March 11th, 2023 - Hop Raiding The Tomb Of The Mutilated

Hey there metalheads and hop heads of all ages!  Your drinking buddy the Meista here today getting a little wild and a little aggressive with a hoppy and delicious Voodoo Ranger Hop Raider IPA from the fine folks at New Belgium Brewing Company and "Tomb Of The Mutilated", the brutal 3rd album by the mighty Cannibal Corpse!  Hell yeah!! 

Album Info:

• Artist: Cannibal Corpse
• Title: "Tomb Of The Mutilated"
• Recorded: June 1st through the 15th, 1992 at Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida
• Release date: September 22nd, 1992 (3rd studio album by Cannibal Corpse)
• Record company: Metal Blade Records
• Production: Scott Burns
• Album cover art: Vincent Locke
• Personnel: Chris Barnes (vocals), Paul Mazurkiewicz (drums), Jack Owen (guitars), Bob Rusay (guitars), and Alex Webster (bass)
• Musical style: Death metal, extreme horror metal
• Sound: A definitive, very controversial, and unapologetic death metal album, "Tomb Of The Mutilated" is an explosive and gripping, in-your-face, raw, and powerfully heavy sonic onslaught!  
• Major themes: Horror, violence, perversion, death, sickness, murder, destruction, evil, zombies, etc.
• Tracks: 

1. "Hammer Smashed Face"
2. "I Cum Blood"
3. "Addicted To Vaginal Skin"
4. "Split Wide Open"
5. " Necropedophile"
6. "The Cryptic Stench"
7. "Entrails Ripped From A Virgin's Cunt"
8. "Post Mortal Ejaculation"
9. "Beyond The Cemetary"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: New Belgium Brewing Company (Colorado)
• Website: https://www.newbelgium.com/ 
• Brew: Voodoo Ranger Hop Raider IPA
• Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
• Serving: 12 ounce can
• ABV: 8.1%
• IBUs: 43
• Ingredients: Chinook, Citra, Galaxy, Nelson Sauvin, Pahto, and Sabro hops along with Pale, Caramel, and Honey malts 
• Pour: The Voodoo Ranger Hop Raider IPA pours a clear, golden-amber hue with a frothy, off-white, 1+ finger head with great retention and lots of sticky, intricate lacing.
• Nose: The nose is floral, citrusy, earthy, and herbal.  There are aromas of wildflowers, grapefruit rind, tangerine, apricot, and soft caramel.
• Taste: The taste of the Voodoo Ranger Hop Raider IPA follows the nose with lots of punchy, hop-forward, citrusy, and stone fruit flavors.  There are notes of pink grapefruit juice, tangerine, peach, apricot, herbal tea, light pine, and caramel/toffee.
• Mouthfeel: Medium to full-bodied and moderately carbonated, the Voodoo Ranger Hop Raider IPA's mouthfeel is very crisp and hoppy with a dry and slightly bitter finish.

Overall pairing: The punchy and aggressive, yet fruity and complex flavors and aromas of New Belgium's great Voodoo Ranger Hop Raider IPA is sure to get you all charged up for the pit!  And that my friends is exactly the kind of beer you want when blasting the highly intense, powerfully brutal aggression that is the mighty Cannibal Corpse!  'Nuff said!

HAILS!!

If you haven't done so already, check out my interview with Cannibal Corpse drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz: https://youtu.be/dGAKbzTKq50

Cheers!!