15 Year Killing Spree [BOX SET] [ENHANCED] [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

Cannibal Corpse

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 4, 2003)
• Original Release Date: November 4, 2003
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Box set, Enhanced, Explicit Lyrics
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Metal Blade
• ASIN: B0000E69M6
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #97,001 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist
The infamous CANNIBAL CORPSE really needs no introduction. They continue to thrive as the world's most productive and top selling Death Metal act. This box set encapsulates the bands first fifteen years and includes not only the band's hand picked "Best of", but historical gems long sought after on the bootleg circuit. The footage from "Live in Moscow" is particularly rare as is the "Created To Kill Sessions", which eventually became the album "Vile". "Created To Kill" was original vocalist Chris Barnes' (Six Feet Under) last contribution to the band. Barnes' original vocal tracks and lyrics were scrapped and the album was re-named on his departure from the group. The box set also includes a, limited to the first 2,000, autographed poster, a CANNIBAL CORPSE guitar pick, and a long awaited "Unleashing The Bloodthirsty" comic book.

Product Description
Limited edition box set from the world's biggest death metal act.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

85 of 95 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Why review a CD from a band you've never heard?, November 15, 2003

By	ohnjayjdp "ohnjayjdp" (Columbus, IN United States) - See all my reviews

I'm so tired of these morons writing reviews about bands that they haven't spent 1 second listening to and simply feel like bashing for no real reason. For an amusing experience, the next time you see a review by one of these jokers, click on their link and look at the other CDs they've reviewed. Two examples -- on the page for the Cannibal Corpse box set we have "Asephilocity" who has said that Tenacious D is a "masterpiece" and The Sickness by Disturbed is an "exceptional piece of work". His apparent colleague, "mazaro", ponders the mind-bending question about Korn "How could I not give this 5 stars?", and about Insane Clown Posse he boldly states "I love ICP". Our friend "mazaro" also states that Cannibal Corpse "isn't death metal", a statement obviously reinforced by his brutal death-metal background. If growling vocals, brutal low-end guitar riffs, unrelenting double-bass drums, and gore-filled lyrics do not make a band death metal, then these death-metal experts are welcome to tell us all what death-metal is. Why are these chronic oxygen-wasters reviewing Cannibal Corpse CDs? The band obviously must offend their gentle Christian sensibilities, which as we all know shouldn't ever be tampered with. Clearly their moms and dads have sternly forbidden that them from venturing into the death metal aisle at their local music retailer, a warning to which they have no doubt strictly adhered.

As for me, I have not even purchased the Corpse box set -- I am saving my money for the Feb. 04 release of their new CD, "The Wretched Spawn". The track listing indicate that this set is clearly an all-encompassing overview of their entire musical catalog up to and through Gore Obsessed. Cannibal Corpse remain one of the best death metal bands around. Fans and metal critics agree that the band are excellent at what they do, esp. the guitarists & drummer (who, contrary to what some chowder-head thinks, had never lost time).

Nu-metal fans, stay the f*** away from reviewing Cannibal Corpse. Save your limited vocabulary for the new Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit albums. Perhaps there you will find another "exceptional" piece of work.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 15 Year Killing Spree, January 28, 2004

By	Rebecca Lyle (Garland, Texas United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have no problem admitting that I hated Cannibal Corpse the first time I heard them. It was many years ago when I was first learning to play the bass guitar, and a friend of mine had suggested that I listen to some of Alex Webster's bass work. I found a copy of their Live Cannibalism album and bought it. Though, I was very impressed with the bass playing, I just didn't get the growling vocals. That was my introduction to the Death Metal genre. Not too long after that, I was head banging right along with them, and I have now become a huge fan of the band and the genre in general. I can't explain why, I think it was the live version of "Blowtorch Slaughter" that finally sold me. But as far as the vocals go, you either like them or you hate them, and I can understand how they may be a little difficult to get used to and understand.

So here we have the Cannibal Corpse Boxed Set. Upon first glance you'll notice the morbid artwork of full time collaborator Vince Locke. You open up the box to find three cds, two containing their greatest works (as chosen by the band), you get three songs from each album. The first greatest hits cd is all Chris Barnes while the second is all George Fisher. There's a quite a bit of music for you right there. It's great to have the cd's with all the essentials, especially for driving. The 3rd disc is packed with old demos. The demos are pretty interesting, but they are more for collector's sake. There are also a few current cover songs on the album, which turned out great. Along with the Cds, there is also a DVD, which contains their first concert. The first concert is more for collector's value, as it is very poorly filmed, but it's still a really cool gem. Also on the DVD is some studio footage from the "Butchered At Birth" recording sessions. The studio footage is basically the guys recording and goofing off. It's pretty cool. Next is the unreleased Moscow concert. The Moscow concert was supposed to be released long ago, but the members of the band were not at all impressed with the sound quality, so they canned the project. Everything is filmed very professionally. There is also quite a bit of footage of the band off stage. Last but not least you get the perfomance at the Metal Blade birthday party. This is the greatest concert on the DVD. The boys are in top form, and they play an excellent set. Along with all of that, you also receive a Cannibal Corpse poster, guitar pick, comic book, and a rather large booklet for the boxed set itself that explains the history of the band and what they've accomplished. The comic book is really cool if you're into Vince Locke's artwork, although it is not in color. For the price this is offered at, as a fan, I'd say it's a great deal. There's really nothing I can complain about with this release, that's why I gave it five stars. If you are a fan of the band, this will be a great own.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 15 Years Of Cannibalism And Depravity , December 22, 2005

