Kill is the tenth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse, released on March 21, 2006, through Metal Blade Records. This release marks the return of guitarist Rob Barrett, who had previously played on The Bleeding and Vile. The European version of the album comes with a live DVD filmed in Strasbourg in 2004 called Hammer Smashed Laiterie. The album was produced at Mana Recording Studios by Hate Eternal and future Cannibal Corpse guitarist Erik Rutan. It is also the first album in which the band tuned down to G♯ standard.
| Kill | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 21, 2006[1] | |||
| Recorded | October–December 2005 | |||
| Studio | Mana Recording Studios, St. Petersburg, Florida | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 42:10 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Erik Rutan | |||
| Cannibal Corpse chronology | ||||
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Music videos were produced for the tracks "Make Them Suffer" and "Death Walking Terror".
In the week following its release, Kill became the second Cannibal Corpse album to make an appearance on the Billboard 200 chart, debuting at number 170.[2]
Artwork
editThe album cover is one of only three Cannibal Corpse album covers to not feature explicit graphic violence. Alex Webster, in an interview, stated that they decided to have an album cover such as this because all the band members couldn't agree on a cover for the album. Also he stated that they wanted their fans to focus on their music and not to be distracted by a violent cover. He stated "this time they wanted to do something different."[3]
"The original art that Vince [Locke] gave us was really cool, but we didn't think it would make the best cover. We decided to use it as interior art, and just have a simple band logo/album title type cover. The main focus of our band should be music anyway, so I don't think it's a big deal that the cover's not a blood soaked scene of carnage the way our others have been. This doesn't mean we won't have more bloody covers in the future though."[4]
Reception and legacy
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [5] |
| AllMusic |  [6] |
| Blabbermouth | 8.5/10[7] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[8] |
| Metal Storm | 8.0/10[9] |
The album received positive reviews from critics. AllMusic gave it a 3.5 out of 5 rating, stating that "Kill doesn't break any new ground for the veteran sickos, but if it ain't broke don't fix it -- just turn it up louder", while also commenting that the songs are "13 aural assaults that will be welcomed by fans with open mouths";[6] About.com gave it a 4.5 out of 5 rating, with the pros being "brutal, devastating death metal" and no cons.[5]
In 2018, Kill was inducted into Decibel Magazine's Hall of Fame via a special Cannibal Corpse issue.[10]
Metal Hammer placed Kill at number 37 on its list of "The 50 best death metal albums ever", calling it as the band's finest album.[11]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Time to Kill Is Now" | Webster | Webster | 2:03 |
| 2. | "Make Them Suffer" | Mazurkiewicz | O'Brien | 2:50 |
| 3. | "Murder Worship" | Webster | Webster | 3:56 |
| 4. | "Necrosadistic Warning" | Webster | Webster | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Five Nails Through the Neck" | Webster | Webster | 3:45 |
| 6. | "Purification by Fire" | Mazurkiewicz | O'Brien | 2:57 |
| 7. | "Death Walking Terror" | Webster | Webster | 3:31 |
| 8. | "Barbaric Bludgeonings" | Barrett | Barrett | 3:42 |
| 9. | "The Discipline of Revenge" | Webster | Webster | 3:39 |
| 10. | "Brain Removal Device" | Mazurkiewicz | O'Brien | 3:14 |
| 11. | "Maniacal" | Webster | Webster | 2:12 |
| 12. | "Submerged in Boiling Flesh" | Mazurkiewicz | Mazurkiewicz | 2:52 |
| 13. | "Infinite Misery" (instrumental) | O'Brien | 4:01 | |
| Total length: | 42:10 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shredded Humans" | 5:11 |
| 2. | "Puncture Wound Massacre" | 2:08 |
| 3. | "Fucked with a Knife" | 3:01 |
| 4. | "Stripped, Raped, and Strangled" | 4:20 |
| 5. | "Decency Defied" | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Vomit the Soul" | 5:57 |
| 7. | "Unleashing the Bloodthirsty" | 4:32 |
| 8. | "Pounded into Dust" | 3:10 |
| 9. | "The Cryptic Stench" | 4:10 |
| 10. | "They Deserve to Die" | 4:11 |
| 11. | "Dormant Bodies Bursting" | 3:02 |
| 12. | "Gallery of Suicide" | 4:51 |
| 13. | "Pit of Zombies" | 5:09 |
| 14. | "The Wretched Spawn" | 4:59 |
| 15. | "Devoured by Vermin" | 5:27 |
| 16. | "A Skull Full of Maggots" | 3:33 |
| 17. | "Hammer Smashed Face" | 7:26 |
| Total length: | 75:32 | |
Personnel
editWriting, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[12]
Cannibal Corpse
edit- George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher – vocals
- Pat O'Brien – guitar
- Rob Barrett – guitar
- Alex Webster – bass
- Paul Mazurkiewicz – drums
Additional musicians
edit- Erik Rutan – backing vocals on "The Time to Kill Is Now"
Production
edit- Erik Rutan – production, engineering, mixing
- Shawn Ohtani – additional engineering
- Alan Douches – mastering
Artwork and design
edit- Vincent Locke – cover art
- Brian Ames – design
- Alex Solca – photography
Studios
edit- Mana Recording Studios, St. Petersburg, FL, USA – recording, mixing
- West Westside Music – mastering
Charts
edit| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| French Albums (SNEP)[13] | 187 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] | 59 |
| US Billboard 200[2] | 170 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15] | 16 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16] | 6 |
References
edit- ^ Staff writer(s). "Cannibal Corpse "Kill" – Metal Blade Records". www.metalblade.com. Metal Blade Records. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ a b "Cannibal Corpse Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ Cannibal Corpse Interview 3 of 4 on YouTube
- ^ "Cannibal Corpse interview // Interviews // Features // Lambgoat". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
- ^ a b Bowar, Chad. "Cannibal Corpse – Kill Review". heavymetal.about.com. About.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ a b Monger, James Christopher. Kill – Cannibal Corpse at AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ Alisoglu, Scott (27 March 2006). "CD Reviews – Kill Cannibal Corpse – Blabbermouth.net". www.blabbermouth.net. Blabbermouth. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 73. ISBN 9781-926592-20-6.
- ^ Herzebeth (November 6, 2006). "Cannibal Corpse – Kill review – Metal Storm". www.metalstorm.net. Metal Storm. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ Mudrian, Albert (16 November 2018). "The Cannibal Corpse Special Issue (& Cannibal Flexi Disc) Now Available!". Decibel. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-50-best-death-metal-albums-ever/2
- ^ Kill (liner notes). Cannibal Corpse. Metal Blade Records. 2006.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Lescharts.com – Cannibal Corpse – Kill". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
- ^ "Cannibal Corpse Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Cannibal Corpse Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
External links
edit- Kill at AllMusic
- Kill at Metal Blade Records