{"id":6956,"date":"2014-10-12T16:52:31","date_gmt":"2014-10-12T22:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/summainferno.com\/?p=6956"},"modified":"2014-10-12T16:52:31","modified_gmt":"2014-10-12T22:52:31","slug":"nuestas-canciones-son-moralejas-sobre-la-aniquilacion-humana-cattle-decapitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/nuestas-canciones-son-moralejas-sobre-la-aniquilacion-humana-cattle-decapitation\/","title":{"rendered":"“Nuestas canciones son moralejas sobre la aniquilaci\u00f3n humana”: CATTLE DECAPITATION"},"content":{"rendered":"

El Eyescream Metal Fest V ser\u00e1 el pr\u00f3ximo s\u00e1bado 18 de Octure en el Circo Volador.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Cattle Decaptation<\/strong>, la banda de Deathgrind originar\u00eda de San Diego California regresar\u00e1 a M\u00e9xico para ser parte del cartel que integra el Eyescream Metal Fest V<\/strong>, que adem\u00e1s incluye a bandas como Exodus, The Agonist, The Faceless, Havok o Legion of the Damned<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

En entrevista para Summa Inferno<\/strong>, el guitarrista\u00a0Josh Elmore<\/strong> nos platica sobre su regreso al pa\u00eds, el pr\u00f3ximo nuevo disco de la banda, su vida como vegetarianos y hasta del conflicto entre Palestina e Israel.<\/p>\n

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Cattle Decapitation vuelve a la Ciudad de M\u00e9xico en d\u00edas en que los ojos del planeta est\u00e1n sobre el conflicto entre Israel y Palestina. Ustedes tienen en el tema del genocidio un t\u00f3pico recurrente en sus canciones…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eso parece ser una lucha sin esperanza. Son dos grupos que hist\u00f3ricamente se han odiado entre si y cualquier alto al fuego es solo temporal, pues solo tomar\u00e1 cualquier acci\u00f3n un poco agresiva para que vuelvan a enfrascarse en la pelea. El asunto de Israel \/ Palestina es solo un incidente que puede llamarse “genocidio” dentro de nuestras letras. De hecho, mucho depende en que parte del conflicto est\u00e9s. Los que para unos son genocidas, para otros solo se est\u00e1n defendiendo; por el otro lado, tenemos un grupo que pareciera que est\u00e1 siendo exterminado, pero que para otros son “terroristas”. Nuestras letras toman un aspecto mucho m\u00e1s amplio y no hablamos de un conflicto en particular – como el tratado en este momento – sino que hablan de la humanidad en general, y la fuerza destructiva de la Tierra como planeta, el medio ambiente terrestre y nuestra propensi\u00f3n a auto-aniquilarnos. \u00bfSer\u00e1 que escribimos moralejas?<\/p>\n

Otro tema muy tocado en sus canciones, son los derechos animales. En la Ciudad de M\u00e9xico se prohibi\u00f3 recientemente el uso de animales en circos; muchos activistas siguen luchando contra las corridas de toros con resultados muy positivos. \u00bfCreen que la conciencia est\u00e1 por fin ganando la batalla?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Para que las sociedades progresen deben alejarse de artefactos del pasado que los encadenan a un estancamiento. El ver este tipo de pasos en sociedades en las que cosas como las corridas de toros son algo arraigado, obviamente es algo positivo. Aunque yo no como carne, comprendo que su consumo es lo que sostiene la vida de quien si lo hace. \u00bfPero la tauromaquia? \u00bfC\u00f3mo pueden justificarlo? Es un deporte de sangre, donde el teatro romantico del baile de Matador evitando la muerte a manos [\u00bfo cuernos… pezu\u00f1as?] del toro, el cual termina muerto; con la desaparici\u00f3n definitiva de un animal que pasa sus \u00faltimos minutos enfurecido y asustado. Que bueno que los activistas est\u00e9n logrando esos resultados y que mas sociedades est\u00e9n despertando a la realidad.<\/p>\n

Y ya que andamos en eso, \u00bfqu\u00e9 opinas de los alimentos transg\u00e9nicos?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Estados Unidos aparentemente est\u00e1 gobernada por la necesidad de la conveniencia. Desafortunadamente, eso muchas veces significa que no tienes otra opci\u00f3n que consumir los vegetales que los grandes mayoristas te proveen y que est\u00e1n gen\u00e9ticamente modificados. Siempre puedes comprar org\u00e1nico, pero generalmente es m\u00e1s caro. La forma de comer 100% org\u00e1nico es cosechar tu propia comida. Por un tiempo, en mi \u00faltima casa, plantamos un jard\u00edn y comiamos de eso. Pero solo era un suplemente, porque seguiamos comprando verduras en la tienda, pero fue un paso adelante. En mi opini\u00f3n, entre menos qu\u00edmicos en tu comida, mejor. Pero en este mundo moderno, la \u00fanica forma de conseguirlo es hacerlo t\u00fa mismo, lo cual toma tiempo y tristemente es demasiado caro<\/p>\n

\"Cattle+Decapitation\"

Los fans mexicanos son siempre un gran apoyo. Tenemos muchas y muy gratas experiencias tocando en su pa\u00eds a lo largo de los a\u00f1os. Conciertos en Cabo San Lucas, Tijuana, Mexicali, Guadalajara, Leon, San Luis Potosi y la Ciudad de M\u00e9xico siempre han sido mortales. Realmente esperamos que el Eyescream Fest los supere a todos.<\/p>\n

Pocos meses antes de su show en Guadalajara, hubo fuertes rumores de una supuesta separaci\u00f3n de la banda…<\/strong><\/p>\n

No es verdad. Estamos a la mitad de la composici\u00f3n de nuestro nuevo \u00e1lbum y estaremos en el estudio a principios del pr\u00f3ximo a\u00f1o y queremos lanzarlo a finales del verano. ya tenemos unas 10 canciones en preparaci\u00f3n y no podemos esperar a reunirnos y tocar este nuevo material para todos. \u00a1Temas brutales!<\/p>\n

Para las personas que no conocen a otras bandas que se acerquen a su sonido, \u00bfqu\u00e9 bandas recomiendas que influyan en ustedes?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Todos nosotros ponemos sobre la mesa un mont\u00f3n de influencias distintas. \u00a0El que pueda discernir sobre cualquiera de las influencias individuales es cuestionable. Puedes escuchar elementos de la \u00e9poca sinf\u00f3nica de Carcass, Enslaved, Emperor, Dark Funeral, la mitad de la carrera de\u00a0Death, Napalm Death, Anaal Nathrakh, Voivod, y muchos m\u00e1s… Creo que esas bandas son las que tienen una gran influencia en nuestros estilos individuales, pero que no afectan el proceso de escritura de las canciones. No importa el escoger los riffs que puedan hacer reminiscencia de alguna banda, sino que nos inspira la atmosfera que generan.<\/p>\n

Ateriormente ya comentaste que en 2015 lanzar\u00e1n un nuevo \u00e1lbum. Musicalemente \u00bfqu\u00e9 podremos esperar de este nuevo disco?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Los fans que disfrutaron Monolith of Inhumanity estar\u00e1n muy satisfechos. Ni siquiera hemos terminado de escribir las canciones del disco, pero los temas ya parecen empezar a perfilarse en un “entra \/ sale” de ritmos. No esperen largas canciones de Grind, porque no estamos haciendo temas \u00e9picamente largos. Creo que estamos en nuestro mejor momento cuando escribimos canciones de \u00a03.5 o 4 minutos, con un mont\u00f3n de cambios de ritmo y eso es lo que estamos haciendo. Las canciones son muy pesadas. No en el sentido de cuando las bandas dicen “este es nuestro disco m\u00e1s pesado a la fecha”, pero si en vista de nuestro pasado inmediato. Pedazos de de esas canciones tienen grandes pasajes de agitaci\u00f3n. Tambi\u00e9n estamos invirtiendo mucho esfuerzo en poner a las cuerdas al mismo nivel que la bater\u00eda. Queremos progresar y mejorar muchos elementos de nuestro material previo.<\/p>\n

