The mighty Corpse is back with another pulverizing album of old school, undisputed Death Metal, blasting gore, blood and violence throughout 39 minutes of pure and intense chaos.

Two years after the incendiary Violence Unimagined, American Death Metal legends Cannibal Corpse are back with their equally monstrous sixteenth studio album, titled Chaos Horrific, continuing to build their legacy in the history of heavy music. Produced by the band’s own Erik Rutan at Mana Recording Studios, and displaying another sick and gory artwork by longtime collaborator Vince Locke, the new album by frontman George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher, guitarists Rob Barrett and Erik Rutan, bassist Alex Webster and drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz was written shortly after the conclusion of the Violence Unimagined sessions (due to the pandemic keeping them off tour), and although echoes of that album exist in Chaos Horrific, it is a whole new beast of its own. “To me this album feels sort of like a continuation of Violence Unimagined. The style is quite similar, but individually none of the songs on Chaos Horrific sound like songs on Violence Unimagined,” said Alex. “It’s a full-on death metal album, Cannibal Corpse style.”

And Alex begins his undisputed bass attack in the visceral opening tune Overlords of Violence, where the band already crushes us mercilessly with their old school Death Metal, offering pure, unfiltered Cannibal Corpse for the masses, followed by Frenzied Feeding, another massive assault by the quintet with the guitars by Rob and Erik sounding extremely dirty, vile and evil, while our buddy Corpsegrinder proves why he’s the ultimate Death Metal growler. “One person is randomly selected to die. Thirteen people are randomly selected to kill this person by violently removing pieces of his body until he breathes no more,” commented Paul about Summoned for Sacrifice, a neck-breaking, demonic tune that will work amazingly if played live; whereas Blood Blind “is about mass mutilations to reset the human race in a genocide that was embraced by the masses,” also according to Paul, showcasing classic, evil lyrics roared by Corpsegrinder (“Seas of gore as far as the eye can see / Saturating the vision / Eternal hate this is not a fallacy / Contaminate all that lives / Subjugate the mind / Blood blind”).

The wicked guitar lines by the band’s unstoppable axe duo ignite the circle pit feast Vengeful Invasion, another great tune for headbanging nonstop together with Corpsegrinder, sounding extremely technical yet still bringing forward the band’s trademark gore and heaviness, whereas the title-track Chaos Horrific couldn’t have sounded more Cannibal Corpse than that, presenting their past, present and future sonority, with Paul kicking some serious ass behind his drums supported by the always demented bass by Alex. They show no sign of slowing down in the brutal, thunderous Fracture and Refracture, bringing forward more of their Death Metal riffage, rumbling bass lines and crushing beats in a beyond thrilling manner, followed by Pitchfork Impalement, offering us all three minutes of insanity and violence led by the inhumane growls by Corpsegrinder while Paul hammers his drums with endless fury. After that, get ready to be pulverized inside the mosh pit to the sound of Pestilential Rictus, a groovy, ruthless display of Death Metal where Rob and Erik are superb with their metallic riffs and solos. And lastly, if you’re still alive there’s time for one final sonic carnage titled Drain You Empty, where the band invests in a deep, obscure sound not recommended for the lighthearted, overflowing their brutality until the very last second.

Cannibal Corpse Chaos Horrific Boxset

If there’s one thing that we all love about Cannibal Corpse is their ability to reinvent themselves with every new album without forgetting about their old school Death Metal roots, which is exactly what we see in the excellent Chaos Horrific. Hence, don’t forget to give the guys from the band a shout on Facebook and on Instagram, to stream their vast and amazing catalogue on Spotify, to catch the kings of Death Metal live on tour now promoting their sick new album, and above all that, to purchase a copy of it from their own webstore, from the Metal Blade Records webstore, from Kingsroadmerch.com (especially the fantastic Chaos Horrific Box Set, limited to 1500 copies and including a dried blood vinyl, a 24-page 12” booklet, a puzzle, a poster, an enamel pin and an art print), or simply click HERE for all things Cannibal Corpse. Let’s support this undisputed Death Metal institution to keep blasting chaos through their music for many decades to come, spreading blood, gore, filth, violence, and all other horrific things that makes us metalheads always proud of the mighty Corpse!

Best moments of the album: Overlords of Violence, Chaos Horrific, Fracture and Refracture and Pestilential Rictus.

Worst moments of the album: None.

Released in 2023 Metal Blade Records

Track listing
1. Overlords of Violence 3:08
2. Frenzied Feeding 3:33
3. Summoned for Sacrifice 4:05
4. Blood Blind 4:34
5. Vengeful Invasion 4:44
6. Chaos Horrific 3:33
7. Fracture and Refracture 3:37
8. Pitchfork Impalement 3:17
9. Pestilential Rictus 4:13
10. Drain You Empty 4:36

Band members
George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher – vocals
Rob Barrett – lead and rhythm guitar
Erik Rutan – lead guitar
Alex Webster – bass guitar
Paul Mazurkiewicz – drums