Karma.Bloody.Karma Explained

Karma.Bloody.Karma
Type:	studio
Artist:	Cattle Decapitation
Cover:	Karmabloodykarma.jpg
Alt:	A figure resembling the Hindu deity Shiva, with a bull’s head and a necklace of skulls, holding various knives in a slaughterhouse environment
Genre:	Deathgrind
Label:	Metal Blade
Producer:	Billy Anderson
Prev Title:	Humanure
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	The Harvest Floor
Next Year:	2009

Karma.Bloody.Karma is the third studio album by deathgrind band Cattle Decapitation.^[1] ^[2] It was released on July 11, 2006. The track "Total Gore?" features guest vocals from Joey Karam of The Locust. It is the last album to feature drummer Michael Laughlin.

The album cover depicts a figure resembling the Hindu deity Shiva, while the album name refers to karma, a concept attributed to Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Taoism. In an interview with Aggressive Tendencies, Travis Ryan explained that the album cover was actually a plan B.^[3]

Personnel

Cattle Decapitation

Michael Laughlin – drums
Josh Elmore – guitar, EBow ("Of Human Pride and Flatulence")
Travis Ryan – vocals
Troy Oftedal – bass guitar, piano ("Alone at the Landfill")

Additional personnel

John Wiese – electronics
Joey Karam – vocals ("Total Gore?"), keyboards ("Total Gore?", "Of Human Pride and Flatulence")
Billy Anderson – producer

References

Web site: Cattle Decapitation: Karma.Bloody.Karma. August 1, 2006. September 16, 2018. Exclaim!. Greg. Pratt.
Web site: Cattle Decapitation: Karma.Bloody.Karma. October 4, 2006. September 16, 2018. Alternative Press. Amy. Sciarretto.
Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Cattle Decapitation break down their iconic album artwork Aggressive Tendencies . YouTube.