Hacked Up for Barbecue

Hacked Up for Barbecue is the debut studio album by American death metal band Mortician, released on January 28, 1997 by Relapse Records. The album was later reissued as a two-on-one package with the band's 1998 EP Zombie Apocalypse.

Critical reception
Tom Schulte of Allmusic gave Hacked Up for Barbeque three out of five stars, saying that it "should herald a long career of brutal noise, paying homage to sick flicks. One can wager that the gorecore here is better than any of the Z-movies quoted." The San Diego Union-Tribune called the album "wicked and menacing," writing that Mortician "somehow discovers drama between blasts of heavy guitar and drums."

Personnel

 * Mortician
 * Will Rahmer &mdash; bass, vocals
 * Roger Beaujard &mdash; guitar, drum programming


 * Production
 * Desmond Tolhurst and Mortician &mdash; producers
 * Matthew F. Jacobson and William J. Yurkiewicz Jr. &mdash; executive producers
 * Desmond Tolhurst &mdash; engineer
 * Roger J. Beaujard &mdash; assistant engineer
 * Dave Shirk and Bill Yurkiewicz &mdash; mastering
 * Wes Benscoter &mdash; cover art