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a sample from "hacksaw decapitation":
Blood covers the ground, my feet are saturated
Rotting flesh scattered around, I feel no remorse

hilarious! they couldn't get any more predictable and idiotic if the tried. The sad part is, all this would be very funny as a parody of a bad metal band. But folks, its for real! These guys are actually trying to communicate through this lyrics! They take it seriously!

from "The Spine Splitter":
"Stagnant, pools of entrails, permeates wretched odors, depraved
Corpses cloven spineless, ultimate pancrea ablate"

brilliant! it doesnt even make sense! ("ultimate pancrea ablate"??)

or from "Ecstasy in Decay":

"Ecstacy in decay, engrossed in deterioration
Penchant for extreme ordure
Pervading of viscera
Rejoice in grisly disgust"

amazing, once more they hit the mark! But I think you get the general idea. Now I'll write a song of my own!

I'll call it "Mutilation and Pain"

blood, blood is all i see
the corpses of friends and family
extreme mutilation, tools of torture
hacked limbs and severed organs

Hatred flows through me as i delight
in the grim feast, for tonight i dine
with vultures and hyenas

pain, purity of pain
cleansed of filth
abhorring reality

souls of evil, come to me
tonight i call you and we rejoice
in slaughter and mayhem
mutilation and pain

meanwhile, i actually am scared about the fans who get off on this stuff. I suggest that those who ruminate about the depth of these lyrics and their relevatory quality check in with the local psychiatrist.


Wow....I'm bowled over!   August 15, 2003
 7 out of 20 found this review helpful

Golly, and I thought the Beatles were talented visionaries. But they simply cannot compare to the greatness that is (fanfare) CANNIBAL CORPSE!

I saw this under the "Hot Picks" shelf in the heavy metal section at my local record store. I picked it up, paid for it of course (if I didn't, it would be stealing), brought it home, and listened to it. I thought "Aenima" by Tool was brilliant, but this...... this is not an album. This is a complete and utter WORK OF ART. When the low, sludgy guitar kicked in in the song "Hacksaw Decapitation" and David Corpsegrinder started to belch about killing old ladies and [edit] their prostate, I had to actually dunk my head into the sink and remind myself it was just a song. Another track was "Blowtorch Slaughter", and boy, what a beautiful, brilliant song. "GrrrRROOOWLLL death maggot ummmm urrrrrrrr CARCASS!" I implore you, are those not the most lyrically profound words ever to grace your ears? But it wasn't until "Sickening Metamorphosis" came on, that it came to me. I had purchased a masterpiece. A classic, if you will. Those lyrics... "BODY DEAD ummmm grrrr BELCH ummmm DEATH MAGGOTS!" Lyrical poetry, friends. Lyrical poetry.

But I proddle on. Yes, this album is definitely great. But not quite as great as sarcasm.


If You Don't like Death Metal, why did you even try this?   February 17, 2000
 6 out of 6 found this review helpful

Acid rain, the plague, cross eyed nuns with bullwhips and bottles of gin....and a new C.C. record.....all things most would like to avoid right? i must admit that many years ago, I bought "Tomb of the Mutilated"and thought "what is this? " But, as music has evolved and metal genres have become less and less extreme since the early 90's demise of thrash, I've discovered a thirst for all things "heavier than thou! "... and my opinion on this band has changed drastically. First off...if you do not like extreme death metal, do not listen to it..and out of respect for us who enjoy it, do not diss it just because you can't relate. This material may not be the most original, nor the most musically technical, but man does it get the old head bangin'! Most noticable difference in this C.C. release is the production of Colin Richardson. The riffs and blast beats and finally (thankfully) the vokills are delivered with more clarity than earlier albums, making the individual performances stand out a bit more. The first three tracks are classic..containing moments of all out thrashing rage with break down mid paced riffs to ease the tension, and surprisingly some cool ( but still horror movie script) lyrics. "Unleashing the bloodthirsty" is simply a great DM song, with memorable riffs and vocal patterns, like all the other tunes on the CD, which for the first time on a C.C. release gives each track a different vibe, so that they do not all sound alike. Of course, the song structure is similar, and the band is not drifting off into any experimentation, but if it's not broke, what's to fix? Like them or not, this band is a pioneer of an extreme genre, and this CD proves the musicianship of the members. Webster and Owen write great aggressive music, and play it very well, and the blast beats and furious riffs are held together perfectly by Paul's drumming ( his best to date;despite what critics say: the man can pound! ) which makes great use of cymbals and high hats to break up the blasting. This is probably attributable to Colin's production.And finally, the vocal delivery is magnificent. Fisher is much more suited to C.C. than earlier Barnes style delivery. The vocals are intense and gutteral, but they are actually coherent to those who pay attention. Bottom line: C.C has broke no new ground, but to this thrasher, they have put out a CD that will get excessive time in my disc tray, because though brutal and at points even sick..this CD is an enjoyable listen. It is not recommended to those new to the genre of DM, and those who like DM anyway shouldn't be surprised by what they hear. P.S. I just caught the DM Massacre 2000 show last night in Indianapolis, and C.C was the most monstrously extreme thing I've ever heard on a stage... Great presence, great performances, and a heaviness to make you want to rent space in a mosh pit for the night... I have a new found respect for this band, so for what its worth, "Bloodthirst" is highly recommended!


THE BIG GROSS GUYS NEWEST!   December 30, 1999
 6 out of 30 found this review helpful

What's this? Another cd buy the ever pathetic Cannibal Corpse! The CD's name: Bloodthirst(how typical). It's content: gross cover art, sick lyrics, butthead subject matter(disembowlment, mutilation, death, body functions), amatuer drumming, bad guitars, weak bass, you name it! While I agree w/ the dude who said Corpse is very trendy, I think KoRN is much better(there 1 of my favorites)! C.C. is just the same as any other silly death metal band. I call it DUMB METAL! Go listen to Metallica!

P.S., Fear Factory is NOT metal. They're industial. Learn the facts.