Album · 30 years old this year
Vile
Vile is Cannibal Corpse's fifth studio album, released on 21 May 1996 through Metal Blade Records. It was recorded at Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida, with Scott Burns producing for the last time. The sessions were turbulent: original vocalist Chris Barnes was dismissed partway through and replaced by George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher of Monstrosity, who has said he wasn't sure the job was his until the record was finished. It was also guitarist Rob Barrett's last album until Kill in 2006.
Musically, it steps away from the groove that shaped The Bleeding and leans towards a more brutal death metal attack. The sleeve art and song titles are tamer than on earlier releases, though the lyrics take in psychological horror as well as graphic violence. It became the band's first record to chart on the US Billboard 200, reaching number 151, and it is the place to hear Fisher's debut with the band.
Vile: tracklist and credits
11 tracks · 37:37Tracklist
- 1Devoured by VerminAlex Webster and Rob Barrett3:13
- 2Mummified in Barbed WireAlex Webster3:09
- 3Perverse SufferingPaul Mazurkiewicz and Jack Owen4:14
- 4DisfiguredAlex Webster and Corpsegrinder3:49
- 5BloodlandsAlex Webster4:21
- 6Puncture Wound MassacreCorpsegrinder, Mazurkiewicz, Webster1:41
- 7Relentless BeatingAlex Webster2:14
- 8Absolute HatredRob Barrett3:06
- 9Eaten From InsideJack Owen3:43
- 10Orgasm Through TortureAlex Webster and Paul Mazurkiewicz3:42
- 11MonolithAlex Webster and Paul Mazurkiewicz4:25
- Produced by
- Scott Burns, Cannibal Corpse
- Executive producer
- Brian Slagel
- Recorded at
- Morrisound Recording (Tampa, Florida), Morrisound Recording
- Recorded
- January 1996
- Mixed by
- Scott Burns
- Mixed at
- Morrisound Recording
- Engineered by
- Scott Burns
- Mastered by
- Michael Fuller
- Labels
- Metal Blade Records, Metal Blade, Victor Entertainment (JPN)
- Length
- 37:37
Line-up
- Rob Barrett · electric guitar
- Paul Mazurkiewicz · drums (drum set)
- Jack Owen · electric guitar
- Alex Webster · electric bass guitar
- Corpsegrinder · vocals
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 1996-05-10 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 10 May 1996 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 21 May 1996 | |
| Wikidata | 21 May 1996 | |
| US release | 21 May 1996 | earliest US date |
13 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | DE | Metal Blade Records | 039841410426 | other |
| 1996 | DE | SPV Recordings | 039841422023 | other |
| 1996 | DE | Metal Blade Records | 039841422023 | other |
| 10 May 1996 | JP | Mercury Records | 4988011348464 | original |
| 21 May 1996 | US | Metal Blade Records | 039841420425 | other |
| 2004 | RU | Фоно | other | |
| 6 March 2007 | XW | Metal Blade Records | deluxe | |
| 6 March 2007 | US | Metal Blade Records | 039841460520 | other |
| 26 March 2007 | XW | Metal Blade Records | 039841904420 | deluxe |
| 2010 | AR | Icarus Music | 039841460520 | remaster |
| 20 October 2015 | XW | Metal Blade Records | 039841460520 | deluxe |
| 20 October 2015 | XW | Metal Blade Records | 039841420425 | other |
| 2026 | — | Metal Blade Records | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| coverartarchive | 2211×1953 | rejected |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |