Cannibal Corpse Albums Ranked!

[@thephoenixcycle8854]

You guys are so blessed to have each other and have a round table talking about metal. I wish I had what you guys have ❤️

[@ΔημήτρηςΛάρδης]

Metal is always a personal experience brother.

[@MrAaronbathory]

Did you not have metal friends or social media?

[@Psychic-GangStalker-]

Yes absolutely

[@Tampon.Boy.666]

BRUH

[@skottlee8959]

I know what you mean. All my old metal bros are scattered to the four corners. I can listen to metallica a bit with my brother and I have a hipster friend that seems to intentionally seek out the lamest "post" version of anything I like so I don't even bother with him mostly.

[@SimonChinook]

Violence Unimagined has not left my playlist since release and I think it's actually now in my top 20 favourite Metal albums.. just so fucking good.

[@kaptaink1897]

#1 The Bleeding. After the success of Hammer Smashed Face, it seems like they decided to recreate that and write an entire album of super catchy songs. A real standout album in their discography.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I was actually going to bring that up but I totally forgot. I'm a giant fan of The Bleeding. they found that sweet spot between brutality and catchy songs.

[@kaptaink1897]

@@thrallsofmetal We should mention how much Barns improved since the last album too. From indecipherable to being able to sing along with all the lyrics. And more dynamic, adding the high pitched vocals. His best performance.

[@masterknife8423]

I wish Corpsegrinder joined round that time of recording instead of after. I just think he's a better vocalist than Chris Barnes

[@danb5944]

He's better but I prefer Barnes ..corpse grinder is good at what he does but Barnes back then sounded more menacing​@@masterknife8423

[@thrashorbleach8912]

This is my most anticipated video from you guys I’ve been waiting for months!

[@timothyphillips9023]

The mix on Skeletal Domain is by far their best mixed album in their entire catalogue. Every song is memorable and crisp. It’s my favorite CC album for sure

[@papichulobr]

agree, bro!

[@wyliehj]

Ah that was the album that was coming out when I first got into them! Was mostly a metalcore teen at that point but I’d bump it quite frequently. Haven’t listened in ages now and I’d say it’s time to bring it back

[@RustyTonesJr]

So many great albums. I think Violence Unimagined is incredible. The only guitarist who could take the band to the next level, is Rutan. His work on VU is phenomenal. If I were to recommend one album from Cannibal to a newbie, it would be VU.

[@mncphotography]

agree. the mix is incredible and the first track comes out blazing.

[@fcamiola]

Yep! Top 3 CC album for me. Underrated as f***.....not sure why folks don't love this? The Pat O'Brien tunes are nutts!

[@forever_underground]

The Bleeding is just full of memorable hooks. Its definitely one of the most accessible death metal albums ever.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Agreed. It's one of those "if it weren't for the growls" kind of albums for most casual metalheads in my mind since the riffs have some killer hooks any metalhead or rock fan could appreciate.

[@Madhouse_Media]

Like Nick said... Put Hammer Smashed Face on there (I'd also recommend putting A Skull Full of Maggots on as well) and it would be their "Greatest Hits" album, certainly for the Barnes years.

[@dirkdiggler5821]

Absolutely. Classic from end to end.

[@theakkusor]

I think bloodthirst and torture are the unsung top tier CC albums. I loved necrotic nick's face at Miller's description of Bloodthirst, like "dude, you sure you didn't listen to 'gallery' twice?"

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I was a bit shocked at Bloodthirst being that low to be honest. That's a beast of an album.

[@infernalsymphonytv2928]

I am constantly surprised that you guys don't have 10x the amount of subscribers, one of the most entertaining metal channels on KZbin much respect 🤘

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Dude. Thank you so much. I don't mind the slow growth and it's all been fun as hell honestly.

[@nlwrigh]

I found it frustrating to attempt to rank their discography, so I understand how difficult it must have been. GREAT video as always, you all never cease to entertain. Guess I will go with Kill as my #1.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! This one was tough especially since Cannibal Corpse is so damn consistent. Kill is an amazing album. It's still my favorite with Corpsegrinder.

[@HansBelphegor]

@@thrallsofmetal i use Submerged in boiling flesh to test fidelity ranges in my stereo systems Red before black is my favorite album to listen to other than kill or hammer smashed face (my intro to metal) But my favorite cc album covers have to be the red before black, feels like the zombie has almost fully aten himself back to life And the artwork on violence unimagined is awesome, i own the album cover shirt, and im getting the follow rhe blood shirt

[@thraxxsuey9227]

I love rewatching these album rankings while I'm at work (makes the time fly haha), but i couldn't help to notice at 24:55 that phenomenal kill the cult solo. Straight from the jump that song is relentlessly in your face, such a ripper 🤘

[@cemetery895]

Butchered at Birth was their best album, it is the heaviest album they made and sets the standard for CC songs, Tomb of Mutilated is a close 2nd. The best album with George was Kill.

[@JimmyChappel]

Agreed.

[@starshineraiser6729]

Same. I don’t know much about George, but Butchered is the absolute best.

[@dsiii98]

if the production was a little better it’d be my favorite but vomit the souls one of my favorite death metal songs period

[@goblinspy]

Best album is the Bleeding actually

[@IndependentVictor]

Wow. Just grateful that I have stumbled upon this channel. Thank you so much for these amazing conversations on death metal

[@LeandrodcWolve]

just found your channel, guys. It's awesome! Keep it up! Greetings from Brazil! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@caseyrobertson5574]

This is the greatest ranking video you guys have ever done! here is my ranking #1 The Bleeding #2 Tomb Of The Mutilated #3 Butchered At Birth #4 Vile #5 Eaten Back To Life #6 Bloodthirst #7 Violence Unimagined #8 Kill #9 Gallery Of Suicide #10 Torture #11 Red Before Black #12 Gore Obsessed #13 The Wretched Spawn #14 Evisceration Plague #15 a Skeletal Domain

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! We appreciate that shit, bro! We definitely have some differences but The Bleeding is my clear #1 as well.

