2/07/2024

Cannibal Corpse Drops Gory Video for " Vengeful Invasion', as North American Tour with Amon Amarth Draws Near

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Watch CANNIBAL CORPSE’s “Vengeful Invasion” video HERE.

Death metal icons CANNIBAL CORPSE are pleased to unleash a video for “Vengeful Invasion.” The track comes by way of the band’s critically-adored Chaos Horrific full-length, released last Fall via Metal Blade Records.

The video was directed and edited by Zev Deans and shot by Brendan McGowan with SFX makeup by Nina Carelli, AI footage manipulation by KingCon2k11, and stars Actually Huizenga from the band Patriarchy. With “Vengeful Invasion,” a human trafficking revenge tale spirals into grotesque phantasmagoria in the spirit of Japanese horror classics.

Watch CANNIBAL CORPSE’s “Vengeful Invasion” video HERE.

Watch CANNIBAL CORPSE’s previously released videos for “Chaos Horrific” HERE, “Blood Blind” HERE, and “Summoned For Sacrifice” HERE.

Since 1988, CANNIBAL CORPSE has remained at the forefront of death metal, shaping and defining the genre. In 2021, they raised the stakes again with their Violence Unimagined full-length. In 2023 they returned with its successor, the equally monstrous Chaos Horrific, consequently beginning the next chapter in their legacy. Produced again by guitarist Erik Rutan, who has now produced six of the band’s albums, Chaos Horrific is, without question, a full-on, CANNIBAL-style death metal outing, straight down to the themes, which include zombie warfare, resetting the human race through mass mutilations, and the violent revenge of victims of human trafficking, and its cover art by longtime collaborator Vince Locke.

Chaos Horrific slaughtered Billboard charts upon its first week of release, earning the #7 position on the Billboard Album Sales chart, #2 on the Hard Music Albums chart, #3 on the Rock Albums chart, #5 on the Independent Label Albums chart, and more!

The record is available on digipak CD, cassette, and digital formats as well as vinyl in multiple limited color variants.

Secure your copy today at the CANNIBAL CORPSE store at: cannibalcorpse.store and Metal Blade at: metalblade.com/cannibalcorpse.

This April, CANNIBAL CORPSE will join labelmates Amon Amarth on the Metal Crushes All Tour. The journey runs from April 21st through May 25th and includes performances at the historic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver as well as arena stops in Portland, Vancouver, Quebec City, Asheville, Tampa, and Anaheim. Additional support will be provided by Obituary and Frozen Soul. See all confirmed dates below.

CANNIBAL CORPSE w/ Amon Amarth, Obituary, Frozen Soul:

4/21/2024 Revel Entertainment Center – Albuquerque, NM

4/22/2024 Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Denver, CO

4/24/2024 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT

4/26/2024 Alaska Airlines’ Theater Of The Clouds – Portland, OR *

4/27/2024 PNE Forum – Vancouver, BC *

4/29/2024 Edmonton Convention Center – Edmonton, AB

4/30/2024 Grey Eagle Event Center – Calgary, AB

5/03/2024 Steelhouse – Omaha, NE

5/04/2024 The Sylvee – Madison, WI

5/05/2024 GLC Live At 20 Monroe – Grand Rapids, MI

5/07/2024 Rose Music Center At The Heights – Huber Heights, OH

5/09/2024 The Wellmont – Montclair, NJ

5/10/2024 Toyota Oakdale Theater – Wallingford, CT

5/11/2024 Videotron Centre – Quebec City, QC *

5/13/2024 The Fillmore Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA

5/14/2024 The Fillmore Silver Spring – Silver Spring, MD

5/16/2024 ExploreAsheville.com Arena – Asheville, NC *

5/17/2024 House Of Blues – Myrtle Beach, SC

5/18/2024 Yuengling Center – Tampa, FL *

5/20/2024 Bayou Music Center – Houston, TX

5/21/2024 Boeing Center At Tech Port – San Antonio, TX

5/23/2024 Arizona Financial Theatre – Phoenix, AZ

5/24/2024 Pearl Concert Theater At Palms Casino Resort – Las Vegas, NV

5/25/2024 Honda Center – Anaheim, CA *

* arena show

“Chaos Horrific manages to be easily digestible while also being honeycombed with nuance and is a nearly perfect record.” – Decibel Magazine

