Dimuzio to being a full time member, thus making the group a five piece for the first time. The recording of the seventh studio album Death Atlas began in May 2019, and was released November 2019. On January 10, 2023, the band announced their eighth album, Terrasite, will be released on May 12. Lyrical themes Cattle Decapitation's songs protest the mistreatment and consumption of animals, the abuse of the environment and touch subjects such as misanthropy and genocide of the human race. Much of the band's music is based on putting humans in the situations that animals are subjected to, for example animal testing, slaughter, etc. The band's lyrics are largely concerned with human impact on the environment, the ethics of eating meat and animal rights. Ryan comments: "Josh and I are what you would call "vegetarian". We've tried and tried to be as up front about that as possible but the entire media world thinks we are hardline vegan, which in turn trickled down to fans and we're just not. I've been vegan at points but I try to be as correct as possible and point blank, there's times on tour where I just don't know if what I've been given to eat has eggs or dairy in it and the road is rather unfriendly to us. We aren't afforded the luxury of going to a Whole Foods at 3 am after a show. At that point it's fucking Taco Bell or something disgusting. You're driving down the road burning fossil fuels and your vehicle is covered in the carcasses of insects and sometimes birds and other animals. So how far does one take it? This is why I can't claim vegan. I live my life with as much compassion as I can for others, the environment and the animals though. At home it's much easier." Members Current Travis Ryan – vocals Josh Elmore – lead guitar Dave McGraw – drums Belisario Dimuzio – rhythm guitar Olivier Pinard – bass Former Dave Astor – bass , drums Gabe Serbian – drums , guitars Scott Miller – guitars, vocals Troy Oftedal – bass Michael Laughlin – drums Derek Engemann – bass Timeline Discography Studio albums Compilation albums Medium Rarities (2018) EPs Split albums Demos Music videos References External links Cattle Decapitation at Metal Blade 1996 establishments in California Deathgrind musical groups Death metal musical groups from California American grindcore musical