Butchered at Birth

Butchered at Birth
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Studio album by Cannibal Corpse
Released	July 1, 1991
Recorded	1991 at Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida
Genre	Death metal
Length	36:34
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Scott Burns
Cannibal Corpse chronology
Eaten Back to Life (1990)Eaten Back to Life1990 Butchered at Birth (1991) Tomb of the Mutilated (1992)Tomb of the Mutilated1992

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Butchered at Birth is the second studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. It was released in 1991 through Metal Blade Records. Even though the album was banned, it was not given a censored re-release or new artwork.

Controversy

The album was banned in Germany due to the violent artwork. The first pressings of the compact disc were wrapped in white butcher paper stamped with the band logo and album title in red ink. Butchered at Birth′s cover also drew a complaint from the Ontario Provincial Police in Canada, which led to stores being told not to sell the album to people younger than 20 years old.

“Rancid Amputation” was given a lounge music rearrangement by Andrew Hansen of the Australian comedy team The Chaser in July 2006 when the band came under controversy due to their lyrical content prior to touring in Australia. Before performing the song, Hansen told the audience that it's "the music that's the problem, not the lyrics", thus performing the song in a lounge style.

Sound

Butchered at Birth was the Cannibal Corpse album to establish their trademark, death metal style, as many say that their first album Eaten Back to Life had more thrash elements to it. Chris Barnes' vocals became noticeably lower, as this is the first time fans experienced his associated "inhuman" grunting. People often credit Barnes with the sound change, as the album's producer, label and where it was produced is the same as Eaten Back to Life.

Track listing

All song lyrics written by Chris Barnes. The music is written by Cannibal Corpse.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Meat Hook Sodomy"	5:46
2.	"Gutted"	3:15
3.	"Living Dissection"	4:00
4.	"Under the Rotted Flesh"	5:04
5.	"Covered with Sores"	3:17
6.	"Vomit the Soul"	4:30
7.	"Butchered at Birth"	2:45
8.	"Rancid Amputation"	3:16
9.	"Innards Decay"	4:38
10.	"Covered with Sores (live)" (2002 remaster bonus track)	3:59
Total length:		36:34

Personnel

• Chris Barnes – vocals
• Jack Owen – guitar
• Bob Rusay - guitar
• Alex Webster – bass
• Paul Mazurkiewicz – drums
• Glen Benton – backing vocals on "Vomit the Soul"