Death Atlas

Death Atlas is the eighth studio album by American death metal band Cattle Decapitation. It was released on November 29, 2019, via Metal Blade Records. Its release coincides with Black Friday and comes more than four years after their previous studio album, 2015's The Anthropocene Extinction.

Death Atlas
Studio album by
Cattle Decapitation
ReleasedNovember 29, 2019 (2019-11-29)
RecordedMay 2019
StudioFlatline Audio, Westminster, Colorado, United States
GenreDeathgrind, technical death metal
Length54:58
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerDave Otero
Cattle Decapitation chronology
The Anthropocene Extinction
(2015)		 Death Atlas
(2019)
Singles from Death Atlas
  1. "One Day Closer to the End of the World"
    Released: September 5, 2019[1]
  2. "Bring Back the Plague"
    Released: October 3, 2019
  3. "Death Atlas"
    Released: November 21, 2019

It is the band's first album to feature second guitarist Belisario Dimuzio and new bassist Olivier Pinard. At just under 55 minutes, it is also their longest album to date. The album debuted at number 116 on the US Billboard 200 and at number 56 in Germany.

Background

Death Atlas was recorded at Denver's Flatline Audio with producer Dave Otero. Album artwork is by Wes Benscoter.[2] Vocalist Travis Ryan comments: "We have crafted what we feel is our strongest album to date",[3] (...) "Musically and lyrically, there is a lot of grief, anger, hate, passion, and emotion poured into this one".[4] Prior to the album release, the band co-headlined the 2019 Summer Slaughter Tour.[3]

Critical reception

Death Atlas has received critical acclaim, gaining a score of 80 out of 100 from Album of the Year review aggregator.[5]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year80/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of Sound10/10[6]
Exclaim!6/10[7]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Anthropogenic: End Transmission"2:15
2."The Geocide"3:43
3."Be Still Our Bleeding Hearts"3:54
4."Vulturous"4:59
5."The Great Dying"1:12
6."One Day Closer to the End of the World"3:47
7."Bring Back the Plague"4:28
8."Absolute Destitute"4:35
9."The Great Dying II"1:05
10."Finish Them"2:55
11."With All Disrespect"4:31
12."Time's Cruel Curtain"5:31
13."The Unerasable Past"2:50
14."Death Atlas"9:14
Total length:54:58
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."An Extreme Indifference to Human Life"3:15
16."In the Kingdom of the Blind, the One-Eyed Are Kings" (Dead Can Dance cover)4:10
Total length:62:23

Personnel

Cattle Decapitation
  • Travis Ryan – vocals, keyboards (track 5, 9)
  • Josh Elmore – guitars
  • Dave McGraw – drums
  • Belisario Dimuzio – guitars
  • Olivier Pinard – bass

Additional personnel
  • Jon Fishman – narration (track 13)[8]
  • Riccardo Conforti – keyboards (track 1)
  • Laure Le Prunenec – vocals (track 14)
  • Tony Parker – keyboards (track 13)
  • Ottone Pesante – horns (track 16)
  • Melissa Lucas-Harlow – narration (track 5)

Production
  • Dave Otero – production, engineering, mixing[3]
  • Wes Benscoter – artwork[3]
  • Gautier Serre – additional engineering (track 1)

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[9] 10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 56
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 97
US Billboard 200[12] 116
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[13] 3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[14] 12

References
  1. Joe Divita (September 5, 2019). "Cattle Decapitation Debut Cinematic New 'Death Atlas' Song". Loudwire. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  2. Cattle Decapitation reveals details for new album. Metal Blade Records.
  3. CATTLE DECAPITATION: 'Death Atlas' Cover Artwork Unveiled. Blabbermouth.net. July 18, 2019.
  4. Cattle Decapitation Share First Tease Of New Music From Upcoming Album “Death Atlas”. theprp.com. JUL 18TH, 2019.
  5. Cattle Decapitation Death Atlas. AOTY.
  6. https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/11/album-review-cattle-decapitation-death-atlas/
  7. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/cattle_decapitation-death_atlas
  8. Andrew Sacher (September 5, 2019). "Cattle Decapitation Share First Single From "Death Atlas," Reveal More Album Details". Invisible Oranges. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  9. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Cattle Decapitation – Death Atlas" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  11. "Swisscharts.com – Cattle Decapitation – Death Atlas". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  12. "Cattle Decapitation Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  13. "Cattle Decapitation Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  14. "Cattle Decapitation Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
External video
Cattle Decapitation Presents: "The Unerasable Past" A Short Film by Wes Benscoter on YouTube
Cattle Decapitation "Bring Back the Plague" (OFFICIAL VIDEO) on YouTube
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