George Fisher (born July 8, 1970), better known by his stage name Corpsegrinder, is an American
death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...
vocalist who is the lead singer of
Cannibal Corpse
Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band formed in Buffalo, New York in 1988, now based out of Tampa, Florida. The band has released fifteen studio albums, two box sets, four video albums, and two live albums. The band has had little radi ...
,
Paths of Possession
Paths of Possession is an American melodic death metal band featuring George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher of Cannibal Corpse in a more melodic environment, with song structures that have much more in common with early Bay Area Thrash than the Tampa ...
and the supergroup
Serpentine Dominion
Serpentine Dominion is an American death metal supergroup consisting of Killswitch Engage lead guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz, Cannibal Corpse vocalist George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher and former The Black Dahlia Murder drummer Shannon Lucas. They rel ...
. He recorded two albums with Florida's
Monstrosity before leaving and joining Cannibal Corpse in late 1995, replacing vocalist
Chris Barnes, who is now the vocalist for
Six Feet Under. Fisher released his debut solo album ''Corpsegrinder'' on February 25, 2022.
Fisher has also provided guest vocals for New York
technical death metal
Technical death metal (also referred to as tech-death) is a musical subgenre of death metal that began and developed in the early- to mid-1990s, with particular focus on challenging, demanding instrumental skill and complex songwriting.
Techni ...
band
Suffocation
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on the songs "Reincremation" and "Mass Obliteration" from their debut album, ''
Effigy of the Forgotten
''Effigy of the Forgotten'' is the debut full-length album by New York City, New York-based death metal band Suffocation (band), Suffocation, released in 1991. The cover artwork was created by Dan Seagrave. Several of the tracks had appeared on e ...
'' (1991), as well as guest vocals for California
deathcore band
Suicide Silence on the song "Control" from their fourth album, ''
You Can't Stop Me
"You Can't Stop Me" is the first single from the Guano Apes' third album, ''Walking on a Thin Line''. It was released as a single on 13 January 2003, at which point the album it would appear on was still untitled. It reached No. 10 in Germany, als ...
''. Fisher also performed guest vocals on
Job for a Cowboy
Job for a Cowboy is an American death metal band from Glendale, Arizona. Formed in 2003, the band's debut album ''Genesis'' was released in 2007, peaking at No. 54 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and selling 13,000 copies in its first we ...
's 2014 album ''
Sun Eater
''Sun Eater'' is the fourth studio album by American death metal band Job for a Cowboy. It was released on November 11, 2014, by Metal Blade Records. The album features session musician Danny Walker on drums, and Cannibal Corpse vocalist Geo ...
'' on the song "The Synthetic Sea." In 2021, Fisher performed guest vocals for
Boston
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metalcore
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band
Ice Nine Kills
Ice Nine Kills (sometimes stylized in all capital letters or abbreviated to INK, and formerly known as Ice Nine) is an American heavy metal band from Boston, Massachusetts, who are signed to Fearless Records. Best known for its horror-inspir ...
on the song "Take Your Pick", a tribute to ''
My Bloody Valentine'' from the band’s album ''
The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood''.
As a death metal vocalist, Fisher employs the "
death growl
A death growl, or simply growl, is an extended vocal technique usually employed in extreme styles of music, particularly in death metal and other extreme subgenres of heavy metal music. Death growl vocals are sometimes criticized for their ...
"
extended vocal technique
Vocalists are capable of producing a variety of extended technique sounds. These alternative singing techniques have been used extensively in the 20th century, especially in art song and opera. Particularly famous examples of extended vocal techniq ...
. Fisher has also gained much popularity through the size of his neck. He has explained multiple times that the size of his neck is due to a combination of headbanging and lifting weights when he was younger.
Personal life and interests
Fisher was born in
Baltimore
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,
Maryland
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. He is married and has two daughters. Prior to joining Cannibal Corpse, Fisher worked as a driller's assistant in the Baltimore area.
Fisher is a huge fan of metal bands such as
Death
Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain ...
