2026 Anniversary Series 065: Cannibal Corpse – Vile

Scribed by Sandre the Giant Released: 20th May 1996 As death metal’s mid 90s slide towards underground obscurity once more became more pronounced, the bands who were still powering through could still be trusted to come up with the goods when required. Enter NYDM legends Cannibal Corpse and their fifth album ‘Vile’, their first without their legendary first vocalist Chris Barnes and the debut of George ‘Corpsegrinder’ Fisher of Monstrosity. Now, Barnes may be quite a divisive figure these days, but no doubt his vocals and his lyrics were an integral part of the first couple of Cannibal records and their notoriety both musically and lyrically. Thirty years on though, not a single person would argue that this turned out to be anything other than an excellent decision however, and ‘Vile’ would be our first taste of just what this now iconic team up would do for death metal’s future. Literally no one on the death metal scene has ever announced their presence more impressively than…