“Chaos Horrific is a better, more diverse and memorable version of its predecessor… CANNIBAL CORPSE won’t release the scabrous crown any time soon…They are still the best of the best.” – Blabbermouth

“It’s as if the chords and arrangement were calculated specifically to keep the moshpits churning, with breakdowns and tempo changes piggy-backing off one another in a cascade of brutality.” – Consequence on “Summoned For Sacrifice” (Heavy Song Of The Week)

“They’re one of the hardest working bands in the game, their sound has never gotten a drop less brutal, and their coolness factor has never waned.” – Revolver

“It’s simply amazing how HEAVY this record is. I know that sounds superficial, I mean … come on, it’s a death metal record. But seriously, the way Erik dials in the guitar tone and syncs it up with Alex’s bass and Paul’s kick drum and snare just makes for a totally lethal combination.” – Metal Injection

“This band is an imperious, tweaked-to-perfection wrecking machine at this point… as they prove again, within the opening seconds of ‘Overlords Of Violence,’ CANNIBAL CORPSE are still the hardest hitters in the business.” – Metal Hammer

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6/23/2023

Cannibal Corpse's 16th Studio Album "Chaos Horrific" to be Released Sept. 22nd via Metal Blade, New/ Video Single Released, & North American Tour Mayhem Announced!

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Watch CANNIBAL CORPSE’s “Blood Blind” video HERE.

Death metal icons CANNIBAL CORPSE will unleash their sixteenth studio album, Chaos Horrific, on September 22nd via Metal Blade Records, today revealing the record’s artwork, pulverizing first single, and preorders!

Since 1988, CANNIBAL CORPSE have been at the forefront of death metal, shaping and defining the genre. In 2021, they raised the stakes again with Violence Unimagined. And in 2023, the band’s thirty-fifth anniversary, they return with its successor, the equally monstrous Chaos Horrific, starting a new chapter in their storied legacy.

Written shortly after the conclusion of the Violence Unimagined sessions, echoes of that album exist in Chaos Horrific. “To me, this album feels sort of like a continuation of Violence Unimagined,” says bassist Alex Webster.

The band have always been noted for technicality and complex songwriting, but that doesn’t define where the writing process takes them. “I believe that our songwriting has progressed in a manner where every song paves its own path, whether it’s a straightforward or technical song,” notes guitarist Rob Barrett. “Sometimes it’s a mix of both, so there’s no preconceived idea that we want to be more technical. The music just sort of takes its own course.”

Webster concurs, “I don’t think there was any conscious effort to make things more technical, so if it wound up that way it would just be a natural result of us trying to write the heaviest songs we could.”

CANNIBAL CORPSE had no master plan, approaching each track with an open mind. “I never go into a record thinking about anything, I just let the writing flow freely with no limitations,” says guitarist/producer Erik Rutan. “But this time, I knew I wanted to push the envelope a bit in a different direction than Violence Unimagined; expand the dynamics, explore new territory without departing from what CANNIBAL CORPSE is and always shall be.”

Rutan has now produced six CANNIBAL CORPSE albums, starting with 2006’s Kill, and this is Rutan’s second release as a full-fledged member, since officially joining in 2020. Tracking at Rutan’s Mana Studio in Florida, the band’s home state, was comfortable for all involved, who were at the top of their game and ready to give it their all. Things went smoother than ever, particularly on the guitar front thanks to Barrett and Rutan having “custom guitars built with longer scale necks to hold the proper intonation necessary for lower tunings,” says Barrett.

Drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz named the record and his cohorts felt it was a great representation of the band. Subjects covered include fighting off hordes of zombies (“Chaos Horrific”), the selection of a random individual to be dismembered and sacrificed (“Summoned For Sacrifice”), and the violent revenge of victims of human trafficking (“Vengeful Invasion”). The album artwork by longtime collaborator Vince Locke is also suitably CANNIBAL CORPSE-esque, featuring a chaotic tangle of the living and the undead, evoking the lyrics of the title track.

In advance of the record’s release, today the band unleashes their first single and accompanying video for “Blood Blind.” Elaborates Mazurkiewicz, “‘Blood Blind’ is about mass mutilations to reset the human race in a genocide that was embraced by the masses.”

Adds Rutan, “‘Blood Blind’ was the first song musically that I wrote for Chaos Horrific. It all started with that funeral march of a first riff floating around in my head and it took off from there. Heavy and disturbing, it worked its way into an aggressive smorgasbord of depth and swirling darkness! I thought it would be great to collaborate so I had Paul add his lyrical stamp to it…”

Watch CANNIBAL CORPSE’s “Blood Blind” video, directed by David Brodsky of My Good Eye, at THIS LOCATION.

Chaos Horrific will be available on digipak CD, deluxe box set (Dried Blood Marbled vinyl, 24p 12" booklet, puzzle, pin, poster and art print - limited to 1500 copies), cassette (limited to 500 copies), digitally, and on vinyl in the following variants:

- 180g Black (EU exclusive)

- Burned Flesh Marble (EU exclusive)

- Slate Blue Marble (PIAS exclusive - limited to 600 copies)

- Charcoal Brown Marble (Sound Polution exclusive - limited to 500 copies)

- Pearl Violet Marble (EU exclusive - ltd. 500 copies)

- Bloodsun Marble (EU exclusive - ltd. 500 copies)

- Clear Red & Yellow Splatter (EMP exclusive - ltd. to 300 copies)

- Clear & White/Blue Splatter (EU exclusive - ltd. to 300 copies)

- Turquoise & White Splatter (Napalm exclusive - ltd. 300 copies)

- Clear Orange & Red Splatter (Nuclear Blast exclusive - ltd. 300 copies)

- Clear Blackdust (Eyesore exclusive - ltd. 300 copies)

- Red Blackdust (Metal Blade Shop exclusive - ltd. 300 copies)

- Fog Marbled (US exclusive)

- “Charred Remains” (US exclusive)

- Orange/Red Inkspots (US exclusive)

- Black & Brown Marble (US Band store exclusive)

- Silver w/ Red Streaks (US Band store exclusive)

- Electric Smoke (US tour exclusive)

Find preorders at the CANNIBAL CORPSE store at: cannibalcorpse.store and Metal Blade at: metalblade.com/cannibalcorpse.

Chaos Horrific Track Listing:

1. Overlords Of Violence

2. Frenzied Feeding

3. Summoned For Sacrifice

4. Blood Blind

5. Vengeful Invasion

6. Chaos Horrific

7. Fracture And Refracture

8. Pitchfork Impalement

9. Pestilential Rictus

10. Drain You Empty

Coinciding with the release of Chaos Horrific, CANNIBAL CORPSE will embark on a month-long North American co-headlining tour with Mayhem. The journey begins September 22nd in Nashville, Tennessee and runs through October 21st in Louisville, Kentucky. Support will be provided by special guests, Gorguts and Blood Incantation! Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 23rd at 10:00am local time. See all confirmed dates below.

CANNIBAL CORPSE w/ Mayhem, Gorguts, Blood Incantation:

9/22/2023 Marathon Music Hall - Nashville, TN

9/23/2023 The Fillmore - Charlotte, NC

9/24/2023 The Mill & Mine - Knoxville, TN

9/26/2023 Stage AE - Pittsburgh, PA

9/27/2023 Rebel - Toronto, ON

9/28/2023 L'Olympia - Montreal, QC

9/29/2023 The Palladium - Worcester, MA

9/30/2023 Brooklyn Steel - Brooklyn, NY

10/02/2023 The Royal Oak - Detroit, MI

10/03/2023 Hard Rock Live - Gary, IN

10/04/2023 The Fillmore - Minneapolis, MN