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Cannibal Corpse released Butchered at Birth in 1991 as their second full-length, cementing the band's position as death metal's most visceral and uncompromising force. Following their debut's raw brutality, this record refined their approach without sacrificing an ounce of extremity—the production is cleaner, the songwriting tighter, and the sheer violence of their execution more precise. Within the Cannibal Corpse catalog, Butchered at Birth stands as the album where technical proficiency and systematic savagery reached equilibrium, establishing the template that would define their career.

The record moves with methodical devastation across tracks like "Meat Hook Sodomy" and "Gutted," where Chris Barnes' vocals become an instrument of pure degradation, layered over intricate guitar work and punishing double-bass patterns. "Living Dissection" and "Under The Rotted Flesh" showcase the band's ability to balance complexity with crushing simplicity—passages that breathe with sinister purpose before collapsing into walls of distortion. "Covered With Sores" and "Vomit The Soul" drive home the album's core aesthetic: death metal as literal sonic documentation of bodily violation, sustained without irony or mercy. The atmospheric density here rivals contemporary European death metal while maintaining distinctly American heaviness and directness.

This limited edition reissue brings Butchered at Birth back to vinyl in a format that demands attention—a cassette release that captures the album's claustrophobic intensity with the tactile presence the format demands. The packaging includes a white paper inner sleeve and a transparent sticker on the shrink wrap, elements that complement rather than distract from the core listening experience. Limited to 100 copies, this pressing is essential for collectors who understand that certain death metal records belong in your collection in their most physical, least convenient formats.

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