Cannibal Corpse – ‘Vile’ CD

‘Vile’ is the fifth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. It is their first album to feature vocalist George Fisher and the last album featuring guitarist Rob Barrett until 2006’s ‘Kill.’ It was also the last Cannibal Corpse album to feature Scott Burns as producer.

‘Vile’ was originally titled ‘Created to Kill’ (which is featured in the Cannibal Corpse Box set) and had partially been completed with Chris Barnes on vocals. Before the album was released, Barnes was dismissed from the band, which then brought in Monstrosity vocalist George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher to finish the album’s vocal work.

Fisher re-recorded Barnes’s vocal tracks, and the band released the album under the new title ‘Vile.’ ‘Vile’ also features a brand new band logo since the previous logo had been drawn by the departing Chris Barnes.

During the ‘Vile’ sessions, ‘The Undead Will Feast’ from ‘Eaten Back to Life’ was re-recorded with Fisher on vocals. This version of the song would first appear as the only bonus track on a Japanese import edition of ‘Vile’ and then on the ‘Worm Infested’ EP in 2003.