Editing Cannibal Corpse (section)

===Influences===
The members of the band were originally inspired by [[thrash metal]] bands such as [[Metallica]], [[Slayer]], [[Testament (band)|Testament]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/download-festival-sideshows-2020/|title=Your guide to the best Download Festival sideshows coming in 2020|website=tonedeaf.thebrag.com|date=December 17, 2019|access-date=September 28, 2024}}</ref> [[Dark Angel (band)|Dark Angel]],<ref name="youtube.com">{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuky7k6Ajmg | title=RichardMetalFan Interviews! Ep. 240: Jack Owen of Six Feet Under | website=[[YouTube]] | date=March 27, 2024 }}</ref> [[Stormtroopers of Death|S.O.D.]], [[Sadus]], [[Sodom (band)|Sodom]], [[Kreator]], [[Dirty Rotten Imbeciles|D.R.I.]] and [[Sacrifice (band)|Sacrifice]], and early [[death metal]] bands such as [[Deicide (band)|Deicide]],<ref name="disposableunderground.com"/> [[Possessed (band)|Possessed]], [[Autopsy (band)|Autopsy]], [[Napalm Death]],<ref name="youtube.com"/> [[Morbid Angel]] and [[Death (metal band)|Death]].<ref name=metalweb>{{cite web|title=Dawn with Alex Webster|year=2006|publisher=The Metal Web!|url=http://www.themetalweb.com/cannibalcorpseinterview2|access-date=February 5, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080827220023/http://www.themetalweb.com/cannibalcorpseinterview2|archive-date=August 27, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cannibal Corpse Family Tree — The Metal|url=https://www.givememetal.com/deathmetaltrees/cannibal-corpse-family-tree|website=givememetal.com|date=April 19, 2021 |access-date=August 4, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eternitymagazin.de/cannibal-corpse-interview/|title=Cannibal Corpse Interview – ETERNITY Magazin|website=deadline-magazin.de|date=March 2000 |language=de|access-date=August 4, 2022}}</ref>  Both former vocalist [[Chris Barnes (musician)|Chris Barnes]] and current vocalist [[George Fisher (musician)|George Fisher]] have cited late Death vocalist [[Chuck Schuldiner]] as a major influence in their development as vocalists.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-orBIdwaD-8 |title=Remembering Chuck: A Tribute To Chuck Schuldiner |date=2013-03-20 |last=MetalRules |access-date=2025-01-23 |via=YouTube}}</ref> [[Jack Owen]] also stated that he was influenced by [[Bay Area thrash metal|Bay Area thrash]] bands such as [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]] in the beginning, and also stated that the band was influenced by [[Napalm Death]] and [[Sepultura]].<ref name=":2">{{cite book |last1=Dick |first1=Chris |title=Precious Metal |publisher=Da Capo |page=163}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuky7k6Ajmg |title=RichardMetalFan Interviews! Ep. 240: Jack Owen of Six Feet Under |date=2024-03-27 |last=RichardMetalFan |access-date=2025-01-23 |via=YouTube}}</ref> Webster has stated that the band was fond of [[Black metal#First wave|early black metal]] bands such as [[Venom (band)|Venom]] and [[Bathory (band)|Bathory]] in its early days as well, and Owen cited [[Celtic Frost]] as an early influence.<ref name="loudersound.com"/><ref name=":3" /> Drummer [[Paul Mazurkiewicz]] said, "Nothing inspired me other than what we were doing. We were narrow-minded in those days. If it wasn't death metal, we weren't listening to it."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dick |first1=Chris |title=Precious Metal: Decibel Presents the Stories Behind 25 Extreme Metal Masterpieces |publisher=Da Capo Press |page=148}}</ref> On ''Tomb of the Mutilated'', the band began drawing more technical and [[Progressive music|progressive]] influences from [[Florida death metal]] acts such as [[Atheist (band)|Atheist]] and [[Cynic (band)|Cynic]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Purcell |first1=Natalie J. |title=Death Metal Music: The Passion and Politics of a Subculture |publisher=McFarland |page=148}}</ref> On the ''[[Hammer Smashed Face]]'' EP, the band paid tribute to English [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Black Sabbath]], covering the song "Zero the Hero" from their 1983 album [[Born Again (Black Sabbath album)|''Born Again'']].