Founded: 1996
Location: San Diego
Cattle Decapitation is an American deathgrind band formed in San Diego, California, in 1996. The band's current lineup includes vocalist Travis Ryan, guitarists Josh Elmore and Belisario Dimuzio, bassist Olivier Pinard, and drummer David McGraw. Cattle Decapitation have released eight albums, the most recent being Terrasite, which was released on May 12, 2023.
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The headbanging highlights from Cattle Decapitation's headline gig in Sydney.
This team-up is one that isn’t to be missed for the hardcore metalheads.
With special guests Revocation.
"Vocal contortionist Travis Ryan's delivery was impenetrable, shrieking and grunting with vein-popping intensity."
"The Anthropocene Extinction is the band's climactic act."
Even by death metal standards they don’t come much heavier than San Diego’s Cattle Decapitation. 17 years strong, the band finally makes their maiden trip down under for a run of shows with Thy Art Is Murder this June. Killyourstereo.com caught up with frontman Travis Ryan recently to discuss music, touring, and wanting to hug a koala bear.
“There was always tongue-in-cheek sentiment to this band, in everything we did. You know, it came more out of fun than people realise, I think. We’re kind of a weird bunch,”
Vegetarianism and death metal apparently go hand in hand.