Cannibal Corpse is back with a brand new album titled Chaos Horrific due out September 22 and a brand new single "Blood Blind" that'll cave your skull right into your pelvis. Bassist Alex Webster notes that Chaos Horrific was written shortly after the conclusion of the Violence Unimagined sessions, saying "To me, this album feels sort of like a continuation of Violence Unimagined."
"I believe that our songwriting has progressed in a manner where every song paves its own path, whether it's a straightforward or technical song," notes guitarist Rob Barrett. "Sometimes it's a mix of both, so there's no preconceived idea that we want to be more technical. The music just sort of takes its own course."
"I don't think there was any conscious effort to make things more technical, so if it wound up that way it would just be a natural result of us trying to write the heaviest songs we could," added Webster.
"I never go into a record thinking about anything, I just let the writing flow freely with no limitations," said guitarist and producer Erik Rutan. "But this time, I knew I wanted to push the envelope a bit in a different direction than Violence Unimagined; expand the dynamics, explore new territory without departing from what Cannibal Corpse is and always shall be."
"Blood Blind" is streaming now alongside a music video directed by David Brodsky of My Good Eye. On the single, Rutan offered: "'Blood Blind' was the first song musically that I wrote for Chaos Horrific. It all started with that funeral march of a first riff floating around in my head and it took off from there. Heavy and disturbing, it worked its way into an aggressive smorgasbord of depth and swirling darkness! I thought it would be great to collaborate so I had Paul add his lyrical stamp to it…"
Pre-orders for Chaos Horrific are available here and here via the band's store. Even more insane, Cannibal Corpse has also announced a tour with Mayhem, Gorguts, and Blood Incantation kicking off this September. Get those dates below and get your tickets here starting on Friday.
9/22 Marathon Music Hall – Nashville, TN
9/23 The Fillmore – Charlotte, NC
9/24 The Mill & Mine – Knoxville, TN
9/26 Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA
9/27 Rebel – Toronto, ON
9/28 L'Olympia – Montreal, QC
9/29 The Palladium – Worcester, MA
9/30 Brooklyn Steel – Brooklyn, NY
10/2 The Royal Oak – Detroit, MI
10/3 Hard Rock Live – Gary, IN
10/4 The Fillmore – Minneapolis, MN
10/6 Mission Ballroom – Denver, CO
10/7 The Depot – Lake City, UT
10/9 Temple Theatre – Tacoma, WA
10/10 Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA
10/11 Knitting Factory – Boise, ID
10/13 The Warfield – San Francisco, CA
10/14 SOMA – San Diego, CA
10/17 The Aztec Theatre – San Antonio, TX
10/18 The Factory – Dallas, TX
10/20v The Eastern – Atlanta, GA
10/21 Paristown Hall – Louisville, KY