,
Dethklok,
Slayer
Slayer was an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California. The band was formed in 1981 by guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, drummer Dave Lombardo and bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. Slayer's fast and aggressive musical style ...
,
Morbid Angel
Morbid Angel is an American death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling ...
,
Napalm Death
Napalm Death are an English grindcore band formed in 1981 in Meriden, West Midlands. None of the band's original members has been in the group since 1986. But since ''Utopia Banished'' (1992), the lineup of bassist Shane Embury, guitarist Mitch ...
,
Sodom
Sodom may refer to:
Places Historic
* Sodom and Gomorrah, cities mentioned in the Book of Genesis
United States
* Sodom, Kentucky, a ghost town
* Sodom, New York, a hamlet
* Sodom, Ohio, an unincorporated community
* Sodom, West Virginia, an ...
,
Dark Angel,
Judas Priest
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1969. They have sold over 50 million albums and are frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time. Despite an innovative and pioneering body of work in th ...
,
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath were an English rock music, rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward (musician), Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. They are often cited as pioneers of heavy met ...
,
Motörhead
Motörhead () were an English rock band formed in London in 1975 by Lemmy (lead vocals, bass), Larry Wallis (guitar) and Lucas Fox (drums). Lemmy was also the primary songwriter and only constant member. The band are often considered a precu ...
,
Autopsy
An autopsy (post-mortem examination, obduction, necropsy, or autopsia cadaverum) is a surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse by dissection to determine the cause, mode, and manner of death or to evaluate any di ...
,
Deicide
Deicide is the killing (or the killer) of a god. The concept may be used for any act of killing a god, including a life-death-rebirth deity who is killed and then resurrected.
Etymology
The term deicide was coined in the 17th century from m ...
,
Dio,
Mercyful Fate,
Kreator,
Megadeth
Megadeth is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by vocalist/guitarist Dave Mustaine. Known for their technically complex guitar work and musicianship, Megadeth is one of the "big four" of American thrash metal along wit ...
,
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. While fluid in the early years of the band, the lineup for most of the band's history has consisted of Harri ...
and
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...
.
He said, "I am a fan of live records. ''
Unleashed in the East
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'' by
Judas Priest
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1969. They have sold over 50 million albums and are frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time. Despite an innovative and pioneering body of work in th ...
is probably one of the all-time greatest live records ever put out. I also like the
Sodom
Sodom may refer to:
Places Historic
* Sodom and Gomorrah, cities mentioned in the Book of Genesis
United States
* Sodom, Kentucky, a ghost town
* Sodom, New York, a hamlet
* Sodom, Ohio, an unincorporated community
* Sodom, West Virginia, an ...
live disc they put out a while ago, and of course Iron Maiden's classic ''
Live After Death''. I also think the live
Deicide
Deicide is the killing (or the killer) of a god. The concept may be used for any act of killing a god, including a life-death-rebirth deity who is killed and then resurrected.
Etymology
The term deicide was coined in the 17th century from m ...
disc ''
When Satan Lives
''When Satan Lives'' is a live album by American death metal band Deicide. It was recorded at the House of Blues in Chicago, Illinois in 1998.
Track listing
Personnel
*Glen Benton – bass, vocals
*Eric Hoffman – guitars
*Brian Hoffman – g ...
'' 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 Horde player of ''
World of Warcraft
''World of Warcraft'' (''WoW'') is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) released in 2004 by Blizzard Entertainment. Set in the ''Warcraft'' fantasy universe, ''World of Warcraft'' takes place within the world of Azeroth ...
''. He is a fan of the
Washington Wizards
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and the
Denver Broncos
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. Fisher is apolitical and has never voted in an election; however, he expressed support to
NFL players taking the knee.
Contrary to the subject matter of his music, Fisher's personal life, viewed largely through his
Instagram
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page, has been noted to be "cute" and "wholesome", showing him as a father with his children at
Walt Disney World
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and with large
plush toys; he himself has noted an affinity towards winning plush animals from
claw machine games, which he then often donates to charity.
