With the Comic Con International: San Diego having just started today, I’ve been flying my Geek Flag proudly and showcasing as many of the important reports from the massive comic convention as I can get to. If you’ve not seen those just click HERE to be on point if you are interested in that Pop Culture side of the PiercingMetal fence. Now its time to get back to some crushing Metal with the latest news from the guys in Cattle Decapitation who are one of the three headlining bands at this years Summer Slaughter Tour. Read on down below because this tour begins tomorrow.

The Press Release:
CATTLE DECAPITATION will begin their Summer Slaughter takeover this Friday. Boasting its first-ever triple co-headlining bill, this year’s edition of the Summer Slaughter tour finds CATTLE DECAPITATION, Carnifex, and The Faceless all sharing the spotlight of the main event and performing full sets. The journey begins July 19th in Salt Lake City, Utah and runs through August 14th in Los Angeles, California. Support will be provided by Rivers Of Nihil, Nekrogoblikon, Lorna Shore, and Brand Of Sacrifice, plus the Headbang For The Highway winners. See all confirmed dates below.

On Black Friday 2019 (November 29th), CATTLE DECAPITATION will release their long-awaited ninth studio album, Death Atlas, via Metal Blade Records. Vocalist Travis Ryan comments: “We have crafted what we feel is our strongest album to date and we are really looking forward to bringing a couple of the tracks off of it to lacerate your eardrums on this upcoming Summer Slaughter Tour! Fans soon will witness the culmination of this last year’s blood, sweat, and tears honed to a devastating, brutal, and impactful audio document that I feel will resonate with fans of the last few records for years to come. Musically and lyrically, there is a lot of grief, anger, hate, passion, and emotion poured into this one and we have found these can be excellent ingredients for extreme metal. We are once again rejuvenated and ready to spread the death and despair over this sphere that is perpetually being torn apart by us insignificants. There is no map to guide you out of this one – Death Atlas is coming!”

Produced by Dave Otero, Death Atlas will be available for preorder starting tomorrow, July 19th, exclusively at the 2019 Summer Slaughter Tour – which will see CATTLE DECAPITATION close each show! To preorder Death Atlas, visit the CATTLE DECAPITATION merch table, where a special autographed laminate (plus T-shirt) can be purchased that includes a copy of the CD or digital download of the album on November 29th. All other physical and digital preorders will available starting September 5th.

CATTLE DECAPITATION – Summer Slaughter Tour w/ Carnifex, The Faceless, Rivers Of Nihil, Nekrogoblikon, Lorna Shore, Brand Of Sacrifice + More:
7/19/2019: The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT *CATTLE DECAPITATION, Carnifex, The Faceless, Nekrogoblikon only
7/20/2019: Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO
7/21/2019: Royal Grove – Lincoln, NE
7/22/2019: Wildwood – Iowa City, IA
7/23/2019: Cabooze – Minneapolis, MN
7/24/2019: The Forge – Joliet, IL
7/25/2019: Crofoot Ballroom – Pontiac, MI
7/26/2019: Westcott Theater – Syracuse, NY
7/27/2019: Heavy MTL Festival – Montreal, QC
7/28/2019: Opera House – Toronto, ON
7/29/2019: The Odeon – Cleveland, OH
7/30/2019: Oddbody’s – Dayton, OH
7/31/2019: Rex Theater – Pittsburgh, PA
8/01/2019: Le Poisson Rouge – New York, NY
8/02/2019: Fete Ballroom – Providence, RI
8/03/2019: One Centre Square – Easton, PA
8/04/2019: SoundStage – Baltimore, MD
8/05/2019: Orange Peel – Asheville, NC
8/06/2019: Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
8/07/2019: The Firmament – Greenville, SC
8/09/2019: Gas Monkey Live – Dallas, TX + Born Of Osiris, Bad Omens, Spite, Kingdom Of Giants
8/10/2019: White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX
8/11/2019: Come And Take It Live – Austin, TX
8/13/2019: Club Red – Mesa, AZ
8/14/2019: 1720 – Los Angeles, CA

CATTLE DECAPITATION:
Travis Ryan – vocals
Josh Elmore – guitars
Dave McGraw – drums
Belisario Dimuzio – guitars
Olivier Pinard – bass

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PiercingMetal Thoughts: Are you ready for the most brutal thrashing that you can subject yourself to my fiends? Well, it is waiting on you should you be in attendance at any of these Summer Slaughter dates for sure. Sadly, I will be sitting this one out based on an already too hectic summer schedule but I shall be there in spirit commenting on the Facebook and Instagram posts and retweeting the tweets as I see them come through the admin dashboard. I wonder who among you might be going and what you are most excited about. Chime in down in the comments section below. See you next time.

Official Facebook Pages:
Cattle Decapitation
Carnifex
The Faceless
Rivers Of Nihil
Nekrogoblikon
Lorna Shore
Brand Of Sacrifice