Vile

Vile
Studio album by Cannibal Corpse
Released	May 21, 1996
Recorded	1995–1996 at Morrisound Recording, in Tampa, Florida
Genre	Death metal
Length	37:40
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Scott Burns, Cannibal Corpse
Professional reviews
Allmusic link
Cannibal Corpse chronology
The Bleeding (1994) Vile (1996) Gallery of Suicide (1998)
Alternate cover
The censored artwork was used in 1996, and in the 2007 remastered edition that included an additional DVD of bonus material.

Vile is the fifth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. It was released in 1996 through Metal Blade Records. It was originally titled Created to Kill (which is featured in the Cannibal Corpse Box set) and was recorded with founding vocalist Chris Barnes. Before the album was released, Barnes was kicked out of the band, which then brought in Monstrosity vocalist George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher to finish the album's vocal work. Fisher re-recorded all of the vocal tracks and the band released the album under the new title Vile. Vile also marks the last album featuring guitarist Rob Barrett until Kill, and features a brand new band logo, because the previous logo was owned and trademarked by the departing Chris Barnes.^{[citation needed]}

During the Vile sessions, "The Undead Will Feast" from Eaten Back to Life was re-recorded with Fisher on vocals. This version of the song would appear on the Worm Infested EP in 2003.

The album was re-released in 2006 with new liner notes and a bonus DVD (entitled "Vile Live") featuring a full concert from the Vile tour, during which many songs from the album are performed.

Vile was the first death metal album to appear on the Billboard 200 chart, debuting at No.151.^{[citation needed]}

Vile was also the last Corpse album to feature Scott Burns as the producer.

Reviews

"Fisher brought a vocal dynamism and character that livened up the band's six-year-old sound."Fisher's ability to match the musical intensity and rhythm of Vile's more complicated assemblages of riffs created a more sophisticated yet equally tortuous essence." "Tracks like "Devoured by Vermin" and "Bloodlands" feature more complex, focused, and just plain interesting musical ideas as well as precise execution. Fans of death metal who haven't yet discovered Cannibal Corpse would be wise to give Vile an open-minded listen"^[1]

Track listing

1. "Devoured by Vermin" (Rob Barrett, Alex Webster) – 3:13
2. "Mummified in Barbed Wire" (Webster) – 3:09
3. "Perverse Suffering" (Paul Mazurkiewicz, Jack Owen) – 4:14
4. "Disfigured" (George Fisher, Webster) – 3:48
5. "Bloodlands" (Webster) – 4:20
6. "Puncture Wound Massacre" (Fisher, Mazurkiewicz, Webster) – 1:41
7. "Relentless Beating" (Webster) – 2:14
8. "Absolute Hatred" (Barrett) – 3:05
9. "Eaten from Inside" (Owen) – 3:43
10. "Orgasm Through Torture" (Mazurkiewicz, Webster) – 3:41
11. "Monolith" (Mazurkiewicz, Webster) – 4:24

Personnel

Performers

• Rob Barrett – guitar
• George Fisher – vocals
• Paul Mazurkiewicz – drums
• Jack Owen – guitar
• Alex Webster – bass

Production

• Scott Burns – producer, engineer, mixing
• Cannibal Corpse – producer
• Mike Fuller – mastering
• Brian James – design
• Vincent Locke – artwork, illustrations
• Brian Slagel – executive producer

2007 "Vile Live" DVD Tracklist

February 3, 1997

1. Perverse Suffering
2. Stripped Raped and Strangled
3. Covered with Sores
4. Monolith
5. Addicted to Vaginal Skin
6. Force Fed Broken Glass
7. Fucked with a Knife
8. Gutted
9. Bloodlands
10. Shredded Humans
11. Staring Through the Eyes of the Dead
12. A Skull Full of Maggots
13. Devoured by Vermin
14. Hammer Smashed Face

February 4, 1997

1. Pulverized
2. Puncture Wound Massacre
3. Mummified in Barbed Wire
4. Orgasm Through Torture

Created To Kill

Several of the songs from the finished album were written while Barnes was still in the band, and were recorded in demo form with his vocals. These tracks were collected for disc 3 of the 15 Year Killing Spree box set. They are:

1. "Unburied Horror" – 3:28
2. "Mummified In Barbed Wire" – 3:07
3. "Gallery of The Obscene" – 3:37
4. "To Kill Myself" – 3:41
5. "Bloodlands" – 4:29
6. "Puncture Wound Massacre" – 1:43
7. "Devoured by Vermin" – 3:11

Chart Positions

Billboard Top 200: #151

References