The album that birthed the Cannibal Corpse sound and image: Sexually-based gore lyrics, intense technical sparring, and “how much can you take?” artwork.
Imagine the bump’n’grind of nü metal groove with the rich, powerful, manly belt-it-out of ROCK. Yeah, thundering music, but with melodies you can sing along to.
Death metal with only scant leanings toward thrash and death-with-melody, Into the Lungs of Hell won’t change the mid-tier status of this long-suffering band.
This is Vader members Mauser and Doc’s side band. Ironic, then, that this sophomore release is actually better than the last Vader full-length, Revelations.
Gore grind that flies off the handle as soon as you hit play. Like Carcass, Cattle Decapitation use their gory imagery as a protest against meat consumption.
A celebrated ’85 presentation, but you gotta laugh at Lizzy’s get-ups. Getting past that, the band is spot-on, much more progressive than their reputation.