Police who responded found a copy of Cattle Decapitation’s CD The Harvest Floor at the scene, which contains the track “A Body Farm”. Head over to The Gauntlet to view the video!

By the way, Cattle Decapitation are absolute geniuses. Well played.

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If you’re not familiar with Cattle Decapitation, here’s a quick run-down. They are a death metal/ grindcore band from San Diego, California. They are vegetarians that detest the slaughter of animals, particularly cows and have huge resentment for mankind. The current line-up includes Travis Ryan on vocals, Troy Oftedal on bass, Dave McGraw on drums and Josh Elmore on guitars.

Human Jerky (1999) is Cattle Decapitation’s first full length studio record…that is still shorter than most band’s Eps. With a running time of 16 minutes and 17 seconds, Human Jerky proves short, but somewhat sweet. A fast onslaught of blast-beats, mostly incomprehensible lyrics sung in both a low, gurgle/growl and high toned growl, it comes at you in the sense that a lot of people describe as a wall of noise. It’s kind of a wall of noise, but with melody and short but relevant breakdowns. The longest song on this record is 1 minute and 8 seconds long. While your ears may fight to make out words, the song titles pretty much let you know what they are singing about. With song titles like Veal and The Cult Of Torture and Bludgeoned Beaten and Barbecued, you get the picture.

Homovore (2000) is an improvement on song length, but not by much. With Homovore you get an extra 5 minutes. You also get a rather long intro son that is 3 minutes and 28 seconds, making it the longest song. The shortest? 35 seconds. Homovore isn’t much of a progress from Human Jerky. You could put both albums on one cd and probably would never know the difference or transition. Again with the vocal clarity thing, you still get the basic grasp of the songs with titles like Carnal Fecophelia Due to Prolonged Exposure to Methane and Colostomy Jigsaw Puzzle.

To Serve Man (2002) is where I can start seeing some progress. Maybe because it was under the Metal Blade label and they were forced to put together more than just a 20 minute cd, I don’t really know. To Serve Man has a certain progression to it, yet the band keeps to form and it’s unmistakable that this is the same band. Through bigger label support comes better production and a better overall sound. The song titles do not stray from the bands original intent of being shockingly gross to those that don’t understand the concept of the band. Testicular Manslaughter kicks off the album with a blood-gurgling, agonizing moan (similar sounds are heard on other albums as well) and fast, melodic guitar work that takes the band to a whole new level.

Humanure (2004) continues where To Serve Man left off and again brings the band a bit further in songwriting and musicianship. Humanure is probably better known for it’s album cover and not so much the music that lies inside. The album starts off with an eerie piano number and then transverses in to the title track. More melodies, more breakdowns, slightly more clear vocals (with less of the higher toned backing) and solos solidify Cattle Decapitations presence as a great metal band.

Karma.Bloody.Karma (2006) is yet another great Cattle decapitation album that brings more experience to the game with bigger melodies and more breakdowns. Karma.Bloody.Karma also brings more matured and less gory song titles to the game. The goriest titles here are Success is…(Hanging By The Neck) and Suspended In Coprolite. Karma.Bloody.Karma is another step in the right direction for a band that wants a continual path of improvement as artists.

Now that we’re all up to speed, let’s look in to the bands latest release. The Harvest Floor (2009) brings the same band, with the same message and same basic feel as Karma.Bloody.Karma with a little better production. Again, much more mature song titles. Breakdowns with a cool leads and hooks that make it all worth more than a few listens. Progression is something that a lot of bands in the same genre as Cattle Decapitation lack. Each album starts to sound the same, but Cattle Decapitation prove that you can sound the same without sounding the same. Progress without compromising the band’s sound and integrity. Wall of noise, no. Brutal sound of semi-melodic death metal with a grindcore feel to it, yes. Blast-beats, lightening fast hammer-ons and pull offs, the occasional solo, power and bar chord breakdowns and you’ve got yourself The Harvest Floor.

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Cattle Decapitation’s The Harvest Floor is less than a month away now and they have released a second song from the album. The first one was A Body Farm and how they give you The Gardeners Of Eden over at Myspace.

