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Cattle Decapitation

San Diego, United States

1996–present

Members : Travis Ryan, Josh Elmore, Dave McGraw, Troy Oftedal

Label(s) - Metal Blade Records

Associated Acts - Creation is Crucifixion, The Locust

Watch Cattle Decapitation live in The Voodoo Lounge

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Biography

Well over a decade since its inception, CATTLE DECAPITATION has forged its not-so-humble beginnings in veggie gore-grind into one of extreme metal's most relentless forces, encompassing a sound as schizophrenic as their record collections but with a determined lyrical stance resolutely damning the ills of humanity.

With 5 full-lengths and countless tours under their belt as well as having influenced the majority of today's rapidly-growing-in-popularity death/grind hopefuls, CATTLE DECAPITATION continue their own brand of spastic gore-drenched grinding death with their 4th Metal Blade release, "The Harvest Floor" for release on January 20th, 2009. This marks the first release featuring the latest addition to the fold, drummer David McGraw. Fusing 2006's "Karma.Bloody.Karma" writing style with a much anticipated update in technicality, production and brutality, "The Harvest Floor" will undoubtedly be a milestone in the ever-diversifying metal scene that is now dominating the globe. The enhanced portion of the CD version sports an I-pod ready documentary titled "Pandemic: The Damnation Epic: The Making of 'The Harvest Floor'" and the layout reveals the true carnage that the cover art by Wes Benscoter, in it's over the top yet highly conceptual glory, only hints at. "The Harvest Floor" is simply put, an apocalyptic multimedia epic!

No strangers to guest appearances, CATTLE DECAPITATION have enlisted some old friends for guest vocals including Ross Sewage (Impaled/Ludicra) and Dino Sommese (Dystopia/Asunder). The band is also very pleased to announce there is a special appearance by Jarboe (Swans), lending her beautifully haunting voice to the epic death dirge "The Harvest Floor." Jackie Perez Gratz (Grayceon/Amber Asylum) graces a couple tracks with her electric cello and Los Angeles noisician John Wiese also lends his electronic/atmospheric expertise to the album further separating the band from the typical "cookie-cutter" approach applied all too often by today's extreme acts.

"The Harvest Floor" shows a return to the engineering and production skills of Billy Anderson (Mr. Bungle, Melvins, Swans) with a combination of drum recording by Zach Ohren (All Shall Perish, Decrepit Birth) to create a modern but unique sound that is disturbingly pummeling. Holed up in Sharkbite studios in Oakland, CA for nearly a month away from the punishing light of day, CATTLE DECAPITATION hid in the depths and have sprouted new hell with the masterpiece that is… The Harvest Floor.

 

Source: (Dont believe everything you read on the web!!!)

http://www.cattledecapitation.com/bio.php

 

 

2009: The Harvest Floor CD/PIC LP+poster (Metal Blade)
2007: Karma.Bloody.Karma Deluxe LP (Accident Prone)
2006: Karma.Bloody.Karma CD (Metal Blade Records)
2006: Release The Bats: The Birthday Party As Heard Through The Meat Grinder Of Three One G CD/2XLP (ThreeOneG)
2006: Cattle Decapitation/Caninus split 7" (Wartorn)
2005: Digital Video Destruction DVD (Metal Blade Records)
2004: AMP Presents: VOL.3 METAL CD (American Music Press Mag.)

2004: Humanure CD/2XLP (Metal Blade Records)
2004: Metal Blade 20th Anniversary Party DVD/CD (Metal Blade)
2004: This is Circumstantial Evidence DVD (ThreeOneG)
2003: Uncorrupted Steel II Compilation CD (Metal Blade Records)
2002: To Serve Man CD (Metal Blade Records)

2002: Uncorrupted Steel Compilation CD (Metal Blade Records)
2001: Requiems of Revulsion: A Tribute to Carcass CD (Necropolis)
2000: Decapitacion! 7" (Accident Prone)
2000: The Science of Crisis 3-
2000: Homovore LP/CD (ThreeOneG)
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2005: Human Jerky Picture Disc LP (Accident Prone)



1999: Human Jerky
LP/CD
1999: Audio Terrorism Compilation CD (Satan's Pimp)
1997: Ten Torments of The Damned 7" (Humanure Atrocities)

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