Appearances
In 1991, Fisher made his first official studio appearance on
Suffocation's ''
Effigy of the Forgotten
''Effigy of the Forgotten'' is the debut full-length album by New York City, New York-based death metal band Suffocation (band), Suffocation, released in 1991. The cover artwork was created by Dan Seagrave. Several of the tracks had appeared on e ...
''. His vocals can be heard on the songs "Mass Obliteration" and "Reincarnation".
Fisher does occasional guest appearances in the animated series ''
Metalocalypse'' where he voices the
Metal Masked Assassin
This is a list of characters in the American animated television series ''Metalocalypse''. Survival from near fatal injuries in the show is a common running gag; a character may be burned, maimed or hurt in some manner and still be able to return ...
. He was also the inspiration for the character
Nathan Explosion
Dethklok is a fictional melodic death metal band featured in the Adult Swim animated television series ''Metalocalypse''.
The first official Dethklok album was released on September 25, 2007, entitled ''The Dethalbum''. The album debuted at nu ...
, the lead vocalist for Dethklok. Nathan shares a similar physical appearance to Corpsegrinder, headbangs in a windmill fashion, and also lived in Florida, although Fisher was born in Baltimore and moved to Florida in 1990, because he gave up a death metal band called "Corpsegrinder", in his home city.
Blizzard Entertainment implemented a
non-player character
A non-player character (NPC), or non-playable character, is any character in a game that is not controlled by a player. The term originated in traditional tabletop role-playing games where it applies to characters controlled by the gamemaster o ...
named "Gorge the Corpsegrinder" into ''
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King'' after he revealed his interest in interviews. Fisher added the phrase "Fuck the
Alliance" to the liner notes of the 2006 album ''
Kill'', which he noted in a seven-minute interview in 2007.
On the closing night of
BlizzCon in October 2011, the band Level 90 Elite Tauren Chieftain, made up of
Blizzard employees, welcomed Fisher to the stage with a 40-second clip taken from the 2007 interview, which included the phrase "die you emo cocksuckers" with "cocksuckers"
bleeped
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U ...
. In addition, the video contained a number of homophobic slurs directed at Alliance players. Under pressure from Warcraft players, Blizzard then-President
Mike Morhaime
Michael "Mike" Morhaime (born November 3, 1967) is an American video game developer and entrepreneur. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) and founder of Dreamhaven, located in Irvine, California. Morhaime is best known as the co-founder and t ...
apologized for the video. In October 2021, in the wake of
Blizzard's abuse lawsuit, this interview resurfaced which led Blizzard to change the name of "Gorge the Corpsegrinder" to “Annihilator Grek’lor."
Discography
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;Corpsegrinder
* ''Corpsegrinder'' (2022)
;Cannibal Corpse
* ''
Vile'' (1996)
* ''
Gallery of Suicide'' (1998)
* ''
Bloodthirst'' (1999)
*''
Gore Obsessed'' (2002)
*''
The Wretched Spawn'' (2004)
*''
Kill'' (2006)
*''
Evisceration Plague
''Evisceration 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.
The album entered the US ''Billboard'' 200 at number 66, ...
'' (2009)
*''
Torture
Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person for reasons such as punishment, extracting a confession, interrogation for information, or intimidating third parties. Some definitions are restricted to acts c ...
'' (2012)
*''
A Skeletal Domain
''A Skeletal Domain'' is the thirteenth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. Released on September 16, 2014 by Metal Blade Records, the album was produced at Audiohammer Studios by Mark Lewis.
The album entered the US ''B ...
'' (2014)
*''
Red Before Black
''Red Before Black'' is the fourteenth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse, released on November 3, 2017. This is the band's final album to feature guitarist Pat O'Brien before producer Erik Rutan officially replaced him i ...
'' (2017)
*''
Violence Unimagined
''Violence Unimagined'' is the fifteenth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse, released on April 16, 2021. It is the band's first album in nearly four years since ''Red Before Black'' (2017), the longest gap between two rec ...
'' (2021)
;Monstrosity
*''
Imperial Doom
''Imperial Doom'' is the debut album by American death metal band Monstrosity. It was released on May 26, 1992, through Nuclear Blast. The album sold 40,000 copies worldwide and received excellent ratings in the press. The album was supported ...
'' (1992)
*''
Millennium
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'' (1996)
;Paths of Possession
*''
The Crypt of Madness
Paths of Possession is an American melodic death metal band featuring George Fisher (musician), George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher of Cannibal Corpse in a more melodic environment, with song structures that have much more in common with early Bay Ar ...
'' (2003)
*''
Promises in Blood'' (2005)
*''
The End of the Hour'' (2007)
;Voodoo Gods
*''Anticipation for Blood Leveled in Darkness'' (2014)
*''The Divinity of Blood'' (2020)
;Serpentine Dominion
* ''Serpentine Dominion'' (2016)
;Dethklok
*''
The Doomstar Requiem
''The Doomstar Requiem – A Klok Opera Soundtrack'' is the fourth full-length album by death metal band Dethklok, from the Adult Swim animated series ''Metalocalypse''. It was released digitally on October 27, 2013. It was released on LP and C ...
'' (2013) – voice of Metal Masked Assassin
;Suicide Silence
*''
You Can't Stop Me
"You Can't Stop Me" is the first single from the Guano Apes' third album, ''Walking on a Thin Line''. It was released as a single on 13 January 2003, at which point the album it would appear on was still untitled. It reached No. 10 in Germany, als ...
'' (2014) – guest vocals on track "Control"
;Job for a Cowboy
*''
Sun Eater
''Sun Eater'' is the fourth studio album by American death metal band Job for a Cowboy. It was released on November 11, 2014, by Metal Blade Records. The album features session musician Danny Walker on drums, and Cannibal Corpse vocalist Geo ...
'' (2014) – guest vocals on track "The Synthetic Sea"
;Suffocation
*''
Effigy of the Forgotten
''Effigy of the Forgotten'' is the debut full-length album by New York City, New York-based death metal band Suffocation (band), Suffocation, released in 1991. The cover artwork was created by Dan Seagrave. Several of the tracks had appeared on e ...
'' (1991) - guest vocals on tracks "Mass Obliteration" and "Reincremation"
;Ektomorf
* ''Aggressor'' (2015) - guest vocals on track "Evil by Nature"
;Heaven Shall Burn
* ''
Wanderer
Wanderer, Wanderers, or The Wanderer may refer to:
* Nomadism, Nomadic and/or itinerant people, working short-term before moving to other locations, who wander from place to place with no permanent home, or are vagrancy (people), vagrant
* The Wan ...
'' (2016) - guest vocals on track "Prey to God"
;Transmetal
* ''México Bárbaro'' (1996) - guest vocals on tracks "México Bárbaro" and "Ceveline"
;Igorrr
* ''
Spirituality and Distortion
''Spirituality and Distortion'' is the fourth album by Gautier Serre, under his alias Igorrr, released on Metal Blade Records on 27 March 2020.
Track listing
Personnel Igorrr
* Gautier Serre – electric guitar, keyboards, programming, comp ...
'' (2020) - guest vocals on track "Parpaing"
;Deeds of Flesh
* ''Nucleus'' (2020) - guest vocals on track "Ethereal Ancestors"
;Dee Snider
* ''Leave a Scar'' (2021) - guest vocals on track "Time to Choose"
;Ice Nine Kills
* ''
The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood'' (2021) - guest vocals on track "Take Your Pick"
;Revocation
* ''Netherheaven'' (2022) - guest vocals on track "Re-Crucified"
References
External links
Interview with Mark Prindle
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American heavy metal singers
American male singers
Living people
Death metal musicians
20th-century American singers
21st-century American singers
Cannibal Corpse members
Musicians from Baltimore
1969 births
Serpentine Dominion members