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Cattle Decapitation

You can view the E-Card here. I tried to embed but then it was constantly playing and was an annoyance.

They’ll also be shooting a video this weekend:

We’ll be heading up to an old slaughterhouse in Santa Paula, CA this weekend to shoot the performance footage for the track “Regret & the Grave” from our album The Harvest Floor which will be released on Jan. 20th on Metal Blade Records! The video will be directed by Gary Smithson (High on Fire, Prong, Goatwhore), will feature the band performing under the most dreary of circumstances and a story that touches on the futility of being, the ruining nature of humanity and will be available for viewing around the album’s release! We’ll keep you posted and see if we can’t get some cool behind the scenes photos displayed on our MySpace page soonafter…

January
21 – Santa Barbara, CA – The Jensen Mainstage
22 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater (Amebix, Book of Black Earth, Doomsday Hour, only)
23 – Berkeley, CA – 924 Gilman Street
24 – San Francisco, CA – Thee Parkside
25 – Hollywood, CA – Knitting Factory
26 – Tempe, AZ – The Sets
27 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
28 – El Paso, TX – Uncle Paulie’s Pub
29 – Austin, TX – Red 7
30 – Houston, TX – Java Jazz

February
1 – Metairie, LA – The High Ground
2 – Pensacola, FL – American Legion Post 33
3 – Jacksonville, FL – Fuel Coffeehouse
4 – Orlando, FL – Back Booth
5 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
6 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
7 – Tallahassee, FL – The Engine Room
9 – Little Rock, AR – The Village
10 – Dallas, TX – The Lounge on Elm Street
11 – Farmington, NM – Gator’s
12 – Tucson, AZ – The Rock
13 – San Marcos, CA – The Jumping Turtle

Quote and tour dates via Cattledecapitation.com

IMage Via Amazon.com

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Preorder the CD

Preorder CD/Album Artwork T-Shirt (pictured here)

Preorder CD/ Sawblade T-Shirt (Pictured Below)

1.The Gardeners Of Eden
2.A Body Farm (Click to listen)
3.We Are Horrible People
4.Tooth Enamel And Concrete
5.The Ripe Beneath The Rind
6.The Product Alive
7.In Axestasy
8.Into The Public Bath
9.The Harvest Floor
10.Regret And The Grave

All Images From : Metal Blade records Districtlines Merch Store

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Cattle Decapitation Will be heading out on tour, title Killing ‘Til Oblivion 2009 in support of The Harvest Floor starting on January 21st. It’s mainly a west coast tour but hopefully we’ll see them over here on the east coast soon after. After hearing ‘A Body Farm’ and from their upcoming release and buying Karma, Bloody, Karma, I’m looking forward to seeing where this goes. Support on tour will be Book Of Black Earth (Another killer band), Psyopus and Gigan. Dates after the fold.

Jan. 21 – Santa Barbara, CA – The Jensen Mainstage
Jan. 22 – Bakersfield, CA – Studio 99 (no BOOK OF BLACK EARTH)
Jan. 23 – Berkeley, CA – 924 Gilman Street
Jan. 24 – San Francisco, CA – Thee Parkside
Jan. 25 – Hollywood, CA – Knitting Factory
Jan. 26 – Tempe, AZ – The Sets
Jan. 27 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
Jan. 28 – El Paso, TX – Uncle Paulie’s Pub
Jan. 29 – Austin, TX – Red 7
Jan. 30 – San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
Jan. 31 – Houston, TX – Java Jazz
Feb. 01 – Metairie, LA – The High Ground
Feb. 02 – Pensacola, FL – American Legion Post 33
Feb. 03 – Jacksonville, FL – Fuel Coffeehouse
Feb. 04 – Orlando, FL – Back Booth
Feb. 05 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
Feb. 07 – Tallahassee, FL – The Engine Room
Feb. 09 – Little Rock, AR – The Village
Feb. 10 – Dallas, TX – The Lounge on Elm Street
Feb. 11 – Farmington, NM – Gator’s
Feb. 12 – Tucson, AZ – The Rock
Feb. 13 – San Marcos, CA – The Jumping Turtle

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