When Red Hot’s Flea freaked out over Cannibal Corpse’s death metal

One of the most striking traits of the musical personality of flea it’s his musical eclecticism. the bassist of Red Hot Chili Peppers shaped his sound as an artist, as well as that of his band, from the mix of different influences. In addition to various subgenres of rock, from classical to punk, he is a big fan of funk, R&B, soul and jazz — not for nothing, he has been playing the trumpet since he was a child.

Still, it was surprising when the musician from red hot starred in a musical discovery through social networks. In 2020, he first heard the sound of Cannibal Corpsea death metal band known for the lyrics and illustrations of macabre covers with death, violence, necrophilia and so on — also not for nothing, the group was banned from countries like Australia, Germany and Russia.

From start, flea asked his followers on Twitter what the best album of Cannibal Corpse in their opinion. It felt like an attempt to get to know the band’s work.

Ok I’m going in with tomb of the mutilated

— Flea (@flea333) September 8, 2020

It didn’t take long for him to choose one of the options presented by netizens: Tomb of the Mutilated (1992), one of the group’s best-known albums, especially after the musicians’ participation in the film Ace Ventura. Did he like it? The reaction in the following tweet does not hide: “THIS SHIT IS INSANE!!!!!!! WHOOOOO!!!!! WHAAAAAAAA”.

THIS SHIT IS FUCKING INSANE!!!!!!! WHOOOOO!!!!!WHAAAAAAAA

— Flea (@flea333) September 8, 2020

Flea and Cannibal Corpse

The publications of flea the social networks ran so much that they even reached Chris Barnesformer lead singer of Cannibal Corpse, learned about the subject and decided to interact with his professional colleague. Today member of Six Feet Under, Barnes was part of the group between 1988 and 1995, being responsible for singing on the album heard by the bassist of Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Using the profile Six Feet Under, Chris made a point of highlighting how the work of flea was important in his life. He said: “Blood Sugar Sex Magic it’s my favorite album Red Hot Chili Peppers.”