# Gore Obsessed > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gore_Obsessed > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gore_Obsessed.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gore_Obsessed > Source revision: 1349642955 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2002 studio album by Cannibal Corpse Gore Obsessed Studio album by Cannibal Corpse Released February 26, 2002 (2002-02-26) Studio Sonic Ranch, Tornillo, TX, US Genre Death metal Length 38:15 Label Metal Blade Producer Neil Kernon Cannibal Corpse Cannibal Corpse chronology Live Cannibalism (2000) Gore Obsessed (2002) The Wretched Spawn (2004) Censored cover Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1] Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 5/10[2] ***Gore Obsessed*** is the eighth studio album by American [death metal](/source/Death_metal) band [Cannibal Corpse](/source/Cannibal_Corpse), released on February 26, 2002 by [Metal Blade Records](/source/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](/source/AllMusic). The album features a cover of "No Remorse" by [Metallica](/source/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 Webster Owen 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 Mazurkiewicz Owen 4:59 11. "Grotesque" Webster Webster 3:42 Total length: 38:15 Limited edition bonus track No. Title Lyrics Music Length 12. "No Remorse" (Metallica cover) Hetfield Hetfield Ulrich 6:16 ## Personnel Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[5] ### Personnel **Cannibal Corpse** - [George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher](/source/George_Fisher_(musician)) – 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** - [Neil Kernon](/source/Neil_Kernon) – [production](/source/Record_producer), [mixing](/source/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music)) - Cannibal Corpse – production - Justin Leeah – [engineering](/source/Audio_engineer) - Ramon Breton – [mastering](/source/Audio_mastering) **Artwork and design** - [Vincent Locke](/source/Vince_Locke) – [cover art](/source/Cover_art) - [Alex McKnight](http://www.amcknight.com) – [photography](/source/Photography) ### Studios - [Sonic Ranch](/source/Sonic_Ranch), [Tornillo, TX](/source/Tornillo%2C_Texas), [US](/source/United_States) – [recording](/source/Sound_recording_and_reproduction) - 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 1. **[^](#cite_ref-AM_review_1-0)** Hinds, Andy. [*Gore Obsessed* - Cannibal Corpse](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000218220) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Popoff, Martin](/source/Martin_Popoff); Perri, David (2011). *The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s*. [Burlington, Ontario](/source/Burlington%2C_Ontario), [Canada](/source/Canada): [Collector's Guide Publishing](/source/Collector's_Guide_Publishing). p. 72. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781-926592-20-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781-926592-20-6). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [*Gore Obsessed - Cannibal Corpse | Album | AllMusic*](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000218220), retrieved February 23, 2026 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [*Gore Obsessed - Cannibal Corpse | Album | AllMusic*](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000218220), retrieved October 25, 2025 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** *Gore Obsessed* (booklet). [Cannibal Corpse](/source/Cannibal_Corpse). [Metal Blade Records](/source/Metal_Blade_Records). 2002.{{[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-ac_Germany_Cannibal_Corpse_6-0)** "[Offiziellecharts.de – Cannibal Corpse – Gore Obsessed](https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-26182)" (in German). [GfK Entertainment charts](/source/GfK_Entertainment_charts). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_BillboardIndependent_Cannibal_Corpse_7-0)** "[Cannibal Corpse Chart History (Independent Albums)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Cannibal-Corpse/chart-history/IND)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["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 - [*Gore Obsessed*](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000218220) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier)) - [*Gore Obsessed*](http://www.metalblade.com/us/releases/cannibal-corpse-gore-obsessed/) 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 [Gore Obsessed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gore_Obsessed) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gore_Obsessed?action=history)). 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