The Anthropocene Extinction, the newest studio recording from San Diego deathgrind unit, CATTLE DECAPITATION, unleashed via Metal Blade Records on August 7th, pillaged the Billboard Charts upon its first week of release. More than doubling the sales of their previous offering, the record debuted at #41 on the Top 200 Current Albums Chart, #5 on the Hard Music Chart, #6 on the Independent Albums Chart, and #14 on the Rock Albums Chart! On the iTunes day of release charts The Anthropocene Extinction hit a crushing #3 on the Metal Chart, #10 on the Rock Chart and #80 on the Top 200 Current Albums Chart. In Canada the record ranked at #5 on the Hard Music Charts, #36 on the Top 200 Current Albums Chart and #73 on the Top Digital Charts. Elsewhere The Anthropocene Extinction came it at #88 in Germany and #135 in Holland.
Produced by Dave Otero (Allegaeon, Cephalic Carnage) at Flatline Audio in Denver, Colorado, The Anthropocene Extinction was stands among the most sonically and thematically engrossing record of CATTLE DECAPITATION‘s maniacal discography.
The Anthropocene Extinction is available NOW via Metal Blade Records at: metalblade.com/cattledecapitation.
In related CATTLE DECAPITATION news, new dates have been added to the band’s recently announced North American Extinction Tour. The band’s headlining trek has expanded to include shows in Erie, Buffalo, Frederick and more. The journey follows the band’s appearance on this year’s edition of the Summer Slaughter tour currently underway and serves as a precursor to their run supporting Cannibal Corpse later this year. See all confirmed CATTLE DECAPITATION live dates below.
CATTLE DECAPITATION on The Summer Slaughter Tour w/ Arch Enemy, Born Of Osiris, Veil Of Maya, The Acacia Strain, Beyond Creation [remaining dates]:
8/18/2015 Empire Control Room & Garage – Austin, TX
8/19/2015 Tricky Fall’s – El Paso, TX headlining show w/ Beyond Creation
8/20/2015 The Marquee – Tempe, AZ
8/21/2015 House of Blues – San Diego, CA
8/22/2015 City National Grove Of Anaheim – Anaheim, CA
8/23/2015 The Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
8/24/2015 Regent Theater – Los Angeles, CA
CATTLE DECAPITATION Headlining Tour – The North American Extinction Tour 2015 w/ King Parrot, Black Crown Initiate, Dark Sermon:
9/15/2015 Boardwalk – Sacramento, CA
9/16/2015 Analog – Portland, OR
9/17/2015 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
9/18/2015 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC
9/19/2015 Level – Kelowna, BC
9/20/2015 Nite Owl – Calgary, AB
9/21/2015 Starlite – Edmonton, AB
9/22/2015 Exchange – Regina, SK
9/23/2015 The Zoo – Winnipeg, MB
9/24/2015 Q & Z Center – Ringle, WI
9/25/2015 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL
9/26/2015 Mac’s – Lansing, MI
9/27/2015 Hard Luck – Toronto, ON
9/28/2015 Mavericks – Ottawa, ON
9/29/2015 L’Anti – Quebec City, QC
10/1/2015 Club Metronome – Burlington, VT
10/2/2015 Basement Transmissions – Erie, PA
10/3/2015 Broadway Joe’s – Buffalo, NY
10/4/2015 Cafe 611 – Frederick, MD
10/5/2015 Brighton Music Hall – Allston, MA
10/7/2015 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
End Tour
w/ Cannibal Corpse, Soreption:
10/08/2015 Underbelly – Jacksonville, FL
10/09/2015 Motorco – Durham, NC
10/10/2015 Ziggy’s – Winston-Salem, NC
10/12/2015 The Broadberry – Richmond, VA
10/13/2015 Reverb – Reading, PA
10/14/2015 The Emporium – The Emporium – Long Island, NY
10/15/2015 The Met – Pawtucket, RI
10/16/2015 The Chance Theater – Poughkeepsie, NY
10/17/2015 The Lost Horizon – Syracuse, NY
10/19/2015 VClub Live – Huntington, WV
10/20/2015 The Warehouse – Clarksville, TN
10/21/2015 New Daisy Theatre – Memphis, TN
10/23/2015 Tricky Falls – El Paso, TX
10/24/2015 Club XS – Tucson, AZ
10/25/2015 KnotFest – San Bernardino, CA
10/27/2015 Top Deck – Farmington, NM
10/28/2015 The Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
10/29/2015 The Waiting Room – Omaha, NE
10/30/2015 Durty Nellies – Palatine, IL
10/31/2015 Big Shots – Valparaiso, IN
11/01/2015 The Pyramid Scheme – Grand Rapids, MI
11/03/2015 Altar Bar – Pittsburgh, PA
11/04/2015 Expo Five – Louisville, KY
11/05/2015 Zydeco – Birmingham, AL
11/06/2015 Vinyl Music Hall – Pensacola, FL
11/07/2015 Venue 578 – Orlando, FL
“There’s always been a fine line between extremity and listenability and CATTLE DECAPITATION have marvelously tiptoed that line again… their command of craft has never been better.” – Decibel
“CATTLE DECAPITATION have taken a big risk, tried something new, and done something brilliantly horrific in the process. Awesomely fun and catchy, yes, but still viciously upsetting” – Metal Hammer
“…pure true death metal at its finest.” – Metal Injection
“…another stroke of genius by one of the best heavy bands of all time…” – Exclaim
“…a monolith of maturity…” – Sputnik Music
“Crushing from start to finish.” – Dead Rhetoric
“CATTLE DECAPITATION are only improving with age and have crafted their best yet.” – New Noise Magazine
“…another impressive album that serves its listeners music in the form of fiery annihilation and will leave them looking like the corpse on the album’s cover…” – No Clean Singing
