Gore Obsessed

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Gore Obsessed
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 26, 2002 (2002-02-26)
Studio Sonic Ranch, Tornillo, TX, US
Genre Death metal
Length38:15
Label Metal Blade
Producer
Cannibal Corpse chronology
Live Cannibalism
(2000)
Gore Obsessed
(2002)
The Wretched Spawn
(2004)
Censored cover
Cannibal Corpse - Gore Obsessed Censored Front.jpg
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 5/10 [2]

Gore Obsessed is the eighth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse, released on February 26, 2002 by Metal Blade Records.

Contents

The Japanese version of the album includes "Compelled to Lacerate" as a live bonus track.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Savage Butchery"Webster
  • Webster
  • Owen
1:50
2."Hatchet to the Head"MazurkiewiczO'Brien3:34
3."Pit of Zombies"WebsterWebster3:58
4."Dormant Bodies Bursting"MazurkiewiczOwen2:00
5."Compelled to Lacerate"WebsterWebster3:29
6."Drowning in Viscera"MazurkiewiczO'Brien3:36
7."Hung and Bled"WebsterWebster4:13
8."Sanded Faceless"MazurkiewiczO'Brien3:51
9."Mutation of the Cadaver"WebsterWebster3:09
10."When Death Replaces Life"
  • Owen
  • Mazurkiewicz
Owen4:59
11."Grotesque"WebsterWebster3:42
Total length:38:15
Limited edition bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
12."No Remorse" (Metallica cover) Hetfield
6:16

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes. [3]

Personnel

Cannibal Corpse
Production
Artwork and design

Studios

Charts

ChartPeak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] 71
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [5] 11

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References

  1. Hinds, Andy. Gore Obsessed - Cannibal Corpse at AllMusic
  2. Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 72. ISBN   9781-926592-20-6.
  3. Gore Obsessed (booklet). Cannibal Corpse. Metal Blade Records. 2002.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Cannibal Corpse – Gore Obsessed" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  5. "Cannibal Corpse Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.