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Monolith of Inhumanity
Studio album by Cattle Decapitation
Released	May 8, 2012 (2012-05-08)
Recorded	January–February 2012
Studio	Flatline Audio, Westminster, Colorado
Genre	Technical death metal, deathgrind
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 fifth studio album by American death metal band Cattle Decapitation, released on May 8, 2012. Upon its release, it was met with positive reviews praising the addition of melody into their sound.

Promotion

Music videos were released for "Kingdom of Tyrants," "Forced Gender Reassignment," and "Your Disposal." 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. The music video for "Forced Gender Reassignment" was written and directed by Mitch Massie. The uncensored music video, which depicts members of the Westboro Baptist Church being abducted and given sex reassignment surgery, is available for viewing on the website Bloody Disgusting with permission from the band.

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79%
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com
AllMusic
Exclaim!	favorable
Metal Forces
Metal Storm	7.7/10
PopMatters
Revolver
Spin
Sputnikmusic

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.

Public reception

The album also was voted the best album of 2012 by Metal Injection readers. 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.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Travis Ryan; all music is composed by Cattle Decapitation

Personnel

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Cattle Decapitation

• Travis Ryan – vocals, electronics, atmospherics, 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, US – production, mixing, mastering

Charts

References

1. Staff writer(s). "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) (July 11, 2013). "CATTLE DECAPITATION to release "Your Disposal" 7" single". www.metalblade.com. Metal Blade Records. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
7. "[Exclusive] Cattle Decapitation Release What Might Just be the Most NSFW Music Video Ever". October 15, 2012.
8. Marsicano, Dan. "Cattle Decapitation – Monolith Of Inhumanity Review". heavymetal.about.com. About.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
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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.
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External links

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

• 2012 albums
• Albums produced by Dave Otero
• Albums recorded at Flatline Audio
• Albums with cover art by Wes Benscoter
• Cattle Decapitation albums
• Metal Blade Records albums
• LGBTQ-related controversies in music
• Obscenity controversies in music
• Transgender-related music