The Anthropocene Extinction

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The Anthropocene Extinction
Cattle Decapitation - The Anthropocene Extinction.jpg
Studio album by
Cattle Decapitation
ReleasedAugust 7, 2015 (2015-08-07)
RecordedJanuary–February 2015
StudioFlatline Audio, Westminster, CO
Genre Technical death metal, deathgrind
Length46:14
Label Metal Blade
Producer Dave Otero
Cattle Decapitation chronology
Monolith of Inhumanity
(2012)		The Anthropocene Extinction
(2015)		 Death Atlas
(2019)
Singles from The Anthropocene Extinction
  1. "Cannibalistic Invasivorism"
    Released: June 19, 2015 [1]

The Anthropocene Extinction is the sixth studio album by American death metal band Cattle Decapitation. It was released on August 7, 2015, on Metal Blade Records. [2] It became Cattle Decapitation's first album to chart on the Billboard 200, debuting at No. 100 (No. 44 on "Top Albums").

Contents

Lyrical concept

The previous record, Monolith of Inhumanity , dealt with the future of Earth, if mankind keeps its current style of life. The Anthropocene Extinction deals with the results of mankind's influence on the environment, such as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 86/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
Exclaim! 9/10 [5]
Metal Hammer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]
MetalSucks Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [7]
Sputnikmusic3.1/5 [8]
Ultimate Guitar 8.7/10 [9]

The album received widespread acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic (a review aggregator site which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 from music critics), based on four critics, the album has received a score of 86/100, which indicates "universal acclaim". Reviews particularly praised Travis Ryan's vocal performance, with Exclaim! writing that "Littered throughout the wasteland of gurgling growls and shrill shrieks that fill The Anthropocene Extinction are the snarls that the vocalist experimented with on 2012's Monolith of Inhumanity, a sort of pseudo-singing that just might be more unsettling than his more traditional death metal scream, and which showcases his impressive range."

About.com praised the variety and songwriting on the album, praising the band's attention to detail: "Cattle Decapitation write albums, a quality that allows each song to fit within the entire grand vision. An interlude like 'The Burden of Seven Billion' may seem like filler, but its placement allows a reprise from a first half of life-draining potency. A similar claim follows the gloomy 'Ave Exitium', which follows in the vein of 'The Harvest Floor' and 'The Monolith' as a haunting intro to a momentous closer in 'Pacific Grim'."

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Travis Ryan; all music is composed by Cattle Decapitation

No.TitleLength
1."Manufactured Extinct"4:40
2."The Prophets of Loss"4:07
3."Plagueborne"4:58
4."Clandestine Ways (Krokodil Rot)"4:34
5."Circo Inhumanitas"4:03
6."The Burden of Seven Billion"1:23
7."Mammals in Babylon"4:09
8."Mutual Assured Destruction"2:42
9."Not Suitable for Life"3:16
10."Apex Blasphemy"3:45
11."Ave Exitium"3:06
12."Pacific Grim"5:25
Total length:46:14
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."No Light and No Life"3:24
Total length:49:34
Limited edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Cannibalistic Invasivorism"4:00
14."No Light and No Life"3:24
Total length:53:32
Limited edition bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Forced Gender Reassignment" (live at Party San 2012)3:46
2."Your Disposal" (live at Party San 2012)4:22
3."Lifestalker" (live at Party San 2012)4:14
4."Projectile Ovulation" (live at Party San 2012)3:40
5."Kingdom of Tyrants" (live at Party San 2012)4:33
6."Your Disposal" (music video)4:36
7."Kingdom of Tyrants" (music video, extended mini film version)9:00
8."Regret and the Grave" (music video)4:36
9."A Body Farm" (music video)5:33
10."Reduced to Paste" (music video)4:13
11."To Serve Man" (music video)3:10
12."Making of The Anthropocene Extinction" (studio report)15:50
Total length:67:27

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [10]

Cattle Decapitation

Guest musicians

Additional musicians

Production

Artwork and design

Studio

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11] 88
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [12] 43
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [13] 22
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [14] 44
US Billboard 200 [15] 100
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [16] 5
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [17] 5
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [18] 14
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [19] 11

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