Kill (album)
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Kill
Studio album by Cannibal Corpse
Released	March 21, 2006
Recorded	2005 at Mana Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida
Genre	Death metal
Length	42:10
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Erik Rutan & Cannibal Corpse
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Stylus Magazine B+ link About.com link Kerrang
Cannibal Corpse chronology
The Wretched Spawn (2004) Kill (2006) TBA

Kill is the tenth album by the American death metal band Cannibal Corpse, released on March 21, 2006. This release marks the return of guitarist Rob Barrett, who had previously played on the The Bleeding and Vile albums. The European version of the album comes with a live DVD filmed in Strasbourg in 2004 called Hammer Smashed Laiterie. The album was produced at Mana Recording Studios by Hate Eternal guitarist Erik Rutan.

Music videos were made for "Make Them Suffer" and "Death Walking Terror".

Cover Art

This album is noticeable because, except for the original cover of their fourth album The Bleeding, it's the only Cannibal Corpse album that doesn't have explicit graphic violence. Alex Webster, in an interview, stated that they did this because all the band members couldn't agree on a cover for the album, But they still all agreed it was completely brutal and should "rape their fans ears". Also he stated that they wanted their fans to focus on their music and not to be distracted by a violent cover. He stated "this time they wanted to do something different."^[1]

"The original art that Vince gave us was really cool, but we didn't think it would make the best cover. We decided to use it as interior art, and just have a simple band logo/album title type cover. The main focus of our band should be music anyway, so I don't think it's a big deal that the cover's not a blood soaked scene of carnage the way our others have been. This doesn't mean we won't have more bloody covers in the future though."^[2]

Reception

In the week following its release, Kill became the second Cannibal Corpse album to make an appearance on the Billboard 200 chart, debuting at #170.^[3] The album has debuted at #6 in the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart,^[3] and #16 in the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart.^[3]

The album has also been received quite positively by critics; Allmusic gave it a 3.5 out of 5 rating, stating that "Kill doesn't break any new ground for the veteran sickos, but if it ain't broke don't fix it -- just turn it up louder",^[4] Stylus Magazine given it a B+ rating and said that "The songcraft, catchiness, and cohesive energy of Kill make it one of Cannibal Corpse's best albums.",^[5] and About.com given it a 4.5 out of 5 rating, with the only pros being brutal, devastating death metal and no cons.^[6] Also Kerrang! Magazine in the UK gave the album their top rating, 5 Ks.^{citation needed}

The Metal Force also noted that the album "shows no sign of this seminal death metal band slowing down. Kill is every bit as vicious as we’ve come to expect from Cannibal Corpse over the best part of the last two decades. With Rutan’s skilled production and 13 bruising tracks at hand, Cannibal Corpse have delivered a concise and technical slab of death metal which is their strongest in quite some time."^[7]

Track listing

1. "The Time to Kill Is Now" (Webster) – 2:03
2. "Make Them Suffer" (O'Brien/Mazurkiewicz) – 2:50
3. "Murder Worship" (Webster) – 3:56
4. "Necrosadistic Warning" (Webster) – 3:28
5. "Five Nails Through the Neck" (Webster) – 3:45
6. "Purification by Fire" (O'Brien/Mazurkiewicz) – 2:57
7. "Death Walking Terror" (Webster) – 3:31
8. "Barbaric Bludgeonings" (Barrett) – 3:42
9. "The Discipline of Revenge" (Webster) – 3:39
10. "Brain Removal Device" (O'Brien/Mazurkiewicz) – 3:14
11. "Maniacal" (Webster) – 2:12
12. "Submerged in Boiling Flesh" (Mazurkiewicz) – 2:52
13. "Infinite Misery" (O'Brien) – 4:01

Live DVD

1. "Shredded Humans"
2. "Puncture Wound Massacre"
3. "Fucked with a Knife"
4. "Stripped, Raped, and Strangled"
5. "Decency Defied"
6. "Vomit the Soul"
7. "Unleashing the Bloodthirsty"
8. "Pounded into Dust"
9. "The Cryptic Stench"
10. "They Deserve to Die"
11. "Dormant Bodies Bursting"
12. "Gallery of Suicide"
13. "Pit of Zombies"
14. "The Wretched Spawn"
15. "Devoured by Vermin"
16. "A Skull Full of Maggots"
17. "Hammer Smashed Face"

Credits

• George Fisher – vocals
• Pat O'Brien – guitar
• Rob Barrett – guitar
• Alex Webster – bass
• Paul Mazurkiewicz – drums
• Erik Rutan – producer

References