Cannibal Corpse are one of the most legendary bands in death metal, carving their name in blood and guts over the last four decades. They’ve inspired countless bands, including some very directly. Enter Infinite Misery, a trio hailing from Connecticut. Named after the track from Corpse’s 2006 classic, Kill, Infinite Misery perform death metal in the style of Kill and its follow-up, Evisceration Plague.
In this case, “in the style of” means “Cannibal Corpse worship of the highest order.” They showcased it on 2024’s Lacerated Viscera demo and they’re back with “Altar of Extracted Teeth,” the first single from a new EP of the same name. Vocalist Mike Jacques (ex-Frog Mallet) and guest vocalist Alexander Sason (Undeath) deliver their vocal salvos in the unmistakable style of George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher, while multi-instrumentalist Rob Muller captures the styles of both guitarists (Pat O’Brien and Rob Barrett), bassist Alex Webster and drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz. Toss in some leads from Jeremy Colborn (Vile Ritual) and you’ve got something strangely familiar.
Speaking on writing the song, Muller tells Decibel: ”
“Songwriting for this project is a little tricky because there’s a clear era of Cannibal or album that each song draws distinct inspiration from. With ‘Altar of Extracted Teeth,’ I aimed to mirror a lot of nuances I love about Evisceration Plague (the album), which in my opinion, has some of the band’s most commercial elements and distinctive chorus hooks. Once I had the main chorus riff, it was really just a lot of trial and error in trying to match and continue that ‘theme’ throughout, while bringing in other elements that I love from that album. With instrumentals loosely done, I then pick a lyrical concept that fits the vibe and chip away at the patterns like something Corpsegrinder (well, probably Alex or Paul) would do. As counterintuitive as it may sound, the songwriting for this band gets approached pretty similarly to pop songs since there are those ‘hooks’ and repetitive parts that carry throughout!”
And on recruiting Sason, he says:
“Jeremy, our other guitar player, runs a pedal company called Heretic Effects that makes an overdrive (Bone Remover) that is used by Kyle Beam of Undeath in his live rig—I’m pretty sure it’s been the main boost / overdrive on their last two records, too. Either way, the relationship between Kyle and Jeremy goes back a few years and came about because Jeremy was a big Undeath fan (as am I) and had offered to make Kyle some pedals, which are still being used for the band. Given the existing gear partnership, friendship and our love for Undeath as a band, we thought it would be rad to have Alex on the track. We are very thankful that he said yes when we reached out about the guest spot and he absolutely killed it!”
Kneel at the “Altar of Extracted Teeth.” The EP is out on February 6 via Iron Fortress.
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