George Fisher (musician)
George Fisher (born July 8, 1970),[1] better known by his stage name Corpsegrinder, is an American death metal vocalist who is the lead singer of Cannibal Corpse, Paths of Possession and the supergroup Serpentine Dominion. He recorded two albums with Florida's Monstrosity before leaving and joining Cannibal Corpse in late 1995, replacing vocalist Chris Barnes, who is now the vocalist for Six Feet Under. Fisher released his debut solo album Corpsegrinder on February 25, 2022.[2]
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Fisher with Cannibal Corpse in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Corpsegrinder |
| Born | July 8, 1970 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | Metal Blade |
| Member of | Cannibal Corpse, Paths of Possession, Serpentine Dominion, Voodoo Gods |
| Formerly of | Monstrosity |
| Website | thecorpsegrinder |
Fisher has also provided guest vocals for New York technical death metal band Suffocation on the songs "Reincremation" and "Mass Obliteration" from their debut album, Effigy of the Forgotten (1991), as well as guest vocals for California deathcore band Suicide Silence on the song "Control" from their fourth album, You Can't Stop Me. Fisher also performed guest vocals on Job for a Cowboy's 2014 album Sun Eater on the song "The Synthetic Sea." In 2021, Fisher performed guest vocals for Boston metalcore band Ice Nine Kills on the song "Take Your Pick", a tribute to My Bloody Valentine from the band’s album The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood.
As a death metal vocalist, Fisher employs the "death growl" extended vocal technique. Fisher has also gained much popularity through the size of his neck. He has explained multiple times that the size of his neck is due to a combination of headbanging and lifting weights when he was younger.
Personal life and interests
Fisher was born in Baltimore, Maryland.[3] He is married and has two daughters. Prior to joining Cannibal Corpse, Fisher worked as a driller's assistant in the Baltimore area.
Fisher is a huge fan of metal bands such as Death, Slayer, Morbid Angel, Napalm Death, Sodom, Dark Angel, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Motörhead, Autopsy, Deicide, Dio, Mercyful Fate, Kreator, Megadeth, Iron Maiden and Metallica.[4][5][6] He said, "I am a fan of live records. Unleashed in the East by Judas Priest is probably one of the all-time greatest live records ever put out.[citation needed] I also like the Sodom live disc they put out a while ago, and of course Iron Maiden's classic Live After Death. I also think the live Deicide disc When Satan Lives is great too. Glen Benton's vocals are so powerful."[7] "I listen to a lot of straight edge stuff, you know, from the eighties."[6] He is also an avid Horde player of World of Warcraft.[8] He is a fan of the Washington Wizards and the Denver Broncos.[9][10] Fisher is apolitical and has never voted in an election;[11] however, he expressed support to NFL players taking the knee.[12]
Contrary to the subject matter of his music, Fisher's personal life, viewed largely through his Instagram page, has been noted to be "cute"[13] and "wholesome",[14] showing him as a father with his children at Walt Disney World and with large plush toys; he himself has noted an affinity towards winning plush animals from claw machine games, which he then often donates to charity.[15]
Appearances
In 1991, Fisher made his first official studio appearance on Suffocation's Effigy of the Forgotten. His vocals can be heard on the songs "Mass Obliteration" and "Reincremation".
Fisher does occasional guest appearances in the animated series Metalocalypse where he voices the Metal Masked Assassin. He was also the inspiration for the character Nathan Explosion, the lead vocalist for Dethklok. Nathan shares a similar physical appearance to Corpsegrinder, headbangs in a windmill fashion, and also lived in Florida, although Fisher was born in Baltimore and moved to Florida in 1990, because he gave up a death metal band called "Corpsegrinder", in his home city.
