Arterial Spray & Cattle Mutilations

Arterial Spray & Cattle Mutilations
Studio album by Alien Faktor
Released	4 November 1997 (1997-11-04) [1]
Studio	The Womb Studio (Milwaukee, WI)
Genre	Industrial
Length	47:39
Label	Decibel
Producer	Tom Muschitz
Alien Faktor chronology
Listen! (1996) Arterial Spray & Cattle Mutilations (1997)

Arterial Spray & Cattle Mutilations is the fourth and final studio album by Alien Faktor, released on 4 November 1997 by Decibel. ^{[2] [3]}

Reception

Larry Miles of Black Monday was somewhat positive in his reception of Arterial Spray & Cattle Mutilations, saying "there is a anthemic quality to arterial spray, but this becomes lost in danceable repetitiveness of textures and abhorrent lyrics found throughout." ^[4] Andrew Lewandowski of Chronicles of Chaos awarded the album seven out of ten and called it "a harshly disturbing jaunt through the abysses which separate one synapse from another in a mind tormented by neurosis and psychosis." ^[5] Chris Best of Lollipop Magazine praised the mainstream direction the band embraced. ^[6] A critic for Sonic Boom gave the album a positive review and said "for the first time Alien Faktor has a musically cohesive release so listeners no longer have to endure a sometimes jarring genre change between tracks." ^[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tom Muschitz.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Drained of Fluids"	4:07
2.	"Ants, Sheep, Drunks and Whores"	4:03
3.	"Liber Hate"	4:57
4.	"The Divine Molestation"	4:54
5.	"Afterbirth"	3:46
6.	"Love Under Will"	5:19
7.	"V"	0:31
8.	"Zombie March"	3:51
9.	"Attrition"	4:49
10.	"Ten Kingdoms"	4:40
11.	"Unhealthy Associations"	3:24
12.	"The Power of the Bullet"	3:19

Accolades

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
1997	CMJ New Music Monthly	United States	"Dance Top 25"	20	[8]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Personnel

Adapted from the Arterial Spray & Cattle Mutilations liner notes. ^[9]

Alien Faktor

• Mike Hunsberger  – guitar, programming
• Tom Muschitz  – vocals, programming, production, engineering, mixing, mastering, design

Additional musicians

• Chris Randall  – vocals and programming (3)
• Brian Sarche – guitar (3)
• Scott Sturgis  – programming (6)

Production and design

• James Barany – painting
• Lars Hansen  – assistant vocal engineering
• Bob Ross – design
• Karl Schlei – photography

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1997	Decibel	CD	DEC019

References

1. Barnhart, Becky (2000). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum . 9 (2). Stereophile, Incorporated: 44. ISBN   9781575980652 . Retrieved August 12, 2020.
2. "Alien Faktor: Arterial Spray & Cattle Mutilations > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
3. Finkler, Ed (June 17, 1997). "Interview with Alien Faktor". Sonic Boom. 5 (6). Retrieved August 12, 2020.
4. Miles, Larry (1997). "Alien Faktor: Arterial Spray & Cattle Mutilations" (PDF). Black Monday (7): 4. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
5. Lewandowski, Andrew (September 17, 1997). "Alien Faktor: Arterial Spray & Cattle Mutilations". Chronicles of Chaos . Retrieved August 12, 2020.
6. Best, Chris (April 1, 1998). "Alien Faktor: Arterial Spray & Cattle Mutilations". Lollipop Magazine. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
7. Christian, Chris (October 1997). "Alien Faktor: Arterial Spray... and Cattle Mutilations". Sonic Boom. 5 (9). Retrieved August 12, 2020.
8. "RPM Reporters". CMJ New Music Monthly . 52 (545). CMJ Network, Inc.: 32–40 November 10, 1997. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
9. Arterial Spray & Cattle Mutilations (booklet). Alien Faktor. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Decibel. 1997.

External links

• Arterial Spray & Cattle Mutilations at Discogs (list of releases)