Tomb of the Mutilated

Tomb of the Mutilated is the third studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse, released on September 22, 1992, by Metal Blade Records. The album was recorded at Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida by Scott Burns. It is the band's final album to feature their original lineup, as founding guitarist Bob Rusay was fired and replaced with Malevolent Creation guitarist Rob Barrett after the album's release. The band has since stated that Rusay did not perform any rhythm guitar tracks on the album at the request of Burns, and that some of the guitar leads he was permitted to record were ultimately re-recorded by Jack Owen. Tomb of the Mutilated is notorious for its album cover artwork, which depicts a male and a female zombie engaged in cunnilingus. The artwork was created by longtime collaborator Vince Locke. The artwork's original incarnation was reportedly rejected by Metal Blade Records president Brian Slagel because it "wasn't gory enough", which resulted in the final product. A censored version of the cover artwork was also created. The album's music is considered to be more complex and refined than its predecessors. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)