[@alexanderekebert]

Finally, im a huge fan of this band. Im really interested to see what your opinion is of the albums🤘

[@bleedingofficial3588]

Thumbnail looks killer bro so excited for this

[@OfficialSNMvids]

Thoroughly enjoyed your ranking of the albums and of course I have my own ranking. Till the next vid! \m/

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! We appreciate it, bro!

[@jboogedy]

Easily one of the most anticipated vids of the year from you guys! The Bleeding is probably my #1 just for the riffs and songwriting alone not to mention everything else about that album.

[@ДенисКондратьев-у9ъ]

Can we appreciate the solos on each album? I LOVE their solo work

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I didn't really get into the leads until The Bleeding honestly. Jack and Rob had some sick leads on that one.

[@Amanda-1985]

Same. For non death metal, iron maiden also have some favorite solos!

[@EraVulgarity]

@@Amanda-1985maiden are the gold standard for guitar solos. Especially and specifically dueling/ harmonizing guitar solos

[@takodabostwick8507]

I would love to see an album ranking on Decide. That would be very interesting to see!

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I'd definitely love to do a Decide ranking in the future for sure.

[@SHTshtira]

ranking of Decide should be lit. fuck Deicide

[@rossscarbro4602]

That’s easy. The first three in order of release. The rest blow.

[@SHTshtira]

@@rossscarbro4602 totally fxxking agree

[@ergile172]

Love watching chill videos like these while I practice guitar. Great stuff.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man!

[@jasonberezowski2869]

There aren't too many KZbin channels I will sit down and watch an hour plus long video, but this is one of them. Metal is my absolute favorite topic, and you guys always do it justice. I can't imagine the pain of having to rank Cannibal Corpse, I don't think I could assign rankings to any of the albums. The Bleeding, Violence Unimagined, and Kill are definitely somewhere on top though. Great job lads.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! We try to keep it in fun and engaging with the rankings and with all of us having different rankings there's always room for conversation. This one was tough as hell but a lot of fun to do since we all love this band. Glad you enjoyed it, man!

[@iamnotanumber100]

80 mins that flew in, great video, great channel lads ✊️

[@chuckdoak8024]

I’ve been waiting for this!! Can’t wait to get mad a punch walls because your picks are different than mine!!,

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- You're going to leave that wall.... PULVERISED!!! lol

[@fcraspect3382]

I was super excited when this video was premiered. I was waiting for it when yall started talking about it

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Awesome, man! I hope you get a chance to check out these albums.

[@OREGANOl0l]

Love it! You guys do these rankings in a much different style than every other channel out there.. and give time for everything which others don’t. Would love one every other week or even once a month, but knowing how involved they are I understand that might be hard. Looking forward to deicide if you guys tackle them

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! We figured with a panel of people doing rankings rather than individuals there would be more room for conversation. They take time to put together so they do take a bit longer. We'll eventually tackle Deicide I'm sure. We're definitely fans of them.

[@MANGRINDER_band_]

This video is gold, the chris barmes impersonation and the section at 34:06 got me good lol

[@MetalSlayerrr]

I fucking love this channel, specially this band's album ranked video. Here is my ranking of my favourite band: #1 Violence Unimagined (just the best for me, all songs are bangers and fell so unique plus it is the one they worked the most in my opinion) #2 A Skeletal Domain (the best production out of all their records and all the songs were so well written, it feels like gallery with that dark and melodic sound but improved and heavier and more brutal) #3 Vile (One of the most agressive ones, Corpsegrinder's Devoured by Vermin scream is what you wanna do to release all the stress and pain, Puncture Wound Massacre: the most agressive in their entire discography possibly) #4 Tomb of the Mutilated (This is in opinion CC's best album and the darkest one with Barnes, banger track after banger track) #5 Kill (Does the tempo of each song change in the whole album? Nah, only in Death Walking Terror and Infinite Misery. All songs are bangers) #6 Bloodthirst (The best production in the end of the 90s and I wish they played more songs live like Dead Human Collection, Blowtorch Slaghter or Raped by the Best #7 Torture (It came back with that dark tone and in this album they release their last super technical song which is Intestinal Crank) #8 Red Before Black (The first CC album that I heard, sometimes it feels a bit tiring because after Code of the Slasher someof the tracks feel a bit repetitive start slow and then they increase the tempo, however they got this underrated and banger songs like Corpus Delicti or Destroyed without a trace) #9 Evisceration Plague (The production of this one feels like Butchered at Birth because of the over-distorted sound of the guitars, but this one sounds improved and catchier) 10# The Wretched Spawn (In this one they wrote two of the most technical songs like Frantic Disembowelment and Bent Backwards and Broken, but for me only 7 songs out of the 14 are really good, the other 7 are just meh for me) #11 Gallery of Suicide (This one is dark, creepy and melodic, which for the CC formula it is an experimental album, it has their best instrumental song, but somehow the sound of the guitars feel a bit weak) #12 The Bleeding (As much as The Bleeding is the favourite one for many it is not for me, it is very dynamic and good but I haven't listen to it very much and Barnes's vocals were a bit bad) #13 Gore Obsessed (I used to listen to this album some time ago, the songs are pretty well written and each one feels unique but not many are very catchy) #14 Eaten Back to Life (I think I've never listened to this album more than 2 times, however it is a very good start for a death metal band in the beginning of the 90s) #15 Chaos Horrific (This album has a rough start and a rough ending, the three singles released before releasing the complete album are bangers but the rest of the tracks are very repetitive, it feels like the discography pushed them a lot to release a new album asap) #16 Butchered at Birth (My least favourite, the production is awful for me bc of the guitar distortion sounds oversaturated, if you like grindcore it is good for you, the vocals are good with a brutal death metal vibe. And the first track has the worst start with those whammy bar sounds and growls for over a minute) I hoped you liked my ranking, this is just my opinion, you can disagree but everyone has different tastes.

