Monolith of Inhumanity

Monolith of Inhumanity
Studio album by Cattle Decapitation
Released	May 8, 2012
Recorded	January–February 2012
Studio	Flatline Audio, Westminster, CO, USA
Genre	Deathgrind, death metal
Length	43:03
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Dave Otero
Cattle Decapitation chronology
The Harvest Floor (2009) Monolith of Inhumanity (2012) The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
Singles from Monolith of Inhumanity
"Your Disposal" Released: 2013

Monolith of Inhumanity is the sixth full-length studio album by American deathgrind band Cattle Decapitation, released on May 7, 2012.^[1] Upon its release, it was met with positive reviews praising the addition of melody into their sound.^[2]

Promotion

Music videos were released for "Kingdom of Tyrants,"^[3] "Forced Gender Reassignment,"^[4] and "Your Disposal."^[5] A 7" single for "Your Disposal" was released in mid-2013. The B-side is "An Exposition of Insides," previously only available on the Japanese version of the album.^[6] The music video for "Forced Gender Reassignment" was written and directed by Mitch Massie. The full uncensored music video with violence, rape, and sexual assault can be available for viewing on the website Bloody Disgusting with permission from the band. A brief mention of the video outside of Bloody Disgusting can be seen on "Another Top 10 Controversial Music Videos" from WatchMojo.com at the #1 spot on YouTube.^[7]

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79%[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[8]
AllMusic	[9]
Exclaim!	favorable[10]
Metal Forces	[11]
Metal Storm	7.7/10[12]
PopMatters	[13]
Revolver	[14]
Spin	[15]
Sputnikmusic	[16]

Upon its release Monolith of Inhumanity generally received favorable reviews from critics. On Metacritic, it has been given a score of 79% based on 5 reviews.^[2]

Public reception

Monolith of Inhumanity was well received by the public. On Rate Your Music the album has an average rating of 3.62 of 5, based on more than 600 ratings,^[17] and on Sputnikmusic the album has an "excellent" average rating of 4.0 of 5, based on more than 550 ratings.^[18]

The album also was voted the best album of 2012 by Metal Injection readers.^[19] On the MetalSucks series "The Best Metal Albums of 2012, As Chosen by Metal Musicians Themselves," Sven de Caluwé of Aborted, Richie Cavalera of Incite, David Davidson and Dan Gargiulo both of Revocation, Charles Elliott of Abysmal Dawn, Jeremy Wagner formerly of Broken Hope, John Vail formerly of Wretched, and Leon del Muerte of Murder Construct included Monolith of Inhumanity on their lists.^{[20][21][22][23][24]}

Track listing

All lyrics written by Travis Ryan, all music composed by Cattle Decapitation.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Carbon Stampede"	3:39
2.	"Dead Set on Suicide"	3:18
3.	"A Living, Breathing Piece of Defecating Meat"	2:58
4.	"Forced Gender Reassignment"	3:54
5.	"Gristle Licker"	4:54
6.	"Projectile Ovulation"	3:31
7.	"Lifestalker"	4:15
8.	"Do Not Resuscitate"	3:18
9.	"Your Disposal"	4:47
10.	"The Monolith"	3:39
11.	"Kingdom of Tyrants"	4:50
Total length:		43:03

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
12.	"An Exposition of Insides"	3:36
Total length:		46:39

Personnel

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.^[25]

Cattle Decapitation

• Travis Ryan – vocals, electronics, atmospherics, gang vocals on "The Carbon Stampede", keyboard, drums on "The Monolith"
• Josh Elmore – guitar, gang vocals on "The Carbon Stampede"
• Derek Engemann – bass, additional vocals, gang vocals on "The Carbon Stampede", additional guitar and keyboard on "The Monolith"
• Dave McGraw – drums, gang vocals on "The Carbon Stampede"

Guest musicians

• Leonard Leal (Cephalic Carnage) – vocals on "A Living, Breathing Piece of Defecating Meat"
• Mike Majewski (Devourment) – vocals on "Projectile Ovulation"

Additional musicians

• Cephalic Carnage:
  • Leonard Leal – gang vocals on "The Carbon Stampede"
  • Nick Schendzielos – gang vocals on "The Carbon Stampede"
  • Steve Goldberg – gang vocals on "The Carbon Stampede"
  • Brian Hopp – gang vocals on "The Carbon Stampede"
  • John Merryman – gang vocals on "The Carbon Stampede"
  • Zac Joe – gang vocals on "The Carbon Stampede"
  • Jawsh Mullen – gang vocals on "The Carbon Stampede"
• Sean Perry – gang vocals on "The Carbon Stampede"
• John Wiese – electronics, atmospherics

