“Terrasite” is dedicated to the memory of Gabe Serbian (May 1, 1977 – April 30, 2022)
Long-running San Diego, California deathgrind outfit, CATTLE DECAPITATION, has dropped an official video for “We Eat Our Young”, the first single of its upcoming album “Terrasite”, due for release on May 12th via Metal Blade Records. The video was created by Dave Brodsky and Allison Woest of MyGoodEye.
Though many bands have tried, no one articulates the real apocalypse humanity is facing as vividly and succinctly as CATTLE DECAPITATION. With 2019’s “Death Atlas”, they reached the apex of this, perhaps leading some to believe they had no place left to go beyond such an achievement, but alas, they return with “Terrasite”, which is as bold a statement as they have ever made.
Guitarist Josh Elmore, notes: “After a record like ‘Death Atlas’, you have to make a turn. 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’.”
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.’ 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 vividly brought to life in the artwork by longtime collaborator Wes Benscoter (VADER, KREATOR, BLOODBATH, HYPOCRISY). “We see the nymph stage of this human/cockroach hybrid that is more of a fully grown being that has just molted from its ootheca stage, startled, confused, frightened but also pissed off.”
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” track listing:
- Terrastic Adaptation
- We Eat Our Young
- Scourge of the Offspring
- The Insignificants
- The Storm Upstairs
- …and the World Will Go on Without You
- A Photic Doom
- Dead End Residents
- Solastalgia
- Just Another Body
You can watch the offiical video for “We Eat Our Young” below:
