Cannibal Corpse -- Bloodthirst (Metal Blade Records/1999)
Hearing this release years ago didn't strike me as much as it has
recently.
As a complete 5-piece lineup, CC blows away every previous release
since
"Butchered At Birth". The band seemed to fit all of the riffing,
lyrics/vocals, bass and drums into a complete Death Metal onslaught
masterpiece! Every track on here is like a 9/10 or 10/10 because
everything
fit in so well plus a great production by Colin Richardson.
Corpsegrinder is more technical here vocal-wise plus he exhibits more
screams on this release than previous ones pretty much in perfect time
and
precision with the rest of the band. Both guitarists (O'brien & Owen)
blew
forth some great solo work that in combination with Alex Webster on
bass
they arranged their songwriting into being technical but very very
catchy
riffs! There are no complaints here about boring guitar or mediocre
band
performance CC absolutely crushes with "Bloodthirst"!
The artwork once again is devious but not as extreme as "The Wretched
Spawn". Nevertheless, a gory cover revealing songs to be heard by
absolutely every Death Metal fan! The most notorious tracks on here
(but
all of them rule) would be the opener "Pounded Into Dust", "The Spine
Splitter" and "Sickening Metamorphasis". Of course the lyrics are vile
as
previous releases as are more recent releases as well. They represent
CC
well because they really give the idea that they are a band not to be
reckoned with. Their style WILL never change.
Line-up:
George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher - Vocals
Alex Webster - Bass
Pat O'Brien - Guitars
Jack Owen - Guitars
Paul Mazurkiewicz - Drums
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Track Listing:
1.) "Pounded Into Dust" – 2:17
2.) "Dead Human Collection" – 2:30
3.) "Unleashing The Bloodthirsty" – 3:50
4.) "The Spine Splitter" – 3:10
5.) "Ecstacy iI Decay" – 3:12
6.) "Raped By The Beast" – 2:34
7.) "Coffinfeeder" – 3:04
8.) "Hacksaw Decapitation" – 4:12
9.) "Blowtorch Slaughter" – 2:33
10.) "Sickening Metamorphosis" – 3:23
11.) "Condemned To Agony" – 3:44
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Rating: 10/10.