Hacked Up for Barbecue

Hacked Up for Barbecue is the debut studio album by American death metal band Mortician,[5][6] released on January 28, 1997 by Relapse Records.[1] The album was later reissued as a two-on-one package with the band's 1998 EP Zombie Apocalypse.

Hacked Up for Barbecue
Studio album by
Released1997[1][a]
RecordedJuly 1996[1]
GenreDeath metal, grindcore
Length50:29
LabelRelapse
Producer
  • Desmond Tolhurst
  • Mortician
  • William J. Yurkiewicz (exec.)
  • Matthew F. Jacobson (exec.)
Mortician chronology
House by the Cemetery EP
(1995)
Hacked Up for Barbecue
(1997)
Zombie Apocalypse
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The San Diego Union-Tribune[4]

Critical reception

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Tom Schulte of Allmusic gave Hacked Up for Barbeque three out of five stars, saying that it "should herald a long career of brutal noise, paying homage to sick flicks. One can wager that the gorecore here is better than any of the Z-movies quoted."[1] The San Diego Union-Tribune called the album "wicked and menacing," writing that Mortician "somehow discovers drama between blasts of heavy guitar and drums."[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Bloodcraving" (When a Stranger Calls)5:13
2."Embalmed Alive"0:50
3."Cremated"1:34
4."Three on a Meathook" (Three on a Meathook)3:06
5."Brutally Mutilated"0:39
6."Deranged Insanity" (Unhinged)2:28
7."Cannibal Feast" (Cannibal Ferox)1:40
8."Blown to Pieces"0:58
9."Fog of Death" (The Fog)3:31
10."Brutal Disfigurement"1:26
11."Apocalyptic Devastation" (The Road Warrior)3:13
12."Inquisition"1:21
13."Hacked Up for Barbecue" (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre)4:18
14."Abolition"0:51
15."Necrocannibal"3:59
16."Ripped in Half"0:25
17."Morbid Butchery" (Maniac)2:01
18."Decapitated"1:02
19."Drilling for Brains" (Blood Sucking Freaks)0:49
20."Eaten Alive by Maggots" (Mortuary)1:53
21."Witches' Coven" (Suspiria)3:19
22."Worms"0:53
23."Annihilation"1:03
24."Mortician" (Phantasm, Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead)3:21
Total length:50:29

Personnel

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Mortician
Production
  • Desmond Tolhurst and Mortician — producers
  • Matthew F. Jacobson and William J. Yurkiewicz Jr. — executive producers
  • Desmond Tolhurst — engineer
  • Roger J. Beaujard — assistant engineer
  • Dave Shirk and Bill Yurkiewicz — mastering
  • Wes Benscoter — cover art

Notes

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  1. ^ AllMusic says it was released on January 28, 1997.[1] Apple Music puts 1996 next to the album's name.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Mortician - Hacked Up for Barbeque". Allmusic. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Hacked Up for Barbecue / Zombie Apocalypse by Mortician". Apple Music. March 16, 1996. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Hacked Up for Barbecue - Mortician | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. ^ a b Niesel, Jeff (August 14, 1997). "ALBUM REVIEWS - SHORT TAKES - METAL". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Entertainment. p. 37.
  5. ^ Purcell, Natalie J. (September 17, 2015). "Death Metal Music: The Passion and Politics of a Subculture". McFarland – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Christie, Ian (March 1997). "Metal". CMJ New Music Monthly (43): 48.