George Fisher (musician)
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George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher (born July 8, 1969) is the vocalist for the American
death metal
band Cannibal Corpse
and the lesser-known melodic death metal
band Paths of Possession
. He previously recorded two albums with Florida's Monstrosity
before leaving and joining Cannibal Corpse in late 1995, replacing former vocalist, Chris Barnes
, who is now the vocalist for Six Feet Under
. He also provided guest vocals for New York technical death metal band Suffocation
on the songs Reincremation and Mass Obliteration from their debut album, Effigy of the Forgotten
.
, Slayer
, Morbid Angel
, Iron Maiden
and Metallica
. "I am a fan of live records. 'Unleashed in the East
' by Judas Priest is probably one of the all-time greatest live records ever put out. I also like the Sodom live disc they put out a while ago, and of course Iron Maiden's classic Live After Death
. I also think the live Deicide disc (When Satan Lives) is great too. Glen Benton's
vocals are so powerful." "I listen to a lot of straight edge stuff, you know, from the eighties." He is also an avid player of World of Warcraft
, in which he admitted having four accounts. He's also a huge fan of the San Antonio Spurs and the Denver Broncos.
where he voices the Metal Masked Assassin. He was also the inspiration for the character Nathan Explosion, the lead vocalist for Dethklok. Nathan shares a similar physical appearance to George, headbangs in a windmill fashion, and was also born in Florida, although Fisher was born in Baltimore and moved to Florida later in life.
Blizzard Entertainment
implemented a non-player character
named "Gorge the Corpsegrinder" into World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
after his interest in the game was revealed in interviews. George was invited on stage and performed at Blizzcon 2011 with Level 90 Elite Tauren Chieftain. He was also seen attending the Convention as a participant.
event in October 2011, Blizzard's
and the band's 'LVL 90 ETC's decision to feature George Fisher's censored video expressing his dislike of the Alliance (a faction in WoW
) as a lead-in to the LVL90 ETC and Fisher's joint musical performance caused an outcry. Spurred on by GLAAD, gaygamer.net published an article questioning the company's and band's tolerance of the views expressed in the uncensored version of the video, which included a number of homophobic remarks, one anti-'emo' remark, and a desire for the alliance to 'die'. The story quickly gained traction, and was subsequently addressed by the band and the company with two open apology letters.
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death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band Cannibal Corpse
Cannibal Corpse
Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band from Buffalo, New York. Formed in 1988, the band has released eleven studio albums, one box set, and one live album...
and the lesser-known melodic death metal
Melodic death metal
Melodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with elements of death metal. The style was developed during the early and mid-1990s, primarily in England and Scandinavia...
band Paths of Possession
Paths of Possession
Paths of Possession is an American melodic death metal band featuring George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher in a more melodic environment, with song structures that have much more in common with early Bay Area Thrash than the Tampa death metal scene.-Biography:...
. He previously recorded two albums with Florida's Monstrosity
Monstrosity (band)
Monstrosity is a death metal band originating from Fort Lauderdale, Florida during the death metal scene of the early 1990s. Vocalist, George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher and drummer, Lee Harrison, were the founders of Monstrosity. Harrison had just left the band Malevolent Creation and George Fisher...
before leaving and joining Cannibal Corpse in late 1995, replacing former vocalist, Chris Barnes
Chris Barnes (musician)
Chris Barnes is an American singer-songwriter, best known as a death metal vocalist recognized for his very low guttural vocals and explicitly violent lyrics...
, who is now the vocalist for Six Feet Under
Six Feet Under (band)
Six Feet Under is an American death metal band from Tampa, Florida, formed in 1993. The band was originally a side project by Cannibal Corpse vocalist Chris Barnes with guitarist Allen West of Obituary...
. He also provided guest vocals for New York technical death metal band Suffocation
Suffocation (band)
Suffocation is an American death metal band that was formed in 1989 in Long Island, New York. The band comprises vocalist Frank Mullen, guitarists Terrance Hobbs and Guy Marchais, drummer Mike Smith and bassist Derek Boyer. Suffocation rose to prominence of death metal and created a blueprint for...
on the songs Reincremation and Mass Obliteration from their debut album, Effigy of the Forgotten
Effigy of the Forgotten
-Personnel:Suffocation*Frank Mullen: All Vocals*Doug Cerrito: Lead & Rhythm Guitars*Terrance Hobbs: Lead & Rhythm Guitars*Josh Barohn: Bass*Mike Smith: DrumsProduction*Produced, Engineered & Mixed By Scott Burns*Mastered By Eddy SchreyerGuest Musicians...
.
Personal interests
Fisher is a fan of Death, DethklokDethklok
Dethklok is both a virtual band featured in the Adult Swim animated program Metalocalypse, as well as a real band created to perform the band's melodic death metal music in live shows. The band was created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha. The music heard on Metalocalypse is performed by Brendon...
, Slayer
Slayer
Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and...
, Morbid Angel
Morbid Angel
Morbid Angel is an American death metal band based in Tampa, Florida. UK music magazine Terrorizer ranked one Morbid Angel album in its “Top 40 greatest death metal albums”, with their 1989 debut Altars of Madness appearing at number 1...
, Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
and Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
. "I am a fan of live records. 'Unleashed in the East
Unleashed in the East
Unleashed in the East is Judas Priest's first live album, recorded live in Tokyo, Japan during the Hell Bent for Leather Tour in 1979...