[@costanicholas]

FUUUCK - I can’t be there. I'll have to watch it after. Super excited. 🤘

[@kylethompson6012]

Been waiting for this for awhile now. Awesome video dudes. But, I am disappointed no one mentioned Perverse suffering on Vile. The drums and corpsegrinder's vocal patterns are insane on that one. 🤘🤘

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! I thought about name dropping that track but Monolith has always been one of my favorites on that one so I wanted to gush about that one a bit.

[@davidburns6284]

Oh hell yes! I've been waiting for this. Very difficult to rank a band's discography with so many great albums. And, the overall sound didn't change much (which I love), making things very hard. You dudes did a great job. Even the lower ranking albums still kick ass. \m/

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! This was tough but a lot of fun to do. They're super consistent which made it really difficult and there were no clear "bad" albums in my mind.

[@TheArgentPaladin]

My personal favorite is either A Skeletal Domain or Violence Unimagined. Both have masterful songwriting and production, and tracks like Sadistic Embodiment, Murderous Rampage and Ritual Annihilation just smash my face with a hammer because of how chaotic and brutal they sound.

[@bobilly]

So cool to see Wretched Spawn get some love, it's my #1 but it seems like a real sleeper for most folks. The production isn't my favorite but that batch of songs has the most staying power with me - dynamics, groove, speed, aggression, all super memorable bangers. I'll really need to give their more recent output a fair shake based on yalls reviews 🤟

[@rutbuck121]

Killer reviews fella!! 5 STARS!! the ONLY gripe for me was when Miller called George Fischer "THE Death Metal Vocalists of ALL DM vocalists!" I have to put John Tardy from Obituary here man but just my honest opinion. But all in all great reviews and i too put The Bleeding at #1 the best CC album all time!

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- He's a big favorite here in terms of death metal vocalists but I love John Tardy as well. Hell, even David Vincent still has an awesome delivery as well.

[@PESSimulations]

Hi, this is my personal CC ranking with a recommended song and my rating for each album. I've seen them live twice and I loved them. My favorite Death Metal band. Greetings from Spain. ➤01 - Bloodthirst (1999) - Ecstacy in Decay 🔹92%🔹 ➤02 - Tomb of the Mutilated (1992) - Hammer Smashed Face 🔹90%🔹 ➤03 - Torture (2012) - Demented Aggression 🔹88%🔹 ➤04 - The Bleeding (1994) - Staring Through the Eyes of the Dead 🔹87%🔹 ➤05 - Kill (2006) - Make Them Suffer 🔹87%🔹 ➤06 - Vile (1996) - Devoured by Vermin 🔹84%🔹 ➤07 - Red Before Black (2017) - Corpus Delicti 🔹84%🔹 ➤08 - A Sleketal Domain (2014) - Sadistic Embodiment 🔹82%🔹 ➤09 - Violence Unimagined (2021) - Murderous Rampage 🔹82%🔹 ➤10 - Gallery of Suicide (1998) - I Will Kill You 🔹81%🔹 ➤11 - Eaten Back to Life (1990) - Shredded Humans 🔹79%🔹 ➤12 - Gore Obsessed (2002) - Hatchet to the Head 🔹79%🔹 ➤13 - Evisceration Plague (2009) - Priests of Sodom 🔹79%🔹 ➤14 - Butchered at Birth (1991) - Gutted 🔹78%🔹 ➤15 - Chaos Horrific (2023) - Summoned for Sacrifice 🔹78%🔹 ➤16 - The Wretched Spawn (2004) - Psychotic Precision 🔹77%🔹

[@Shawner1000]

I recently made a playlist with just Rob's songs it's pretty bad ass. He was always the underdog when it came to the song writing but has stepped it up a lot on these last few records. I always liked his writing it's always brutal..

[@peterock4210]

Excellent vid, interesting that each release has a big spread of rankings. Love to see more ranking vids with the whole crew weighing in.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! I had a feeling this would be a wild ranking where we could all have vastly different rankings but I think that made it a more interesting video overall.

[@koen5827]

Wow I just watched a plus hour long video on youtube, that never happens. Great video guys!

[@koen5827]

ps: bloodthirst is my favourite

[@jmentertainment5457]

Miller- thank you for watching!

[@stevenbrideau3741]

Also fantastic video! Glad I found this channel!

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man!

[@SardonicWrath]

Nice to see The Wretched Spawn getting the love it deserves. NOTHING LEFT TO MUTILAAAAATE

[@EraVulgarity]

Easily in my top 3. Frantic disembowelment is such a romp. Probably their catchiest tune since hammer and I cum blood

[@NocturnalSummoning45]

I had a great time watching this rankings video. I wonder which band you'll be ranking next. 🤔

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Next up is Incantation followed buy Entombed

[@Nocturnal_Spectre]

Great video! I have been really excited for this one!(personal favorite is totm but the bleeding comes VERY close)

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Tomb of the Mutilated was close but The Bleeding is such a badass album too. I had to go with The Bleeding for the top spot.

[@MetalNeverDieswithMarkA]

I like you guys. I like how its a group and everyone has their input. It's not one guy talking nonsense mostly.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man!

[@tatoarg9508]

My number one is Kill. I always like to point out how amazing the transition between "Necrosadistic Warning" and "Five Nails..." is. The beats have almost same tempos and the almost the same subdivision. It just grooves like a seven-minute song.

[@MrOmac09]

Can't wait to see how you all rank these! Here's mine before I get started... 15. Butchered at Birth 14. Eaten Back To Life 13. Vile 12. The Bleeding 11. Tomb of the Mutilated 10. Evisceration Plague 9. Red Before Black 8. A Skeletal Domian 7. The Wretched Spawn 6. Violence Unimagined 5. Gallery of Suicide 4. Kill 3. Torture 2. Gore Obsessed 1. Bloodthirst

[@MrOmac09]

@Low Tier Alchemy Dust they definitely are.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Man, not much love for the Barnes era, huh?

[@MrOmac09]

@@thrallsofmetal I actually only started listening them in the last couple years so with it all being new to me outside of a handful of songs, I find the vast majority of the Corpsegrinder era much more interesting.

[@IAteTheAntiChrist]

@@MrOmac09 I agree. And it's not because of Barns, just time. BY the time George joined, the song writing and musicianship had just improved is all.

[@MehtaKyaKehta]

Bloodthirst is not just my favourite from Cannibal Corpse but also one of my top three death metal albums of all time.

[@Godovgrind]

New subscriber, just discovered you guys, I absolutely love your channel. More rankings!

[@robertnezbeth8415]

1. Kill 2. Bloodthirst 3.the bleeding 4. Wretched spawn 5. Tomb of the mutilated 6. Violence unimagined 7. Eviscerated plague 8. Torture 9. Gore obsessed 10. Blue before black 11. A skeletal domain 12. Vile 13. Eaten back to life 14. Butchered at birth 15. Gallery of suicide. That's my list. No bad albums. Very consistent. They know their identity but are not afraid to challenge themselves and try new things.

[@dsiii98]

kills also probably my favorite it’s so underrated

[@TheMetalGaia]

It would probably take me hours to decide on a ranking. But I'm super hyped to watch this!

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Well, it did take us months so.... lol

[@Yaummers]

So since I see so many people posting their rankings, I am going to post mine now for the livestream. I will be sure to watch this afterwards. Have a great day thrallers and keep rockin! \m/ \m/

[@Yaummers]

15. Gallery of Suicide (#6, 1998) The second album with Corpsegrinder, and in all honesty, I feel this album is a worse effort than the first one. There is honestly nothing that stands out individually. They all sound pretty much the same. The production is not that strong, particularly the guitars; I feel the guitars are a little thin in the mix. It is still a decent album; I really like the groovier moments on the album. However, there is not really anything on here that I would return to again. Standout songs are I Will Kill You, Chambers of Blood, and Every Bone Broken. 14. Vile (#5, 1996) This is the first album with Corpsegrinder. This first album with him definitely shows a sign of things to come from the band. It definitely has a lot of the killer grooves that were present of the previous two albums. However, I think my issues with this album are the production on the album seems slightly thin when compared to previous recordings and some of the songs don’t stand out on their own (none of them are really memorable). This is still a good album, but it is clear that it is the first one with Corpsegrinder. Standout songs are Devoured by Vermin, Disfigured, Eaten from Inside, and Orgasm through Torture for my favorite lyric, “She rips my cock off with her teeth.” 13. Bloodthirst (#7, 1999) This is definitely an improvement from Gallery of Suicide. This album contains the most distinct and memorable songs with Corpsegrinder at this point. They took the grooves of the previous album and added better riffs and catchier hooks. There is nothing wrong with this album; it just fell where it fell because there are albums that I would listen to before this one. All in all, this is a solid release. Standout songs are Pounded Into Dust, Dead Human Collection, and Hacksaw Decapitation (the slow build-up in the intro is awesome). 12. Gore Obsessed (#8, 2002) This is a further improvement from their last album, Bloodthirst. The band is getting better and better with Corpsegrinder as the frontman in the band. They are getting better at writing more memorable grooves and hooks. There are moments where I feel the mix on some of the songs is different (Savage Butchery to Hatchet in the Head) but it could just be what they were looking for in that particular song. Apart from that, this is a brutal record that showcases the continued progression of the band’s sound and style of death metal. Standout songs include Hatchet to the Head, Dormant Bodies Bursting (this reminds me of something that could have been on Tomb of the Mutilated), and Mutation of the Cadaver (opening riff is my favorite riff on the album). 11. Eaten Back to Life (#1, 1990) This is the one that started it all. My favorite thing about this album is the cover (easily one of their best). In terms of the music, I love the thrashy aspect of the album; it reminds me a lot of Possessed Seven Churches, Kreator Pleasure to Kill, and Morbid Angel Altars of Madness. This is a really good debut album. I love thrashy death metal. It would have been interesting to have heard what else they would have done if they stayed with that same thrashy death metal sound, but the band evolved into the one we have all grown to love. All in all, this is a really good debut album. Standout songs are Shredded Humans, Mangled, and A Skull Full of Maggots.

