Head Cage Explained

Head Cage
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Pig Destroyer
Cover:	The cover for Pig Destroyer’s sixth studio album, Head Cage.jpeg
Recorded:	December 2017 – February 2018
Studio:	Visceral Sound Studios (Bethesda, Maryland, United States)
Genre:	Metalcore,^[1] grindcore^[2]
Label:	Relapse
Producer:	Scott Hull
Prev Title:	Mass & Volume
Prev Year:	2013

Head Cage is the sixth studio album by American grindcore band Pig Destroyer. The album was released on September 7, 2018 through Relapse Records.^[3] The album features vocal cameos from Richard Johnson and Kat Katz from Agoraphobic Nosebleed, along with Dylan Walker from Full of Hell.

The band commented in an official description of Head Cage:

Background

It is the band's only album with bassist John Jarvis in their line-up, and the last to feature Blake Harrison, who would leave in 2022 and die in 2024. MetalSucks called the album an "immediate frontrunner for the best metal album of 2018."^[4] The band released a teaser for the album on June 27, 2018.^{[5] [6]}

Reception

Accolades

Personnel

Pig Destroyer

• J. R. Hayes – lead vocals
• Scott Hull - guitars
• John Jarvis – bass, gang vocals
• Blake Harrison - noise, samples, gang vocals
• Adam Jarvis – drums, gang vocals

Additional musicians

• Richard Johnson − guest vocals (track 3), gang vocals
• Kat Katz − guest vocals (tracks 6, 7)
• Jason Hodges − guest vocals (track 8)
• Dylan Walker − noise (track 11)
• Aaron "Baron" Kirkpatrick − gang vocals

Production

• Scott Hull − recording
• Will Putney − mixing, mastering
• Mark McCoy − artwork, layout
• Mark Valentino − photography

Notes and References

1. https://www.treblezine.com/pig-destroyer-head-cage-review/
2. Web site: PIG DESTROYER: 'Army Of Cops' Video Released; 'Head Cage' Album Due In September. 10 July 2018.
3. Web site: Pig Destroyer Confirm "Head Cage" Album for September Release - Decibel Magazine. 14 May 2018.
4. Web site: Pig Destroyer Announce New Album, Head Cage - MetalSucks. 14 May 2018.
5. Web site: Pig Destroyer Releases Album Teaser for Head Cage - MetalSucks. 27 June 2018.
6. Web site: PIG DESTROYER Tease New Album, Head Cage. 27 June 2018.