Cannibal Corpse - Chaos Horrific

[open face surgery]

Seems like their last one only came out last year. Couldn't really get into it. Either way, they're going again with an album out September 22nd.

Tune is cool enough despite the dynamic-less Corpsegrinder performance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GrnsGJILno

[Eoin McLove]

Not terribly exciting.

[open face surgery]

Yep, more of the same from them for 20 odd years. Listened to the last one a few times as I have been on an earlier, up to Bloodthirst, CC buzz for the last year or two, but it left me cold. I'd imagine an album of this would be the same.

[Eoin McLove]

Yup. Sterile production and dull vocals. There's just no atmosphere to it.

[mickO)))]

Not bad but not amazing either. At least they have been consistent over the years and didn't go down the sell out path so many others did like Cryptopsy, MA etc. Personally I enjoyed the last album and overall it seemed to be pretty well received just wish I had bought one of those LPs with the uncensored art when it was available.

I wonder will they come here when touring this upcoming album. It was disappointing that they didn't in April since they did 4 shows in England and one in Scotland.

[Carnage]

It's alright, a bit generic. Reminds me a bit of Back From Beyond era Massacre.

[Anvil]

I don't know why, but I get a bit excited when I see a new Cannibal Corpse song despite knowing it is going to be middle of the road. 

[son of the Morrigan]

Yup. Sterile production and dull vocals. There's just no atmosphere to it.

The sterile production and lack of atmosphere is what I call the Eric Rutan effect.

[open face surgery]

Last HE album would suggest otherwise.

[son of the Morrigan]

Last HE album would suggest otherwise.

I haven't been able to bring myself to listen to it man, I've designs on Hate Eternal since King Of All Kings.
Its a matter of personal taste but I think HE are over-hyped fucking rubbish to be honest and I think a lot of the stuff Rutan produced just sounds samey samey, wall of noise with no real life to it type thing.
Sure I'll put my dislike of auld Eric to one side and give it a listen and see.

[Pagan Saviour]

Not bad but not amazing either. At least they have been consistent over the years and didn't go down the sell out path so many others did

I think you're slightly overpraising them there. The last 5-6 albums are interchangeable, to be honest I'd even go back as far as Bloodthirst or Gallery to reference the last time I really enjoyed a Corpse record. All recent output is completely sterile with identical sound and the worst vocal patterns committed to tape. Corpsegrinder has being doing the same thing since he joined them, effective to a point but couldn't listen to another album of that. Even the song titles look like they were taken from a song title generator or something "Pitchfork Impalement"

I do get the excitement for a release like this, their first four albums are stone cold classics that deliver four distinctly different takes. When you've albums like that in your back catalogue people will always come back. I enjoyed the opening riff, obviously written by Rutan it sounded like Morbid Angel but it quickly fell apart after that. Especially when the vocals kicked in, can't stress how awful Corpsegrinder is.

And just to take up the point about Consistency, sure they've never released an out and out clanger of a record but it's too soft to compare them to Cryptopsy who went off the rails completely. Immolation, Incantation etc should be the benchmark there as two examples. Still giving both of their latter-day releases a decent amount of airtime.

[The Ancient Ones]

I wonder will they come here when touring this upcoming album. It was disappointing that they didn't in April since they did 4 shows in England and one in Scotland.

Would be awesome if they brought the lineup from their forthcoming US tour here - Cannibal, Mayhem, Gorguts and Blood Incantation. Now that's a night of metal!

[mickO)))]

Not bad but not amazing either. At least they have been consistent over the years and didn't go down the sell out path so many others did

I think you're slightly overpraising them there.

I have said that before myself maybe not here but on the old forum that Cannibal don't have that classic album like an Altars, Legion, Deicide, None So Vile etc. Maybe Bloodthirst and Tomb would be the closest things they have to classics but I still think they have been very consistent especially for a band that has released 14 albums so far with some a lot better than others but nothing bad or unlistenable.

I have listened to that song a few times now and I am enjoying it more and more with each listen. I would rate Incantation and Immo higher than Cannibal with Incantations first 3 full length's being some of the best DM ever released and Immo having 2 - 3 classic albums that always change depending on who you are talking to which is always a sign of a great band.

Incantation and Immo are 2 other bands that are long overdue shows here. Last time I remember seeing Incantation in Dublin was 2007 in the Voodoo lounge that was a support slot and so was the show with Nile in Temple Bar. I don't think they have ever even played a headline show in Ireland.

Would be awesome if they brought the lineup from their forthcoming US tour here - Cannibal, Mayhem, Gorguts and Blood Incantation. Now that's a night of metal!

I saw that tour lineup yesterday and I hope to be in Toronto before the end of the year but unfortunately the show there is on in September and I won't be over by then. It would have been great to see Gorguts again.

When I lived there Cannibal only played twice over the space of 5 years one show I couldn't get to because I was going on a weekend away and the other was in 2019 with Perdition Temple supporting I had my work xmas party before and got too pissed so I missed the gig. Now since shows started up again this is the third time in just over a year they have played in Toronto and the last time Immolation was on the bill 

[Barrytron]

The sterile production and lack of atmosphere is what I call the Eric Rutan effect.

Ha I agree with this 100% - I first noticed it when he produced Devourment. All the dirt and gore from the sound was just totally pulled out of it.

I was always a massive Cannibal fan - I recently purchased the Bible of Butchery book on Amazon but have no interest in this new album, a fact I found kind of amusing to be honest. They lost me after Gore Obsessed. So I guess I like everything until Jack Owen left, from that point feels like the songs have no soul, all just bonkers OTT riffs you can't hear with the same thrash drum beat and predictable vocals.

Having said all that I liked them so much for so long that I will always think of them fondly in general, and you have to respect their touring/work ethic. They work hard and deserve their success. I often watch the 92 - 94 live stuff that appears on Youtube which is always classic. They said they overtoured for The Bleeding. The last Barnes gigs were Australia, some good stuff from that era online. In fact for CC nerds there are also all Jack's home videos if you can find them...just walking around taking to Barnes going to the store etc during the Morrisound sessions. You'd want to be 9 cans in but cool enough to see that point of time if you love those albums.

[Necro Red]

The sterile production and lack of atmosphere is what I call the Eric Rutan effect.

Ha I agree with this 100% - I first noticed it when he produced Devourment. All the dirt and gore from the sound was just totally pulled out of it.

I was always a massive Cannibal fan - I recently purchased the Bible of Butchery book on Amazon but have no interest in this new album, a fact I found kind of amusing to be honest. They lost me after Gore Obsessed. So I guess I like everything until Jack Owen left, from that point feels like the songs have no soul, all just bonkers OTT riffs you can't hear with the same thrash drum beat and predictable vocals.

Having said all that I liked them so much for so long that I will always think of them fondly in general, and you have to respect their touring/work ethic. They work hard and deserve their success. I often watch the 92 - 94 live stuff that appears on Youtube which is always classic. They said they overtoured for The Bleeding. The last Barnes gigs were Australia, some good stuff from that era online. In fact for CC nerds there are also all Jack's home videos if you can find them...just walking around taking to Barnes going to the store etc during the Morrisound sessions. You'd want to be 9 cans in but cool enough to see that point of time if you love those albums.

9 I'd agree with for the most part. The Wretched Spawn was their last really catchy album, and Owens last album with them. I enjoyed Kill when it was released, but find the last few albums kind of meld together. Same kind of sound and dynamics, hard to differentiate between them to be honest.