The Bleeding is the fourth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse, released in 1994 through Metal Blade Records. It is the last album featuring singer and founding member Chris Barnes and is the first album featuring guitarist Rob Barrett. According to SoundScan numbers, The Bleeding is the fifth top-selling death metal LP in the United States, amassing over 98,300 copies sold. The Bleeding is also Cannibal Corpse's most successful album to date.[1][2]
"Staring Through the Eyes of the Dead" Released: 1994
A video was made for the song "Staring Through the Eyes of the Dead". A re-mastered version of The Bleeding is available and features new cover art, a bonus track ("The Exorcist", a Possessed cover) and the music video of "Staring Through the Eyes of the Dead". This music video would later be featured in Beavis and Butt-Head.
This album signified a few changes for Cannibal Corpse, primarily the change in speed. The reason for this was because Barnes had decided he wanted to pursue a different musical angle.[citation needed] For this album, he chose a more "groove" style similar to what he was doing in Six Feet Under over Cannibal Corpse's previous material which focused more on blast beats and speed. Vocally on The Bleeding, Barnes had also decided to go for a more "decipherable" approach instead of his previously inhuman grunting he had executed on previous Cannibal Corpse albums.[3]
The album is also notable for a much more technical approach for the guitar work, and a more prominent bass.
Cover art
The original 1994 cover art, a departure for a Cannibal Corpse album, appeared to depict a tapestry of raw flesh and muscle, rather than it featuring graphic violence. The uncensored cover art for the 2006 reissue, however, reveals the original artwork was merely a part of a greater whole. In the reissue artwork, a man is standing in an intimate gathering of zombies, with an expression of ecstasy on his face. The man has been stripped of skin from the chest down. The corpses are entwined with a veiny, blueish growth that is reminiscent of a root system. The exposed muscle and bone of the man's lower body exhibits a fresh growth of this ropey-material, suggesting he is becoming one of them. The original 1994 cover art was simply a close-up of the skinless ribcage and musculature of that man's midsection.
"Pushed the envelope in every imaginable way, from cover art to song titles to the music itself. [...] Scott Burns gives the album a wonderful sheen that instantly sets Cannibal Corpse apart from most of the other death metal bands out there [...] The riffs absolutely grind, just as the rhythms pulverize and the vocals thunder. [...] one of the standout death metal albums of the mid-'90s".[1]
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The Bleeding is the fourth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse released in 1994 through Metal Blade Records It is the last album featuring singer and founding member Chris Barnes and is the first album featuring guitarist Rob Barrett According to SoundScan numbers The Bleeding is the fifth top selling death metal LP in the United States amassing over 98 300 copies sold The Bleeding is also Cannibal Corpse s most successful album to date 1 2 The BleedingStudio album by Cannibal CorpseReleasedApril 12 1994 1994 04 12 RecordedNovember 12 December 3 1993StudioMorrisound Recording Tampa FLGenreDeath metalLength36 54LabelMetal BladeProducerScott BurnsCannibal Corpse chronologyTomb of the Mutilated 1992 The Bleeding 1994 Vile 1996 Censored coverRemastered coverSingles from The Bleeding Staring Through the Eyes of the Dead Released 1994A video was made for the song Staring Through the Eyes of the Dead A re mastered version of The Bleeding is available and features new cover art a bonus track The Exorcist a Possessed cover and the music video of Staring Through the Eyes of the Dead This music video would later be featured in Beavis and Butt Head Contents 1 Musical style 2 Cover art 3 Reception 4 Track listing 5 Credits 5 1 Personnel 5 1 1 Cannibal Corpse 5 1 2 Production 5 1 3 Artwork and design 5 2 Studios 6 References 7 External linksMusical style EditThis album signified a few changes for Cannibal Corpse primarily the change in speed The reason for this was because Barnes had decided he wanted to pursue a different musical angle citation needed For this album he chose a more groove style similar to what he was doing in Six Feet Under over Cannibal Corpse s previous material which focused more on blast beats and speed Vocally on The Bleeding Barnes had also decided to go for a more decipherable approach instead of his previously inhuman grunting he had executed on previous Cannibal Corpse albums 3 The album is also notable for a much more technical approach for the guitar work and a more prominent bass Cover art EditThe original 1994 cover art a departure for a Cannibal Corpse album appeared to depict a tapestry of raw flesh and muscle rather than it featuring graphic violence The uncensored cover art for the 2006 reissue however reveals the original artwork was merely a part of a greater whole In the reissue artwork a man is standing in an intimate gathering of zombies with an expression of ecstasy on his face The man has been stripped of skin from the chest down The corpses are entwined with a veiny blueish growth that is reminiscent of a root system The exposed muscle and bone of the man s lower body exhibits a fresh growth of this ropey material suggesting he is becoming one of them The original 1994 cover art was simply a close up of the skinless ribcage and musculature of that man s midsection Reception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 Sputnikmusic 4 Pushed the envelope in every imaginable way from cover art to song titles to the music itself Scott Burns gives the album a wonderful sheen that instantly sets Cannibal Corpse apart from most of the other death metal bands out there The riffs absolutely grind just as the rhythms pulverize and the vocals thunder one of the standout death metal albums of the mid 90s 1 Track listing EditAll lyrics are written by Chris Barnes No TitleMusicLength1 Staring Through the Eyes of the Dead Alex Webster Jack Owen3 302 Fucked with a Knife Webster2 153 Stripped Raped and Strangled Webster Owen Rob Barrett3 274 Pulverized Webster Owen3 355 Return to Flesh Webster Owen4 216 The Pick Axe Murders Webster3 037 She Was Asking for It Webster Owen Barrett4 338 The Bleeding Owen4 209 Force Fed Broken Glass Webster Owen Barrett5 0210 An Experiment in Homicide Webster Owen Barrett2 36Total length 36 54 Remastered version bonus trackNo TitleLyricsMusicLength11 The Exorcist Possessed cover Mike TorraoTorrao4 36Credits EditWriting performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes 5 Personnel Edit Cannibal Corpse Edit Chris Barnes vocals Rob Barrett lead guitar Jack Owen rhythm guitar Alex Webster bass Paul Mazurkiewicz drumsProduction Edit Scott Burns production recording engineering mixing masteringArtwork and design Edit Vincent Locke cover art Brian Ames design Frank White photography Joe Giron photographyStudios Edit Morrisound Recording Tampa FL USA recording mixing Fullersound masteringReferences Edit a b c Birchmeier Jason The Bleeding Cannibal Corpse at AllMusic It s Official Cannibal Corpse Are the Top Selling Death Metal Band of the SoundScan Era Blabbermouth net November 17 2003 Archived from the original on December 2 2003 Retrieved June 1 2008 Watson Tyler February 18 2007 Biography of Chris Barnes Tomb of the Mutilated net Archived from the original on May 9 2008 Retrieved August 2 2012 Cannibal Corpse the Bleeding Album review 2 Sputnikmusic The Bleeding liner notes Cannibal Corpse Metal 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