Review by Alex Grindor on November 22, 2021.

Cannibal Corpse, one of the most important and at the same time, controversial death metal bands in the world, given their explicit lyrics and album covers that probably caused some gag reflex to some people. What we have here is the masterpiece of Cannibal Corpse, an album filled with horror, necrophile and more shit. No album made by the band after this album has the horror and sick touch that Tomb Of The Mutilated had and still has to this day.

The most important thing in this album are the vocals, made with no effects or modified with a computer. I couldn't believe it when I started to hear this. Other good point in this album is the ambient of the songs. Clearly based in horror, cannibalism and mutilation. This album contains most of the classics: 'Hammer Smashed Face', 'I Cum Blood', 'Addicted To Vaginal Skin', and many more, all of them preferred by the death metal fans (myself included).

'Hammer Smashed Face' became immediately one of my favorites, mainly due to the riff made after the "My blood runs cold" part. 'Addicted To Vaginal Skin' is an amazing song, starting with a killer's confession and then the song starts slow until Barnes starts to sing. 'I Cum Blood' is... I don't know what to say of this, another of my preferred songs. 'Split Wide Open' starts to show some bass skills, just like 'I Cum Blood'. And then we have another masterpiece called 'Necropedophile' (man, what was Barnes thinking or smoking while making these titles?). Then we have 'The Cryptic Stench', another display of bass skills and terror riffs. Then comes 'Entrails Ripped From A Virgin's Cunt', and the bass doesn't seem to get tired of playing. After that we have 'Post Mortal Ejaculation' which starts very slow with both guitars (first one, then another) and keeps slow until Barnes starts the singing. And the album ends with 'Beyond The Cemetery', the last display of bass and guitars.

As stated before, the vocals are the best in this album, especially the little screams in 'Hammer Smashed Face' and 'I Cum Blood' that are mixed with those deep guttural vocals that everyone who hears wonder "is singing or what?". The guitars really tried to create an atmosphere of terror, and they did it. This was one of the first album I heard which showed the bass, examples are: 'I Cum Blood', 'Entrails Ripped From A Virgin's Cunt' and 'Necropedophile'. The drums are really amazing as well.

Special mention to the album front cover, showing a cunnilingus made by two undead. Well done Cannibal Corpse, well done indeed.

Tomb Of The Mutilated is a must-have for every brutal death metal fan, a choice you'll never regret to make. If you have money, buy it. If you don't, download it, but you must have this album, now!

Highlights: 'Hammer Smashed Face', 'I Cum Blood', 'Addicted To Vaginal Skin', 'Necropedophile'.

Rating: 9.5 out of 10

Review by Tara on November 29, 2016.

Forteresse, the leaders of "Métal Noir Québécois" have returned to the forefront of ambient black metal with their latest release, Thèmes Pour La Rébellion. It is the Canadian quartets fifth full length release in their ten year life span and their strongest material to date. It follows in the footsteps of previous albums: a masterful and powerful black metal masterpiece engulfed in a swirling wall of biting tremolo, epic atmosphere and ambiance. It has an overall larger sound over past works perhaps due to the production quality and addition of two new band members.

The theme to this album is boldly depicted in its cover art, which features an illustration of Quebec City set ablaze. I'm not that much of a history buff but those of you who are into that sort of thing might find the theme of Quebec's history and present day political structure an added bonus. A fun side fact (but then again, if you know history, this is something you're aware of): Thèmes Pour La Rébellion was released on the date of Quebec's national holiday, Saint Jean Baptiste Day.

Overall, Thèmes Pour La Rébellion is an album that will appeal to a broad range of metal fans and please those who've followed Forteresse over the years. It is powerful and heavy on the atmosphere and melody without sounding cheesy or over-saturated. I've listened to this one over a dozen times at this point and during each listening session have found it to be more enjoyable than previous. A strong contender for Album of the Year.

Rating: 10 out of 10