Genre(s):
Death Metal/Grindcore
Lyrical theme(s):
Misanthropy, Gore, Diseases, Cattle
Origin:
United States of America (San Diego, CA)
Formed in:
1996
Status:
Active
Current line-up:
Travis Ryan - Vocals (also in 5/5/2000, UUM, ex-Anal Flatulence, ex-drums for Strangulation (US))
Josh Elmore - Guitar (ex-7000 Dying Rats, My Lai)
Troy Oftedal - Bass (DisreantiyouthhellchristbastardassmanX, UUM)
David McGraw - Drums (Sleep Terror)
Former/past member(s):
Guitar:
Gabe Serbian (drums for The Locust)
Scott Miller - also Vocals (Pro-Death)
Kevin ``Fetus`` Bernier (Watch Me Burn, Fetus Eaters, Deadfood)
Drums:
Michael Laughlin - Drums (Creation is Crucifixion)
Dave Astor (1996-2003) (ex-The Locust, Pathology (US), Being Killed, ex-Parasitic)
J.R. Daniels (ex-Royal Anguish, ex-Dark Prophecy (US), ex-Trial by Stone, Angelcorpse)
Kevin Talley (Dееth, ex-The Red Chord (Live Drums), Soils of Fate, ex-Misery Index, ex-Decrepit Birth, ex-Dying Fetus ex-M.O.D., ex-Chimaira, Hate Eternal (Session Live), ex-Dark Days)
Additional notes:
The band also has a quite large fanbase among Animal rights/liberation supporters which are usually more connected to the Hardcore punk scene. When one sees through the gory image, the band is basically pro-animal/environment/earth and strongly anti-human (also all the members are vegetarians).
The band started as a 3 piece with an unknown guitarist/vocalist, who soon allegedly vanished without the other members knowing anything of his whereabouts.
The My Lai that Josh Elmore is in is NOT the power metal band from France.
Discography:
Cattle Decapitation - Ten Torments of the Damned [demo] - 1997
Cattle Decapitation - Human Jerky [ep] - 1999
Cattle Decapitation - Homovore [ep] - 2000
Cattle Decapitation - ¡Decapitacion! [single] - 2000
Cattle Decapitation - To Serve Man [full-length] - 2002
Cattle Decapitation - Humanure [full-length] - 2004
Cattle Decapitation & Caninus - Cattle Decapitation/Caninus [split] - 2005
Cattle Decapitation - Karma. Bloody. Karma [full-length] - 2006
Cattle Decapitation - The Harvest Floor [full-length] - 2009
Cattle Decapitation - Monolith Of Inhumanity [full-length] - 2012
Cattle Decapitation - The Anthropocene Extinction [full-length] - 2015
Cattle Decapitation - Medium Rarities [compilation] - 2018
Cattle Decapitation - Death Atlas [full-length] - 2019
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OfficialWebPage:
http://www.cattledecapitation.com
http://www.myspace.com/cattledecapitation
