Eaten Back to Life
a zombie in a graveyard gruesomely tears off his flesh with his teeth as his organs explode outwards
Studio album by
Cannibal Corpse
ReleasedAugust 17, 1990
RecordedMay 1990
StudioMorrisound (Tampa, Florida)
GenreDeath metal
Length36:21
Label
ProducerScott Burns
Cannibal Corpse chronology
Cannibal Corpse (demo)
(1989)		 Eaten Back to Life
(1990)		 Butchered at Birth
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal5/10[2]

Eaten Back to Life is the debut studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse.[3] It was released on August 17, 1990, through Metal Blade Records.

With their debut, Cannibal Corpse sought to further develop the extreme lyrics and imagery of other early death metal bands like Carcass and Death. The cover was created by horror comic book artist Vince Locke, who the band would continue to collaborate with in the future.[4] The violent nature of the subject matter has caused controversy and bans in multiple countries.[5][6]

The album was recorded at Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida, where many other influential early death metal releases were produced. Bassist Alex Webster specifically cited the band's appreciation of albums like Altars of Madness by Morbid Angel and Leprosy by Death as having inspired the choice of studio. They were able to make friends and connections within the burgeoning Tampa death metal scene and would ultimately relocate there.[4]

A statement can be found in the inlay of the album that reads: "This album is dedicated to the memory of Alferd Packer, the first American cannibal (R.I.P.)".[4]

The remastered version includes a video of "Born in a Casket (Live)" as well as a less saturated cover color, a new text scheme for the title, and the Fisher-era Cannibal Corpse text logo.

Track listing

All music written by Cannibal Corpse.

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Shredded Humans"
5:11
2."Edible Autopsy"Barnes4:32
3."Put Them to Death"Barnes1:50
4."Mangled"
4:29
5."Scattered Remains, Splattered Brains"
  • Barnes
  • Owen
2:34
6."Born in a Casket"Barnes3:20
7."Rotting Head"
  • Barnes
  • Owen
2:26
8."The Undead Will Feast"
2:49
9."Bloody Chunks"Barnes1:53
10."A Skull Full of Maggots"Barnes2:06
11."Buried in the Backyard"Barnes5:11
Total length:36:21
Bonus track
No.TitleLyricsLength
12."Born in a Casket (Live)"Barnes3:34

Personnel

Additional personnel
  • Glen Benton – backing vocals on "Mangled" and "A Skull Full of Maggots"
  • Francis H. Howard – backing vocals on "Mangled" and "A Skull Full of Maggots"
  • Pat O'Brien – lead guitar on live bonus track
  • George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher – vocals on live bonus track

References

  1. ↑ Matthew, Leslie. "Eaten Back to Life - Cannibal Corpse". AllMusic. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  2. ↑ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. ↑ "Cannibal Corpse - Eaten Back to Life 1990". Metal Storm. December 20, 2004. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 Wiederhorn, Jon (August 2022). "32 Years Ago: Cannibal Corpse Pile on the Gore With 'Eaten Back to Life'". Loudwire. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  5. ↑ Falina, Melanie (February 2004). "Cannibal Corpse Just Wants to Sing About Ripping Apart Human Flesh in Peace". Chicago Innerview. Innerview Media, Inc. Archived from the original on March 11, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Cannibal Corpse songs banned in Russia". RAPSI. November 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
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