Humanure [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

Cattle Decapitation

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 13, 2004)
• Original Release Date: July 13, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Metal Blade
• ASIN: B0002FR0GK
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #188,179 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

Cattle Decapitation can be described as the bastard child of Cannibal Corpse and Carcass weaving a vicious blend of Gore-grind and Death Metal into complex structures with the end result being some of the most brutal and catchy songs written in the genre today. Cattle Decapitation takes a different approach to their song writing than most bands of the same sort that tend to focus mainly on fictional subject matter. The new album Humanure starts off where their debut album on Metal Blade To Serve Man left off, dealing with the rape of the earth, it's natural resources, and the unjust treatment of animals. Humanure will be the album that metalheads have been longing for; something as ferocious as Cannibal Corpse, something as gutturally disgusting as Carcass, something offensively disturbing as Autopsy, and something as politically charged as Napalm Death.

Hailing from San Diego, CA Cattle Decapitation originally formed in 1996. The lineup initially featured David Astor on bass and Gabe Serbian on drums, both of whom were then also members of the underground phenomena The Locust. Seeking a replacement for their original vocalist, the band turned to Travis Ryan, who had actually been playing drums for another San Diego metal band, Strangulation, in addition to serving as vocalist in a gore metal band called Anal Flatulence. With Ryan on board, Astor moved from bass to drums, and Serbian moved from drums to guitar. The 3-piece quickly released two albums, the Human Jerky LP (on the Nevada label Satan's Pimp) and the Homovore CD/LP. Next, they added a bassist, Troy Oftedal, with whom they recorded their third full-length, To Serve Man, released in the fall of 2002 on Metal Blade, a move that would expose them to more of a death metal-oriented audience (as opposed to the hardcore/grindcore one that they had mostly been playing to before). In 2002, the band added a second guitarist, Josh Elmore (formerly of 7000 Dying Rats), who eventually took over as the band's sole guitarist after Serbian left in order to devote himself more fully into the Locust.

Recorded with producer Bill Metoyer (Slayer, WASP, Six Feet Under) Humanure will feature the latest addition to the band, drummer Michael Laughlin. The band parted ways with drummer David Astor in May of 2003 due to inability to live up to the obligations of touring and regular necessities of the band. Michael, previously of CREATION IS CRUCIFIXION, is most definitely a fitting replacement. Humanure has guest appearances by ex-members of the band including Gabe Serbian and the rest of his band The Locust and the original vocalist, Scott Miller.

Product Description

Grindcore ARTIST BIO: Cattle Decapitation can be described as the bastard child of Cannibal Corpse and Carcass weaving a vicious blend of Gore-grind and Death Metal into complex structures with the end result being some of the most brutal and catchy songs written in the genre today. Cattle Decapitation takes a different approach to their song writing than most bands of the same sort that tend to focus mainly on fictional subject matter. The new album Humanure starts off where their debut album on Metal Blade To Serve Man left off, dealing with the rape of the earth, it's natural resources, and the unjust treatment of animals. Humanure will be the album that metalheads have been longing for; something as ferocious as Cannibal Corpse, something as gutturally disgusting as Carcass, something offensively disturbing as Autopsy, and something as politically charged as Napalm Death.

Hailing from San Diego, CA Cattle Decapitation originally formed in 1996. The lineup initially featured David Astor on bass and Gabe Serbian on drums, both of whom were then also members of the underground phenomena The Locust. Seeking a replacement for their original vocalist, the band turned to Travis Ryan, who had actually been playing drums for another San Diego metal band, Strangulation, in addition to serving as vocalist in a gore metal band called Anal Flatulence. With Ryan on board, Astor moved from bass to drums, and Serbian moved from drums to guitar. The 3-piece quickly released two albums, the Human Jerky LP (on the Nevada label Satan's Pimp) and the Homovore CD/LP. Next, they added a bassist, Troy Oftedal, with whom they recorded their third full-length, To Serve Man, released in the fall of 2002 on Metal Blade, a move that would expose them to more of a death metal-oriented audience (as opposed to the hardcore/grindcore one that they had mostly been playing to before). In 2002, the band added a second guitarist, Josh Elmore (formerly of 7000 Dying Rats), who eventually took over as the band's sole guitarist after Serbian left in order to devote himself more fully into the Locust.

Recorded with producer Bill Metoyer (Slayer, WASP, Six Feet Under) Humanure will feature the latest addition to the band, drummer Michael Laughlin. The band parted ways with drummer David Astor in May of 2003 due to inability to live up to the obligations of touring and regular necessities of the band. Michael, previously of CREATION IS CRUCIFIXION, is most definitely a fitting replacement. Humanure has guest appearances by ex-members of the band including Gabe Serbian and the rest of his band The Locust and the original vocalist, Scott Miller.

Humanure will surely become 2004's veggie-gore epic. The band promises that you will be upset, disturbed, disgusted and completely hooked by this material. Forget what you know. The shit hits the fans on July 13th, 2004!!!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Violent, really violent!!!, September 12, 2004

By	Antonio Palacios "She was asking for it" (Perú) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This album is awesome, it hard, it violent, the lyrics are well written (they have a sordid black sense of humor, just listen to: "Cloacula..."), the voice sound better than To Serve man (now i can "understand" what Travis is saying) and drums are better too, not only blastbeats... I really like the production. If you love death metal, specially grind death you must get this album. Oh, I forgot, Humanure has been banned and the original art cover its gonna be changed. Hurry, get a copy now!!! 4 stars.
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Mediocre: Selltallica, Slipknot, and the kiddie numetal stuff.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You should already own this., September 2, 2004

By	Everyone Hates Everyone - See all my reviews

By far the greatest investment I've made all year. What sets it apart from other death metal is it's simplicity, yet it sounds great. And, of course, Travis Ryan's voice like none other. Highly recommended for veteran and rookie death metal listeners.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great, intelligent gore/grind metal, January 30, 2005

By	Richard A. Matheson "myndreach" (apo, ae United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Great stuff. I just picked this up along with the Homovore album. If you like grind/gore/death, then you may like this. It's very heavy, brutal stuff.

I am glad that they are an intelligent metal band. By that, I mean their lyrics focus on real issues and problems. Other bands that do this include Napalm Death and Dying Fetus. The lyrics are quite good for this band.