Long-running San Diego, California-based deathgrind act Cattle Decapitation has shared “We Eat Our Young,” the first single and video from its upcoming 10th studio album, “Terrasite” (May 12, 2023, Metal Blade Records).
The new album follows 2019’s “Death Atlas.”
“After a record like ‘Death Atlas,’ you have to make a turn,” guitarist Josh Elmore said. “Everything about that album—the concept, artwork, music, etc.—was a final statement. The only way to move forward is rebirth. In approaching the newest record, it was not only necessary to keep the musical trajectory the band has been aiming towards since the beginning, but also to further explore the ambient/textural elements that were part of ‘Death Atlas.’”
As such, “Terrasite” pushes the band’s sound further into more epic and varied territory and, in the hands of vocalist Travis Ryan ,the governing concept takes a new and disturbing direction.
“I wanted to do the 180° opposite of ‘Death Atlas,'” Ryan said. “I already had the concept idea from years back and since Death Atlas was so dark and brooding, I wanted a completely opposite effect. I wanted this to take place in the daylight. I’ve always found daytime horror to be really unsettling so I wanted to make sure what was going on on the cover took place in the light of day, which also finds its place within the lyrics.”
The title is a word invented by Ryan that brings together “terra-“ meaning “earth” and “-site” derived from the Greek word “-sitos,” which means “food.”
“The combination of the two means ‘earth-eater,’” Ryan said. “It’s a metaphor for humanity’s role in the destruction of the planet and is a play-on-words of the very fitting word ‘parasite.’”
This is brought to life in the artwork by longtime collaborator Wes Benscoter (Vader, Kreator, Bloodbath, Hypocrisy).
The band once again worked with producer Dave Otero (Cephalic Carnage, Allegaeon), who knows the members’ individual styles and how to coax the best out of them, bringing in Tony Parker of Midnight Odyssey to handle piano and synths.
“Terrasite” will be available as a jewel case CD, digitally and on vinyl in the following color variants:
- “The Fleshy Architect” Orange/Peach Marble vinyl (US exclusive)
- “Hadean Eon” Orange Blend vinyl (US exclusive)
- “Gomorrah’s Flora” Green Blend vinyl (US exclusive)
- “Winds of Solastalgia” Purple Blend vinyl (US exclusive)
- 180g Black vinyl (EU exclusive)
- “Pupa to a Nymph” LP1: Black Ash Smoke vinyl – LP2: Transp. Skin Marble vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 700 copies)
- “Irradiated Alight” Sunset Marble vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 500 copies)
- “Living Death Spirituality” White w/ Purple Splatter vinyl (EMP exclusive – limited to 300 copies)
- “Terrasitic Jizzplosion” Clear w/ Gold Splatter vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 300 copies)
- “Life Finds a Way” Clear w/ Green + Purple Splatter vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 300 copies)
Find pre-ordering options at metalblade.com/cattledecapitation.
“Terrasite” track listing:
1. Terrasitic Adaptation
2. We Eat Our Young
3. Scourge of the Offspring
4. The Insignificants
5. The Storm Upstairs
6. … And the World Will Go on Without You
7. A Photic Doom
8. Dead End Residents
9. Solastalgia
10. Just Another Body
In conjunction with the release of “Terrasite,” Cattle Decapitation will support Dark Funeral on this year’s edition of the Decibel Magazine Tour. The journey begins on the eve of the record’s release, Thursday, May 11, in Santa Ana, California, and runs through Saturday, June 10, in Los Angeles, California. Additional support will be provided by 200 Stab Wounds and Blackbraid.
Tour dates:
5/11/2023 The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA
5/12/2023 The Nile Theater – Mesa, AZ
5/13/2023 El Rey – Albuquerque, NM
5/15/2023 Granada Theater – Dallas, TX
5/16/2023 Empire Control Room – Austin, TX
5/17/2023 The Warehouse – Houston, TX
5/19/2023 The Orpheum – Tampa, FL
5/20/2023 Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA
5/21/2023 The Underground – Charlotte, NC
5/23/2023 Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD
5/24/2023 Irving Plaza – New York, NY * No Blackbraid
5/26/2023 Club Soda – Montreal, QC
5/27/2023 Phoenix Concert Theatre – Toronto, ON
5/28/2023 Crofoot Ballroom – Pontiac, MI
5/30/2023 The Metro – Chicago, IL
5/31/2023 First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
6/02/2023 The Summit – Denver, CO
6/03/2023 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
6/05/2023 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
6/06/2023 The Vogue Theater – Vancouver, BC
6/07/2023 The Roseland Ballroom – Portland, OR
6/09/2023 The Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
6/10/2023 Regent Theater – Los Angeles, CA
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