Editing Cattle Decapitation (section)

==History==
Cattle Decapitation was formed in 1996 by singer Scott Miller, guitarist [[Gabe Serbian]], and drummer Dave Astor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=metalweb interview |url=http://www.themetalweb.com/cattledecapitationinterview.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723111116/http://www.themetalweb.com/cattledecapitationinterview.html |archivedate=July 23, 2008}}</ref>  The band put out their first material in 1996 with a demo called ''Ten Torments of the Damned.'' Scott Miller left the band in circa 1997 and Travis Ryan joined the band. In 1999 their first EP Human Jerky was recorded and in 2000 their second EP Homovore was recorded. The two EPs were both recorded at Double Time Studios with recording engineer [[Jeff Forrest]]. Guitarist [[Gabe Serbian]] ended up leaving the band 2001 to focus on [[The Locust]]. Guitarist Josh Elmore and bassist Troy Oftedal joined the band right after.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}

Cattle Decapitation's first album ''[[To Serve Man (album)|To Serve Man]]'' came out in 2002 and saw controversy in Germany, where distribution company [[SPV GmbH|SPV]] refused to handle the album due to its graphic cover.<ref name="Metal page 169">Metal: The Definitive Guide, page 169</ref> The cover of the 2004 album ''[[Humanure (album)|Humanure]]'', featuring a cow excreting human remains, was reportedly censored without permission from the label in some outlets. Record store owners did not display the album, making it difficult for customers to find and buy it.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2008/nov/19/cattle-decapitation-veggie-burgers-plus-assassin-s/ |title=Cattle Decapitation Veggie Burgers, plus History of San Diego Music Parts 1 thru 7 |last1=Sanford |first1=Jay Allen |date=November 19, 2008 |website=sandiegoreader.com |publisher=San Diego Reader |access-date=December 9, 2008 |archive-date=December 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228000332/http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2008/nov/19/cattle-decapitation-veggie-burgers-plus-assassin-s/ |url-status=live }}</ref>[[File:CATTLE DECAPITATION @ Rock Al Parque 2018 - 29683320697.jpg|thumb|left|Dave McGraw in 2018]]
In August 2009, Cattle Decapitation parted ways with long-time bassist Troy Oftedal because of "musical and personal differences".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=125163 |title=Cattle Decapitation Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement - Blabbermouth.net |work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |access-date=January 3, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816084153/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=125163 |archive-date=August 16, 2009 }}</ref> Cattle Decapitation's album ''[[Monolith of Inhumanity]]'' was released in 2012. It received positive reviews upon release.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/albumreviews/review-cattle-decapitation-monolith-of-inhumanity.html |title=Review: Cattle Decapitation – Monolith of Inhumanity |access-date=January 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101083139/http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/albumreviews/review-cattle-decapitation-monolith-of-inhumanity.html |archive-date=January 1, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://thrashmag.com/2012/05/08/cattle-decapitation-monolith-of-inhumanity/ |title=Cattle Decapitation – "Monolith of Inhumanity" Album Review – Thrash Magazine |access-date=January 3, 2015 |archive-date=January 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103214537/http://thrashmag.com/2012/05/08/cattle-decapitation-monolith-of-inhumanity/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Cattle Decapitation has toured with extreme metal acts including [[Suffocation (band)|Suffocation]], [[Cryptopsy]], [[The Black Dahlia Murder (band)|The Black Dahlia Murder]], [[Deicide (band)|Deicide]], [[Behemoth (band)|Behemoth]], [[Hate Eternal]], [[Krisiun]], [[Revocation (band)|Revocation]], and [[Job for a Cowboy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/tour-dates/job-cowboy-announce-headlining-tour-cattle-decapitation-whitechapel|title=JOB FOR A COWBOY announce headlining tour with CATTLE DECAPITATION & WHITECHAPEL – Metal Injection|date=March 1, 2010|access-date=February 23, 2015|archive-date=February 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223134833/http://www.metalinjection.net/tour-dates/job-cowboy-announce-headlining-tour-cattle-decapitation-whitechapel|url-status=live}}</ref> The band also participated in [[Metal Blade Records]]' Scion A/V Showcase in late 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bravewords.com/news/188868 |title=SIX FEET UNDER, CATTLE DECAPITATION And More Confirmed For Scion A/V Label Showcase |work=bravewords.com |access-date=January 3, 2015 |archive-date=January 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101221003/http://www.bravewords.com/news/188868 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:CATTLE DECAPITATION @ Rock Al Parque 2018 - 30751280768.jpg|upright|thumb|Travis Ryan in 2018]]
The band spent the majority of 2014 writing ''[[The Anthropocene Extinction]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metalstorm.net/events/news_comments.php?news_id=22175|title=Cattle Decapitation - Writing Material For New Album|website=Metal Storm|access-date=November 1, 2021|archive-date=January 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131161319/http://metalstorm.net/events/news_comments.php?news_id=22175|url-status=live}}</ref> Alongside the announcement of the album title in May 2015, the band released the first song of the record, titled "Manufactured Extinct".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metalblade.com/us/news/cattle-decapitation-to-release-the-anthropocene-extinction/ |title=CATTLE DECAPITATION to release ''The Anthropocene Extinction'' this August via Metal Blade Records |author=Staff writer(s) |date=May 20, 2015 |website=metalblade.com |publisher=[[Metal Blade Records]] |access-date=May 21, 2015 |archive-date=May 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523001243/http://www.metalblade.com/us/news/cattle-decapitation-to-release-the-anthropocene-extinction/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was released through Metal Blade on August 7, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/philip-anselmo-to-guest-on-new-cattle-decapitation-album/|title=PHILIP ANSELMO To Guest On New CATTLE DECAPITATION Album|date=May 20, 2015|access-date=August 6, 2015|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924152222/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/philip-anselmo-to-guest-on-new-cattle-decapitation-album/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On April 30, 2018, two [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] teens were pulled out of a [[Colorado State University]] tour by the police for being "too quiet" and wearing "dark clothing."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://safety.colostate.edu/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180505120526/https://safety.colostate.edu/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-05-05|title=Safety {{!}} Colorado State University|date=2018-05-05|work=archive.is|access-date=2018-05-05}}</ref> When the band found out that one of the brothers was wearing Cattle Decapitation T-shirts, they offered the brothers "free guest list spots for life."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/05/04/two-native-american-brothers-were-touring-a-colo-college-when-a-parent-called-police-they-say-it-was-racial-profiling/|title=Two Native American brothers were touring a Colo. college when a parent called police. They say it was racial profiling.|last=Swenson|first=Kyle|date=May 4, 2018|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=May 5, 2018|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=May 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505042517/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/05/04/two-native-american-brothers-were-touring-a-colo-college-when-a-parent-called-police-they-say-it-was-racial-profiling/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/cattledecapitation/posts/10155435616901517|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180505120944/https://www.facebook.com/cattledecapitation/posts/10155435616901517|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 5, 2018|title=(4) Cattle Decapitation – Posts|date=May 5, 2018|work=archive.is|access-date=May 5, 2018}}</ref>

