Cranial Impalement Explained

Cranial Impalement
Type:	studio
Artist:	Disgorge
Cover:	CranialImpalement.jpg
Released:	January 14, 1998
Recorded:	1995–1996
Genre:	Death metal
Length:	24:07
Label:	Extremities Unique Leader (reissue)
Next Title:	She Lay Gutted
Next Year:	1999

Cranial Impalement is the debut studio album by American death metal band Disgorge. It was released by Extremities Records in January 14, 1998 and re-released on August 12, 2008 by Unique Leader Records.

Background and recording

The album's first four tracks were recorded in 1996 while its last four tracks were recorded in 1995 (and originally appeared on the band's 1995 demo tape).

Track listing

1. "Deranged Epidemic" — 3:07
2. "Atonement" — 3:17
3. "Cognitive Lust of Mutilation"* — 2:41
4. "Period of Agony" — 3:15
5. "Cranial Impalement" — 3:02
6. "Penetrate the Unfledged" — 2:57
7. "Malodorous Oblation" — 2:42
8. "Carnally Decimated" — 2:49
9. "Outro" — 0:15

• Physical copies of the release list this track as “Cognative [sic] Lust of Mutilation”