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Eaten Back to Life
Eaten Back to Life is the debut studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse.[3] It was released on August 17, 1990, through Metal Blade Records. Background and recordingFounding guitarist Jack Owen half-joked that the album's gruesome song titles were conceived before the band had written any music.[4] The band would record instrumental demo tapes that vocalist Chris Barnes would then take home and write lyrics to.[5] The album was recorded at Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida, where many other influential early death metal releases were produced. Bassist Alex Webster specifically cited the band's appreciation of albums like Altars of Madness by Morbid Angel and Leprosy by Death as having inspired the choice of studio. They were able to make friends and connections within the burgeoning Tampa death metal scene and would ultimately relocate there.[6] Musical styleThe album employs growling vocals, "grinding" guitar riffs, chromatic melodies, tempo changes and blast beats.[4][7] The album is noted for its apparent thrash metal influence as opposed to the explicit death metal sound of the band's following releases.[8] Guitarist Jack Owen cited the works of Exodus, early Sepultura, Celtic Frost, Napalm Death and Dark Angel as influences present on the album. He said, "we were into thrash and triplet playing on the guitar".[9] ArtworkWith their debut, the band sought to further develop the extreme lyrics and imagery of other early death metal bands like Carcass and Death.[7] The album cover was created by horror comic book artist Vince Locke, who the band would continue to collaborate with in the future.[6] The violent nature of the subject matter has caused controversy and bans in multiple countries.[10][11] A statement can be found in the inlay of the album that reads: "This album is dedicated to the memory of Alferd Packer, the first American cannibal (R.I.P.)".[6] ReceptionLeslie Mathew of Allmusic gave the Eaten Back to Life an underwhelming retrospective review, lamenting "too many tempo changes; too much monochromatic double-bass slugging; not nearly enough variety, texture, or interesting guitar work".[4] Track listingAll music written by Cannibal Corpse.
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