Killyourstereo.com spoke with CANNIBAL CORPSE bassist Alex Webster recently about a number of topics. A few excerpts from the chat follow:

Killyourstereo.com: Cannibal Corpse is the top selling Death Metal band in the world, with over one-million record sales. Why do you think Cannibal Corpse has been so successful, despite having pretty much no commercial appeal or exposure?

Webster: "We've been very lucky to have developed an incredibly loyal fan base over the years. This fan base pretty much ignores current music and pop-culture trends. They have enabled us to sustain a decent career while being almost completely under the mainstream radar. We've been very consistent with our musical style and our touring schedule and I think that sort of dedication is something our fans appreciate. We try to make sure that we earn the loyalty our fans have for us, because they are the reason we can exist without the mainstream."

Killyourstereo.com: Do you think the negative press the band receives fuels peoples curiosity to maybe check you out and in turn actually make you guys even bigger?

Webster: "Certainly. Any publicity, good or bad, creates interest. Any attempts to censor or defame our band have backfired. I mean, our continued success confirms their failure."

Killyourstereo.com: CC has been playing together for over 20 years. What do you think it is about the band that keeps you relevant after all this time? It seems as though you are as popular as ever.

Webster: "I'm not sure, it might be a combination of things. We have never been complacent as musicians and songwriters, and I think that helps keep us competitive in a scene full of young talented bands. Another contributing factor could be that the basic idea of the band was a good one: death metal with gore lyrics, as heavy and sick as possible. Maybe we were extreme enough to still be considered extreme 20 years on. Who knows."

Read the entire interview here.