The Anthropocene Extinction

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").

This article is about a music album. For the geological event, see Holocene extinction and Anthropocene.
The Anthropocene Extinction
plastic pours from a dead man’s corpse in a post-apocalyptic beach environment with factories in the background
Studio album by
Cattle Decapitation
ReleasedAugust 7, 2015 (2015-08-07)
RecordedJanuary–February 2015
StudioFlatline Audio, Westminster, CO
GenreTechnical death metal, deathgrind
Length46:14
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerDave 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]

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
Metacritic86/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[4]
Exclaim!9/10[5]
Metal Hammer[6]
MetalSucks[7]
Sputnikmusic3.1/5[8]
Ultimate Guitar8.7/10[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

  • Travis Ryan – vocals, keyboards, drums on "Ave Exitium"
  • Josh Elmore – guitars
  • Dave McGraw – drums
  • Derek Engemann – bass, additional gang vocals on "The Prophets of Loss", keyboards and drums on "The Burden of Seven Billion"

Guest musicians

Additional musicians

Production

  • Dave Otero – production, mixing, mastering
  • Shane Howard – engineering assistance

Artwork and design

  • Wes Benscoter – album artwork, photo editing
  • Brian Ames – album layout
  • Sam Lanthrem – photography
  • Denise Ryan – photography
  • Zach Cordner – photography
  • Travis Ryan – art direction, concept

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

References
  1. "Stream Cattle Decapitation's New Flexi Disc "Cannibalistic Invasivorism"". Decibel. September 5, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  2. Staff writer(s) (May 20, 2015). "CATTLE DECAPITATION To Release 'The Anthropocene Extinction' This August Via Metal Blade Records" (Press release). Metal Blade Records. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  3. The Anthropocene Extinction at Metacritic
  4. Marsicano, Dan. "Cattle Decapitation - The Anthropocene Extinction Review". heavymetal.about.com. About.com. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  5. Zorgdrager, Bradley (August 5, 2015). "Cattle Decapitation The Anthropocene Extinction". exclaim.ca. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  6. Dare, Tom (July 21, 2015). "Cattle Decapitation: The Anthropocene Extinction". Metal Hammer. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  7. Rothmund, David Lee (August 7, 2015). "Album Review: The Extinction of Cattle Decapitation". MetalSucks. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  8. K., Elijah (August 12, 2015). "Review: Cattle Decapitation - The Anthropocene Extinction". www.sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  9. Quigley, Joseph (August 7, 2015). "The Anthropocene Extinction Review". Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  10. The Anthropocene Extinction (liner notes). Cattle Decapitation. Metal Blade Records. 2015.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Cattle Decapitation – The Anthropocene Extinction" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  12. 14, 2015/131/ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
  13. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  14. "Cattle Decapitation Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  15. "Cattle Decapitation Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  16. "Cattle Decapitation Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  17. "Cattle Decapitation Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  18. "Cattle Decapitation Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  19. "Cattle Decapitation Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
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