and guitarists Jack Owen and Robert Barrett. The lineup featured in the film is frontman Chris Barnes, bassist Alex Webster, drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz Jr.
(Bizarrely, the band are credited as ‘Thrasher Band “Cannibal Corpses”’, and nobody seems certain whether that is a joke or a mistake. Whether or not he was a legitimate Cannibal Corpse fan, Carrey had done his research and reportedly greeted the band members by name, as well as reciting lyrics to them. Webster describes Carrey as being “at least interested in our music – I’m not sure if he was a big fan or not”. However, the band remember it differently. Trust me, it's the first thing I asked him when we met." He'd never heard of Cannibal until doin' that movie.
In 1999, Santana wrote, "For the record, Jim hates death metal. (If anyone was wondering, Italian speedcore band Komprex have a track called Brutal Jim that is built around Carrey’s growls here, and Illinois comedy thrash band Smash Potaters use it to lead into their cover of Sum 41’s Fat Lip.)Ĭarrey’s son in law, Alex Santana, is the lead singer of LA death metal band Blood Money, has claimed his purported love of metal is wildly exaggerated. In fact, according to Napalm Death’s Barney Greenaway, before approaching Cannibal Corpse for Ace Ventura, Carrey wanted them to be in the film.
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