The Bleeding (album)

1994 studio album by Cannibal Corpse
The Bleeding
Studio album by
Cannibal Corpse
ReleasedApril 12, 1994 (1994-04-12)
RecordedNovember 12 – December 3, 1993
StudioMorrisound Recording, Tampa, FL
GenreTechnical death metal
Length36:54
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerScott Burns
Cannibal Corpse chronology
Tomb of the Mutilated
(1992) 		The Bleeding
(1994) 		Vile
(1996)
Remastered cover (2006)
Remastered cover (2009)

The Bleeding is the fourth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse, released on April 12, 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]

Composition

The Bleeding is noted for its advanced musicianship and refined approach to songwriting as compared to its predecessors.[3][4][5][6] Decibel magazine noted that with The Bleeding, "Cannibal Corpse set to change their destiny from shock to substance".[7] Rich Hobson of Metal Hammer wrote that the addition of Rob Barrett on guitar "brought a tightness and precision to the Cannibal Corpse sound that had been conspicuous by its absence on their earlier albums".[8] Founding guitarist Jack Owen remarked, "it's almost a commercial evolution in death metal songwriting, because Tomb was abrasive and brutal".[9]

Background

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.[10]

Reception and legacy

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[11]

Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic praised the album's guitar work, vocals, artwork, and Burns' production, saying the band "pushed the envelope in every imaginable way", calling it one of the "standout death metal albums of the mid-'90s".[1]

Founding guitarist Jack Owen cited The Bleeding as his favorite Cannibal Corpse album.[12]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chris Barnes

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Staring Through the Eyes of the Dead"3:30
2."Fucked with a Knife"Webster2:15
3."Stripped, Raped and Strangled"
3:27
4."Pulverized"
  • Webster
  • Owen
3:35
5."Return to Flesh"
  • Webster
  • Owen
4:21
6."The Pick-Axe Murders"Webster3:03
7."She Was Asking for It"
  • Webster
  • Owen
  • Barrett
4:33
8."The Bleeding"Owen4:20
9."Force Fed Broken Glass"
  • Webster
  • Owen
  • Barrett
5:02
10."An Experiment in Homicide"
  • Webster
  • Owen
  • Barrett
2:36
Total length:36:54
Remastered version bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
11."The Exorcist" (Possessed cover)Mike TorraoTorrao4:36

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[13]

Personnel

Cannibal Corpse

Production

Artwork and design

Studios

References

  1. ^ a b c Birchmeier, Jason. The Bleeding – Cannibal Corpse at AllMusic
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Cannibal Corpse - "The Bleeding"". March 28, 2017.
  4. ^ "Cannibal Corpse - the Bleeding".
  5. ^ "JACK OWEN on CANNIBAL CORPSE's the Bleeding: "It's My Favorite Album"". April 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "Blood, guts and Jim Carrey: How Cannibal Corpse became death metal's first million selling band". March 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "Cannibal Corpse - "The Bleeding"". March 28, 2017.
  8. ^ "Blood, guts and Jim Carrey: How Cannibal Corpse became death metal's first million selling band". March 13, 2024.
  9. ^ "JACK OWEN on CANNIBAL CORPSE's the Bleeding: "It's My Favorite Album"". April 27, 2024.
  10. ^ "Blood, guts and Jim Carrey: How Cannibal Corpse became death metal's first million selling band". March 13, 2024.
  11. ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  12. ^ "JACK OWEN on CANNIBAL CORPSE's the Bleeding: "It's My Favorite Album"". April 27, 2024.
  13. ^ The Bleeding (liner notes). Cannibal Corpse. Metal Blade Records. 1994.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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