards in brutal death, "tomb of the mutilated" is a masterpiece. This is the gauge by which I measure the "brutality" of a band. Metal Blade classic masterpiece in metal extreme.
The production is average. But everything feels right. This album has the best sounding guitars compared to ALL their other releases- raw and heavy as fuck. The drums are well sounding, though slightly low in the mix. The bass is clear and can be heard most of the time. Heavier and brutal sickness sounds.
Chris Barnes is at his ALL TIME career best. This is the lowest, sickest growl Ive ever heard in all my life. The words just boil through in that growly voice that so many death metal singers hope to achieve. But as you can make out you'll need the lyrics booklet to hear what hes saying.Rarely,he does break into a sick high pitched scream but doesnt make it a habit as you may hear on "the bleeding" and six feet under albums. Jack Owen and Bob Rusay in guitars, Alex Webster in bass and Paul Mazurkiewicz in drums.
Every song is a masterpiece.A lot of guys claim that the songs are monotonous, but I think Ive headbanged to this album so many times, I am quite familiar with all the riffs. The riffs rip, shred and hack in every song. The vocal patterns vary from song to song. Standing out on some tracks and on the rest just a regurtitation of lyrics on the rest. Either way, no song is incomplete. They all are packed with monstrous riffs and ultra low vocals gaurenteed to send half of the death metal bands around to the scrap heap, including the present day incarnation of cannibal corpse themselves. Take my word for it...Its that fucking good.
(Note : A poll on cannibal corpses official site some time back suggested that this album was a fan favourite beating out all their other albums by a considerable margin. Now, that tells a story does'nt it?)
The highlights of the album are:
"Hammer Smashed Face" : Known for some killer riffing and some of the best vocals ever heard in death metal. Also has a cool bass solo. The Undisputed heavyweight champion of 'em all.
"I Cum Blood" : Mid paced riffing.Some really really disgusting lyrics.Has a nice sludgy feel to it.
"Addicted To Vaginal Skin" : Starts of with a sick spoken word intro. Has some fast and furious riffing.The rythm section in between is the best.
"The Cryptic Stench" :One of my personal favourites from cannibal corpse.This song has a cool bass line in the start.
"Beyond The Cemetery" : Really fast and possesses a good riff.And the bass really stands out towards the end. Nice vocal patterns. And the ending part before the fade out is the best.Gaurenteed head banging.
"Tomb of the mutilated" is a must have for fans of the genre. Even the cover art is the sickest Ive seen. If you havent heard it yet, shame on you. Go get it and you'll get an idea of what standards death metal bands should follow.
1. « Hammer Smashed Face» 4:04
2. «I Cum Blood» 3:41
3. «Addicted to Vaginal Skin» 3:31
4. «Split Wide Open» 3:02
5. «Necropedophile» 4:05
6. «The Cryptic Stench» 3:57
7. «Entrails Ripped from a Virgin's Cunt» 4:15
8. «Post Mortal Ejaculation» 3:37
9. «Beyond the Cemetery» 4:53
10. «I Cum Blood (live)» 4:12
Enjoy a few song of this album...
"I cum blood"
"Hammer Smashed Face"
"Adicted To Vaginal Skin"
Masters Cannibal Corpse 1992.
