# Gallery of Suicide > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gallery_of_Suicide > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gallery_of_Suicide.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallery_of_Suicide > Source revision: 1349642897 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1998 studio album by Cannibal Corpse Gallery of Suicide Studio album by Cannibal Corpse Released April 21, 1998 (1998-04-21) Studio Morrisound Recordings, Tampa, Florida Genre Death metal Length 44:13 Label Metal Blade Producer Jim Morris Cannibal Corpse chronology Vile (1996) Gallery of Suicide (1998) Bloodthirst (1999) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1] Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 7/10[2] ***Gallery of Suicide*** is the sixth studio album by American [death metal](/source/Death_metal) band [Cannibal Corpse](/source/Cannibal_Corpse), released on April 21, 1998, through [Metal Blade Records](/source/Metal_Blade_Records). It is the first Cannibal Corpse album to feature former [Nevermore](/source/Nevermore_(band)) guitarist [Pat O'Brien](/source/Pat_O'Brien_(guitarist)). It is also the band's last album to be recorded at [Morrisound Recordings](/source/Morrisound_Recording) in [Tampa](/source/Tampa), where the band had recorded since 1990's *[Eaten Back to Life](/source/Eaten_Back_to_Life)*. ## Background and recording [Pat O'Brien](/source/Pat_O'Brien_(guitarist)) had the track "Stabbed in the Throat" written in its entirety by the time of his earliest sessions with the band. George Fisher recalled working with producer Jim Morris: "I talked with him about some of the lyrics and he was dying with laughter! One time, he was laughing while I was recording – so I said, 'Dude, did I mess up?' and he said, 'No, no – how are you doing this? What the fuck are you doing? These lyrics are out of control...' There's some fast shit on there!"[3] ## Music and lyrics *Gallery of Suicide* has been referred to as "an hour-long [symphony](/source/Symphony) of [cruelty](/source/Cruelty)."[3] The album's [guitar work](/source/Heavy_metal_guitar) has been described as "incessant" and "buzzing". Bassist [Alex Webster](/source/Alex_Webster) said the addition of [Pat O'Brien](/source/Pat_O'Brien_(guitarist)) on [lead guitar](/source/Lead_guitar) brought "that [shredding](/source/Shred_guitar) firepower that we'd never had before."[4][5] [George Fisher](/source/George_Fisher_(musician)) said: "Pat added technique to the band that we didn't have before. We're not super-technical, but we were definitely heading in that direction." Fisher also stated his belief that *Gallery* is one of the most experimental releases of the band's career, expressing that the album's blast beats reminded him of [black metal](/source/Black_metal). He said, "It wasn't on purpose – it just turned out that way." Webster assessed: "It's one of the darkest albums we ever did: there’s dark melodies, dark lyrics... I mean, all our albums are dark, with songs about murder and so on, but there's something extra-dark about that one!" [3] "Sentenced to Burn" has been called one of the band's "catchiest" songs by *[Loudwire](/source/Loudwire),* making use of [groove](/source/Groove_(music)).[6] In addition to "Blood Drenched Execution," O'Brien co-wrote "From Skin to Liquid" with Webster. Thematically, the song's title implies the topic of [decomposition](/source/Corpse_decomposition) of a [cadaver](/source/Cadaver). Webster said: "It was the first really, really slow song we ever did and it also had no lyrics. [...] I feel like "From Skin to Liquid" was one of the first songs that we did that kind of showed that we were able to be heavy without using our old bag of tricks necessarily all the time. We were heavy without being fast and without having gory lyrics or any lyrics. [...] It's got a really creepy vibe to it."[7][3] ## Artwork The album's cover artwork was done by [Vince Locke](/source/Vince_Locke). According to *[Metal Hammer](/source/Metal_Hammer)*, the album's cover artwork "depicts a grim [dungeon](/source/Dungeon) in which a group of characters are [hanging](/source/Suicide_by_hanging), [shooting](/source/Gunshot_wound) and [disembowelling](/source/Disembowelment) themselves." George Fisher explained: "People go in there and commit suicide, and if you're unfortunate enough to be curious to see what this gallery is about, or crazy enough, you can go inside." A censored version of the album cover was also created. [Alex Webster](/source/Alex_Webster) described the censored cover as "really dark and eerie-looking."[3] ## Reception Stephen Thomas Erlewine of [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) called the album "monotonous" and "predictable" in an underwhelming review.[8] Drummer [Paul Mazurkiewicz](/source/Paul_Mazurkiewicz) believes the album is underrated. Former guitarist [Pat O'Brien](/source/Pat_O'Brien_(guitarist)) said, "Some albums, people are gonna like, and some albums people aren't going to like as much or they're not going to like. I remember when I first joined the band, when we did Gallery of Suicide, there were a lot of people who hated it, but now a lot of people seem to like it; it's kinda weird."[9] ## Track listing No. Title Lyrics Music Vocal patterns Length 1. "I Will Kill You" Alex Webster Webster Webster 2:47 2. "Disposal of the Body" Webster Webster Webster George Corpsegrinder Fisher 1:54 3. "Sentenced to Burn" Webster Webster Webster Fisher 3:06 4. "Blood Drenched Execution" Paul Mazurkiewicz Fisher Webster Pat O'Brien Mazurkiewicz Fisher 2:40 5. "Gallery of Suicide" Mazurkiewicz Webster Jack Owen Mazurkiewicz Fisher 3:55 6. "Dismembered and Molested" Webster Webster Owen Fisher 1:53 7. "From Skin to Liquid" (instrumental) Webster O'Brien 5:30 8. "Unite the Dead" Webster Webster Owen Webster 3:05 9. "Stabbed in the Throat" Mazurkiewicz O'Brien Mazurkiewicz 3:26 10. "Chambers of Blood" Webster Webster Webster 4:11 11. "Headless" Mazurkiewicz Webster Mazurkiewicz Fisher 2:22 12. "Every Bone Broken" Mazurkiewicz Owen Mazurkiewicz 3:18 13. "Centuries of Torment" Webster Webster Webster Fisher 4:04 14. "Crushing the Despised" Webster Webster Owen Webster Fisher 1:56 15. "Sacrifice" (Japanese bonus track) Sacrifice 3:03 Total length: 44:13(INT) 47:16(JP) ## Personnel Credits adapted from the album liner notes.