View Full Version : (Death Metal) Cannibal Corpse- Hammer Smashed Face
bassaholica2004
10-04-2004, 02:03 AM
This is my first Cannibal Corpse album. I went to the music store today looking to see if they had any Immolation or Gorguts albums. Cruising along, I see this: A Used Cannibal Corpse CD only $2! I've never really heard CC before, so I decided what the hell, I'll try it.
First of all, know this: The CD is only 3 songs long. They are:
Hammer Smashed Face
The Exorcist
Zero the Hero
Each song runs at about 5:00. And finally, here's the review.
Hammer Smashed Face- Starts out with heavy riffs, then into a nice fast blast-beat/double-bass section. After a little bass break-in, the lead singer's voice comes in. Man, its easy to tell that a lot of modern-day DM bands have been majorly influenced by his deep-as-hell growls. Overall this song is pretty good, nice blast-beats going into some cool double-bass parts. The pinch-harmonics throughout the song are awesome. 4/5
The Exorcist- Starts off straight into a fast riff, then that goes right into a fast blast-beat section with vocals. Vocals stop after a bit, back to the into riff. Repeat. Then into a nice little solo piece. Goes back to chorus (vocal part), then the little solo again, into a really nice solo. Vocals kick in after, and into intro-riff. Repeat two times before the little solo thing again. After a bit, the song takes on a nice, evil-sounding riff with nice double-bass, then ends. 3.5/5
Zero the Hero- My personal favorite on the CD. Fades in with an evil squealing guitar behind evil rythms. This isn't a fast song, but its still good. Main verse kicks in with heavy vocals. The riff behind, while simple, is pretty evil sounding. The chorus is a step or so higher than the verse, with each part ending with a deep, "Zero the Hero." Verse, then chorus. Then the solo comes. It starts off low, then slowly starts to get higher. It ends, then verse/chorus again, to the end of the song. This is a great song, great to just bob your head to. 4/5
Overall, I give this a 4/5. As my first taste of Cannibal Corpse, I like it, and can see why they get the respect and popularity they have. While maybe not as technical as other DM bands, they are good.
br3ad_man
10-04-2004, 02:46 AM
:lol: What a hilarious album title.
Tangy zizzle
10-04-2004, 02:51 AM
Weak.
Cannibal Corpse are a joke.
manuscriptreplica
10-04-2004, 10:41 AM
This 'CD' is a single. You can find Hammer Smashed Face off the album Tomb of the Mutilated.
Tangy: First Black metal, now CC are a joke? You're going to get beaten up by a metal head soon :)
I'm not being funny, but shouldn't it be obvious that a 15-minute CD with 3 tracks is a single or EP?
Decent review, but I don't think this should be allowed. The forum is for reviewing albums, boxsets, or live events only.
SubtleDagger
10-04-2004, 11:39 AM
This 'CD' is a single. You can find Hammer Smashed Face off the album Tomb of the Mutilated.
Tangy: First Black metal, now CC are a joke? You're going to get beaten up by a metal head soon :)
CC is a joke. They always have been. They're the equivalent of shock metal, Kiss for the new generation.
LordDargon
10-04-2004, 11:45 AM
CC's first album is a lighter album that could be taken as a joke album, but the rest of their stuff is darker. At any rate, not a joke band. Besides, you called Mayhem death metal, so you clearly don't know sh.it. Have a good one :thumb:
SubtleDagger
10-04-2004, 11:47 AM
CC's first album is a lighter album that could be taken as a joke album, but the rest of their stuff is darker. At any rate, not a joke band. Besides, you called Mayhem death metal, so you clearly don't know sh.it. Have a good one :thumb:
Grow up, please. Like I said, I didn't discern between either genre at the time.
Besides, if you can't tell these guys are trying to shock people, you're way off base.
The JoZ
10-04-2004, 12:25 PM
Ignore Dargon, he's an idiot.
CC are one of the worst bands out there, and part of the reason I don't like much death metal.
ThePanicInNeedlePark
10-04-2004, 01:04 PM
Your not liking a whole genre of music because of one band....and your calling Dargon an idiot....lol! your a fool FOOL
LordDargon
10-04-2004, 02:21 PM
They are trying to shock people, yes. I didn't disagree with that. However, they are not a joke band.
Squirrel
10-04-2004, 02:46 PM
Although i'm not a huge fan of their work, i'm still heavily in to a variety of Death metal, but their stuff seems far torepetetive to me.
