# Violence Unimagined

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2021 studio album by Cannibal Corpse

Violence Unimagined Studio album by Cannibal Corpse Released April 16, 2021 (2021-04-16) Recorded 2020 Studio Mana Recording Studios, St. Petersburg, Florida[1] Genre Death metal Length 42:48 Label Metal Blade Producer Erik Rutan Cannibal Corpse chronology Red Before Black (2017) Violence Unimagined (2021) Chaos Horrific (2023) Singles from Violence Unimagined "Inhumane Harvest" Released: February 1, 2021[2] "Murderous Rampage" Released: March 23, 2021[3] "Necrogenic Resurrection" Released: April 19, 2021[4] Alternate cover Alternate "Explicit" cover of Violence Unimagined

***Violence Unimagined*** is the fifteenth studio album by American [death metal](/source/Death_metal) band [Cannibal Corpse](/source/Cannibal_Corpse), released on April 16, 2021.[5]

It is the band's first album in nearly four years since *[Red Before Black](/source/Red_Before_Black)* (2017), the longest gap between two records in Cannibal Corpse's career, and the first studio album to feature producer [Erik Rutan](/source/Erik_Rutan) on lead guitar, replacing [Pat O'Brien](/source/Pat_O'Brien_(guitarist)) in February 2021 after nearly two years of filling in for him on tour.[5][6]

## Background

Cannibal Corpse began writing for new material in 2019, and in 2020 the group began demos for *Violence Unimagined*. In a new interview with *Wall of Sound*, drummer [Paul Mazurkiewicz](/source/Paul_Mazurkiewicz) spoke about [Erik Rutan](/source/Erik_Rutan) joining the band revealing: "He's a great guy, great worker, great guitar player. He wrote some great songs and it's been a challenge to play his stuff and fun to learn somebody else's take on what Cannibal Corpse would sound like in their eyes. It's been positive all round having him for sure."[7]

## Reception

Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating Metacritic 79/100 Review scores Source Rating Angry Metal Guy [8] Blabbermouth.net 9/10[9] Consequence of Sound B+[10] Distorted Sound Magazine 8/10[11] Kerrang! [12] Metal Hammer [13] Metal Injection 9/10[14] Pitchfork 7.3/10[15] PopMatters 7/10[16] Sputnikmusic 3.8/5[17]

*Violence Unimagined* received positive reviews from critics. Sean McLennan of *New Noise Magazine* wrote, "Continuously reinventing each album around creative new ways to kill or be killed, Cannibal Corpse continue their mission to spread global devastation through the dominant beast that is *Violence Unimagined*. Marking the band's fifteenth release through [Metal Blade Records](/source/Metal_Blade_Records), the upcoming terror embodies every horrendous characteristic we've come to love about this band and then some. Instrumentally unstoppable and visually indescribable, *Violence Unimagined* sees Cannibal Corpse entering the post-pandemic world as the colossal conquerors of death metal."[18] *Wall of Sound's* Duane James praised the release (and inclusion of new guitarist [Erik Rutan](/source/Erik_Rutan)) giving it a 9/10 and revealing, "these icons of death metal have once again risen above and delivered a rock solid classic"[19]

*[Loudwire](/source/Loudwire)* called it one of the best metal albums of 2021.[20]

### Accolades

Publication Accolade Rank Consequence Top 30 Metal & Hard Rock Albums 24[21] Decibel Top 40 Albums of 2021 20[22] Loudwire The 45 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2021 19[20]

## Track listing

No. Title Lyrics Music Length 1. "Murderous Rampage" Mazurkiewicz Barrett 4:07 2. "Necrogenic Resurrection" Webster Webster 3:06 3. "Inhumane Harvest" Barrett Barrett 4:32 4. "Condemnation Contagion" Rutan Rutan 4:17 5. "Surround, Kill, Devour" Webster Webster 4:10 6. "Ritual Annihilation" Rutan Rutan 3:48 7. "Follow the Blood" Barrett Barrett 4:39 8. "Bound and Burned" Barrett Barrett 4:04 9. "Slowly Sawn" Webster Webster 3:30 10. "Overtorture" Rutan Rutan 2:28 11. "Cerements of the Flayed" Mazurkiewicz Webster 4:07 Total length: 42:48

## Personnel

### Cannibal Corpse

The members of Cannibal Corpse are as follows:[23]

- [George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher](/source/George_Fisher_(musician)) – lead vocals

- [Erik Rutan](/source/Erik_Rutan) – lead guitar, backing vocals on "Murderous Rampage"

- [Rob Barrett](/source/Rob_Barrett) – rhythm guitar

- [Alex Webster](/source/Alex_Webster) – bass

- [Paul Mazurkiewicz](/source/Paul_Mazurkiewicz) – drums

### Additional personnel

- [Vince Locke](/source/Vince_Locke) – artwork[5]

## Charts

Chart performance for Violence Unimagined Chart (2021) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[24] 28 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[25] 5 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[26] 51 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[27] 101 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[28] 53 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[29] 52 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[30] 12 French Albums (SNEP)[31] 132 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[32] 6 Italian Albums (FIMI)[33] 60 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[34] 105 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[35] 27 Scottish Albums (OCC)[36] 9 Swedish Hard Rock Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[37] 1 Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[38] 5 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[39] 7 UK Albums (OCC)[40] 81 UK Independent Albums (OCC)[41] 2 UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[42] 4 US Billboard 200[43] 45 US Independent Albums (Billboard)[44] 5 Billboard Top Albums (Billboard)[45] 6 US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[46] 3 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[47] 6

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