Torture | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 13, 2012[1] | |||
Recorded | 2011–2012 | |||
Studio | Sonic Ranch Studios, Tornillo, TX, Mana Studios, St. Petersburg, FL | |||
Genre | Death metal | |||
Length | 43:51 | |||
Label | Metal Blade | |||
Producer | Erik Rutan | |||
Cannibal Corpse chronology | ||||
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Torture is the twelfth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse, released on March 13, 2012 by Metal Blade Records. The album was produced at Sonic Ranch Studios by Hate Eternal guitarist Erik Rutan (an ex- Morbid Angel member).
The album entered the US Billboard 200 at number 38,[2] selling 9,600 copies its first week.[3]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 81%[4] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
About.com | [5] |
AllMusic | [6] |
Blabbermouth.net | 8/10[7] |
Consequence of Sound | positive[8] |
Exclaim! | positive[9] |
Metal Forces | 7/10[10] |
Metal Storm | positive[11] |
PopMatters | [12] |
Record Collector | [13] |
Torture received critical acclaim upon its release. Review aggregator Metacritic gave the album an 81 out of 100 based on seven reviews from professional critics.
Terrorizer gave the album a four out of five rating, noting that "Rob Barrett's vicious input and a welcome return of some manic Dark Angel riffing nevertheless makes this one a pick of the bunch, next to Kill" while also admitting "there are barely any surprises from seasoned death metal fans here".[14]
Metal Hammer named "Scourge of Iron" number 5 on its list of "the 10 filthiest death metal riffs ever", calling it "the king of all dumb-dumb riffs".[15]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Demented Aggression" | Paul Mazurkiewicz | O'Brien | 3:14 |
2. | "Sarcophagic Frenzy" | Rob Barrett | Barrett | 3:42 |
3. | "Scourge of Iron" | Alex Webster | Webster | 4:44 |
4. | "Encased in Concrete" | Mazurkiewicz | Barrett | 3:13 |
5. | "As Deep as the Knife Will Go" | Mazurkiewicz | O'Brien | 3:25 |
6. | "Intestinal Crank" | Webster | Webster | 3:54 |
7. | "Followed Home Then Killed" | Mazurkiewicz | O'Brien | 3:36 |
8. | "The Strangulation Chair" | Webster | Webster | 4:09 |
9. | "Caged... Contorted" | Barrett | Barrett | 3:53 |
10. | "Crucifier Avenged" | Webster | Webster | 3:46 |
11. | "Rabid" | Webster | Webster | 3:04 |
12. | "Torn Through" | Mazurkiewicz | O'Brien | 3:11 |
Total length: | 43:51 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Death Walking Terror" (live) | Webster | 3:34 |
14. | "Make Them Suffer" (live) |
| 3:08 |
15. | "Disfigured" (live) |
| 3:29 |
Chart | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16] | 40 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] | 95 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[18] | 35 |
French Albums (SNEP)[19] | 139 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] | 40 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[21] | 235 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[22] | 37 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] | 72 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[24] | 18 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[25] | 5 |
US Billboard 200[2] | 38 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[26] | 7 |
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[27] | 3 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[28] | 12 |
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[29] | 4 |