Gore Obsessed
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::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Gore Obsessed |
| type | studio |
| artist | Cannibal Corpse |
| cover | Goreobsessesed.jpg |
| alt | Zombies devour a body |
| released | |
| studio | Sonic Ranch, Tornillo, TX, US |
| genre | Death metal |
| length | |
| label | Metal Blade |
| prev_title | Live Cannibalism |
| prev_year | 2000 |
| next_title | The Wretched Spawn |
| next_year | 2004 |
| misc | {{Extra album cover |
| header | Censored cover |
| type | studio |
| cover | Cannibal_Corpse_-_Gore_Obsessed_Censored_Front.jpg |
| alt | Artwork by Vince Locke |
| :: |
| name = Gore Obsessed | type = studio | artist = Cannibal Corpse | cover = Goreobsessesed.jpg | alt = Zombies devour a body | released = | recorded = | venue = | studio = Sonic Ranch, Tornillo, TX, US | genre = Death metal | length = | label = Metal Blade | producer =
- Neil Kernon
- Cannibal Corpse | prev_title = Live Cannibalism | prev_year = 2000 | next_title = The Wretched Spawn | next_year = 2004 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = Censored cover | type = studio | cover = Cannibal_Corpse_-_Gore_Obsessed_Censored_Front.jpg | border = | alt = Artwork by Vince Locke | caption = | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | rev2score = 5/10 | noprose = yes
Gore Obsessed is the eighth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse, released on February 26, 2002 by Metal Blade Records.
The Japanese version of the album includes "Compelled to Lacerate" as a live bonus track.
Critical reception
Andy Hines of AllMusic gave the album four stars out of five, saying: "This is great stuff."
Track listing
| total_length = 38:15
| title1 = Savage Butchery | lyrics1 = Webster | music1 = {{flatlist|
- Webster
- Owen | length1 = 1:50
| title2 = Hatchet to the Head | lyrics2 = Mazurkiewicz | music2 = O'Brien | length2 = 3:34
| title3 = Pit of Zombies | lyrics3 = Webster | music3 = Webster | length3 = 3:58
| title4 = Dormant Bodies Bursting | lyrics4 = Mazurkiewicz | music4 = Owen | length4 = 2:00
| title5 = Compelled to Lacerate | lyrics5 = Webster | music5 = Webster | length5 = 3:29
| title6 = Drowning in Viscera | lyrics6 = Mazurkiewicz | music6 = O'Brien | length6 = 3:36
| title7 = Hung and Bled | lyrics7 = Webster | music7 = Webster | length7 = 4:13
| title8 = Sanded Faceless | lyrics8 = Mazurkiewicz | music8 = O'Brien | length8 = 3:51
| title9 = Mutation of the Cadaver | lyrics9 = Webster | music9 = Webster | length9 = 3:09
| title10 = When Death Replaces Life | lyrics10 = {{flatlist|
- Owen
- Mazurkiewicz | music10 = Owen | length10 = 4:59
| title11 = Grotesque | lyrics11 = Webster | music11 = Webster | length11 = 3:42 | headline = Limited edition bonus track | total_length =
| title12 = No Remorse | note12 = Metallica cover | lyrics12 = Hetfield | music12 = {{flatlist|
- Hetfield
- Ulrich | length12 = 6:16
Personnel
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
Personnel
;Cannibal Corpse
- George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher – vocals
- Pat O'Brien – guitar
- Jack Owen – guitar
- Alex Webster – bass
- Paul Mazurkiewicz – drums
;Production
- Neil Kernon – production, mixing
- Cannibal Corpse – production
- Justin Leeah – engineering
- Ramon Breton – mastering
;Artwork and design
Studios
- Sonic Ranch, Tornillo, TX, US – recording
- Oceanview Digital Mastering – mastering
Charts
::data[format=table] | Chart | Peak position | |---|---| ::
References
References
- {{AllMusic. Hinds. Andy
- (2011). "The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s". [[Collector's Guide Publishing]].
- "Gore Obsessed - Cannibal Corpse {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic".
- (2002). "Gore Obsessed". [[Metal Blade Records]].
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