Terrasite

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Terrasite
Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite.jpg
Studio album by
Cattle Decapitation
ReleasedMay 12, 2023 (2023-05-12)
Genre Technical death metal, deathgrind
Length52:41
Label Metal Blade
Producer Dave Otero
Cattle Decapitation chronology
Death Atlas
(2019)		Terrasite
(2023)
Singles from Terrasite
  1. "We Eat Our Young"
    Released: February 16, 2023
  2. "Scourge of the Offspring"
    Released: March 29, 2023
  3. "A Photic Doom"
    Released: May 12, 2023
  4. "Solastalgia"
    Released: October 26, 2023

Terrasite is the eighth studio album by American death metal band Cattle Decapitation. It was released on May 12, 2023, via Metal Blade Records. [1]

Contents

Background

Terrasite was recorded in Denver with producer Dave Otero. Just prior to the start of recording, Gabe Serbian, founding member of Cattle Decapitation, died. [2] During the two-and-a-half month recording session, the band played a tribute show to Gabe in Austin, Texas. Travis Ryan left the recording studio in Denver to attend Gabe Serbian's memorial service in San Diego and got COVID-19 during transit, which delayed recording. [3] The loss of Gabe, combined with the death of their friend Trevor Strnad from The Black Dahlia Murder sent the members of Cattle Decapitation "spiraling", and Travis Ryan described the experience as "the roughest recording session ever". [4]

The album artwork was created by Wes Benscoter. [1] The first single "We Eat Our Young", was released on February 16, 2023, followed by "Scourge of the Offspring" on March 29. [5]

In May 2025, Metal Blade Records and NJV Media released the feature-length 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. [6] [7]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Injection 9.5/10 [8]
MetalSucks Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Sputnikmusic 3.8/5 [10]
Blabbermouth 9/10 [11]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Terrasitic Adaptation"5:02
2."We Eat Our Young"3:56
3."Scourge of the Offspring"4:29
4."The Insignificants"4:43
5."The Storm Upstairs"5:28
6."...And the World Will Go On Without You"4:14
7."A Photic Doom"4:47
8."Dead End Residents"5:09
9."Solastalgia"4:57
10."Just Another Body"10:16
Total length:52:41

Personnel

Cattle Decapitation

Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (2023)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [12] 66
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [13] 34
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [14] 68
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [15] 4
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [16] 12
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [17] 48
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [18] 17

References

  1. 1 2 "Cattle Decapitation Terrasite". metalblade.com. Metal Blade Records . Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  2. ↑ Cattle Decapitation (May 12, 2025). "From This Flesh" - A Cattle Decapitation Story (Official Terrasite Studio Documentary) . Retrieved May 16, 2025– via YouTube. Timestamp: 00:28:46
  3. ↑ Cattle Decapitation (May 12, 2025). "From This Flesh" - A Cattle Decapitation Story (Official Terrasite Studio Documentary) . Retrieved May 16, 2025– via YouTube. Timestamp: 01:13:00
  4. ↑ Cattle Decapitation (May 12, 2025). "From This Flesh" - A Cattle Decapitation Story (Official Terrasite Studio Documentary) . Retrieved May 16, 2025– via YouTube. Timestamp: 01:16:18
  5. ↑ Kennelty, Greg (January 10, 2023). "CATTLE DECAPITATION Announces New Album Terrasite". Metal Injection. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  6. ↑ Keenan, Hesher (May 12, 2025). "Cattle Decapitation Release a Two-Hour Documentary on the Making of 'Terrasite'". MetalSucks. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  7. ↑ Blabbermouth (May 12, 2025). "CATTLE DECAPITATION Shares Two-Hour Documentary 'From This Flesh: A Cattle Decapitation Story'". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  8. ↑ Jeff Podoshen (May 3, 2023). "Album Review: CATTLE DECAPITATION - Terrasite". Metal Injection . Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  9. ↑ Mandy Scythe (May 9, 2023). "Review: Cattle Decapitation's Terrasite Serves Up Familiar Environmental Fury". MetalSucks . Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  10. ↑ Fernando Alves (May 12, 2023). "Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite - Sputnikmusic (staff review)". Sputnikmusic . Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  11. ↑ Gorania, Jay H. (May 8, 2023). "Terrasite". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Cattle Decapitation – Death Atlas" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Cattle Decapitation – Death Atlas" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Cattle Decapitation – Death Atlas". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Cattle Decapitation Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Cattle Decapitation Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
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