Seg\u00fan varios especialistas de Metal, ‘Monolith of Inhumanity’<\/em>\u00a0es su \u00e1lbum m\u00e1s mel\u00f3dica y este cambio fue bien recibido por la cr\u00edtica. \u00bfEsa era la intenci\u00f3n al escribirlo o la m\u00fasica solamente fue fluyendo?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nuestra intenci\u00f3n era simplemente escribir las mejores canciones que pudieramos. Esa era la \u00fanica intenci\u00f3n. No queriamos competir con las bandas super t\u00e9cnicas o las de “heavy” metal, solo queriamos hacer un gran \u00e1lbum dentro del contexto de nuestro estilo al momento y como hemos ido evolucionando. Nuestro nuevo disco est\u00e1 siendo escrito de la misma manera. Las letras van primero.<\/p>\n

Como ya dejamos bien claro, son vegetarianos. En M\u00e9xico usamos mucho chile, pero para muchos extranjeros eso no es bueno para el estomago. \u00bfLes gusta la comida bien picante y nuestra gastronom\u00eda en general?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Como vivimos en una ciudad fronteriza, estamos acostumbrados y nos gusta la comida picante. Las taquerias son practicamente una religi\u00f3n en San Diego, as\u00ed que tenemos nuestra versi\u00f3n de la comida “mexicana”. Tambi\u00e9n nos gusta la comida India, Thai y otra que tienen elementos muy picantes, por lo menos m\u00e1s que la comida estadounidense promedio. \u00a1As\u00ed que nosotros le entramos al chile y a la comida mexicana!<\/p>\n

Y bueno, finalmente, \u00bfun mensaje para sus fans en M\u00e9xico?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a1Preparense para que les violemos los oidos y golpeemos sus rostros! Estamos muy hornados de ser parte de un LineUp tan brutal y estamos ansiosos por dejar nuestra marca de Blackened Gore en la Ciudad de M\u00e9xico. \u00a1Ah\u00ed nos vemos!<\/p>\n

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Cattle Decapitation returns to Mexico City in dates that the world has his eyes on the Israel-Palestinian conflict. We know you have many songs to make mention of topics like genocide. We want to know your point of view about this event.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It appears to be a hopeless struggle. These are two groups who have historically hated each other and any cease-fire or peace agreement is only temporary as it will only take one aggressive action to plunge the two back in to tit-for-tat conflict. The Israeli\/Palestinian situation is just but one incidence of what can be referenced as \u201cgenocide\u201d in our lyrical content. Granted, it depends which side of the conflict you are on. One group\u2019s genocide is another group\u2019s self-defense and one group\u2019s attempts at not being wiped out are another\u2019s \u201cterrorism.\u201d Cattle\u2019s lyrics take a more broad approach and are not in any way directly addressing the Israeli\/Palestinian conflict. The terms in which we speak are aimed at mankind in general and its destructive force on the Earth as a planet, the terrestrial environment and its propensity for annihilating itself. Perhaps we are writing cautionary tales?<\/p>\n

Another recurrent topic in your songs is the animal rights. In M\u00e9xico City recently have been prohibited the use of animals in circus, and many activists are fighting in the world against the tauromachy with positive results, Do you think finally the conscience is winning the battle?<\/strong><\/p>\n

For societies to progress they must evolve away from artifacts of the past which chain them to stagnation. To see these steps taken in cultures where traditions such as bull-fighting are ingrained is a positive step. Even though I am not a meat-eater, the consumption of it sustains life for the consumer. What does the bull-fighting sustain? It is a blood sport where the romanticized theater of a matador\u2019s dance to avoid death at the hands (hooves, horns?) of the bull culminates with the torture and ultimate demise of a scared and enraged animal. Good for activists to achieve these results and that more people in these societies are waking up to the reality.<\/p>\n

Are you agree or disagree with the use of transgenics in vegetables?<\/strong><\/p>\n

America is seemingly ruled by the need for convenience. Unfortunately, that usually means you are relegated to vegetables that are brought to you by that major suppliers which more than likely participate in the use of GMO-laden items. You can always buy organic, but that is usually more expensive. The only way to be 100% positive about your foods is to grow it yourself or get it from a trusted organic source. For a while, at my last residence, we planted a garden and ate from that. It was just supplementary and we still bought vegetables at the store, but it was a step. My opinion, is that the less chemicals in your foods the better, but in this modern world the only way to guarantee that is to do everything yourself, which is a very time-consuming and sadly, expensive undertaking.<\/p>\n

I remember you playing with an extraordinary power in Guadalajara at the Heaven Metal Fest, now you return to Mexico City at another fest (Eyescream Metal Fest). Which is your impression of the Mexican audience and what you expect of them to that show?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mexican audiences and fans are always extremely supportive. We have had many positive experiences over the years playing all over the country. Shows in Cabo San Lucas, Tijuana, Mexicali, Guadalajara, Leon, San Luis Potosi and Mexico City have all been killer. We can only expect that the Eyescream Fest will easily measure up to the country\u2019s history of killer metal shows.<\/p>\n

Some months after your show in Guadalajara, we heard the rumor that Cattle Decapitation was going to dissolve. It was true?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not true. We are in the midst of writing our new album and will be hitting the studio early next year for a tentative late spring\/early summer release date. We are about 10 songs deep in the writing process and we cannot wait to have everything together and play these new tunes for everyone. Killer stuff!<\/p>\n

For the people that don\u2019t meet another bands with a sound like yours: Which bands do you recommend and which bands influenced your sound?<\/strong><\/p>\n

All of us bring different influences to the table. Whether one could discern any of our individual influences from listening to Cattle records is questionable. You may hear elements of Symphonies-era Carcass, Enslaved, Emperor, Dark Funeral, mid-period Death, Napalm Death, Anaal Nathrakh, Voivod, and on and on\u2026I think these groups have had collective influences on our individual playing styles which cannot help but bleed over onto the songwriting. It\u2019s less of matter of picking out riffs that are reminiscent of any of the above band\u2019s styles and more of the atmosphere that is imparted.<\/p>\n

You said in another interviews that you are working in a new record that going to be released in 2015. What we can expect for your upcoming album?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fans that enjoyed Monolith of Inhumanity will be pleased. We aren\u2019t even done writing the record yet, but already I am seeing the songs shaping up to be fairly compact \u2018get in\/get out\u201d types of affairs. Do not expect minute long grind songs, but there most likely will not be any epicly long tracks either. We\u2019re at our best when we write 3.5-4 minute songs with lots of movements and drastic mood\/tempo shifts and that\u2018s what we are creating. There is a lot more heaviness to the songs as well. Not in the sense like when bands say \u201cthis is our heaviest record yet,\u201d but relative to our past output. Portions of these songs contain lots of churning and grinding passages. We\u2019re also spent a lot of effort getting the strings (myself and Derek) locked in with Dave\u2019s kick drums as tightly as possible. We will progress and improve upon every element of our previous material.<\/p>\n

According to the metal specialists, \u201cMonolith of Inhumanity\u201d is your most melodic album and this change was taken good for the critic. That was your initial intention when you record the album? , or only the sound flows like that alone?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our intention with MOI was to write the best songs we could, flat out. That was our only agenda for that record. We weren\u2019t trying to compete with super technical bands or \u201cheavy\u201d bands, just make the best record we could within the context of our style as it was at that time and where we saw ourselves evolving towards. Our new record is being written the same way. Songs come first.<\/p>\n

As you said before, you are vegetarians, and in Mexico the use of chili is very common, but not all the people of other countries have stomach to handle with that. Do you like that hot spicy and the Mexican gastronomy in general?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since we live in a border town we are all used to and enjoy spicy food. Taco shops are practically a religion here in San Diego, so we get that version of \u201cMexican\u201d food. We also enjoy Indian, Thai and other cuisines that rely much more heavily on spice that standard American cuisine. Our opinion is to bring it on both in regards to spice level and Mexican cuisine in general!<\/p>\n

Finally, can you give us a little message for your Mexicans fans please?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prepare to have your ears raped and faces snotted upon. We are honored to be part of such a sick lineup and we are anxious to bring our brand of blasting blackened gore to Mexico City! See you at the show!<\/p>\n

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