Cannibal Corpse

Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band. The band was formed in Buffalo, New York in 1988 by Bob Rusay, the first guitarist (who left the band in 1993). The band's lyrics draw heavily on horror fiction themes. Some of their songs are about murder, raping people, having sex with dead bodies, and eating people.^[3][4][5][6] The band's early releases are highly controversial within the media. The bands' first 3 albums were banned in Europe until 2006 because of their bloody artwork. The band's music is very fast, dark, and angry. Some of the band's later songs have been said to be quite difficult to play.^{[7][7][4][8][9][10]} They are considered by many to be one of the most well-known and important death metal bands ever. Since their formation in 1988, they have undergone several line-up changes.

Cannibal Corpse
Playing at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC on 3 October 2007
Background information
Origin	Buffalo, New York
Genres	Death metal,[1] brutal death metal[2]
Years active	1988-present
Labels	Metal Blade
Members	George Fisher Pat O'Brien Rob Barrett Alex Webster Paul Mazukiewicz
Past member(s)	Chris Barnes Bob Rusay Jack Owen Jeremy Turner

Band members

Current

• Paul Mazurkiewicz (1988-present) - drums
• Alex Webster (1988-present) - bass guitar
• Rob Barrett (1993-1997, 2005-present) - rhythm guitar
• George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher (1995-present) - lead vocals
• Patrick O'Brien (1997-present) - lead guitar

Former

• Chris Barnes (1988-1995) - lead vocals
• Jack Owen (1988-2004) - guitars
• Bob Rusay (1988-1993) - guitars
• Jeremy Turner (2004-2005) - guitars (live)

Discography

Studio albums

• Eaten Back to Life (1990)
• Butchered At Birth (1991)
• Tomb of the Mutilated (1992)
• The Bleeding (1994)
• Vile (1996)
• Gallery of Suicide (1998)
• Bloodthirst (1999)
• Gore Obsessed (2002)
• The Wretched Spawn (2004)
• Kill (2006)
• Evisceration Plague (2009)
• Torture (2012)
• A Skeletal Domain (2014)^[11]
• Red Before Black (2017)
• Violence Unimagined (2021)
• Chaos Horrific (2023)