Cattle Decapitation Tonight at Red 7

The preferred deathgrind band of vegans everywhere, Cattle Decapitation broadcast their art from a platform protesting against animal rights abuses and environmental concerns. But this is by no means watered-down "issues metal": with a distinctive style combining the labyrinthine structures of death metal, the pummeling onslaught of grindcore, and a tongue-in-cheek approach to their preferred lyrical themes (reflected in the title of 2004's Humanure album), Cattle Decap are one of the most respected underground bands around. Vegetarians all, the San Diego quartet have managed to build a broad following among the more general metal faithful through the combined virtues of virtuosic musicianship, steady touring and a consistently high-quality output of albums. Just-released long-player The Harvest Floor may be the band's best work yet: lead single "The Gardeners Of Eden" goes into a full-on Master Of Puppets-style melodic breakdown a couple minutes into the pummeling. In support of the release, the band plays Red 7 tonight with Psyopus, Book Of Black Earth, and Gigan.

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