They have 10 + albums or something and have been going aVERY long time; so they must be doing something right I suppose :)
SubtleDagger
10-04-2004, 02:53 PM
Although i'm not a huge fan of their work, i'm still heavily in to a variety of Death metal, but their stuff seems far torepetetive to me.
They have 10 + albums or something and have been going aVERY long time; so they must be doing something right I suppose :)
Commercial succes is not a good indicator of good music.
Squirrel
10-04-2004, 03:03 PM
Commercial succes is not a good indicator of good music.
Fair point, i stand by my statement though.
By no means are CC a "bad" band - they all seem like talented musicians, large fanbase, long career etc. I think with their success in the death metal scene it would be unfair to rank them as bad.
But yes, good point.
SubtleDagger
10-04-2004, 03:04 PM
Not really.
Metallica has all those things and is still a terrible band.
LordDargon
10-04-2004, 03:13 PM
Joke Band = Anal Cunt
Real Band = Napalm Death
Joke Band = GWAR
Real Band = Cannibal Corpse
see?
Shadows
10-04-2004, 03:18 PM
Weak.
Cannibal Corpse are a joke.
The black metal insult was bad enough, but now you're just starting to piss me off.
CC is a joke. They always have been. They're the equivalent of shock metal, Kiss for the new generation.
That caught me off guard. I would've thought that Subtle of all people, the apparent Napalm Death fanatic, would be one to at least respect CC.
But anyway, I like the band, but I would've thought it obvious that this is not a full-length album.
Ultimate joke band -
http://www.norselaw.com/main.htm
Check out the audio samples. They're genius.
SubtleDagger
10-04-2004, 03:30 PM
I'm not saying they are a joke band, I'm saying they misrepresent the music. As in an insult, not to be taken literally.
superpeer
10-04-2004, 03:31 PM
This is an EP, not a single. So it is allowed, but it should be indicated.
As for Cannibal Corpse, I recently bought their Live album, which is a good album. They are not a joke band, as they don't mean to be funny, They are just interested in the gore and this may humour some people, but that doesn't make them a joke band.
Hammer Smashed Face is on my live album and it's an excellent song, at least, live it is.
Nra4ever_17
10-04-2004, 04:02 PM
CC is death metal's answer to Cradle of Filth. And by this, I mean they really suck.
LordDargon
10-04-2004, 04:21 PM
I'm not saying they are a joke band, I'm saying they misrepresent the music. As in an insult, not to be taken literally.
Ah, I think I see what you mean. Well, if you don't like them, fine. Just as long as you know they aren't a joke band.
bassaholica2004
10-04-2004, 05:52 PM
OK, I'm sorry about it being so short, I didn't know they weren't allowed. CC is NOT my favorite DM band, far from it, but I thought I would do this review cuz I had some extra time and I thought that this was a pretty good CD. By the way, I don't think they're a joke band. Some people are really into anatomy and stuff I guess.
br3ad_man
10-04-2004, 07:14 PM
Their lyrics have been enough to make me not want to bother checking them out. Plus many people that I trust say that they suck.
manuscriptreplica
10-04-2004, 09:20 PM
Commercial succes is not a good indicator of good music.
I would usually agree with you, but for a death metal band to sell so many records is a really good indicator of how good they are. (I think they have sold over a million records)
And I'm pretty sure it's a single.
outboyle
10-04-2004, 09:45 PM
if it wasn't for Cannibal Corpse, there would be no death metal. like sure, theres Morbid Angel and them, but Cannibal Corpse is the Ipitome of Death Metal. the names speak for it all. and to all you CC haters, **** you. at least their rich, good musicians, and live in huge *** houses and could retire right now and be happy for the rest of their lives. while you guys are sucking your bosses dick trying to get a 5 cent raise from your 6.25 an hour job as Til @ Mcdicks. so whos laughing now, you guys or CC?
manuscriptreplica
10-04-2004, 09:51 PM
if it wasn't for Cannibal Corpse, there would be no death metal. like sure, theres Morbid Angel and them, but Cannibal Corpse is the Ipitome of Death Metal. the names speak for it all. and to all you CC haters, **** you. at least their rich, good musicians, and live in huge *** houses and could retire right now and be happy for the rest of their lives. while you guys are sucking your bosses dick trying to get a 5 cent raise from your 6.25 an hour job as Til @ Mcdicks. so whos laughing now, you guys or CC?
