History Trivia / CannibalCorpse

** Barrett also was known to be less than a fan of some of Chris's more extreme lyrics, stating plainly in a ''Guitar World'' interview that he'd been "outvoted" on more than one occasion, citing "Entrails Ripped From a Virgin's Cunt" specifically.
-->"It just didn't make sense to me, and as the father of two young daughters, I was uncomfortable with using the word 'cunt'."

* FountainOfExpies: Corpsegrinder, within the death metal scene.

* HeAlsoDid: Alex Webster is also known for being a member of the bands Blotted Science and Conquering Dystopia. Two {{Instrumental|s}} bands known for their extreme technicality.

* MilestoneCelebration: For the 15th anniversary of the band forming in 2003, they released "15 Year Killing Spree", a boxed set featuring two "Best Of" [=CDs=], a CD with unreleased demos, and a DVD with 3 live performances by the band.

** Depending on who you ask, Barnes either left because of this (he apparently hated the more complex and technical direction they were going in, knew that the rest of the band was going to do what they wanted regardless of how he felt about it, and was generally much happier with Six Feet Under by the end) or because his excessive marijuana usage blew out his voice and made him unable to consistently pull off his gutturals (which makes sense due to his current reputation as an incredibly inconsistent vocalist both live and in studio). In any case, they ''did'' almost result in Webster and Mazurkiewicz leaving permanently after the touring cycle for ''Butchered at Birth'' had concluded, as tensions between them and Barnes had grown so bad over the course of the tour that they actually did leave the band for a week. This actually did result in the creation of [[SignatureSong "Hammer Smashed Face"]], however, as the two wrote that song to blow off steam and vent their frustration with Barnes, and they brought it back with them when they decided to rejoin and give the band a second chance.

** Rob Barrett RageQuit the band in 1997 after a blowup over musical differences, though he managed to patch things up with them, and when Jack left the band in 2005, the ensuing discussion was along the lines of "hey guys, I was a big dumb idiot in 1997 and I fucked up, but I'm in a better place now and I want to give it another go", and he rejoined without a hitch.

* CreativeDifferences: Depending on who you ask, Barnes either left because of this (he apparently hated the more complex and technical direction they were going in, knew that the rest of the band was going to do what they wanted regardless of how he felt about it, and was generally much happier with Six Feet Under by the end) or because his excessive marijuana usage blew out his voice and made him unable to consistently pull off his gutturals (which makes sense due to his current reputation as an incredibly inconsistent vocalist both live and in studio). In any case, they ''did'' almost result in Webster and Mazurkiewicz leaving permanently after the touring cycle for ''Butchered at Birth'' had concluded, as tensions between them and Barnes had grown so bad over the course of the tour that they actually did leave the band for a week. This actually did result in the creation of [[SignatureSong "Hammer Smashed Face"]], however, as the two wrote that song to blow off steam and vent their frustration with Barnes, and they brought it back with them when they decided to rejoin and give the band a second chance. This was also why Bob Rusay was fired; while he was an integral part of the band in their early days, his stage presence was better than his actual playing, and his increasing sloppiness caused the band to implore him to take lessons, which apparently didn't do much good. After he did such a poor job during the recording sessions for ''Tomb of the Mutilated'' that Jack Owen had to redo his leads, they finally realized that they he was a lost cause and had to go.

** "Vile" was originally called "Created to Kill"

** For their 25th anniversary in 2013, they released "Dead Human Collection: 25 Years of Death Metal", another boxed set containing CDs of all of their albums released up at that time, a live performance on CD and vinyl, a calendar and new artwork from Vince Locke.

* MilestoneCelebration: For their 15th anniversary of the band forming, they released "15 Year Killing Spree", a boxset featuring two "Best Of" [=CDs=], a CD with unreleased demos, and a DVD with 3 live performances by the band.
** For their 20th anniversary, they released "Centuries of Torment: The First 20 Years": a three disc DVD set featuring a documentary that reunited almost all of the band's members.
** For their 25th anniversary, they released "Dead Human Collection: 25 Years of Death Metal": a box set containing all of their albums, a live performance on CD and vinyl, a calendar and new artwork from Vince Locke.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen - The band's fifth album, ''Vile'', was originally going to be called ''Created To Kill''. Before the band's original singer, Chris Barnes, left the band, they recorded some of the songs for the album with his vocals and different lyrics.
** They have been mentioned for the soundtrack of the 2010 re-adaptation of Videogame/{{Splatterhouse}}. Unfortunately, it never happened.
* WorkingTitle: "Vile" was originally called "Created to Kill"

* BannedInChina: Banned in Australia and Germany until 2007 and 2006, respectively. The German case only applied to some of their music, however.

* BigNameFan: Creator/JimCarrey is a fan of them. In fact, he was the one who suggested that they be put in a scene in ''Film/AceVenturaPetDetective''.

* [[BannedInChina Banned in Australia and Germany]] - That is, until 2007 and 2006, respectively. The German case only applied to some of their music, however.

