Editing Cannibal Corpse (section)

=== ''Gallery of Suicide'' through ''The Wretched Spawn'' (1997–2005) ===
In February 1997, Rob Barrett left Cannibal Corpse due to musical differences and rejoined his previous bands [[Malevolent Creation]], [[Solstice (US band)|Solstice]], and HatePlow. Pat O'Brien replaced Barrett on guitar.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />

The band's sixth studio album, ''[[Gallery of Suicide]]'', was released on April 21, 1998. It was O'Brien's first studio appearance with the band.<ref>{{Citation |title=Gallery of Suicide - Cannibal Corpse {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/gallery-of-suicide-mw0000036144 |access-date=2025-05-14 |language=en}}</ref>

The band's seventh studio album, ''[[Bloodthirst (album)|Bloodthirst]]'', was released on October 19, 1999. Steve Huey of ''[[AllMusic]]'' opined: "It's rather remarkable how little the band's sound has changed over the course of an entire decade."<ref>{{Citation |title=Bloodthirst - Cannibal Corpse {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/bloodthirst-mw0000256178 |access-date=2025-05-14 |language=en}}</ref>

The band's first live album, ''[[Live Cannibalism]]'', was released on September 26, 2000.<ref>{{Citation |title=Live Cannibalism - Cannibal Corpse {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-cannibalism-mw0000618881 |access-date=2025-05-14 |language=en}}</ref>

The band's eighth studio album, ''[[Gore Obsessed]]'', was released on February 26, 2002.<ref>{{Citation |title=Gore Obsessed - Cannibal Corpse {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/gore-obsessed-mw0000218220 |access-date=2025-05-14 |language=en}}</ref>

Founding guitarist [[Jack Owen]] left Cannibal Corpse in 2004 to spend more time on his second band, [[Adrift (band)|Adrift]], and also joined [[Deicide (band)|Deicide]] in late 2004. [[Jeremy Turner (guitarist)|Jeremy Turner]] of [[Origin (metal band)|Origin]] substituted on guitar for the band's 2004 tour in support of their album ''[[The Wretched Spawn]]''. Barrett re-joined the band for a concert at the Northwest Deathfest in Washington in 2005.<ref name=":4">{{cite web|url=https://www.metallian.com/cannibalcorpse.php|title=Cannibal Corpse Biography|website=metallian|access-date=August 1, 2022|date=August 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Cannibal Corpse Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & ... |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/cannibal-corpse-mn0000545534#biography |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref>