Cannibal Corpse need no introduction. From their morbid album art to their twisted and sadistic lyrics to their all-killer-no-filler records, they remain death metal’s biggest success.
The quintet have uncompromisingly embodied the word “extreme” for over 30 years, placing them among heavy music’s most consistent veterans. But Cannibal Corpse’s unyielding reliability only makes it all the more shocking to learn that the genesis of their biggest single and the song that launched them on the world stage, Hammer Smashed Face, came from the group nearly imploding.
