Big news metalheads! For the first time since 2017′s Red Before Black, death metal icons Cannibal Corpse will be dropping a brand new full-length album.
Titled Violence Unimagined, the band’s new 11-track effort will be their first to officially feature Hate Eternal guitarist Erik Rutan as he replaces former member Pat O’Brien.
Elaborating on the new record due out April 16th, as well as Rutan’s influence on the album, bassist Alex Webster says: “I think the most noticeable difference on this record will be the addition of Erik to the band. He wrote three full songs for the record, music and lyrics, and his song writing and guitar playing have added something new and I think his musical style integrated into ours very well.”
“He’s a great friend of ours,” Webster adds, “so on a personal level, he’s been a perfect fit as we knew he would be. Beyond that, he’s one of the hardest working people I know, in music or otherwise, and he maintains a high energy, positive demeanor in challenging situations where other people might go in a negative direction. This energy and great attitude rubs off on the rest of us as well. That’s really a perfect situation to have when you add someone to a band, or any kind of team: someone who’s great at what they do, and also inspires the people around them.”
As for Violence Unimagined, Webster notes, “It really follows the path we’ve been going down for a few years now. I think we approach the writing in a similar way most every time: Each of us try to write the heaviest, most memorable songs we can. We want each song to have its own identifiable character. Showing my age, I like to say you can ‘drop the needle’ on any point of one of our albums and quickly tell which song you’re listening to.”
For your first taste of what’s to come from the longtime legends, be sure to check out the smashing lead single “Inhuman Harvest” below. Afterward, be sure to pre-order Cannibal Corpse’s new album here.
VIOLENCE UNIMAGINED TRACKLIST:
01) Murderous Rampage
02) Necrogenic Resurrection
03) Inhumane Harvest
04) Condemnation Contagion
05) Surround, Kill, Devour
06) Ritual Annihilation
07) Follow The Blood
08) Bound And Burned
09) Slowly Sawn
10) Overtorture
11) Cerements Of The Flayed