To Serve Man (album)

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To Serve Man
a man peels off his skin and offers his intestines on a platter; dead bodies hang behind him
Studio album by
Cattle Decapitation
ReleasedJuly 30, 2002 (2002-07-30)
RecordedTrident Studios
GenreDeathgrind, grindcore
Length34:59
LabelMetal Blade[1]
ProducerJuan Urteaga
Cattle Decapitation chronology
¡Decapitacion!
(2000) 		To Serve Man
(2002) 		Humanure
(2004)

To Serve Man is the debut studio album by American deathgrind band Cattle Decapitation, released in 2002.[2][3] The title is a reference to the Twilight Zone episode "To Serve Man".

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Blabbermouth.net8/10[5]
Chronicles of Chaos6.5/10[6]
Exclaim!favorable[7]
Metal Storm5.5/10[8]

Exclaim! wrote that the band "has entered the upper realm of gore-grinders," and praised the "nice, clear production sound ... that allows us to hear exactly what it is that gore-grind bands do with their instruments: grind, slash and hack their way through speedy and short bursts of dissonant grindcore."[9]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by David Astor, Troy Oftedal, and Travis Ryan

No.TitleLength
1."Testicular Manslaughter"2:50
2."I Eat Your Skin"1:54
3."Writhe in Putrescence"3:16
4."Land of the Severed Meatus"2:22
5."The Regurgitation of Corpses"2:02
6."Everyone Deserves to Die"2:36
7."To Serve Man"3:07
8."Colonic Villus Biopsy Performed on the Gastro-intestinally Incapable"2:56
9."Pedeadstrians"3:26
10."Long-Pig Chef and the Hairless Goat"2:09
11."Hypogastric Combustion by C-4 Plastique"2:36
12."Deadmeal"2:34
13."Chunk Blower"3:06
Total length:34:59

Personnel[edit]

Cattle Decapitation
  • Travis Ryan – vocals
  • Josh Elmore – guitar
  • Troy Oftedal – bass
  • David Astor – drums
Production
  • Juan Urteage – engineering, mastering
  • Mike Blanchard – assistant engineering
  • Wes Benscoter – cover art
  • Brian Ames – graphic design
  • Ryan Loyko – photography
  • Myke Miazio – band logo

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cattle Decapitation "To Serve Man" | Metal Blade Records".
  2. ^ Miller, Andrew (February 9, 2005). "Cooking With Cattle Decapitation". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry (August 17, 2007). Metal: The Definitive Guide : Heavy, NWOBH, Progressive, Thrash, Death, Black, Gothic, Doom, Nu. Jawbone Press. p. 169. ISBN 9781906002015 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ O'Neill, Brian. "To Serve Man–Review". Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  5. ^ Wagner, Jeff. "Cattle Decapitation – To Serve Man". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  6. ^ Smit, Jackie (May 27, 2003). "To Serve Man, Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  7. ^ Pratt, Greg (November 1, 2002). "Cattle Decapitation To Serve Man". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  8. ^ "Cattle Decapitation – To Serve Man review". Metal Storm. April 29, 2006. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  9. ^ Pratt, Greg (November 1, 2002). "Cattle Decapitation To Serve Man". Exclaim!.
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