Staring Through the Eyes of the Dead
| "Staring Through the Eyes of the Dead" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Cannibal Corpse | |
| from the album The Bleeding | |
| Released | 1994 |
| Studio | Morrisound Recording |
| Genre | Death metal |
| Length | 3:30 |
| Label | Metal Blade Records |
| Composer | Cannibal Corpse |
| Lyricist | Chris Barnes |
| Producer | Scott Burns |
"Staring Through the Eyes of the Dead" is a song by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse, released in 1994 as the opening track from their fourth studio album The Bleeding. It is considered one of the band's classic tracks, and is a staple of their live sets.[1][2]
Composition and lyrics
The song is considered to be more mature and structured than the songs on Tomb of the Mutilated. Greg Pratt of Decibel said the song "established that this album was going to be just as brutal as the band’s first three but that something is different: there’s a bit of breathing room, there’s a touch of maturity (the good kind), there’s a sense of... song. Song? Song!"[3] The song's bridge features a prominent bass guitar groove.[4]
Loudwire said the song is about "being a guy who’s alive but everybody thinks is dead. Like Abe Vigoda!"[5]
Music video
A music video was produced for the song, which was the first in the band's career.[6] The video aired on MTV several times.[7] The video was featured in an episode of Beavis and Butt-Head, where one of the protagonists gives the commentary: "If these guys practiced their instruments as much as they practiced shaking their hair around, they'd be, like, pretty good, probably."[8]
References
- ↑ Norton, Justin (2017-03-28). "Cannibal Corpse - "The Bleeding"". Decibel Magazine. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
- ↑ Mills, Matt (2024-09-30). ""It's like The Eras Tour except not at all": Cannibal Corpse condense three decades of violence into 75 minutes at rabid London show". Louder. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
- ↑ Pratt, Greg (2017-04-20). "Hall of Fame Countdown: Cannibal Corpse's The Bleeding". Decibel Magazine. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
- ↑ catalog, Bass Player Staff Death metal’s low-end master takes us on a bloody tour of the totally NSFW Cannibal (2022-05-24). "Cannibal Corpse bassist Alex Webster on his 5 best bass albums". Guitar World. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
- ↑ Jamieson, Don JamiesonDon (2015-05-29). "Top 10 Songs About the Dead". Loudwire. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
- ↑ "Cannibal Corpse │ Exclaim!". Cannibal Corpse │ Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 2025-10-02. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
- ↑ "Blood, guts and Jim Carrey: how Cannibal Corpse became death metal's first million selling band". Louder. 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
- ↑ ""'Sucks' isn't strong enough a word to describe this crap": Beavis…". Kerrang!. 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2026-07-11.