Torture (album)

For other uses, see Torture (disambiguation).

2012 studio album by Cannibal Corpse

Torture

Studio album by

Cannibal Corpse

Released| March 13, 2012 (2012-03-13)[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
| Evisceration Plague
(2009)  | Torture
(2012)  | A Skeletal Domain
(2014)

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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]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

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]

## Track listing

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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

German edition bonus tracksNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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13.| "Death Walking Terror" (live)| Webster| 3:34
14.| "Make Them Suffer" (live)|

* Mazurkiewicz
* O'Brien

| 3:08
15.| "Disfigured" (live)|

* George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher
* Webster

| 3:29

## Credits

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Cannibal Corpse

* George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher – vocals
* Pat O'Brien – lead guitar
* Rob Barrett – rhythm guitar
* Alex Webster – bass
* Paul Mazurkiewicz – drums

## Charts

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Chart  | Peak
position

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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] | 40
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] | 95
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] | 35
French Albums (SNEP)[18] | 139
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] | 40
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[20] | 235
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21] | 37
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] | 72
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[23] | 18
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[24] | 5
US Billboard 200[2] | 38
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[25] | 7
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[26] | 3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[27] | 12
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[28] | 4

## References

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1. ^ Staff writer(s). "Cannibal Corpse "Torture" - Metal Blade Records". www.metalblade.com. Metal Blade Records. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
2. ^ a b "Cannibal Corpse Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
3. ^ Staff (March 23, 2012). "Metal By (Some) Numbers 3/23: Selling Albums Can Be Torture - Metal Insider". www.metalinsider.net. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
4. ^ Torture at Metacritic
5. ^ Jervis, Marcus. "Cannibal Corpse - Torture Review". heavymetal.about.com. About.com. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
6. ^ Heaney, Gregory. Torture \- Cannibal Corpse at AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
7. ^ Alisoglu, Scott (March 4, 2012). "CD Reviews - Torture Cannibal Corpse - Blabbermouth.net". www.blabbermouth.net. Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
8. ^ Young, Alex (March 23, 2012). "Cannibal Corpse – Torture - Album Reviews - Consequence of Sound". consequence.net. Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
9. ^ Falzon, Denise (March 13, 2012). "Cannibal Corpse Torture". exclaim.ca. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
10. ^ Arnold, Neil. "CANNIBAL CORPSE – Torture (2012) - Album / EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine". www.metalforcesmagazine.com. Metal Forces. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
11. ^ Doc Godin (March 13, 2012). "Cannibal Corpse - Torture review - Metal Storm". www.metalstorm.net. Metal Storm. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
12. ^ Hayes, Craig (March 7, 2012). "Cannibal Corpse: Torture - PopMatters". www.popmatters.com. PopMatters. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
13. ^ McIver, Joel. "Torture - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com. Diamond Publishing. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
14. ^ Badin, Oliver 'Zoltan (April 2012). "Selected and Dissected". Terrorizer. No. 221\. p. 66.
15. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Cannibal Corpse – Torture" (in German). Hung Medien.
16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Cannibal Corpse – Torture" (in French). Hung Medien.
17. ^ "Cannibal Corpse: Torture" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
18. ^ "Lescharts.com – Cannibal Corpse – Torture". Hung Medien.
19. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
20. ^ "トーチャー - カンニバル・コープス - ORICON STYLE".
21. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Cannibal Corpse – Torture". Hung Medien.
22. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Cannibal Corpse – Torture". Hung Medien.
23. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
24. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
25. ^ "Cannibal Corpse Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
26. ^ "Cannibal Corpse Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard.
27. ^ "Cannibal Corpse Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
28. ^ "Cannibal Corpse Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.

## External links

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* Torture at AllMusic
* Torture at Metal Blade Records

* v
* t
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Cannibal Corpse

* Alex Webster
* Paul Mazurkiewicz
* Rob Barrett
* George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher
* Erik Rutan

* Bob Rusay
* Chris Barnes
* Jack Owen
* Pat O'Brien

Studio albums|

* Eaten Back to Life
* Butchered at Birth
* Tomb of the Mutilated
* The Bleeding
* Vile
* Gallery of Suicide
* Bloodthirst
* Gore Obsessed
* The Wretched Spawn
* Kill
* Evisceration Plague
* Torture
* A Skeletal Domain
* Red Before Black
* Violence Unimagined
* Chaos Horrific

Live albums|

* Live Cannibalism

EPs|

* Hammer Smashed Face

Box sets|

* 15 Year Killing Spree

Video albums|

* Monolith of Death Tour '96–'97
* Live Cannibalism
* Centuries of Torment: The First 20 Years
* Global Evisceration

Related articles|

* Discography
* Six Feet Under
* Monstrosity
* Malevolent Creation
* Deicide
* Paths of Possession
* Serpentine Dominion
* Vince Locke

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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