The Bleeding (album)

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But something about 'Stripped, Raped And Strangled', to me, it showed something with the band that never appeared again with any of their albums after that, even Created To Kill. But that is a purposeful thing. I was told by one of the members I will never write another song like that, which I thought was a big mistake. So it's a special song to me in that way, and I love that song. I'll play that song forever.

Chris Barnes, [26]

Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic called The Bleeding one of the "standout death metal albums of the mid-'90s". [1] Chris Krovatin of Kerrang! said, "Showing a confident sense of style, an indomitable momentum, and some of the band’s most iconic and memorable songs, this record is a declaration of the Cannibal Corpse we’ve all come to know and shed blood for in the past two-plus decades." [27] Metal Hammer named The Bleeding as one of the best metal albums of the 1990s, saying it contains "some of the most horrifyingly violent and undeniably catchy anthems in the band’s arsenal." [28] Joe DiVita of Loudwire named The Bleeding as the best death metal album of 1994. [29] Metal Injection included the album's second track "Fucked With a Knife" in its list of "The 10 Gnarliest Extreme Metal Lyrics", joking "maybe they got rid of Chris Barnes after The Bleeding because the band was close to going respectable. Just look at that romance". [30]

Starring Through the Eyes of the Dead" and "Stripped, Raped and Strangled" have become staples of the band’s live sets. Founding guitarist Jack Owen cited The Bleeding as his favorite Cannibal Corpse album. [31] [32] Bassist Alex Webster said, "I feel that The Bleeding was a big step forward for me as a bass player, and as a band it put us on the same level as some of the other groups we thought were a little more professional-sounding than we were. We looked up to bands like Morbid Angel and Death." [33]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chris Barnes

The Bleeding
The bleeding-alt.jpg
Studio album by
Cannibal Corpse
ReleasedApril 12, 1994 (1994-04-12)
RecordedNovember 12 – December 3, 1993
Studio Morrisound Recording, Tampa, FL
Genre Death metal
Length36:54
Label Metal Blade
Producer Scott Burns
Cannibal Corpse chronology
Tomb of the Mutilated
(1992)		The Bleeding
(1994)		 Vile
(1996)
Remastered cover (2006)
Cannibal Corpse - The Bleeding remastered.jpg
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Staring Through the Eyes of the Dead"
3:30
2."Fucked with a Knife"Webster2:15
3."Stripped, Raped and Strangled"
3:27
4."Pulverized"
  • Webster
  • Owen
3:35
5."Return to Flesh"
  • Webster
  • Owen
4:21
6."The Pick-Axe Murders"Webster3:03
7."She Was Asking for It"
  • Webster
  • Owen
  • Barrett
4:33
8."The Bleeding"Owen4:20
9."Force Fed Broken Glass"
  • Webster
  • Owen
  • Barrett
5:02
10."An Experiment in Homicide"
  • Webster
  • Owen
  • Barrett
2:36
Total length:36:54
Remastered version bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
11."The Exorcist" (Possessed cover)Mike TorraoTorrao4:36

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes. [34]

Personnel

Cannibal Corpse

Production

Artwork and design

Studios

See also

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