Inbreeding the Anthropophagi

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Inbreeding the Anthropophagi
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1998
Genre Brutal death metal
Length30:37
Label Repulse Records
Deeds of Flesh chronology
Trading Pieces
(1996)
Inbreeding the Anthropophagi
(1998)
Promo 1999
(1999)

Inbreeding the Anthropophagi is the second full-length album by the American death metal band Deeds of Flesh. It was originally released in 1998 on CD through Displeased Records, and was later reissued by Unique Leader Records, a company founded and managed by members of the band.

Contents

Music and lyrics

The album's style has been described as "brutal gore-infested death metal," and has been likened to the works of Suffocation and Incantation. [1] Thematically, the album revolves around the legend of Sawney Bean and his family, telling of their cave-dwelling existence and grisly practice of attacking travellers on local roads for food and profit.[ citation needed ]

Artwork

Joe DiVita of Loudwire said the album's cover artwork "look[s] exaggerated and cartoonish and, at the same time, pretty damn scary. The little hunched over, bug-eyed creature in the bottom right corner looks to be sneaking a bit of a snack and with the piles of bones in the background, it’s easy to surmise where the meat was sourced." [2]

Reception and legacy

Chronicles of Chaos rated the album eight out of ten and described it as "excellent American death metal, but will require some effort to enjoy." [3]

Jason Hundey of AllMusic gave the album one and a half stars out of five. He wrote: "Well here's the rundown: Deeds of Flesh play a Suffocation/Incantation style of brutal gore-infested death metal. [...] No real highlights stick out, as everything else seemed to be quite typical, following the American cookie-cutter model of "How to make an unoriginal death metal album" to a tee. However, it is very polished and well produced for the style of death metal that it is." [1]

In 2024, Joe DiVita of Loudwire named the album as one of the "31 Scariest Metal Album Covers of All Time". [2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."End of All"1:21
2."Feeding Time"4:24
3."Inbreeding the Anthropophagi"4:46
4."Infecting Them with Falsehood"4:54
5."Canvas of Flesh"3:04
6."Ritual of Battle"3:35
7."Fly Shrine"4:12
8."Gradually Melted"4:21
Total length:30:37

Personnel

Musicians

Guest musicians

Production

References

  1. 1 2 Inbreeding the Anthropophagi - Deeds of Flesh ... | AllMusic , retrieved July 26, 2025
  2. 1 2 DiVita, Joe DiVitaJoe (October 29, 2024). "The 31 Scariest Metal Album Covers of All Time". Loudwire. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  3. "CoC : Deeds of Flesh - Inbreeding the Anthropophagi : Review". Chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved June 28, 2025.