Cattle Decapitation – Terrasite
Metal Blade Records
9,0/10,0
Brief:
Terrasite (noun) = ‘terra-‘ (Latin = ‘earth’) + ‘-sitos’ (Greek = ‘food’) Definition:
- A devourer or destroyer of land or earth.
- Post-Anthropocene humanity
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.
As such, Terrasite pushes their 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.
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).
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.
Tracklist:
- 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
Main Focus Tracks:
- Terrastic Adaptation
- …and the World Will Go On Without You
- Dead End Residents
Other Recommended Tracks:
- We Eat Our Young
- Scourge of the Offspring
- Solastalgia
Line-Up:
Travis Ryan – vocals
Josh Elmore – lead guitar
Belisario Dimuzio – rhythm guitar
Olivier Pinard – bass
David McGraw – drums
Comments:
Terrasite is a monument of extreme metal. Cattle Decapitation’s music is at its peak, and none of their following albums will find this perfect balance between melody, technique and power.
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Selected Discography:
Human Jerky – 1999
Homovore – 2000
To Serve Man – 2002
Humanure – 2004
Karma.Bloody.Karma – 2006
The Harvest Floor – 2009
Monolith of Inhumanity – 2012
The Anthropocene Extinction – 2015
Death Atlas – 2019
Terrasite – 2023
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