[@Yaummers]

10. Butchered at Birth (#2, 1991) This is where Cannibal Corpse started to sound like the Cannibal Corpse we all know. The album has a lot more catchy groove sections (intro and middle section of Covered with Sores), which makes the album have more memorable hooks. For me, the instrument performances, Chris Barnes’ deeper vocals, and overall production are better on this album than their debut. Although I still am not that big of a fan of Chris Barnes as a vocalist (better than his later material with Six Feet Under), this is definitely a much more improved album. Standout songs are Living Dissection (the groove and solo), Under the Rotten Flesh (the end gallop and guitar solo), and Rancid Amputation. 9. Torture (#12, 2012) This is another solid effort from the band. I still love the musicianship, grooves, and production for the most part. However, at this point, they are beginning to suffer from AC/DC and Motorhead Syndrome, which is where a lot of their songs and albums start to sound similar (maybe due to another muddy production from Erik Rutan), resulting in a lot of these albums becoming difficult to rank. That being said, this album is still a really good jam. Standout songs are Sacrophagic Frenzy (favorite song; awesome groove and riff), Scourge of Iron, and Followed Home Then Killed. 8. Red Before Black (#14, 2017) This is yet another awesome album. At this point, the band is staying in their comfort zone by not doing anything crazy or different. However, the songs and production are still really good. While it is a step back from the catchiness of their previous effort, it still has awesome grooves, chaotic guitar work, great drums, solid bass, and insane vocals. This is a great listen that continues to show why they are considered one of the greatest death metal bands of all time. Standout songs are Only One Will Die, Red Before Black, and Code of the Slashers (awesome slow, groove intro that leads into an all-out thrasher and ends with the same killer groove). 7. Tomb of the Mutilated (#3, 1992) First off, I still have no idea what Chris Barnes is saying without a lyrics sheet (his voice got even deeper). But I do not care. The grooves, the heaviness, the hooks; everything works with this album. They basically took everything that made Butchered at Birth good and made it even better. This is definitely their best produced album up to this point as well (Thank you Scott Burns). Even though the lyrics are basically impossible to understand, I really do not have any other gripes. All of the songs stand out individually. This is a banger from beginning to end. Standout songs are Hammer Smashed Face, I Cum Blood, and Necropedophile (the main riff is one of my favorites from the album). 6. The Wretched Spawn (#9, 2004) This is a kickass album that has some of my favorite Cannibal Corpse songs. I love how heavy and groove-laden this album is. My only issue with the album is that the production is not as “in-your-face” heavy as some of the “classic” Scott Burns-era Cannibal Corpse albums. However, they make up for it by having great riffs and awesome grooves that make a lot of the songs standout individually (Slain is a prime example of this). I don’t really have any complaints with the album. It is a banger from beginning to end. Standout songs are Decency Defied, Festering in the Crypt (nice, slow groove that makes this a top song for me), and Nothing Left to Mutilate.

[@Yaummers]

5. Kill (#10, 2006) Holy shit! This album starts off with a huge punch in the face. The very beginning to The Time to Kill is Now is one of my favorite intros to any Cannibal Corpse album. In addition, everything about this album is pure gold. The production is amazing (perfectly brutal), the guitar work (rhythm and lead) is insane, the drums are spot on, the bass is just right, and Corpsegrinder delivers one of his best vocal performances. This is as close to a perfect death metal album in the twentieth century. Standout songs are The Time to Kill is Now, Make them Suffer, Necrosadistic Warning, and Submerged in Boiled Flesh. Note that the instrumental Infinite Misery has one of my favorite riffs on the entire album. 4. Violence Unimagined (#15, 2021) This album is so good. It is as if Erik Rutan’s different style of writing and guitar playing has given the band a new found energy. The riffs are awesome, the solos are unique and fitting for each song, and the lyrics and vocal delivery retain that same viciousness that is typical for Cannibal Corpse. This is the album that made me go “wow, death metal is more than just noise.” This album has the most hooks in a Cannibal Corpse record since The Bleeding. This is an amazing album, and even though it is the most recent album, it is one of my favorites from the Corpsegrinder era. Standout songs are Murderous Rampage, Inhumane Harvest, and Surround, Kill, Devour. 3. A Skeletal Domain (#13, 2014) Cannibal Corpse strikes again. This album has everything that I love about Cannibal Corpse; awesome riffs, heaviness, killer musicianship, and disgusting, understandable lyrics. It feels like a band that somehow was able to continue to evolve. They found a way to capture the catchy groove that was on The Bleeding. Everything about this album works. This one of the great death metal albums of the 2010’s and one of their best albums they have ever released. Standout songs are High Velocity Impact Spatter, Kill or Become (easily my favorite song on the album; “Fire Up the Chainsaw, Hack Their Fucking Heads Off”), and The Murderer’s Pact (love the groove throughout the song). 2. Evisceration Plague (#11, 2009) This is a killer album. The Erik Rutan production reminds me of the heaviness of the Scott Burns-era albums. I love all of the songs, performances, and the mix. It has my all-time favorite Corpsegrinder-era song in the title track. It is crazy that this is coming from a band on their eleventh studio album; they do not seem to know how to let up on the brutality, the hooky grooves, the chaotic solos, or the perfect musicianship. Standout songs are Evidence in the Furnace, Evisceration Plague (one of my favorite, if not my favorite, songs from the Corpsegrinder era; it reminds me of something that could have been on The Bleeding and one of the few songs where I can distinguish the bass guitar and bass drum), and Shatter Their Bones. 1. The Bleeding (#4, 1994) If I had one word to describe this album, it would be masterpiece. This my favorite Chris Barnes-era album. This is the first album where Chris Barnes is decipherable without a lyric sheet. It still retains the same groovy, heaviness, speed, and the continued awesome production of Scott Burns, but it just has a more understandable vocal approach, which I appreciated more. This is an album filled with bangers from beginning to end. This album is amazing and, in my opinion, one of the greatest death metal albums ever. If I was in the mood for Cannibal Corpse, this would probably be one of the first albums I pick up to listen. Standout songs are Staring Through the Eyes of Death, Striped, Raped, and Strangled (my favorite song from the Chris Barnes era), and She Was Asking for It.