[10] **Cannibal Corpse** - [George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher](/source/George_%22Corpsegrinder%22_Fisher) – vocals - [Pat O'Brien](/source/Pat_O'Brien_(guitarist)) – lead guitar - [Jack Owen](/source/Jack_Owen) – rhythm guitar - [Alex Webster](/source/Alex_Webster) – bass - [Paul Mazurkiewicz](/source/Paul_Mazurkiewicz) – drums **Production** - Jim Morris – production, engineering, mixing, mastering **Artwork and design** - [Vincent Locke](/source/Vince_Locke) – cover art - Brian J. Ames – design - Al Messerschmidt – photography - Alison Mohammed – photography **Studios** - [Morrisound Recordings](/source/Morrisound_Recording), Tampa, Florida – production, engineering, mixing - Audio JJ – mastering ## Charts Chart performance for Gallery of Suicide Chart (1998) Peak position US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11] 22 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Erlewine, Thomas. [*Gallery of Suicide* - Cannibal Corpse](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000036144) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Popoff, Martin](/source/Martin_Popoff) (2007). *The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties*. [Burlington, Ontario](/source/Burlington%2C_Ontario), [Canada](/source/Canada): [Collector's Guide Publishing](/source/Collector's_Guide_Publishing). p. 71. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-894959-62-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-894959-62-9). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:0_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-:0_3-4) McIverpublished, Joel (December 28, 2024). [""There's an unlimited amount of bad things happening in the world, real and imagined. It's not hard for us to come up with stuff": The story of Cannibal Corpse's Gallery Of Suicide, the album that helped keep 90s death metal alive"](https://www.loudersound.com/features/cannibal-corpse-gallery-of-suicide-story-behind-album). *Louder*. Retrieved May 20, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Blood, guts and Jim Carrey: How Cannibal Corpse became death metal's first million selling band"](https://www.loudersound.com/features/cannibal-corpse-death-metal-history-interview-2012). March 13, 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [*Gallery of Suicide - Cannibal Corpse*](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000036144), retrieved January 7, 2025 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** DiVita, Joe DiVitaJoe (September 28, 2015). ["10 Best Cannibal Corpse Songs"](https://loudwire.com/10-best-cannibal-corpse-songs/). *Loudwire*. Retrieved February 6, 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Blabbermouth (September 17, 2008). ["A Conversation With CANNIBAL CORPSE's ALEX WEBSTER"](https://blabbermouth.net/news/a-conversation-with-cannibal-corpse-s-alex-webster). *BLABBERMOUTH.NET*. Retrieved February 17, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Gallery of Suicide - Cannibal Corpse"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000036144). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Cannibal Corpse │ Exclaim!"](https://exclaim.ca/music/article/cannibal_corpse-staring_through_eyes_of_banned). *Cannibal Corpse │ Exclaim!*. Retrieved January 23, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** *Gallery of Suicide* (booklet). [Cannibal Corpse](/source/Cannibal_Corpse). [Metal Blade Records](/source/Metal_Blade_Records). 1998.{{[cite AV media notes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_AV_media_notes)}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_others_in_cite_AV_media_(notes))) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Cannibal Corpse Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20211117182806/https://www.billboard.com/artist/cannibal-corpse/chart-history/tln/). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved March 6, 2026. ## External links - [*Gallery of Suicide*](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000036144) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier)) - [*Gallery of Suicide*](http://www.metalblade.com/us/releases/cannibal-corpse-gallery-of-suicide/) at [Metal Blade Records](/source/Metal_Blade_Records) v t e Cannibal Corpse Alex Webster Paul Mazurkiewicz Rob Barrett George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher Erik Rutan Bob Rusay Chris Barnes Jack Owen Pat O'Brien Studio albums Eaten Back to Life Butchered at Birth Tomb of the Mutilated The Bleeding Vile Gallery of Suicide Bloodthirst Gore Obsessed The Wretched Spawn Kill Evisceration Plague Torture A Skeletal Domain Red Before Black Violence Unimagined Chaos Horrific Live albums Live Cannibalism EPs Hammer Smashed Face Box sets 15 Year Killing Spree Video albums Monolith of Death Tour '96–'97 Live Cannibalism Centuries of Torment: The First 20 Years Global Evisceration Related articles Discography Six Feet Under Monstrosity Malevolent Creation Deicide Paths of Possession Serpentine Dominion Vince Locke Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Gallery of Suicide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallery_of_Suicide) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallery_of_Suicide?action=history)). 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