George Fisher (musician)

George Corpsegrinder Fisher is an American extreme metal vocalist for the American death metal band Cannibal Corpse and the lesserknown melodic death metal band Paths of Possession. He previously recorded two albums with Floridas Monstrosity before leaving and joining Cannibal Corpse in late 1995, replacing former vocalist, Chris Barnes, who is now the vocalist for Six Feet Under. He also provided guest vocals for New York technical death metal band Suffocation on the songs Reincremation and Mass Obliteration from their debut album, Effigy of the Forgotten, as well as guest vocals for California deathcore band Suicide Silence, on the song Control from their fourth album, You Cant Stop Me. Fisher also performed guest vocals on Job for a Cowboys 2014 album Sun Eater, on the song The Synthetic Sea. As a death metal vocalist, Fisher employs the death growl extended vocal technique.

Fisher does occasional guest appearances in the animated series Metalocalypse where he voices the Metal Masked Assassin. He was also the inspiration for the character Nathan Explosion, the lead vocalist for Dethklok. Nathan shares a similar physical appearance to George, headbangs in a windmill fashion, and also lived in Florida, although Fisher was born in Baltimore and moved to Florida later in life.

Source: Wikipedia