As far as metal bands go, no band has had the iconic career as Cannibal Corpse. The name alone screams death metal. The veteran band has been around since 1988 when they came together in Buffalo, New York. A career full of thirteen studio albums, two box sets, four video albums, and two live albums and they are not stopping.
The early week of November will see Cannibal Corpse releasing their 14th full-length album titled Red Before Black via Metal Blade Records. Fans who would like to preview the album before it is released can now stream it through MetalSucks.net.
Bassist Alex Webster had this to say about the album, “Throughout our career we’ve tried to improve the precision of both our musical execution and our album production, while still maintaining full-on aggression. Red Before Black continues in that direction, but might go even further on the aggressive side of things. It’s definitely precise, but it has a rawness to it that goes beyond anything we’ve done recently,”
“We really worked super hard crafting these songs, practicing them, and getting them where we wanted to be more so than on any of our previous albums,” adds drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz. “And as Alex said, musically I think it’s the most raw sound we’ve had – and at the same time I think it’s our most focused, tightest and catchiest record.”
Listen to the track, “Red Before Black” below.
Red Before Black track-listing:
1. Only One Will Die
2. Red Before Black
3. Code of the Slashers
4. Remaimed
5. Firestorm Vengeance
6. Heads Shoveled Off
7. Corpus Delicti
8. Scavenger Consuming Death
9. In the Midst of Ruin
10. Destroyed Without a Trace
11. Hideous Ichor
For more information of the new album, check out here. It will also be the place for fans to pre-order Red Before Black in the following formats:
–digipak CD (US exclusive)
–limited edition 2CD digipak (EU exclusive)
–jewelcase CD (EU exclusive)
–opaque red vinyl (USA exclusive – limited to 700 copies)
–coke bottle clear vinyl (USA exclusive – limited to 500 copies)
–white vinyl (FYE exclusive – limited to 300 copies)
–transparent red / clear split vinyl (USA exclusive – limited to 500 copies)
–translucent blue vinyl (Hells Headbangers exclusive – limited to 300 copies)
–180g black vinyl (EU exclusive)
–olive green marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 500 copies)
–blood red / black marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 300 copies)
–blood red / white splattered vinyl (EMP exclusive – limited to 200 copies)
–white / red splattered vinyl (Ebay exclusive – limited to 200 copies)
–opaque wine red marbled vinyl (Napalm exclusive – limited to 200 copies)
–box-set (limited to 1500 copies): limited edition 2CD digipak, ‘Blood Covered’ white / red marble vinyl, cassette, back patch, sweat band, guitar picks, and poster in a black cardboard box (~12.5″ x 12.5″ x 1.25″)
* exclusive bundles with a shirt, plus digital options are also available!
Check out the video for their previously shared single, “Code of the Slashers” here which was directed by Zev Deans who created videos for Behemoth’s “Messe Noire,” Ghost’s “Square Hammer,” and Portal’s “Curtain.”
The band will head out on a North American tour during the months of November and December in order to support their upcoming album and will be joined by both Power Trip and Gatecreeper. This will be a stepping stone before heading overseas in the early months of 2018 for an European trek with The Black Dahlia Murder, No Return, and In Arkadia. For a complete list of tour dates, scroll down below.
Cannibal Corpse tour dates
w/ Power Trip, Gatecreeper
Nov. 3 – Jacksonville, FL – Mavericks
Nov. 4 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall
Nov. 5 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn
Nov. 6 – Memphis, TN – New Daisy Theater
Nov. 8 – Dallas, TX – Trees
Nov. 9 – Houston, TX – White Oak
Nov. 10 – Austin, TX – Sound on Sound Festival
Nov. 12 – Phoenix, AZ – Club Red
Nov. 13 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
Nov. 14 – San Francisco, CA – Slims
Nov. 15 – San Francisco, CA – Slims
Nov. 17 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
Nov. 18 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
Nov. 19 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
Nov. 20 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
Nov. 22 – Denver, CO – Summit
Nov. 24 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
Nov. 25 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall
Nov. 26 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Ballroom
Nov. 28 – Boston, MA – Royale
Nov. 29 – New York, NY – Stage 48
Nov. 30 – Philadelphia, PA – TLA
Dec. 1 – Richmond, VA – Broadberry
Dec. 2 – Wilmington, NC – The Throne Theater
Dec. 3 – Greensboro, NC – Pete’s
Dec. 5 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
Dec. 6 – Nashville, TN – Exit/In
Dec. 7 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
Dec. 8 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
Cannibal Corpse tour dates
w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, No Return (Feb. 9-25), In Arkadia (Feb. 27-Mar. 18)
Feb. 9 – Hannover, Germany – Musikzentrum
Feb. 10 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega
Feb. 11 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Sticky Fingers
Feb. 12 – Stockholm, Sweden – Klubben
Feb. 13 – Oslo, Norway – Parkteatret
Feb. 15 – Kolding, Denmark – Godset
Feb. 16 – Hamburg, Germany – Gruenspan
Feb. 17 – Geiselwind, Germany – Music Hall
Feb. 18 – Bochum, Germany – Matrix
Feb. 20 – Kassel, Germany – 130bpm
Feb. 21 – Prague, Czech Republic – Palac Aropolis
Feb. 22 – Bratislava, Slovakia – Majestic Music Club
Feb. 23 – Munich, Germany – Backstage
Feb. 24 – Magdeburg, Germany – Factory
Feb. 25 – Stuttgart, Germany – im Wizemann
Feb. 27 – Geneva, Switzerland – L’Usine
Feb. 28 – Milan, Italy – Live Club
Mar. 1 – Grenoble, France – Belle Electric
Mar. 2 – Toulouse, France – Le Metronum
Mar. 3 – Bilbao, Spain – Santana 27
Mar. 4 – Madrid, Spain – Penelope
Mar. 6 – Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz 2
Mar. 7 – St. Etienne, France – Le Fil
Mar. 8 – Caen, France – Cargo
Mar. 9 – Antwerp, Belgium – Trix
Mar. 10 – Cologne, Germany – Essigfabrik
Mar. 11 – Eindhoven, Netherlands – Dynamo
Mar. 13 – Norwich, UK – Waterfront
Mar. 14 – Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz
Mar. 15 – Glasgow, UK – O2 ABC
Mar. 16 – Bristol, UK – Bierkeller
Mar. 17 – Nottingham, UK – Rock City
Mar. 18 – London, UK – O2 Forum Kentish Town
Mar. 19 – Dublin, Ireland – Tivoli*
Mar. 20 – Limerick, Ireland – Dolan’s Warehouse*
Mar. 22 – Belfast, Ireland – Limelight 2*
*= no The Black Dahlia Murder
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