| Gore Obsessed | ||||
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| Released | February 26, 2002 (2002-02-26) | |||
| Studio | Sonic Ranch, Tornillo, TX, US | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 38:15 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   1 |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 5/102 |
Gore Obsessed is the eighth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse, released on February 26, 2002 by Metal Blade Records.
The album's tempos "alternate from rat-tat-tat machine gun-style onslaughts to chugging mid-tempo mosh sections," according to AllMusic. The album features a cover of "No Remorse" by Metallica.3
The Japanese version of the album includes "Compelled to Lacerate" as a live bonus track.
Critical reception
Andy Hines of AllMusic gave the album four stars out of five, saying: "This is great stuff."4
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Savage Butchery" | Webster |
| 1:50 |
| 2. | "Hatchet to the Head" | Mazurkiewicz | O'Brien | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Pit of Zombies" | Webster | Webster | 3:58 |
| 4. | "Dormant Bodies Bursting" | Mazurkiewicz | Owen | 2:00 |
| 5. | "Compelled to Lacerate" | Webster | Webster | 3:29 |
| 6. | "Drowning in Viscera" | Mazurkiewicz | O'Brien | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Hung and Bled" | Webster | Webster | 4:13 |
| 8. | "Sanded Faceless" | Mazurkiewicz | O'Brien | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Mutation of the Cadaver" | Webster | Webster | 3:09 |
| 10. | "When Death Replaces Life" |
| Owen | 4:59 |
| 11. | "Grotesque" | Webster | Webster | 3:42 |
| Total length: | 38:15 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "No Remorse" (Metallica cover) | Hetfield |
| 6:16 |
Personnel
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.5
Personnel
- Cannibal Corpse
- George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher – vocals
- Pat O'Brien – lead guitar
- Jack Owen – rhythm guitar
- Alex Webster – bass
- Paul Mazurkiewicz – drums
- Production
- Neil Kernon – production, mixing
- Cannibal Corpse – production
- Justin Leeah – engineering
- Ramon Breton – mastering
- Artwork and design
Studios
- Sonic Ranch, Tornillo, TX, US – recording
- Oceanview Digital Mastering – mastering
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)6 | 71 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)7 | 11 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)8 | 28 |
References
References
- Hinds, Andy. Gore Obsessed - Cannibal Corpse at AllMusic
- Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 9781-926592-20-6.
- Gore Obsessed - Cannibal Corpse | Album | AllMusic, retrieved February 23, 2026
- Gore Obsessed - Cannibal Corpse | Album | AllMusic, retrieved October 25, 2025
- Gore Obsessed (booklet). Cannibal Corpse. Metal Blade Records. 2002.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - "Offiziellecharts.de – Cannibal Corpse – Gore Obsessed" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- "Cannibal Corpse Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
- "Cannibal Corpse Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2026.