[@Just_Gaming4Fun89]

Finally got around to ranking the albums and this is what I like from Greatest to least. It should be obvious I like the Chris Barnes era more than the Fisher era. I do love both tho. 1 - The Bleeding 2 - Eaten Back to Life 3 - Butchered at Birth 4 - Tomb of the Mutilated 5 - The Wretched Spawn 6 - Violence Unimagined 7 - Evisceration Plague 8 - Vile 9 - A Skeletal Domain 10 - Kill 11 - Gallery of Suicide 12 - Torture 13 - Red before Black 14 - Gore Obsessed 15 - Bloodthrist

[@agsid209]

This was awesome. Have you guys done Deicide's discog ranking yet? Top 5 Corpse: 1. Bloodthirst 2. Tomb of the Mutilated 3. The Wretched Spawn 4. The Bleeding 5. Eaten Back to Life

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! It was a lot of fun to do. I'd like to do a Deicide ranking one day for sure.

[@creedence111]

You guys speak my language ...love this content 🤘

[@STSGuitarist]

I’m just going to leave my ranking here just so I can compare with you guys later. My ranking is as follows. Note: None of these albums are bad, Cannibal Corpse has put out consistently good albums, it’s just a matter of which I like more (this was TOUGH) 1. Torture 2. Bloodthirst 3. Tomb of the Mutilated 4. The Bleeding 5. A Skeletal Domain 6. Kill 7. Violence Unimagined 8. Gore Obsessed 9. Butchered at Birth 10. Red Before Black 11. The Wretched Spawn 12. Gallery of Suicide 13. Vile 14. Evisceration Plague 15. Eaten Back to Life Can’t wait to see your guys’ rankings!!!

[@YoZayTheHedgehog]

“Made me punch my beef.”, goddamn it! Come back Rin, please? Haha! 🤣 Of course, you all rule but as always, it’s Necrotic Nick that’s the glue that binds y’all together. Greetings from Chicago, my fellow Midwestern folk! 💪🏻

[@neugey]

The Wretched Spawn was my first album ... man I got started at a good time. This was back in the iPod era and you haven't lived until you've jogged to "Decency Defied".

[@benng4376]

I saw Cannibal for the first time on the "Vile" tour. This was pre internet so I didn't realize Chris Barnes wasn't the vocalist until I saw them. Corpsegrinder rules but it still would have been tremendous to see Barnes at least once.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- For as long as I've been a fan I didn't get a chance to see them until 2006 at Sounds of the Underground when they were touring on Kill. They destroyed that night. I remember hearing about Barnes exit but I didn't realize it until I saw the pictures of the line up with Corpsegrinder in the metal rags later.

[@ScreaminT81]

Aaahhh the most consistent of Death Metal bands, and the one that introduced me to the genre! I kinda agree with a lot of this.

[@THESLOWDEATHHOOKS]

awesome rankings and opinions, would like to see more for other death metal bands

[@PolkCountyWIProgressive]

They fired Bob Rusay. He did not leave on his own accord. He was so disturbed by it that he left music, never talked with the members again, and became a golf instructor in Arizona.

[@lvangirardi]

You guys are cool . Great reviewers

[@sherwinchan5972]

Thank you for doing this Cannibal corpse ranking. Hoping you guys will do Deicide and Malevolent creation too.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- No problem, man! Next up it's Incantation followed by Entombed/ Entombed AD, after that we'll reload on some bands.

[@erikberg5363]

I remember being in the CD section of Wal-Mart as a kid years ago (before I was a metalhead), my dad was looking through some stuff and let out a chuckle: “Cannibal Corpse, that must be a heavy metal band!” He picked up the CD to look at the back, raised his eyebrows and just put it back down without saying anything else. He was correct, they are a metal band. Anyway, great band! I haven’t heard all the albums so I won’t post my own list but it’s still super cool to see your guys’ opinions on them. Thanks for the great video as always 🤘🤘

[@archangelofcoffee922]

Cannibal Corpse...Walmart? Stephen King can't write that shit.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Yeah, it didn't take my ma long to figure out the Cannibal Corpse were pretty intense. She's still not a fan of the Butchered at Birth cover. lol

[@nelsonshuchmacherendebo7688]

I fucking love this channel. You guys do the best ranking the album type videos on the Tube, man. So much fun to watch, on top of the comments being intelligent and well-informed. Good shit! This one was really tough to do for me, and I think you guys hit the nail in the head - CC has a handful of clear standout records, but everything else is pretty good and generally better than the average death metal band. I first listened to those guys when Gore Obsessed came out. I have a fondness for that record because back when it came out I played the living fuck out of it. In retrospect, I agree with you guys that it is a bottom-tier album, with Compelled to Lacerate and Pit of Zombies being knockout tracks that I still jam regularly. And Nick, completely there with you re: Skeletal Domain. That record is overlooked. I myself completely ignored it when it came out but a couple years later when I checked it out I had it on repeat for weeks, and now I absolutely love it. My ranking, as of today, would be: 1. Bloodthirst 2. Violence Unimagined (unbelievably good) 3. The Bleeding 4. Kill 5. Torture 6. Tomb of the Mutilated 7. A Skeletal Domain 8. The Wretched Spawn 9. Evisceration Plague 10. Vile 11. Gallery of Suicide 12. Gore Obsessed 13. Butchered at Birth (hate the sound of that record) 14. Eaten Back to Life 15. Red Before Black (never grabbed me, but that could change someday)

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! We really appreciate that. This one was a bitch to rank but it was also a ton of fun and it was cool to see where the new one stacked up against the rest of their discography. I see you've got it high too. Solid ranking, bro.

[@wastelander1015]

Butchered is where they sounded more brutal and menacing. The Bleeding for the hooks and memorability and A Skeletal Domain condensates every best aspect of CC. For me it goes like this, and yeah i know a lot of people dig Kill, but i just find it meh af: Butchered At Birth 9/10 The Bleeding 9/10 A Skeletal Domain 8/10 Tomb of the Mutilated 8/10 Torture 8/10 Violence Unimagined 7,5/10 Evisceration Plague 7,5/10 Gore Obsessed 7,5/10 Bloodthirst 7,5/10 Eaten Back To Life 7,5/10 Red Before Black 7/10 The Wretched Spawn 6/10 Kill 6/10 Gallery of Suicide 6/10 Vile 6/10

[@MrShalvayez]

Love to see you guys rank Obituary albums.