Blizzard Entertainment implemented a non-player character named "Gorge the Corpsegrinder" into World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King after he revealed his interest in interviews.[16] Fisher added the phrase "Fuck the Alliance" to the liner notes of the 2006 album Kill,[17] which he noted in a seven-minute interview in 2007.[18]
On the closing night of BlizzCon in October 2011, the band Level 90 Elite Tauren Chieftain, made up of Blizzard employees, welcomed Fisher to the stage with a 40-second clip taken from the 2007 interview, which included the phrase "die you emo cocksuckers" with "cocksuckers" bleeped. In addition, the video contained a number of homophobic slurs directed at Alliance players.[19] Under pressure from Warcraft players, Blizzard then-President Mike Morhaime apologized for the video.[20] In October 2021, in the wake of Blizzard's abuse lawsuit, this interview resurfaced which led Blizzard to change the name of "Gorge the Corpsegrinder" to “Annihilator Grek’lor."[21][22]
Discography
- Corpsegrinder
- Corpsegrinder (2022)
- Cannibal Corpse
- Vile (1996)
- Gallery of Suicide (1998)
- Bloodthirst (1999)
- Gore Obsessed (2002)
- The Wretched Spawn (2004)
- Kill (2006)
- Evisceration Plague (2009)
- Torture (2012)
- A Skeletal Domain (2014)
- Red Before Black (2017)
- Violence Unimagined (2021)
- Monstrosity
- Imperial Doom (1992)
- Millennium (1996)
- Paths of Possession
- The Crypt of Madness (2003)
- Promises in Blood (2005)
- The End of the Hour (2007)
- Voodoo Gods
- Anticipation for Blood Leveled in Darkness (2014)
- The Divinity of Blood (2020)
- Serpentine Dominion
- Serpentine Dominion (2016)
- Dethklok
- The Doomstar Requiem (2013) – voice of Metal Masked Assassin
- Suicide Silence
- You Can't Stop Me (2014) – guest vocals on track "Control"
- Job for a Cowboy
- Sun Eater (2014) – guest vocals on track "The Synthetic Sea"
- Suffocation
- Effigy of the Forgotten (1991) - guest vocals on tracks "Mass Obliteration" and "Reincremation"
- Ektomorf
- Aggressor (2015) - guest vocals on track "Evil by Nature"
- Heaven Shall Burn
- Wanderer (2016) - guest vocals on track "Prey to God"
- Transmetal
- México Bárbaro (1996) - guest vocals on tracks "México Bárbaro" and "Ceveline"
- Igorrr
- Spirituality and Distortion (2020) - guest vocals on track "Parpaing"
- Deeds of Flesh
- Nucleus (2020) - guest vocals on track "Ethereal Ancestors"
- Dee Snider
- Leave a Scar (2021) - guest vocals on track "Time to Choose"
- Ice Nine Kills
- The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood (2021) - guest vocals on track "Take Your Pick"[23]
- Revocation
- Netherheaven (2022) - guest vocals on track "Re-Crucified"
References
- ^ "Corpsegrinder - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?". November 15, 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ duanejames (January 28, 2022). "Corpsegrinder Unleashes Hell with 'On Wings of Carnage'". Wall Of Sound. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ^ > Cannibal Corpse – Alex Webster And George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher June 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Way Too Loud! (October 23, 2007). Retrieved on September 30, 2011.
- ^ Cannibal Corpse Interview with GEORGE "CORPSEGRINDER" FISHER. Metal Rules. Retrieved on September 30, 2011.
- ^ CoC : Cannibal Corpse : Interview. Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved on September 30, 2011.
- ^ a b . HM Magazine. 2004. Archived from the original on March 19, 2006. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
- ^ CoC : Cannibal Corpse : Interview. Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved on September 30, 2011.
- ^ cannibal corpse – corpsegrinder talks bout world of warcraft. YouTube (August 17, 2007). Retrieved on September 30, 2011.
- ^ "Corpsegrinder - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Talking football with Brian Slagel & Corpsegrinder Part 1". Archived from the original on December 13, 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Kelly, Kim (November 3, 2017). "Chewing the Fat with Cannibal Corpse's Corpsegrinder". Noisey. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ "George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher Shares His Thoughts on NFL Players Taking a Knee". MetalSucks. November 3, 2017.
- ^ Dziuban, John (November 14, 2017). "In Praise of George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher's Instagram". Invisible Oranges. from the original on November 16, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ^ Hartmann, Graham. "10 Most Pissed Off + Wholesome Corpsegrinder Moments". Loudwire.
- ^ "George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher Explains the Secret to Winning at Claw Machines". MetalSucks. April 16, 2021.
- ^ Gorge the Corpsegrinder – Wowpedia – Your wiki guide to the World of Warcraft. Wowpedia. Retrieved on September 30, 2011.
- ^ "Cannibal Corpse - Trivia - Metal Storm". www.metalstorm.net.
- ^ "cannibal corpse - corpsegrinder talks bout world of warcraft" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Blizzcon 2011: Level 90 Elite Tauren Chieftain [2/4]". October 28, 2011. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ . GayGamer.net. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
- ^ "'World of Warcraft' renames character based on Cannibal Corpse frontman "Corpsegrinder"". NME. October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
- ^ Schaffner, Lauryn. "Corpsegrinder's 'World of Warcraft' Character Name Changed Due to Past Homophobic Slurs". Loudwire. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
- ^ Brown, Paul 'Browny' (February 14, 2022). "Ice Nine Kills Drop Animated Video for My Bloody Valentine Inspired Track 'Take Your Pick'". Wall of Sound. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
External links
- Interview with Mark Prindle