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Cannibal Corpse is one of those bands that has always been there, but apart from the album 'Kill' which I have on CD, I've barely listened to.

Probably my most memorable experience was being amazed with my friends at the intro to 'Addicted to Vaginal Skin' back in high school in the 90s. I think that summed the band up for me (and my bros from other hoes), and I've hardly given them the time of day since despite them constantly being in the metal media and promo tracks appearing on plenty of magazine CDs etc. 

Now, in 2017, I just took myself on a listening and reading tour of Cannibal Corpse. I listened to the first two or three songs from their first six albums and read up on the band, albums and personnel on wikipedia.

Very interesting, including the Barnes/Fisher changeover. I've never been into da Corpse, and this status remains unchanged, but they've put out so many albums that I've not even heard that I felt I owed it to the metal gods to check them out more.

This is easily the most Can-Co that I've ever heard consecutively in my life. 

 

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3 hours ago, FatherAlabaster said:

Internal Bleeding - Invocation Of Evil  ...I don't know these guys personally, but several of my friends in NY are friends with them, mainstays of Long Island death metal. Their drummer was a firefighter and was killed in the line of duty yesterday. The news is hitting a lot of people hard. RIP Bill Tolley.

Alabaster I just heard news about them and bill rolley on cbs news. Sad to hear  about his death  and also he left behind a wife and 8 year old daughter. Rip to a fallen fire fighter

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8 hours ago, MacabreEternal said:

Found a random CD in the car that just said "Finnish Death Metal" so currently spinning that, includes:

Mordicus "Oceans"

Paraxism "Hills"

Demigod "Slumber of Sullen Eyes"

Devilry "The 4th Rise"

Deathspawned Destiny "Warbloodmassacre"

Lie In Ruins "Raging Fire"

I found a cassette copy of 'Rust in Peace' in my car a few years ago and it's still in my car today. The twist to this tale is I don't have a cassette player in my car and haven't for ten years....

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20 hours ago, MacabreEternal said:

Found a random CD in the car that just said "Finnish Death Metal" so currently spinning that, includes:

Mordicus "Oceans"

Paraxism "Hills"

Demigod "Slumber of Sullen Eyes"

Devilry "The 4th Rise"

Deathspawned Destiny "Warbloodmassacre"

Lie In Ruins "Raging Fire"

Update: Turns out this was the last 6 tracks off a compilation I got from Death Metal.org a while back.  I binned it as it was mostly crap (barring Demigod).  Have no idea where the other 18 tracks are.

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5 minutes ago, FatherAlabaster said:

Artificial Brain - Infrared Horizon ...again. This is fucking great. They capitalized on all of the things I liked best about Labyrinth Constellation. Hope I get to see this material performed live.

That's on the "to purchase list" most definitely.

Now playing Drudkh "Blood In Our Wells"

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