[@robertsparling917]

They gotta wait until Dying of Everything drops, which will be in January!

[@robertsparling917]

They gotta wait until Dying of Everything drops, which will be out in January!

[@kevinmitchell4018]

hey dudes.great job on everything u do.pleaseee do a dying fetus best albums rank.wont stop bugging u til I do

[@mamieandrussellblatt4142]

Are you ready for CORPSE A RAMA

[@The_JustJoshing]

Super pumped for this

[@joshtaylor6242]

Please do an Enslaved ranking, would love to see a ranking of them in the future

[@nelsonshuchmacherendebo7688]

YES!

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I'd definitely love to do an Enslaved ranking in the future as well.

[@sonnymitchell1113]

Finally I’ve been waiting so long I kept commenting about it

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Yeah, this one took some time to put together honestly. It was a tough one to rank.

[@redfitz1975]

Killer video would love to see your rank Autopsy discography 🤘

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- That's definitely one I'd like to do in the future. We've got Incantation and Entombed/ Entombed AD coming up as our next 2 and after those we'll figure out what we're ranking next.

[@redfitz1975]

@@thrallsofmetal can't wait, hails from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@erickt6373]

I love every talking of Metal, cos a can get to learn more English! Thank you guys, you guys are awesome!!! 😎 yeaaaaaaa!!!

[@loganc1158]

So many badass albums! One of my favorite bands. My 3rd fav death metal band only after Death and Bolt Thrower. 15. Evisceration Plague 3/5 14. Red Before Black 3.25/5 13. Vile 3.25/5 12. Eaten Back to Life 3.5/5 11. Gore Obsessed 3.5/5 10. Gallery of Suicide 3.75/5 9. A Skeletal Domain 4/5 8. Butchered at Birth 4/5 7. Tomb of the Mutilated 4/5 6. Violence Unimagined 4/5 5. The Wretched Spawn 4.25/5 4. Kill 4.5/5 3. Bloodthirst 4.5/5 2. Torture 5/5 1. The Bleeding 5/5

[@Shawner1000]

Yo dudes I really love the channel been watching a shit ton of your vids!! You should do Fear Factory next.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- We've got to get through Incantation and Entombed/ Entombed AD before we add any more bands to the list. I don love Fear Factory though so that one will definitely be done in the future.

[@chaseloftis2735]

Man I gotta know that song in y'all's intro, tough as fuck, much love.🤘

[@superunknown2812]

Loved this ranking you guys have a way of making me go back and listen too certain albums again and love them even more maybe even ones i didnt like at the time.First time i ever heard Cannibal corpse was when Tomb of the Mutilated came out a guy i knew in a local death metal band here in Nova Scotia at the time sold it too me for 6 bucks hahaha.Loved the Barnes era and followed with them up tooo today.You guys should have talked a bit about the Created too kill demo Barnes did after the bleeding.Would have like too hear thoughts on it even though it was just a demo.Awesome job guys as always!

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! I love revisiting stuff like this and the ranking aspect makes me listen more intently. I grew up with the Barnes era as well and The Bleeding is still the benchmark for me. I thought about bringing up Created to Kill since I have listened to that demo but we decided not to since we were covering the EPs much either other than mentioning them.

[@moopert86]

I say this all the time. I like Chris Barnes as a vocalist better on those first 4 CC records.Tomb of the Mutilated and The Bleeding are some of the best death metal records around. BUT, Corpsegrinder is a better frontman and I really think they were better songwriters and more consistant of a band once Corpsegrinder came in.Kill and Evisceration Plague are also some of the best death metal records around and have more bangers that I go back to time and time again.

[@BDE-mo5nv]

Good job guys. Any idea where I can find that green Cannibal Corpse T shirt? Thanks

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! I'll have to ask Rin where he go that one because honestly I've never seen one before other than his.

[@CyberianWinter]

Great video guys. If you want to do another old-school death metal ranking at some point, might I suggest Immolation?

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! I'd love to do Immolation but they're currently in the studio working on a new album which I'm eager to hear.

[@gregorystartzel4573]

Beat ranking video so far, I fucking love it dudes!

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, bro! I'm glad you dug it!

[@tcswag801]

Good stuff 🤘

[@goremall]

True story, I had all the uncensored CC cassettes and cd’s in 95 (only 4 at the time). Tomb was and is always my fav, but my stepdad made me burn all of them in the yard 😢 I’m 43 now and collecting them all again (uncensored and censored cd’s) and that dude died of Covid in 2021.

[@duanenash9474]

"that dude died of Covid in 2021" it should be a song title

[@amsi666]

Necrotic and Shred, I tip my hat to you! Expected some more love for Gallery but oh well...

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thank you, good sir! I still like Gallery of Suicide but I just like others more.

[@roybatty4578]

Honestly I like all of CC's full lengths, I've been blasting Violence Unimagined at skate sessions a lot lately

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- That was my main issue with this one, they're all good albums. Violence Unimagined is so fucking good to so they just kept adding awesome to their discography.