By	Ronald Placeres "Chulo" (Miami, Florida) - See all my reviews

This is one of my favorite Cannibal Corpse releases in my collection. I bought it sometime in late 2003. I am a huge Cannibal Corpse fan. So this was something that I couldn't do without. So I bought it and it delivered indeed.

Now for my review. This is not another Cannibal Corpse album. This is a boxset that the band released in celebration of their 15 years of musical cannibalism and depravity and it is a pretty kick a-- release to say the least. The set features some pretty desirable suprises that any true Cannibal Corpse fan would want to have. Now lets review everyting one by one.

1. CD-1: Best Of 1 - The songs here are the best ones from Eaten Back To Life to The Bleeding not forgetting Zero The Hero which is from the Hammer Smashed Face EP.

2. CD-2: Best Of 2 - The songs here are the best ones from Vile to the Worm Infested EP. Let me not forget that there are NO songs from The Wretched Spawn album here because that album was not released yet. That's the album that the band will release next. Let me also not forget to say that according to the band and Alex Webster himself (aka Hammer Smashed Bass), the songs on CD-1 and CD-2 were chosen by Brian Slagel who is the head of Metal Blade Records (Cannibal Corpse's labal).

3. CD-3: Unreleased Demos And 3 Covers - The stuff here is basically 3 demos and 3 new cover songs. First, there is the demo called Cannibal Corpse. This is the demo that many fans have immortalized has the Suffocation demo or something put on a split album with the band Suffocation but again, the demo is called "Cannibal Corpse." This was the band's first demo that got the band signed to Metal Blade Records. The next demo is the Created To Kill demo. Now this is something that many Cannibal Corpse fans have sought after, especially after Chris Barnes left the band. Like I said in my review for Vile, after Barnes left, this demo surfaced on the net as well as the underground tape-trading circle but the tracklisting, quality, recording and all was full of errors and fans yet, still wanted a copy. Good news. They get to hear it here in all its glory. The next demo is the Gallery Of Suicide demo. This is probably a pre-production demo recorded during the Gallery sessions. The next suprises are 3 covers. The first cover is called Bethany Home (A Place To Die) by 80's thrash/crossover band The Accused. The original version is on The Accused album More Fun Than An Open Casket Funeral. The next cover is called Endless Pain by 80's German thrash legends Kreator. The orginal version can be found on Kreator's debute album Endless Pain. The last cover is called Behind Bars by 80's speed/thrash metal band Razor. The original version can be found on Razor's album Violent Restitution.

4. DVD - The next suprise is a DVD. The DVD features some very unbelievable suprises. The first thing on this DVD is the band's first show which features the original line-up from Eaten Back To Life, Butchered At Bith and Tomb Of The Mutilated but this show was recorded before those 3 albums were ever made. Next is the recording sessions for Butchered At Birth. Chris Barnes, Bob Rusay and Scott Burns are here. You also see Alex playing Innards Decay on his bass. The next thing is the Eat Moscow Alive '93 show. This is the best part of the DVD because there is a lot of awesome things going on. First, the band line-up is the line-up for The Bleeding album. Even though The Bleeding would be released the following year, this show was filmed the year before. Originally, the band wanted to record it in order to release it as their first official home video but they were not happy with the way that the recording of the show came out. But despite this unimportant setback, I think the show still rules. So nothing wrong there. Another good thing on this part of the DVD is seeing the band backstage, in their dressing room, on the tour bus and out buying stuff. So everything rules here. Next, there is the show that the band did at the Metal Blade 20th Anniversory show. Let me not forget that there were songs on the set that never made it on this DVD. Those songs are only available on the Metal Blade 20th Anniversory boxset and the Metal Blade 20th Anniversory Party DVD. Both releases are available in places like the Metal Blade website, FYE, Tower Records and here at Amazon.com. So get your copies.

5. A Page Book - This book has old pictures of the band, a menue and details on the boxset, stories about the band's early days and other cool stuff.

6. A Comic Book - A comic book designed by Vince Locke who designs every Cannibal Corpse album cover. The comic book is called Unleashing The Bloodthirsty.

7. A Poster - Some of the posters that would come in every boxest would be signed by the band. Mine was not.

8. A Guiar Pick - A black guitar pick with the Fisher-Era red band logo in the middle.

So all in all, this is an extremely important addition to any Cannibal Corpse collection that NO Cannibal Corpse fan should be without. Very essential indeed. So buy it and experience 15 years of cannibalism and depravity curtesy of the masters known as Cannibal Corpse. Enjoy the experience.