Cattle Decapitation live in concert.
ON TOUR

Cattle Decapitation

35
critic concert reviews
metal

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

87
%
Based on 
35
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
82
%
Based on 
6
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critic Consensus

Cattle Decapitation is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 35 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Cattle Decapitation is rated as an exceptional live performer, with noteworthy shows that are worth watching.

ON TOUR

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Latest Release

Terrasite (12 May 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
metal
Origin
San Diego, United States (1996 - present)
Bio
Cattle Decapitation are an American deathgrind band from San Diego, California. Originally founded in 1996, Cattle Decapitation's songs protest the mistreatment and consumption of animals as well as the abuse of the environment.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

V13 (Canada)

March 20, 2024
%
Grindcore genre-smashers Cattle Decapitation head-up a four-band bill of musical carnage at Leeds Stylus.

Backseat Mafia

March 20, 2024
%
As I approached the Stylus for tonights slab of death and death core I couldn’t help but notice the amount of shirts milling about with logos which to the untrained eye are totally illegible, to the rest of us though they are a cacophony of geniuses in the world we all absolutely love.

Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

March 19, 2024
80
%
Tonight, they are live in Glasgow and the show is originally scheduled for the Cathouse, but is upgraded to the roomier Slay after selling out

Ambient Light (New Zealand)

September 9, 2023
%
Firstly, I want to start by offering up great thanks to those who helped me escape last night's crazy, insane Cattle Decapitation pit.

Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

August 29, 2022
90
%
Life in the UK is looking pretty bleak at the moment, the country is in the worst financial state it has been in for decades, the unions are striking for basic necessities and believe it or not, we need rain more than anything.

Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

August 28, 2022
90
%
As the first festival in our world to make its triumphant return last year following the pandemic, Bloodstock Festival was a saving grace for so many people who had been starved of live music in the age of lockdowns.

Ambient Light (New Zealand)

April 1, 2020
%
“Let's hope it doesn't take another twenty years to come back!”

Past critic reviews published in

Reflections of Darkness (Germany), The Skinny (UK), Sound of Boston (USA), We All Want Someone To Shout For (USA), LA Record (USA) and more

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