' by Judas Priest is probably one of the all-time greatest live records ever put out. I also like the Sodom live disc they put out a while ago, and of course Iron Maiden's classic Live After Death
Live After Death
Live After Death was well received by the music press, with Kerrang! describing it as "possibly the greatest live album of all time." Allmusic shared this sentiment, describing Live After Death as "easily one of heavy metal's best live albums."...
. I also think the live Deicide disc (When Satan Lives) is great too. Glen Benton's
Glen Benton
Glen Benton is an American heavy metal musician best known as the vocalist and bassist for the death metal band Deicide, although he prefers not to use the 'death metal' terminology. He is also the studio vocalist for Vital Remains, and has performed live with them on a few occasions...
vocals are so powerful." "I listen to a lot of straight edge stuff, you know, from the eighties." He is also an avid player of World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994...
, in which he admitted having four accounts. He's also a huge fan of the San Antonio Spurs and the Denver Broncos.
Appearances
Fisher does occasional guest appearances in the animated series MetalocalypseMetalocalypse
Metalocalypse is an American animated television series, created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha, which premiered on August 6, 2006 on Adult Swim...
where he voices the Metal Masked Assassin. He was also the inspiration for the character Nathan Explosion, the lead vocalist for Dethklok. Nathan shares a similar physical appearance to George, headbangs in a windmill fashion, and was also born in Florida, although Fisher was born in Baltimore and moved to Florida later in life.
Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher founded on February 8, 1991 under the name Silicon & Synapse by three graduates of UCLA, Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham and Frank Pearce and currently owned by French company Activision Blizzard...
implemented a non-player character
Non-player character
A non-player character , sometimes known as a non-person character or non-playable character, in a game is any fictional character not controlled by a player. In electronic games, this usually means a character controlled by the computer through artificial intelligence...
named "Gorge the Corpsegrinder" into World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, often referred to as WotLK, WLK or Wrath, is the second expansion set for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft, following The Burning Crusade...
after his interest in the game was revealed in interviews. George was invited on stage and performed at Blizzcon 2011 with Level 90 Elite Tauren Chieftain. He was also seen attending the Convention as a participant.
2011 Blizzcon Controversy
At the BlizzconBlizzCon
"BlizzCon" is an annual convention held by Blizzard Entertainment to celebrate their major franchises: Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo...
event in October 2011, Blizzard's
Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher founded on February 8, 1991 under the name Silicon & Synapse by three graduates of UCLA, Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham and Frank Pearce and currently owned by French company Activision Blizzard...
and the band's 'LVL 90 ETC's decision to feature George Fisher's censored video expressing his dislike of the Alliance (a faction in WoW
World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994...
) as a lead-in to the LVL90 ETC and Fisher's joint musical performance caused an outcry. Spurred on by GLAAD, gaygamer.net published an article questioning the company's and band's tolerance of the views expressed in the uncensored version of the video, which included a number of homophobic remarks, one anti-'emo' remark, and a desire for the alliance to 'die'. The story quickly gained traction, and was subsequently addressed by the band and the company with two open apology letters.
Cannibal Corpse
- VileVile (album)Vile is the fifth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. It was released in 1996 through Metal Blade Records. It was originally titled Created to Kill and was recorded with founding vocalist Chris Barnes...
(1996) - Gallery of SuicideGallery of SuicideGallery of Suicide is the sixth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. It was released in 1998 through Metal Blade Records...
(1998) - BloodthirstBloodthirstBloodthirst is the seventh studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse, and the third to feature George 'Corpsegrinder' Fisher as vocalist...
(1999) - Gore ObsessedGore ObsessedGore Obsessed is the eighth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse released in 2002 through Metal Blade Records.There is also a Japanese version with "Compelled to Lacerate " as bonus track.-Track listing:...
(2002) - The Wretched SpawnThe Wretched SpawnThe Wretched Spawn is the ninth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. The cover art is by Vincent Locke. This is the last studio album to feature Jack Owen, one of the band's founding members, and to date, the last with a graphic album cover. The album was distributed with a...
(2004) - KillKill (album)Kill is the tenth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse, released on March 21, 2006. This release marks the return of guitarist Rob Barrett, who had previously played on The Bleeding and Vile. The European version of the album comes with a live DVD filmed in Strasbourg in 2004...
(2006) - Evisceration PlagueEvisceration PlagueEvisceration Plague is the eleventh studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. The album was produced at Mana Recording Studios by Hate Eternal guitarist Erik Rutan....
(2009)
Monstrosity
- Imperial DoomImperial DoomImperial Doom is an album released in 1992 by Monstrosity. The album sold 40,000 copies worldwide and received excellent ratings in the press. A triumphant tour of Europe was accomplished but, a little later, following disagreements regarding royalties, Monstrosity left the Nuclear Blast...
(1992) - MillenniumMillennium (Monstrosity album)-Personnel:Monstrosity*George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher - vocals*Jason "Tux" Morgan - guitars*Kelly Conlon - bass*Lee Harrison - drumsAdditional musician*Jason Avery - backing vocals on track 2, 4, 5 and 7Production*Scott Burns - mixing, producer, recording...
(1996)
Paths of Possession
- The Crypt of Madness (2003)
- Promises in Blood (2005)
- The End of the Hour (2007)
External links
- Cannibal Corpse official website
- Paths of Possession official website
- Interview with Mark Prindle
- Interview about his addiction to World of WarcraftWorld of WarcraftWorld of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994...