September 7th, 2024 - Eaten Back to Life by Tiny Bites

 

Hello and happy Saturday evil-doers and craft brew freaks!  The Meista here getting heavy and aggressive with "Eaten Back To Life", the brutally classic debut album by the mighty Cannibal Corpse and a tasty and hoppy Tiny Bites Petite IPA from the fine folks at Drekker Brewing Company!  Hails!

Album Info:

• Artist: Cannibal Corpse
• Title: "Eaten Back To Life"
• Recorded: 1990 at Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida
• Release date: August 16th, 1990 (1st studio album by Cannibal Corpse)
• Record company: Metal Blade Records
• Production: Scott Burns
• Album cover art: Vincent Locke (artwork) and Chris Barnes (band logo)
• Personnel: Chris Barnes (vocals), Paul Mazurkiewicz (drums), Jack Owen (guitars), Bob Rusay (guitars), and Alex Webster (bass)
• Guest musicians: Glen Benton (vocals) and Francis Howard (vocals)
• Musical style: Death metal, extreme horror metal
• Sound: An explosive, in-your-face, raw, brutal, and powerfully heavy sonic onslaught, "Eaten Back To Life" was a game-changer!  The songs are fast and furious, sometime chaotic, and always aggressively provocative. 
• Major themes: Horror, gore, violence, death, sickness, murder, destruction, evil, zombies, etc.
• Tracks: 

1. "Shredded Humans"
2. "Edible Autopsy"
3. "Put Them To Death"
4. "Mangled"
5. "Scattered Remains, Splattered Brains"
6. "Born In A Casket"
7. "Rotting Head"
8. "The Undead Will Feast"
9. "Bloody Chunks"
10. "A Skull Full Of Maggots"
11. "Buried In The Backyard"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Drekker Brewing Company (Fargo, North Dakota) 
• Website: https://drekkerbrewing.com/
• Brew: Tiny Bites Petite IPA
• Style: New England style India Pale Ale (IPA)
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 5.0% 
• Ingredients: Centennial, Citra, Vic Secret, and Belma hops with oats and spelt
• Pour: The Tiny Bites pours a hazy, bright yellow hue with a billowy and sustained, 1+ finger, bright white head with soapy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is characterized by citrusy, tropical, melon, earthy, herbal, and sweet notes.  There are aromas of grapefruit juice, orange juice, tangerine, papaya, pineapple, melon, soft peach, light pine resin, herbal tea, and sweet toffee.
• Taste: The taste of the Tiny Bites follows the nose with lots of fruit (citrus, tropical, and melon), herbal, and soft malty flavors.  There are notes of ripe cantaloupe and watermelon, candied lemon, tangerine, orange juice, pineapple, apricot, very light pine, and sweet, bready malts.
• Mouthfeel: Full-bodied with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel of the Tiny Bites is crisp and juicy, yet somewhat creamy and smooth, with a very dry, slightly bitter, yet soft finish.

Overall pairing: The Drekker Tiny Bites Petite IPA is very crushable and wonderfully hoppy IPA 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 from 2022 with legendary Cannibal Corpse drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz: https://youtu.be/dGAKbzTKq50