IoMP 163: What is Cannibal Corpse's Heaviest Song?
How do you determine the heaviest song by one of the heaviest bands in metal history?
That's the challenge Collin and Tom somehow decided was a good idea.
To prepare for this episode, Collin listened to every single Cannibal Corpse album before trimming hundreds of songs into a massive shortlist. From there, the duo spent hours comparing riffs, breakdowns, grooves, vocals, atmosphere, and pure sonic violence to build the ultimate Top 10.
Along the way they discover that the heaviest songs aren't always the fastest. Sometimes it's the slower, crushing riffs that hit the hardest. They also revisit the Chris Barnes era, celebrate George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher's incredible vocal performances, discuss which albums consistently deliver the band's most devastating material, and debate whether metal's most infamous anthem deserves its legendary reputation.
Of course, this wouldn't be an Influencers of Metal episode without plenty of hilarious detours. The Pumpkin Queen joins the duo and weighs in with the perspective of someone experiencing Cannibal Corpse for the first time, Collin leans way too hard into the episode's theme, and the conversation somehow bounces between horrifying death metal, baking, dating advice, album artwork, and everything in between.
Whether you've followed Cannibal Corpse since the early '90s or you're just getting into death metal, this episode is packed with passionate debate, surprising picks, and enough crushing riffs to make your neck sore just thinking about them.
Do you agree with the final ranking? Which Cannibal Corpse song would you crown as their heaviest?
Click Play and find out where your favourite lands—then tell us what we got right (or spectacularly wrong).
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