Cattle Decapitation

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Real Live Certified

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

Löwensaal, Nürnberg, Germany (Jan 23); Concertzaal de Casino, Sint Niklaas, Belgium (Jan 24); Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands (Jan 25); Schlachthof, Wiesbaden, Germany (Jan 26); O2 Institute, Birmingham, United Kingdom (Jan 28); SWG3, Glasgow, United Kingdom (Jan 29); Electric Brixton, London, United Kingdom (Jan 30); The Marble Factory, Bristol, United Kingdom (Jan 31); New Century Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom (Feb 1); The Engine Rooms, Southampton, United Kingdom (Feb 2); Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France (Feb 4); Backstage Werk, Munich, Germany (Feb 8); Roxy Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (Feb 10); Felsenkeller, Leipzig, Germany (Feb 11); Proxima, Warszawa, Poland (Feb 12); Kulturzentrum Faust, Hannover, Germany (Feb 14); Huxleys Neue Welt, Berlin, Germany (Feb 15); Amager Bio, Copenhagen, Denmark (Feb 16); Fryshuset, Stockholm, Sweden (Feb 17); Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway (Feb 19); Trädgår'n, Göteborg, Sweden (Feb 20); Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany (Feb 21); Stocznia Cesarska, Gdańsk, Poland (Jun 4); Norje, Sölvesborg, Sweden (Jun 4)

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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.

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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.

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Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

March 19, 2024

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

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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.

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Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

August 29, 2022

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.

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Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

August 28, 2022

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.

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