Cannibal Corpse - Torture

Published March 17 2012

*=Staff's pick	Demented Aggression* Sarcophagic Frenzy Scourge Of Iron Encased In Concrete As Deep As The Knife Will Go Intestinal Crank Followed Home Then Killed* The Strangulation Chair Caged… Contorted Crucifier Avenged Rabid Torn Through

Genre	Death Metal	George "Corpsegrinder" Fischer	Vocals
Tracks	12	Rob Barrett	Guitar
Running time	44 Min.	Patrick O'Brien	Guitar
Label	Metal Blade	Alex Webster	Bass
Release	13 March 2012	Paul Mazurkiewicz	Drums
Country	USA	-	Keyboard
Producer	Erik Rutan
Similar artists	Deicide, Suffocation, Hate Eternal

Cannibal Corpse is probably one of the most productive bands out there, with Torture being their twelfth album in 22 years. As has been the case with the two preceding albums, Erik Rutan of Hate Eternal is once again producing the album. He's not one of my personal favourites but his work on Torture is okay. Not great, by any means, but at least not as sterile and lifeless as Kill, Evisceration Plague or the latest Hate Eternal album.

What about the songs? Well, it's basically same old, same old. It's no point in me dissecting (no pun intended) every single song - you probably know what to expect if you've ever listened to Cannibal Corpse. They've pretty much recycled themselves for God knows how long now - that is, if God listens to Cannibal Corpse. If he does, he's probably as tired of Corpsegrinder's static, machine-like growling as I am.

Comparing this to strong death-metal releases this year - from bands such as Asphyx, Inverted Cross and Aborted - there just isn't any competition. Nonetheless, hard-core fans will probably enjoy this album but personally I'm bored after three songs. Creativity and productivity don't always go hand in hand.

See also review of: A Skeletal Domain , Evisceration Plague , Kill
See also: interview with Paul Mazurkiewicz

Performance	Originality	Production	Vocals	Songwriting
7	2	6	2	3

Summary
3 chalices of 10 - Bjorn