Cattle Decapitation
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| Cattle Decapitation | |
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| Origin | San Diego, United States |
| Genre(s) | Goregrind (early)[1],Deathgrind[2] |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Label(s) | Metal Blade Records |
| Associated acts | Creation is Crucifixion, 5/5/2000, Sleep Terror, The Locust |
| Website | cattledecapitation.com |
| Members | |
| Travis Ryan Josh Elmore Dave McGraw Troy Oftedal |
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| Former members | |
| Michael Laughlin Gabe Serbian Dave Astor |
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Cattle Decapitation is an American goregrind band from San Diego, California, formed in 1996.
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[edit] History
Originally founded in 1996, Cattle Decapitation's songs protest the mistreatment and consumption of animals as well as the abuse of the environment. All members of the group are vegetarians; their lyrics are focused on subjects such as misanthropy and the genocide of the human race. Through the use of macabre lyrical content (horror, real life lyrics about what they stand for) the members of the band represent their views on animal rights. Much of their music is based on putting humans in the situations that animals are subjected to (animal testing, slaughter etc). The cover of their 2004 album Humanure, featuring a cow excreting human remains, was changed--reportedly, record store owners did not display the albums, making it difficult for customers to find and buy it.[1][2] Former member, Gabe Serbian is a member of The Locust. Dave Astor was also once a member of The Locust. [3]
[edit] Discography
| Date of Release | Title | Label |
| 1996 | Ten Torments of the Damned (Demo) | Self-released |
| 1999 | Human Jerky | Three One G |
| 2000 | Homovore | Three One G |
| 2000 | ¡Decapitacion! (Single) | Accident Prone |
| 2002 | To Serve Man | Metal Blade Records |
| 2004 | Humanure | Metal Blade Records |
| 2005 | Cattle Decapitation/Caninus split 7" | War Torn Records |
| 2006 | Karma.Bloody.Karma | Metal Blade Records |
| 2009 | The Harvest Floor | Metal Blade Records |
[edit] Band members
[edit] Current members
- Travis Ryan (vocals)
- Josh Elmore (guitar)
- Troy Oftedal (bass)
- Dave McGraw (drums)
- Rahsaan Davis (international touring bassist)
[edit] Former members
- Scott Miller (guitar and vocals)
- Gabe Serbian (guitar)
- Dave Astor (drums)
- Kevin Talley (touring drummer)
- Michael Laughlin (drums)
[edit] References
- ^ Sanford, Jay Allen (2008-11-19). "Cattle Decapitation Veggie Burgers, plus Assassin Strikes Again, History of San Diego Music Parts 1 thru 7". San Diego Reader. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2008/nov/19/cattle-decapitation-veggie-burgers-plus-assassin-s/. Retrieved on 2008-121-9.
- ^ "Cattle Decapitation: Humanure Album Cover 'Censored'". Blabbermouth.net. 2004-8-30. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=26340. Retrieved on 2008-12-9.
- ^ metalweb interview
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Cattle Decapitation at MySpace
- Cattle Decapitation discography at MusicBrainz
- Cattle Decapitation Exclusive Interview on peta2
- Exclusive stream of Cattle Decapitation's album The Harvest Floor, with commentary from vocalist Travis Ryan at Buzzgrinder
- Interview with Travis Ryan, vocalist for Cattle Decapitation
