FIVE MINUTES WITH
TRAVIS RYAN CATTLE DECAPITATION
Extreme metal’s most presciently pessimistic band talk bug monsters, betrayal by Metallica, and playing arenas with Amon Amarth
WORDS: PERRAN HELYES
Some of the venues you played in support of last year’s Terrasite album were 1,000+ capacity –impressive for a band as nasty as Cattle Decap! Was it your most successful year ever?
“2022 was the worst year on record personally, but it ended rather amazingly with the band playing our first arenas opening for Amon Amarth. It set the tone for 2023, which was nothing but insane shows on the heels of our new album.”
How did Cattle Decapitation blow up to the point of playing arenas?