Moron. I don't even know where to start, so I'll say this: you suck, and you're wrong.
SubtleDagger
10-04-2004, 10:08 PM
Yes, at least the other metalheads agreed to disagree. This guy's just retarded.
sr800bkBassist
10-04-2004, 10:46 PM
Although i'm not a huge fan of their work, i'm still heavily in to a variety of Death metal, but their stuff seems far torepetetive to me.
They have 10 + albums or something and have been going aVERY long time; so they must be doing something right I suppose :)
no, the fans are doing something wrong.
god this band pisses me off. they dont take themselves seriously, they dont have lyrics, the guitar and drum lines are extremely tedious.
i challenge this band to explore their musical boundries. these guys might really have something, but they at at presenting their music, message, and themselves.
think of bands such as Radiohead,Smashing Pumpkins, and Sonic Youth. they've all done ultra aggressive, loud, fast songs, yet done bright happy songs, melodic sad songs, and eerie creepy songs.
CC, has done redundant death metal songs.... and more death metal songs..... and more death metal songs....
LordDargon
10-05-2004, 08:14 AM
think of bands such as Radiohead,Smashing Pumpkins, and Sonic Youth. they've all done ultra aggressive, loud, fast songs...
:lol: x 32984083289530950934890213840921803893282309
please, please, PLEASE tell me you're joking.
manuscriptreplica
10-05-2004, 09:54 AM
Smashing Pumpkins' heaviest song is like Zero or XYU, which are nothing compared to this.
LordDargon
10-05-2004, 11:06 AM
Moreover, Smashing Pumpkins' heaviest song is sh.it, whereas Cannibal Corpses heaviest songs are pretty da.mn good.
incubliss
10-05-2004, 11:09 AM
sr800bassist or whatever, you can't compare those bands with CC, they're nothing alike, and CC will always have more powerful, agressive songs. don't be the idiot resolver in this situation. you aren't gonna stop people listening to CC by preaching rubbish about them.
of course, i don't like CC...i just don't. but i'm not gonna go around and be an idiot like LordDargon and disagree with everyone because i don't like the band. if someone likes the band let them listen to them. if you can't respect other peoples tastes in music, don't open your mouth, or engage brain.
manuscriptreplica
10-05-2004, 11:13 AM
Smashing Pumpkins are pretty good, especially the Mellon Collie album. XYU is actually pretty good.
superpeer
10-05-2004, 11:54 AM
And I'm pretty sure it's a single.
Yeah, I think you're right that it's a single, most sites indicate it as such. However one said that it was an EP, so I was confused.
Anyway, Yes, the Pumpkins are good, but, please, you can't compare the aggression of Death Metal to them.
Sure, CC doesn't have much variation in their music, but that doesn't mean they're bad by definition.
Kaden
10-05-2004, 03:55 PM
What did Tangy Zizzle say about black metal?
"Black Metal is a joke."
was what Tangy Zizzle said about black metal.
LordDargon
10-05-2004, 04:03 PM
kILL HIM WIHT TEH GRIMM AND INVERTED NECROFROSTCRUSHING CERONMONIAL AXE OF PAGAN UNHOLYNESSs1!
Shadows
10-05-2004, 04:13 PM
kILL HIM WIHT TEH GRIMM AND INVERTED NECROFROSTCRUSHING CERONMONIAL AXE OF PAGAN UNHOLYNESSs1!
What?
sr800bkBassist
10-05-2004, 05:01 PM
:lol: x 32984083289530950934890213840921803893282309
please, please, PLEASE tell me you're joking.
i never said they did death metal songs.
everyone can agree Sonic Youth have done loud songs. hence the genre "noise" rock.
aggressiveness is a common theme, not many bands have gotten by without doing at least one aggressive song.
and i admit, Radiohead's faster songs arent very fast, but only 1/4 of SY's stuff is low tempo. the rest is either upbeat, or fast.
basically, it's pretty strange how it seems only a death metal band can:
1.)be loud.
2.)have aggressiveness.
3.)have fast tempos.
sr800bkBassist
10-05-2004, 05:02 PM
Moreover, Smashing Pumpkins' heaviest song is sh.it, whereas Cannibal Corpses heaviest songs are pretty da.mn good.
so your oppinion on Smashing Pumpkins' songs being **** is perfectly valid, yet my oppinion on CC being **** is stupid?