Production

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

Artwork and design

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

Studio

• Flatline Audio, Westminster, CO, USA – production, mixing, mastering

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[26]	32
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[27]	18
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[28]	6

References

1. Staff writer(s); no by-line. "Cattle Decapitation Monolith of Inhumanity". www.metalblade.com. Metal Blade Records. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
2. Monolith of Inhumanity at Metacritic
3. "CATTLE DECAPITATION: 'Kingdom Of Tyrants' Video Released". Blabbermouth.net. April 24, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
4. wookubus (October 8, 2013). "Cattle Decapitation Celebrate Controversial "Forced Gender Reassignment" Video With New T-Shirt". Retrieved March 5, 2014.
5. "CATTLE DECAPITATION: 'Your Disposal' Video Released". Blabbermouth.net. July 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
6. Staff writer(s); no by-line. (July 11, 2013). "CATTLE DECAPITATION to release "Your Disposal" 7" single". www.metalblade.com. Metal Blade Records. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
7. http://www.watchmojo.com/video/id/12139/
8. Marsicano, Dan. "Cattle Decapitation - Monolith Of Inhumanity Review". heavymetal.about.com. About.com. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
9. Monger, James Christopher. Monolith of Inhumanity - Cattle Decapitation at AllMusic
10. Falzon, Denise (May 8, 2012). "Cattle Decapitation Monolith of Inhumanity". exclaim.ca. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
11. Fisher, Mark. "CATTLE DECAPITATION – Monolith Of Inhumanity (2012)". www.metalforcesmagazine.com. Metal Forces. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
12. Troy Killjoy (May 9, 2012). "Cattle Decapitation - Monolith Of Inhumanity review". www.metalstorm.net. Metal Storm. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
13. Hayes, Craig (August 7, 2012). "Cattle Decapitation: Monolith of Inhumanity". www.popmatters.com. PopMatters. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
14. Geist, Brandon (April 30, 2012). "Review: Cattle Decapitation – Monolith of Inhumanity". www.revolvermag.com. NewBay Media. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
15. Fury, Jeanne (May 1, 2012). "Cattle Decapitation, Monolith of Inhumanity (Metal Blade)". www.spin.com. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
16. Ward, Kyle (May 2, 2012). "Review: Cattle Decapitation - Monolith of Inhumanity". www.sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
17. "Monolith of Inhumanity by Cattle Decapitation (Album, Deathgrind)". rateyourmusic.com. Sonemic. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
18. "Cattle Decapitation - Monolith of Inhumanity User Opinions". www.sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
19. Pasbani, Robert (December 28, 2012). "The Metal Injection Junkies Pick Their Top Albums of 2012". www.metalinjection.net. Metal Injection. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
20. MetalSucks (December 5, 2012). "The Best Metal Albums of 2012, As Chosen by Metal Musicians Themselves — Part III". www.metalsucks.net. Metal Sucks. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
21. MetalSucks (December 5, 2012). "The Best Metal Albums of 2012, As Chosen by Metal Musicians Themselves — Part IV". www.metalsucks.net. Metal Sucks. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
22. MetalSucks (December 6, 2012). "The Best Metal Albums of 2012, As Chosen by Metal Musicians Themselves — Part V". www.metalsucks.net. Metal Sucks. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
23. MetalSucks (December 7, 2012). "The Best Metal Albums of 2012, As Chosen by Metal Musicians Themselves — Part VII". www.metalsucks.net. Metal Sucks. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
24. MetalSucks (December 7, 2012). "The Best Metal Albums of 2012, As Chosen by Metal Musicians Themselves — Part VIII". www.metalsucks.net. Metal Sucks. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
25. Monolith of Inhumanity (liner notes). Cattle Decapitation. Metal Blade Records. 2012.
26. "Cattle Decapitation – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Cattle Decapitation.
27. "Cattle Decapitation – Chart history" Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums for Cattle Decapitation.
28. "Cattle Decapitation – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Cattle Decapitation.

External links

• Monolith of Inhumanity at AllMusic
• Monolith of Inhumanity at Metal Blade