CANNIBAL CORPSE Announces Fall 2024 European Tour With MUNICIPAL WASTE And IMMOLATION

Death metal veterans CANNIBAL CORPSE will return to European soil this fall on a month-long headlining tour. The journey begins September 20 in Oberhausen, Germany and runs through October 20 in Frankfurt, Germany. Support will be provided by MUNICIPAL WASTE, IMMOLATION and SCHIZOPHRENIA.

Comments CANNIBAL CORPSE bassist Alex Webster: "We've played some festivals with MUNICIPAL WASTE in the past but we've never done a full tour with them, so we're really excited that it's finally happening. And, of course, we've done a lot of touring with our friends IMMOLATION over the years. We're always ready to hit the road with them again; they're one of our favorite bands, both personally and musically. It'll be an intense night of death and thrash metal, and SCHIZOPHRENIA's blend of those genres should be a perfect way to kick things off. We can't wait for this one. See you this fall!"

Tickets for the tour go on sale Thursday, March 28 at 11:00 a.m. U.K. time at www.cannibalcorpse.net.

CANNIBAL CORPSE tour dates with MUNICIPAL WASTE, IMMOLATION, SCHIZOPHRENIA:

Sep. 20 - Turbinenhalle 2 - Oberhausen, DE
Sep. 21 - Doornrosje - Nijmegen, NL
Sep. 22 - Rockhal - Esch-Sur-Alzette, LU
Sep. 23 - Elysee Montmartre - Paris, FR
Sep. 25 - Beacon - Bristol, GB
Sep. 26 - Barrowlands - Glasgow, GB
Sep. 27 - O2 Victoria Warehouse - Manchester, GB
Sep. 28 - O2 Academy - Birmingham, GB
Sep. 29 - Roundhouse - London, GB
Oct. 01 - Halle O2 - Heidelberg, DE
Oct. 02 - Grosse Freiheit 36 - Hamburg, DE
Oct. 03 - Amager Bio - Copenhagen, DK
Oct. 04 - Klubben - Stockholm, SE
Oct. 05 - Rockefeller - Oslo, NO
Oct. 06 - Tradgarn - Gothenburg, SE
Oct. 08 - Astra - Berlin, DE
Oct. 09 - A2 - Wroclaw, PL
Oct. 11 - Barba Negra - Budapest, HU
Oct. 12 - Vienna Metal Meeting - Vienna, AT
Oct. 13 - Kino Siska - Ljubljana, SI
Oct. 15 - Alcatraz - Milan, IT
Oct. 17 - Komplex 457 - Zurich, CH
Oct. 18 - Felsenkeller - Leipzig, DE
Oct. 19 - Music Hall - Geiselwind, DE
Oct. 20 - Batschkapp – Frankfurt, DE

CANNIBAL CORPSE's sixteenth studio album, "Chaos Horrific", was released last September via Metal Blade Records.

Since 1988, CANNIBAL CORPSE have been at the forefront of death metal, shaping and defining the genre. In 2021, they raised the stakes again with "Violence Unimagined". And in 2023, the band's thirty-fifth anniversary, they returned with its successor, the equally monstrous "Chaos Horrific", starting a new chapter in their storied legacy.

Written shortly after the conclusion of the "Violence Unimagined" sessions, echoes of that album exist in "Chaos Horrific".

"To me, this album feels sort of like a continuation of 'Violence Unimagined'," says Webster.

The bandmembers have always been noted for technicality and complex songwriting, but that doesn't define where the writing process takes them.

"I believe that our songwriting has progressed in a manner where every song paves its own path, whether it's a straightforward or technical song," notes guitarist Rob Barrett. "Sometimes it's a mix of both, so there's no preconceived idea that we want to be more technical. The music just sort of takes its own course."

Webster concurs: "I don't think there was any conscious effort to make things more technical, so if it wound up that way it would just be a natural result of us trying to write the heaviest songs we could."

CANNIBAL CORPSE had no master plan, approaching each track with an open mind.

"I never go into a record thinking about anything, I just let the writing flow freely with no limitations," says guitarist/producer Erik Rutan. "But this time, I knew I wanted to push the envelope a bit in a different direction than 'Violence Unimagined' — expand the dynamics, explore new territory without departing from what CANNIBAL CORPSE is and always shall be."

Rutan has now produced six CANNIBAL CORPSE albums, starting with 2006's "Kill", and this is Rutan's second release as a full-fledged member, since officially joining in 2020. Tracking at Rutan's Mana Studio in Florida, the band's home state, was comfortable for all involved, who were at the top of their game and ready to give it their all. Things went smoother than ever, particularly on the guitar front thanks to Barrett and Rutan having "custom guitars built with longer scale necks to hold the proper intonation necessary for lower tunings," says Barrett.

CANNIBAL CORPSE drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz named the record and his cohorts felt it was a great representation of the band. Subjects covered include fighting off hordes of zombies ("Chaos Horrific"),the selection of a random individual to be dismembered and sacrificed ("Summoned For Sacrifice"),and the violent revenge of victims of human trafficking ("Vengeful Invasion"). The album artwork by longtime collaborator Vince Locke is also suitably CANNIBAL CORPSE-esque, featuring a chaotic tangle of the living and the undead, evoking the lyrics of the title track.

Photo by Alex Morgan