Scott Herren
10-05-2004, 05:26 PM
Cannibal Corpse :lol:
LordDargon
10-05-2004, 05:35 PM
so your oppinion on Smashing Pumpkins' songs being **** is perfectly valid, yet my oppinion on CC being **** is stupid?
Pretty much, yeah.
Well I wouldn't have yelled if you didn't say that those bands were "ultra fast and agressive." Fast is over 200 bpm buddy. I doubt any of those bands exeed 180.
sr800bkBassist
10-05-2004, 05:37 PM
Pretty much, yeah.
Well I wouldn't have yelled if you didn't say that those bands were "ultra fast and agressive." Fast is over 200 bpm buddy. I doubt any of those bands exeed 180.
"fast" is in the eye of the beholder.
Sigur Ros, the Cure, and the Beatles are usually in my CD player. so my fast is different than your fast. which would also mean my slow is different than your slow.
manuscriptreplica
10-05-2004, 10:28 PM
basically, it's pretty strange how it seems only a death metal band can:
1.)be loud.
2.)have aggressiveness.
3.)have fast tempos.
That's exactly why people listen to death metal.
sr800bkBassist
10-05-2004, 10:36 PM
That's exactly why people listen to death metal.
yes, but people forget that death metal is not the only genre that can be loud, aggressive, and fast.
they assume that if a band isnt death metal "oh, then they're not loud! haha! they're not aggressive!"
manuscriptreplica
10-05-2004, 10:48 PM
Only Lord Dargon thinks that, trust me. And generally, death metal is the fastest and loudest, so yeah.
sr800bkBassist
10-05-2004, 10:51 PM
Only Lord Dargon thinks that, trust me. And generally, death metal is the fastest and loudest, so yeah.
well, true.
it may be loudest on a heaviness scale, but not when it comes noise-iness. thats a whole different spectrum.
br3ad_man
10-06-2004, 02:56 AM
Don't try to argue with LordDargon, seriously. He is the authority on everything metal and nothing you say is worthy unless he agrees with it.
LordDargon
10-06-2004, 06:53 AM
Why thank you :)
"fast" is in the eye of the beholder.
Sigur Ros, the Cure, and the Beatles are usually in my CD player. so my fast is different than your fast. which would also mean my slow is different than your slow.
I also listen to Doom Metal occasionally, which is like... 15 bpm slow. Were talking continents drifting here.
And as for noisiness, I am also an authority on that. Agoraphobic Nosebleed are the ultimate in Intentional noise, and Linkin Park and their ilk are just pure noise, without intending to be so.
SingedH
11-24-2004, 09:55 PM
CC is obviously does not take this as a joke, buy the Wretched Spawn/Worm Infested package and watch the DVD, then tell me they are a joke (and oh god their bassist is awesome) you will want to quit guitar/bass after you see this DVD by the way, and a joke band would be GWAR, yet their shows are fun
ToRidTheDisease
11-24-2004, 09:57 PM
They are extremely talented.
Shadows
11-24-2004, 10:14 PM
Call me stupid, but could someone explain to me how Cannibal Corpse is considered a joke as opposed to other Death Metal bands?
bassaholica2004
11-24-2004, 11:31 PM
Call me stupid, but could someone explain to me how Cannibal Corpse is considered a joke as opposed to other Death Metal bands?
I don't know. Thats what I don't understand. People diss CC, then go listen to some other Gore band, and say that That's the true ****. I haven't seen it happen much on this forum, thankfully, but it happens on UltimateMetal all the time.
TouchNGo
11-25-2004, 01:52 AM
the whole death metal genre cracks me up but thats just me
bassaholica2004
11-25-2004, 03:27 AM
the whole death metal genre cracks me up but thats just me
Why is that?
TouchNGo
11-25-2004, 03:46 AM
it just triggers a spontaneous reaction in my body known as laughter, cant really explain it.
bassaholica2004
11-25-2004, 03:57 AM
it just triggers a spontaneous reaction in my body known as laughter, cant really explain it.
Umm.....ok. I don't really see anything funny about it besides the lyrics, but every person's different, right?
Shadows
11-25-2004, 09:46 AM
it just triggers a spontaneous reaction in my body known as laughter, cant really explain it.
That's about the last reaction I would've expected from Death Metal. Maybe you just have issues and need help...?
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