In August 2018, the band announced the addition of [[Cryptopsy]] bass player Olivier Pinard, as well as the promotion of touring rhythm guitarist Belisario Dimuzio to being a full time member,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metalblade.com/us/news/cattle-decapitation-announces-new-band-members/|title=Cattle Decapitation announces new band members {{!}} Metal Blade Records|access-date=October 23, 2019|archive-date=October 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023093703/https://www.metalblade.com/us/news/cattle-decapitation-announces-new-band-members/|url-status=live}}</ref> thus making the group a five piece for the first time. The recording of the seventh studio album ''[[Death Atlas]]'' began in May 2019,<ref>[https://loudwire.com/cattle-decapitation-eighth-album/ CATTLE DECAPITATION TO BEGIN RECORDING EIGHTH STUDIO ALBUM] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525095206/https://loudwire.com/cattle-decapitation-eighth-album/|date=May 25, 2019}}. loudwire.com. GRAHAM HARTMANN. March 25, 2019.</ref> and was released on November 29, 2019.<ref>{{Citation |title=Cattle Decapitation - Death Atlas Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/death-atlas-mw0003320403 |access-date=2024-02-09 |language=en}}</ref>

In November 2022, the band announced at a concert in Las Vegas that they planned on releasing a new album in May 2023. At the show, they played the new song "We Eat Our Young" from the upcoming, then unnamed album.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keenan |first=Hesher |date=2022-11-15 |title=Cattle Decapitation Play the New Track "We Eat Our Young" Live for the First Time, Reveal a New Record Could be Coming May 2023 |url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2022/11/15/cattle-decapitation-play-the-new-track-we-eat-our-young-live-for-the-first-time-reveal-a-new-record-could-be-coming-may-2023/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=MetalSucks |language=en}}</ref>

The band released their eighth album, ''[[Terrasite]]'', on May 12, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|author=Greg Kennelty|url=https://metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/cattle-decapitation-announces-new-album-terrasite|title=CATTLE DECAPITATION Announces New Album Terrasite|publisher=Metal Injection|access-date=January 10, 2023|date=January 10, 2023}}</ref>

In mid-April 2025, Oliver Pinard announced his seemingly amicable departure from the band in order to focus on Cryptopsy and his personal life.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bassist Oliver Pinard exits Cattle Decapitation to focus on Cryptopsy. |url=https://lambgoat.com/news/47323/bassist-oliver-pinard-exits-cattle-decapitation-to-focus-on-cryptopsy/ |website=Lambgoat |access-date=19 April 2025}}</ref>

In May 2025, [[Metal Blade Records]] and NJV Media released the [[Feature film|feature-length]] [[Documentary film|documentary]] ''From This Flesh: A Cattle Decapitation Story''. The documentary was filmed during the recording sessions for ''[[Terrasite]]'' and focuses on the production of the album, as well as the history of the band.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keenan |first=Hesher |date=2025-05-12 |title=Cattle Decapitation Release a Two-Hour Documentary on the Making of 'Terrasite' |url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2025/05/12/cattle-decapitation-release-a-two-hour-documentary-on-the-making-of-terrasite/ |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=MetalSucks |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2025-05-12 |title=CATTLE DECAPITATION Shares Two-Hour Documentary 'From This Flesh: A Cattle Decapitation Story' |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/cattle-decapitation-shares-two-hour-documentary-from-this-flesh-a-cattle-decapitation-story |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref>