To Serve Man (album) explained

To Serve Man
Type:	studio
Artist:	Cattle Decapitation
Cover:	To Serve Man (album).jpg
Alt:	a man peels off his skin and offers his intestines on a platter; dead bodies hang behind him
Recorded:	Trident Studios
Genre:	Deathgrind, grindcore
Label:	Metal Blade^[1]
Producer:	Juan Urteaga
Prev Title:	¡Decapitacion!
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	Humanure
Next Year:	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

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."^[4]

Personnel

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cattle Decapitation "To Serve Man" | Metal Blade Records.
2. Web site: Cooking With Cattle Decapitation. Andrew. Miller. Cleveland Scene. February 9, 2005. March 22, 2021.
3. Book: Sharpe-Young, Garry. Metal: The Definitive Guide : Heavy, NWOBH, Progressive, Thrash, Death, Black, Gothic, Doom, Nu. August 17, 2007. Jawbone Press. 9781906002015. 169. Google Books.
4. Cattle Decapitation To Serve Man. Greg. Pratt. Exclaim!. November 1, 2002.