The Anthropocene Extinction
The Anthropocene Extinction is the seventh studio album by American deathgrind band Cattle Decapitation. It was released on August 7, 2015, on Metal Blade Records.[1] It became Cattle Decapitation's first album to chart on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 100.
Lyrical concept
The last record, Monolith of Inhumanity, dealt with the future of Earth, if mankind keeps its current style of life. The Anthropocene Extinction deals with the results of mankind's influence on the environment, such as the Great Pacific garbage patch.[1]
Critical reception
The album received very positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic (a review aggregator site which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 from music critics), based on 4 critics, the album has received a score of 86/100, which indicates "universal acclaim". Reviews particularly praised Travis Ryan's vocal performance, with Exclaim! writing that "Littered throughout the wasteland of gurgling growls and shrill shrieks that fill The Anthropocene Extinction are the snarls that the vocalist experimented with on 2012's Monolith of Inhumanity, a sort of pseudo-singing that just might be more unsettling than his more traditional death metal scream, and which showcases his impressive range." About.com praised the variety and songwriting on the album, praising the band's attention to detail. "Cattle Decapitation write albums, a quality that allows each song to fit within the entire grand vision. An interlude like “The Burden of Seven Billion” may seem like filler, but its placement allows a reprise from a first half of life-draining potency. A similar claim follows the gloomy “Ave Exitium,” which follows in the vein of “The Harvest Floor” and “The Monolith” as a haunting intro to a momentous closer in “Pacific Grim.”"
Track listing
All lyrics written by Ryan; all music composed by Cattle Decapitation.
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1. | "Manufactured Extinct" | 4:40 |
2. | "The Prophets of Loss" | 4:07 |
3. | "Plagueborne" | 4:58 |
4. | "Clandestine Ways (Krokodil Rot)" | 4:34 |
5. | "Circo Inhumanitas" | 4:03 |
6. | "The Burden of Seven Billion" | 1:23 |
7. | "Mammals in Babylon" | 4:09 |
8. | "Mutual Assured Destruction" | 2:42 |
9. | "Not Suitable for Life" | 3:16 |
10. | "Apex Blasphemy" | 3:45 |
11. | "Ave Exitium" | 3:06 |
12. | "Pacific Grim" | 5:25 |
Total length: | 46:14 |
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13. | "Cannibalistic Invasivorism" | 4:00 |
14. | "No Light and No Life" | 3:24 |
Total length: | 53:32 |
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1. | "Forced Gender Reassignment" (live at Party San 2012) | 3:46 |
2. | "Your Disposal" (live at Party San 2012) | 4:22 |
3. | "Lifestalker" (live at Party San 2012) | 4:14 |
4. | "Projectile Ovulation" (live at Party San 2012) | 3:40 |
5. | "Kingdom of Tyrants" (live at Party San 2012) | 4:33 |
6. | "Your Disposal" (music video) | 4:36 |
7. | "Kingdom of Tyrants" (music video, extended mini film version) | 9:00 |
8. | "Regret and the Grave" (music video) | 4:36 |
9. | "A Body Farm" (music video) | 5:33 |
10. | "Reduced to Paste" (music video) | 4:13 |
11. | "To Serve Man" (music video) | 3:10 |
12. | "Making of The Anthropocene Extinction" (studio report) | 15:50 |
Total length: | 67:27 |
Personnel
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[10]
Cattle Decapitation
- Travis Ryan – vocals, keyboard and drums on "Ave Exitium"
- Josh Elmore – guitar
- Derek Engemann – bass, additional gang vocals on "The Prophets of Loss", keyboard and drums on "The Burden of Seven Billion"
- Dave McGraw – drums
Guest musicians
Additional musicians
Production
Artwork and design
- Wes Benscoter – album artwork, photo editing
- Brian Ames – album layout
- Sam Lanthrem – photography
- Denise Ryan – photography
- Zach Cordner – photography
- Travis Ryan – art direction, concept
Studio
Charts
References
- 1 2 Staff writer(s); no by-line. (May 20, 2015). "CATTLE DECAPITATION To Release 'The Anthropocene Extinction' This August Via Metal Blade Records" (Press release). Metal Blade Records. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
- ↑ The Anthropocene Extinction at Metacritic
- ↑ Marsicano, Dan. "Cattle Decapitation - The Anthropocene Extinction Review". heavymetal.about.com. About.com. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
- ↑ Zorgdrager, Bradley (August 5, 2015). "Cattle Decapitation The Anthropocene Extinction". exclaim.ca. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
- ↑ Dare, Tom (July 21, 2015). "Cattle Decapitation: The Anthropocene Extinction". Metal Hammer. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ↑ Rothmund, David Lee (August 7, 2015). "Album Review: The Extinction of Cattle Decapitation". MetalSucks. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ↑ K., Elijah (August 12, 2015). "Review: Cattle Decapitation - The Anthropocene Extinction". www.sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
- ↑ Quigley, Joseph (August 7, 2015). "The Anthropocene Extinction Review". Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- 1 2 Staff writer(s); no by-line. "Cattle Decapitation The Anthropocene Extinction CD & DVD, Digibook, Limited Edition". www.emp.de (in German). E.M.P. Merchandising. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- ↑ The Anthropocene Extinction (liner notes). Cattle Decapitation. Metal Blade Records. 2015.
- ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Cattle Decapitation, The Anthropocene Extinction, Album".
- ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Cattle Decapitation – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Cattle Decapitation. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Cattle Decapitation – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Cattle Decapitation.
- ↑ "Cattle Decapitation – Chart history" Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums for Cattle Decapitation. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Cattle Decapitation – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Cattle Decapitation.
- ↑ "Cattle Decapitation – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for Cattle Decapitation.
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