Cannibal Corpse "Chaos Horrific" LP

"Blue Smoke" vinyl.  This is the band’s 16th album and the second to feature guitarist Erik Rutan (HATE ETERNAL, ex – MORBID ANGEL), who joined in 2020 to replace Pat O’Brien. Although they have had several changes in their line-up, with bassist Alex Webster and drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz remaining as original members since their founding in 1988. Moving forward 30 years, gone are the days of the first-time and rotten “Eaten Back To Life”, the twisted “Butchered At Birth”, “Tomb Of The Mutilated” or “The Bleeding”. Specifically left behind is the time when Chris Barnes was the band’s vocalist, the times when the band’s sound was dirtier. The lyrics were extremely explicit, at more than extreme levels, not only bloodthirsty but also of extreme depravity and perversion. To this day CANNIBAL CORPSE maintains its sound full of brutality, but with a cleaner sound and not as dirty as before. But it is still powerful, even though the violence of the lyrics has decreased compared to the Barnes era. The present album as such can be seen as having a cleaner sound compared to former times, but has a certain thrashy edge to keep things interesting throughout the record.