* CreativeDifferences: Depending on who you ask, Barnes either left because of this or because his excessive marijuana usage blew out his voice and made him unable to consistently pull off his gutturals (which makes sense due to his current reputation as an incredibly inconsistent vocalist both live and in studio). In any case, they ''did'' almost result in Webster and Mazurkiewicz leaving permanently after the touring cycle for ''Butchered at Birth'' had concluded, as tensions between them and Barnes had grown so bad over the course of the tour that they actually did leave the band for a week. This actually did result in the creation of [[SignatureSong "Hammer Smashed Face"]], however, as the two wrote that song to blow off steam and vent their frustration with Barnes, and they brought it back with them when they decided to rejoin and give the band a second chance. This was also why Bob Rusay was fired; while he was an integral part of the band in their early days, his stage presence was better than his actual playing, and his increasing sloppiness caused the band to implore him to take lessons, which apparently didn't do much good. After he did such a poor job during the recording sessions for ''Tomb of the Mutilated'' that Jack Owen had to redo his leads, they finally realized that they he was a lost cause and had to go.

* CreativeDifferences: Depending on who you ask, Barnes either left because of this or because his excessive marijuana usage blew out his voice and made him unable to consistently pull off his gutturals (which makes sense due to his current reputation as incredibly inconsistent vocalist both live and in studio). In any case, they ''did'' almost result in Webster and Mazurkiewicz leaving permanently after the touring cycle for ''Butchered at Birth'' had concluded, as tensions between them and Barnes had grown so bad over the course of the tour that they actually did leave the band for a week. This actually did result in the creation of [[SignatureSong "Hammer Smashed Face"]], however, as the two wrote that song to blow off steam and vent their frustration with Barnes, and they brought it back with them when they decided to rejoin and give the band a second chance. This was also why Bob Rusay was fired; while he was an integral part of the band in their early days, his stage presence was better than his actual playing, and his increasing sloppiness caused the band to implore him to take lessons, which apparently didn't do much good. After he did such a poor job during the recording sessions for ''Tomb of the Mutilated'' that Jack Owen had to redo his leads, they finally realized that they he was a lost cause and had to go.

* CreativeDifferences: Depending on who you ask, Barnes either left because of this or because his excessive marijuana usage blew out his voice and made him unable to consistently pull off his gutturals. In any case, they ''did'' almost result in Webster and Mazurkiewicz leaving permanently after the touring cycle for ''Butchered at Birth'' had concluded, as tensions between them and Barnes had grown so bad over the course of the tour that they actually did leave the band for a week. This actually did result in the creation of [[SignatureSong "Hammer Smashed Face"]], however, as the two wrote that song to blow off steam and vent their frustration with Barnes, and they brought it back with them when they decided to rejoin and give the band a second chance. This was also why Bob Rusay was fired; while he was an integral part of the band in their early days, his stage presence was better than his actual playing, and his increasing sloppiness caused the band to implore him to take lessons, which apparently didn't do much good. After he did such a poor job during the recording sessions for ''Tomb of the Mutilated'' that Jack Owen had to redo his leads, they finally realized that they he was a lost cause and had to go.

* CreativeDifferences: Depending on who you ask, Barnes either left because of this or because his excessive marijuana usage blew out his voice and made him unable to consistently pull off his gutturals. In any case, they ''did'' almost result in Webster and Mazurkiewicz leaving permanently after the touring cycle for ''Butchered at Birth'' had concluded, as tensions between them and Barnes had grown so bad over the course of the tour that they actually did leave the band for a week. This actually did result in the creation of [[SignatureSong "Hammer Smashed Face"]], however, as the two wrote that song to blow off steam and vent their frustration with Barnes, and they brought it back with them when they decided to rejoin and give the band a second chance.

* OldShame: Rusay has apparently entirely disavowed his time in the band.

* OneOfUs: Corpsegrinder plays ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' and is apparently obsessed with it. He's also a fan of ''Franchise/FinalFantasy''.
** The former even has a reference to him, in [[http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=25329#comments Gorge the Corpsegrinder, the tank commander.]] "Confirmed in a recent interview with Cannibal Corpse in Decibel Magazine - "There's a character in the new World of Warcraft named after me," Fisher beams, coincidentally wearing a WOW t-shirt. "I mean, this is my favorite fucking video game and they made a character named after me. Millions of people are going to go to Gorge the [=CorpseGrinder=] and get quests from him. It's unbelievable, just unbelievable."" And he is, of course, an orc. Not some pansy alliance elf...

* CreativeDifferences: Depending on who you ask, Barnes either left because of this or because his excessive marijuana usage blew out his voice and made him unable to consistently pull off his gutturals.

* [[BannedInChina Banned in Australia and Germany]] - until 2007 and 2006, respectively. The German case only applied to some of their music, however.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen - The band's fifth album, ''Vile'', was originally going to be called ''Created To Kill''. Before the band's original singer, Chris Barnes, left the band, they recorded some of the songs for the album with his vocals and different lyrics.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen - The band's fifth album, ''Vile'', was originally going to be called ''Created To Kill". Before the band's original singer, Chris Barnes, left the band, they recorded some of the songs for the album with his vocals and different lyrics.