• Reissue
• Remastered
  
  

Cannibal Corpse released Butchered at Birth in 1990 as their second album, cementing the band's position as one of death metal's most uncompromising voices. Following their debut, this record escalated their sonic brutality and lyrical extremity, establishing the template that would define their career: pulverizing riffs, technical precision, and artwork that pushed every boundary. Butchered at Birth remains their most visceral statement, the point where Cannibal Corpse fully crystallized their vision of maximum heaviness and transgression.

The album's thirteen tracks present a masterclass in structured chaos. "Meat Hook Sodomy" and "Gutted" hit with immediate barbaric force, while "Living Dissection" and "Under The Rotted Flesh" showcase the band's ability to maneuver through blast-beat storms without sacrificing clarity. "Covered With Sores" demonstrates their skill at building atmosphere within extreme constraints, and "Vomit The Soul" closes the record with unrelenting momentum. Throughout, the production captures every detail of the punishment: drums cut with surgical precision, bass audible and thick, guitars layered to create density rather than muddiness. The record operates in a register of pure sonic aggression that demands attention.

This remastered cassette edition restores the album to physical format with clarity that honors the original's uncompromising vision. The black cassette arrives in packaging designed to preserve the album's notorious artwork alongside a white paper inner sleeve, making this a complete object for those collecting Cannibal Corpse in analog. For listeners returning to this record or encountering it for the first time on tape, the format's warmth pairs unexpectedly well with the material's clinical extremity.

Tracklist:

A1. Meat Hook Sodomy
A2. Gutted
A3. Living Dissection
A4. Under The Rotted Flesh
B1. Covered With Sores
B2. Vomit The Soul
B3. Butchered At Birth
B4. Rancid Amputation
B5. Innards Decay