Cannibal Corpse "Tomb Of The Mutilated" LP

Tomb of the Mutilated is the third studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse, released on September 22, 1992, by Metal Blade Records. It is the band's final album to feature their original lineup, as founding guitarist Bob Rusay was fired and replaced with Malevolent Creation guitarist Rob Barrett after the album's release. The album was written in Buffalo, New York. During this time, some or all of the band's members were unemployed and were rehearsing material every day. Guitarist Jack Owen and bassist Alex Webster had a 45-minute commute from the band's practice space, and would carpool to rehearsals. The band members mostly composed the music individually, in stark contrast to the writing process for Butchered at Birth, which was a substantially collaborative effort (though Rob Barrett would later claim to have co-written several songs on The Bleeding). Bassist Alex Webster began practicing bass fervently after returning home from touring on Butchered at Birth, and claims that "Hammer Smashed Face" was written as the result of his attempts to improve as a bassist. Chris Barnes said, "He was driven as a musician. I've never met anyone as driven as Alex when it comes to trying to learn an instrument. He was always trying to outdo guys he thought were amazing." Original guitarist Bob Rusay claims he "hit a wall" and "couldn't get inspired" during the writing process, and therefore did not contribute as many compositions to the album as he had on the band's two prior efforts, and recalled the album cycle as "stressful", and that by that point he and the band were not getting along. Owen stated that some of the album's tracks took a week to write, and others took up to five. Although songwriting was not credited to individual members as with later Cannibal Corpse releases, according to Owen, Rusay composed much of "Post Mortal Ejaculation" and "Beyond the Cemetery." Owen claims to have written much of "I Cum Blood", "Addicted to Vaginal Skin", "Split Wide Open", and "Necropedophile". He said the music for "Hammer Smashed Face" was composed by Webster and Mazurkiewicz. Webster said Owen contributed one riff to "Hammer Smashed Face". According to Webster, members would write riffs outside of practice and bring them to rehearsal for them to be fleshed out. Mazurkiewicz claims he contributed to the opening riff in "I Cum Blood", which he showed to Owen, who "morphed it a little bit".

Released by Metal Blade Records on 180 gram vinyl.