George Fisher (born July 8, 1970),[1] better known by his stage name Corpsegrinder, is an American death metal vocalist who is the lead singer of Cannibal Corpse, Paths of Possession and the supergroup Serpentine Dominion.
[3] He taught himself how to sing by attempting to emulate the vocal performances of his influences, such as Tom Araya of Slayer, Chuck Schuldiner of Death, Glen Benton of Deicide, John Tardy of Obituary, and Dave Vincent of Morbid Angel.
Fisher has stated that during his formative years, he was determined to learn the entirety of the lyrics to the albums and songs he was attempting to emulate.
[3] In 1991, Fisher made his first official studio appearance on Suffocation's Effigy of the Forgotten; his vocals can be heard on the songs "Mass Obliteration" and "Reincremation".
Fisher received a call from Ted Hartz asking him to record vocals on a demo, after the latter had been fired from the band Exmortis.
[7] Fisher has also provided guest vocals for California deathcore band Suicide Silence on the song "Control" from their fourth album, You Can't Stop Me.
Fisher also performed guest vocals on Job for a Cowboy's 2014 album Sun Eater on the song "The Synthetic Sea".
He was also the inspiration for the character Nathan Explosion, the lead vocalist for Dethklok, who has a similar physical appearance and performance style to Corpsegrinder.
Contrary to the subject matter of his music, Fisher's personal life (viewed largely through his Instagram page) has been noted to be "wholesome",[14] showing him as a father with his children at Walt Disney World and with large plush toys; he himself has noted an affinity towards winning plush animals from claw machine games, which he then often donates to charity.
Fisher was referenced in the game when Blizzard introduced a non-player character named "Gorge the Corpsegrinder" into the Wrath of the Lich King expansion in 2008.
The character was later renamed to "Annihilator Grek'lor" in 2021, coinciding with the emergence of allegedly homophobic remarks about the Alliance faction made by Fisher in 2007.