Evisceration Plague (W/Dvd)

Cannibal Corpse | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 3, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Metal Blade
• ASIN: B001LRI7SI
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,117 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Deluxe two disc (CD + DVD) pressing of the 2009 album from the Metal monsters includes a bonus DVD that contains a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the album. Aided and abetted by guitarists Rob Barrett and Pat O'Brien, not to mention the unmistakable throat of Mr. Fisher, longtime Corpse members Webster and Mazurkiewicz dismembered and reassembled their latest monstrosity at Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida, under the expert eye of Hate Eternal mastermind Erik Rutan. 'I think its the tightest and most musically competent record we've ever done,' Webster says. 'Not that the other ones weren't competent, but it would be hard to find flaw with the execution of this one; the performances are rock solid. Musically, the goal was to make cool, catchy songs that are just as brutal and heavy as any of the older, more obscure stuff we've done. Our mission is to be a Brutal Death Metal band, and if we get there by writing a technical song or a catchy groove song, that's fine, as long as its Brutal Death Metal at the end of the day.'

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18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sick And Twisted As Ever, February 3, 2009

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Sephiroth912 (In Your Head) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Evisceration Plague (W/Dvd) (Audio CD)

A little under 4 years ago, Cannibal Corpse brought down the axe and hammer on us and gave us Kill. Brutal, vicious, unrelenting. By far, it was one of their best in a long time. Albums like Vile and Gallery of Suicide, while technically well made and in many cases highly underrated, just weren't as good, intense, and fan-pleasing as others like Gore Obsessed and Kill were. The rest from the Corpsegrinder era, even with a good song every now and then (i.e. "Unleashing the Bloodthirsty") just felt messy.

Kill didn't feel messy at all. It was well constructed and wild as all hell. But even with true crowd-pleasers like "The Time to Kill Is Now" and "Maniacal," it really felt like something was missing. There was enough power behind the songs. I seriously doubt that anyone would deny that. But there was very little that was truly memorable, and even when I listen to it (my album of choice on a bad day) it makes me sometimes want to listen to the key songs and get on with my life with something else.

Evisceration Plague hooked me the moment I popped up the screen and a little streaming player at the bottom began spewing the title track from my speakers. Slow wailing guitars and a soft (yet hard) drum beat coming in, leading into the now trademark Corpsegrinder sound. The sounds beat into my ears. It was slow, but it really sounded like it had more energy, more steady rhythm and an overall better feel than nearly everything I'd heard before on Kill.

When it finally came in (a day early and with a spare autographed booklet, no less) I felt a little apprehensive putting it in. I was worried I was just going to put it on my bookshelf and hardly touch it again, as many of Cannibal Corpse's albums unfortunately seem to do. But, I put it into my stereo, pushed play, and the slowness on the title track was gone. The speed, unnerving. The brutality, over-the-top. And to boot, the most energy I've heard on a Cannibal Corpse album since Tomb of the Mutilated.

"Priests of Sodom," "To Decompose," and "Shatter Their Bones" all really got me, personally, and are now some of my personal favorites. Overall, the album is earth shatteringly fast, heavy, and insane, just as Kill was. But what it does have that Kill didn't overall are the memorable riffs and hooks. But don't think that means they've sold out. The lyrics and overall feel are just as sick and twisted as they ever were before. It's almost a wonder the album didn't receive the infamous explicit warning label, but how many CC albums have lately? It seems their reputation stands as testament enough to that alone. And for those wondering about why the album cover doesn't seem too gory, pull out the booklet and get a good look on the inside. It's sure to be a crowd-pleaser.

This album, to me above all of their most recent, shows they can be more than just the alleged cartoonish parody of death metal that critics called them over the years. They're legitimate, brutal, and heavy as they ever were, especially here on this album. If you've never given the band a shot, start with either Tomb of the Mutilated (a true fan favorite) or the boxed set 15 Year Killing Spree (to get a taste of their best over the years). Death metal fan that always avoided Cannibal Corpse? Try this one and see what you think. It's easily one of the best they've ever put out.

Stay Metal!!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Driven to kill this is not my will, I am compelled to slay . . ., May 31, 2010

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W. Pardue "Job for a . . ." (KY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Evisceration Plague (W/Dvd) (Audio CD)

Once again Cannibal Corpse sets the bar HIGH for the rest of the death metal playing field! Time will show this to be one of the elite death metal albums ever!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still doing what they do best!, June 29, 2010

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Obiturized "Metal fan" (New Hampshire) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Evisceration Plague (W/Dvd) (Audio CD)

I've had this album for a while now, so I thought I'd throw up a review for it, as I feel it deserves it.

I thought 'Kill' was awesome, and it sure was and still is, and they took 3 years to come out with a new album, so they must have been writing their a$$es off during that time span, and this album proves that they were.

Now I've seen some people downing this album...BECAUSE OF THE ARTWORK?! come on people, get serious, yes I know older Cannibal Corpse covers were always fun and cool looking, but you never judge a book by it's cover, it's what's inside that counts, and what's inside here is awesome!

From the opener 'Priest of Sodom' which had a video made for it as well, it is an awesome song, and still shows Cannibal Corpse haven't lost a thing, and maybe even gained, which I feel they have been doing since they kicked out former vocalist Chris Barnes, I like the Barnes era too, but I feel the band got more creative when George 'Corpsegrinder' Fisher stepped in, and I feel he is a way better vocalist than Barnes was, he has more range, and he sounds WAY more intense, in my opinion anyways.

Theres plenty of great songs here other than the opener as well, 'Scalding Hail' with please those who really want to thrash, as it's blistering fast, with some great catchy riffs, and for those who prefer the more mid-paced to grinding songs will be pleased with 'A Cauldron of Hate' and the title track 'Evisceration Plague' as they are wicked heavy, and will leave you wanting to headbang to no end, there is something here for everyone (fans of the genre anyways).

Cannibal Corpse have always seemed to amaze me, and I can say that, because I have their complete discography, I've heard it all, and this album continues what they've done best all these years, which is thrash, and be pissed off!