Paul Mazurkiewicz's Drum Setup on Cannibal Corpse's 'Chaos Horrific' (2023) | MetalForge

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Cannibal Corpse's most recent album?

As of this writing, Cannibal Corpse's most recent studio album is Chaos Horrific (2023), the band's sixteenth studio album, released September 22, 2023 through Metal Blade Records. It followed Violence Unimagined (2021) and was produced by Erik Rutan, the band's guitarist since 2020, at his Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida.

What kit did Paul Mazurkiewicz use on Chaos Horrific?

On Chaos Horrific (2023), Paul Mazurkiewicz played the same Pearl Reference kit he has used since Kill (2006) — dual 22-inch x 18-inch kick drums, a four-tom layout in maple/African mahogany hybrid shells, and his 14-inch x 6.5-inch Pearl Free-Floating steel-shell snare. His Meinl Byzance cymbal setup and Pearl Eliminator double bass pedal carried over unchanged from Violence Unimagined (2021).

Who produced Chaos Horrific and how does it compare to Rutan's other Cannibal Corpse albums?

Chaos Horrific was produced, engineered, and mixed by Erik Rutan at his own Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida. It is Rutan's sixth Cannibal Corpse production credit overall — following Kill (2006), Evisceration Plague (2009), Torture (2012), Red Before Black (2017), and Violence Unimagined (2021) — and his second as a full-time member of the band.

How did Chaos Horrific perform commercially and critically?

Chaos Horrific reached #142 on the Billboard 200, #9 on the US Top Hard Rock Albums chart, and #1 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums chart, with additional international placements of #6 in Germany and #10 in Switzerland. Critical reception was strongly positive: Blabbermouth.net gave it 9/10, Metal Storm and Metal Injection both gave 8/10, Kerrang! and MetalSucks both scored it 4/5, and AllMusic rated it 3.5/5.

What albums did Cannibal Corpse release in the 2020s?

Cannibal Corpse released two studio albums in the 2020s so far: Violence Unimagined (2021), their fifteenth studio album and first with Erik Rutan as an official band member, and Chaos Horrific (2023), their sixteenth studio album and most recent release as of this writing. Both were produced by Rutan at his Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida.

What tracks are on Chaos Horrific?

Chaos Horrific is a ten-track album: "Overlords of Violence," "Frenzied Feeding," "Summoned for Sacrifice," "Blood Blind," "Vengeful Invasion," the title track "Chaos Horrific," "Fracture and Refracture," "Pitchfork Impalement," "Pestilential Rictus," and "Drain You Empty."