Paul Mazurkiewicz's Drum Setup on Cannibal Corpse's Evisceration Plague (2009) | MetalForge
Complete drum gear breakdown for Cannibal Corpse's Evisceration Plague (2009). Paul Mazurkiewicz's Pearl Reference and Meinl rig, Erik Rutan's second Mana Re...
Frequently Asked Questions
What kit did Paul Mazurkiewicz use on Evisceration Plague?
On Evisceration Plague (2009), Paul Mazurkiewicz played the same fully mature Pearl Reference kit documented on 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, giving the album the same core rig as its predecessor with no gear changes.
Who produced Evisceration Plague and where was it recorded?
Evisceration Plague was produced by Erik Rutan at his own Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida — his second consecutive Cannibal Corpse production after Kill (2006). The same producer/studio pairing continued through nearly every subsequent Cannibal Corpse album, and Rutan eventually joined the band as lead guitarist in 2020.
How did Evisceration Plague perform commercially?
Evisceration Plague debuted at #66 on the Billboard 200 upon its February 3, 2009 release, selling approximately 9,600 copies in its first week. That made it Cannibal Corpse's highest Billboard 200 debut to that point, surpassing Kill's #170 debut three years earlier.
What did critics say about Paul Mazurkiewicz's drumming on Evisceration Plague?
Contemporary reviews widely singled out Mazurkiewicz's playing on Evisceration Plague as among the most technically accomplished of his career, praising his insanely fast, tightly controlled blast-beat work. AllMusic's Greg Prato awarded the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, describing its "metronome-like precision drumming" and "razor-sharp riffing" as core strengths of the record.
What is significant about the Evisceration Plague title track?
The title track "Evisceration Plague" is the fifth Cannibal Corpse song to share its title with its parent album, and it received an official music video — a comparatively rare marketing push for the band at that point in its career. At over eight minutes long, it is one of the longest and most dynamically varied songs the band had released, and is frequently cited as the album's centerpiece.