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Red Before Black

Cannibal Corpse · 2017

46 min · 12 tracks · death metal

Brutal riffs and relentless drumming collide with guttural vocals, creating a visceral death metal experience.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • steady mid-tempo aggression
  • visceral intensity throughout
  • relentless energy for workouts
  • consistent pacing for focus
  • cathartic release through heaviness

Maybe skip if you want

  • seeking melodic or soft sounds
  • prefer quick, catchy tracks

Where this album fits

Career context
Released on November 3, 2017, 'Red Before Black' is Cannibal Corpse's 14th studio album and follows their previous effort, 'A Skeletal Domain' from 2014. At this point in their career, the band had solidified their status as pioneers of death metal, continuing to push sonic boundaries while remaining true to their signature style.
Stylistic neighbors
Deicide· Obituary· Dying Fetus

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Only One Will Die 3:24
  • 2 Red Before Black 3:12
  • 3 Code of the Slashers 4:45
  • 4 Shedding My Human Skin 3:28
  • 5 Remaimed 4:13
  • 6 Firestorm Vengeance 3:43
  • 7 Heads Shoveled Off 3:37
  • 8 Corpus Delicti 3:29
  • 9 Scavenger Consuming Death 4:33
  • 10 In the Midst of Ruin 3:25
  • 11 Destroyed Without a Trace 4:01
  • 12 Hideous Ichor 4:33

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