[@BRO77TX]

Just viewing this video today (9/15/21) I can definitely tell ya’ll are fans of the older stuff…totally respect that!! I didn’t truly know who CC was until I got into them around ‘97/98 when GOS came out and I saw them live. But, VILE was my proper introduction to CC with the double bass kicks and that horrifying scream from George…WOW!! All that being said…here is my ranking: 1) VILE 2) Bloodthirst 3) Gore Obsessed 4) The Wretched Spawn 5) GOS 6) KILL 7) Torture 8) EP 9) The Bleeding 10) Tomb 11) A Skeletal Domain 12) Red Before Black 13) Violence Unimagined 14) EBTL 15) BAB My ranking is primarily based on the fact that Fisher is the only singer I’ve know and how many times I go back to each album based on songs I like. Please feel free to Frantically Disembowel me with your replies!! 🤘😁🤘

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Actually, though I disagree with it, this is one of those rankings where I think every album is good. Despite Vile being at the bottom of my list I still think it's a solid album. I think when you got into a band definitely plays into it. I started with the Barnes era so some of those are higher than others but I still love the Corpsegrinder era. Hell, I think he's the superior vocalist in my opinion but I liked more of the music from the Barnes era.

[@BRO77TX]

@@thrallsofmetal Much respect !! Great video overall… thoroughly enjoyed it !!

[@filipdzero8739]

Cheers for the ranking! I wish they'd rerecord the earlier records in their entirety with Corpsegrinder, since I can't get into the Chris Barnes era. Please make a Kreator ranking! Or are you waiting for them to drop the new record?

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I still love Barnes early Cannibal Corpse albums so I don't want them re-recorded honestly. I'd love to do Kreator one day but we've still got Incantation and Entombed to get through before we consider any other bands.

[@scottschettler141]

Like the rankings. Could you do immolation s catalog?

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Since Immolation are working on a new album we're holding off on them for now but we do have rankings for both Incantation and Entombed/ Entombed AD in the works.

[@craigroaring]

I got Tomb of the Mutilated on cassette in Australia when it was released. It had the original, uncensored artwork but the lyrics were not included.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Dude, I'd be curious to know what that goes for on Discogs. It's odd they didn't include the lyrics. Was that a thing they censored in Australia?

[@JayVITG2000]

Watching your guys for awhile now gotta ask. What the intro song can't find it but it sounds really cool. FYI love this conversation on this video, personally vile or gallery of suicide being my favorite albums

[@Williameagleblanket]

Got a notification on new Cannibal Corpse tonight from Band Camp. Blood Blind is a great new song from CC. 💀💀💀💀💀🤘

[@devildozer]

Goddamn this was fun to watch and well worth the wait. Butchered at Birth on tape was my first Cannibal Corpse album I ever bought and it was the censored white cover that had the band and album name on it only and I can't believe I still have it when I've lost nearly all of my other music due to low life thieves and non payment of a storage unit back in the 90's...my bad. I won't go through them all but The Bleeding is definitely in my top three along with Kill. So, I own the preorder artbook with the tapestry, patch, and sticker for "Violence Unimagined" and I gotta say...their new album is most definitely in my top five, maybe even my top three. Honestly, I don't know exactly where to place it since I'm not going off of nostalgia on this one like I might be with The Bleeding. It's so damn good and Rutan has unquestionably brought so much to the band already. I know this album is still fresh but I can't wait to see what he'll come up with for future albums. Whenever they are touring for this record, I really do hope that they come somewhat close enough to this tiny little town I live in here in the corner of nowhere Kansas so that I can finally see 'em live after worshipping this band over the last 29 years. Killer ranking guys, this is quickly becoming my favorite channel on KZbin!!!

[@alexparadise91]

Love these videos! Please do Carcass, Deicide, and The Black Dahlia Murder

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Well, we've got to get through Incantation and Entombed/ Entombed AD before we get to any others.

[@NEOTHEGREAT6]

You guys ever heard the created to kill album which was renamed to vile when Fisher came into the band ? it has barns on vocals and is pretty great for his last album with corpse 🤘😃

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I've heard it on KZbin and it's not too bad but I think Corpsegrinder was a better fit for what they were going for though. That being said, it's still not my favorite musically.

[@LeandrodcWolve]

My "The bleeding" cover album is totally different.

[@tomasjonsson7141]

There is 2 diffrent ones 🫠

[@stephengibbs2377]

You guys have probably heard this a million times but you should do a ranking on the Deicide albums

[@GypStudioOfficial]

So i love Slayer and I wanna know what Cannibal Corpse is about..what album should i listen to first?

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Honestly, I'd say Tomb of the Mutilated or The Bleeding. That's where you'll find a lot of their most well known songs and some of their catchiest as well.

[@waterdive122productions6]

Hey guys!! Sorry I'm late to the party, but I have my Cannibal Corpse album rankings ready. Be prepared for a few hot takes: #15: Eaten Back to Life (1990) #14: Vile (1996) #13: Gore Obsessed (2002) #12: Red Before Black (2017) #11: Butchered at Birth (1991) #10: Gallery of Suicide (1998) #9: Kill (2006) #8: Violence Unimagined (2021) #7: Tomb of the Mutilated (1992) #6: Bloodthirst (1999) #5: Evisceration Plague (2009) #4: Torture (2012) #3: The Bleeding (1994) #2: The Wretched Spawn (2004) #1: A Skeletal Domain (2014)

[@DukeEnlil]

Bloodthirst is also my №1 album and it also was the first that I heard!

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I do love that one but there were just some I liked more.

[@forever_underground]

Bob Rusey was the man. I love his sloppy riffs and energy. Perfect is boring.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I loved watching the live footage of him playing. He was a madman on stage.

[@thevomit5851]

Great stage presence, I think they got a lot better with songwriting after he left but it's unfortunate he didn't do much with music after he was kicked out. Would have been cool to see him in another death metal/grindcore band!

[@FiendTheatre]

GuItArIsT oN lEfT sTaRtInG tO gO bAlD

[@thephoenixcycle8854]

Gallery is my overall favorite. There are so many hooks so many melodies. Its such a great album! Unite the Dead is my favorite cc song!