Top 10 Best Cannibal Corpse Songs

Picking favorites from a band that's been bludgeoning eardrums since the late '80s isn't easy. With over a dozen albums, lineup changes, and more riff-filled carnage than most bands could dream of, narrowing it down feels almost criminal.

You've got the classics that basically wrote the playbook for American death metal. You've got the newer stuff that proves these guys aren't slowing down, just getting meaner with age. And let's not forget the deep cuts, the ones that don't always get shouted out on stage but still rip just as hard.

If you've been spinning Butchered at Birth since day one, or you just stumbled into this blood-splattered pit after hearing Hammer Smashed Face in a video game or horror movie, there's something here for you.

Get in there and vote for the tracks that still punch you in the gut every time the drums kick in or Corpsegrinder lets loose with that ungodly roar. Maybe it's the song that first got you into the genre. Maybe it's the one that made you question your sanity in the best possible way. Or maybe it's just the one with the nastiest breakdown you've ever heard.

Whatever your reasoning is, this is the place to let it rip. Go vote, argue in the comments, and remind the world why Cannibal Corpse still rules the underground like a rotting, riff-slinging beast that refuses to die.

The Top Ten

Hammer Smashed Face

The rhythmic start followed by the blast beats and gore just blows your head off. This song is awesome. Just think of the labor these guys have put in!

It would have been better if this song had any words.

The true definition of a high-voltage song.
Make Them Suffer

This is their best song, and I think it's the most brutal. Hammer Smashed Face is a great song too, but I can't understand the lyrics that are sung in the song.

Pure savagery. Unleashing the Bloodthirsty needs to be on this list, though.

The first song I heard from Cannibal Corpse.
I C** Blood

The first death metal song that I ever liked was Evisceration Plague, and I thought the lyrics were too sick. Boy, was I wrong.
By the way, the instrumental is great.

I love this song. It has great guitar work, and Barnes's growls were amazing. It should have a higher rating.

My favorite song, along with Hammer Smashed Face. But I gave this one the vote.
Stripped, Raped and Strangled

The best Corpse song! From the lyrics to the riffs to the transitions, it's their masterpiece! "She was so beautiful... I had to kill her!" "I come alive in the darkness!" Fantastic!
Barnes at his finest!

The main riff is just so evil. The vocals, guitars, bass, and drums are just bloody awesome!
Evisceration Plague

I don't understand why so many people think Hammer Smashed Face is the best song from Cannibal Corpse. The voice of Chris Barnes in that song is so quiet and lacks the power that George Fisher has.

This song is absolutely incredible. Everything about it, the guitar riff, the drum beats. Even the lyrics are very clear and brutal. Love this song.

I love this song. It got me into Cannibal Corpse, man.
F***** With a Knife

From the "Bleeding" album of 1994, a staple of Cannibal, mainly for the title. It is, however, much more and demonstrates the evolution of the band.
"The Bleeding," being the fourth album, demonstrates a much more refined quality sound than the first three. The riffing on this album, and this song, puts the first three albums into the "first three albums" category.

It has to be their best because if you hear his voice, it sounds like he's about to die. It's so brutal.
Meat Hook Sodomy
Frantic Disembowelment

Their most technical song to date, but still fast and heavy. The best!

I still think this is the most aggressive music I've heard to this day.
Pit of Zombies

This song epitomizes what Cannibal Corpse is all about. Great guitar work. Awesome lyrics. Drums pounding away. You would have to try hard not to like this song.

Fantastic song, really catchy beat, amazing guitar playing, intense drumming, very good vocals. Definitely one of Cannibal Corpse's best songs without a doubt.

The song was simply amazing. The lyrics were amazing, and the vocals were some of the best I've heard from Corpsegrinder, in my opinion.
Addicted to Vaginal Skin

The main riff is the coolest ever! Tomb of the Mutilated is their best album. This is death metal!

The Newcomers

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Code of the Slashers

This song is new. Give it time - it will climb the ranks!
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Scavenger Consuming Death

The Contenders

Scourge of Iron

So different from a lot of Cannibal's past work, and I feel like that makes it stand out. It takes a break from the epic speed and craziness of their usual work. Instead, they made a crushing death groove of a song, and it slays!
It should definitely be rated higher!

This song is definitely one of their best, even if it's a bit more recent. It has such a slow and heavy riff. It's one of their most brutal-sounding songs.

That main riff! So brutal, groovy, and gory.
Necropedophile

This relates to my life in so many ways. I used to have this as my ringtone at the tender age of 16. I was obsessed with the message in this song.
One evening, I sat down for dinner with my family. When my phone rang from the room next door, the room went silent. My mom quickly admitted me to a mental health clinic, as she was concerned for my little sister. #poetryinmotion

Their most underrated song. Necropedophile, to me, is everything death metal should be.

This song used to make my stomach turn. Then I grew a pair.
Kill or Become
A Skull Full of Maggots
Sentenced to Burn
No Remorse
Staring Through the Eyes of the Dead
Vomit the Soul

That intro riff is just amazing, and the part with Glen Benton just makes it even more brutal and superior to most of Cannibal Corpse's earlier stuff.
Devoured by Vermin
The Cryptic Stench

The guitar work on this song is so beautiful. Pat kicks so much ass here.
Disfigured

A straightforward song with amazing vocals. It stays loyal to the intro riff throughout the song.
Encased in Concrete
I Will Kill You
Demented Aggression

Fast and brutal. Deserves top ten!
Entrails Ripped from a Virgin's C***

I proposed to my ex with this song.