Karma.Bloody.Karma
A figure resembling the Hindu deity Shiva, with a bull’s head and a necklace of skulls, holding various knives in a slaughterhouse environment
Studio album by
Cattle Decapitation
ReleasedJuly 11, 2006 (2006-07-11)
GenreDeathgrind
Length40:44
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerBilly Anderson
Cattle Decapitation chronology
Humanure
(2004) 		Karma.Bloody.Karma
(2006) 		The Harvest Floor
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blabbermouth.net8/10[2]
Exclaim!favorable[3]
Metal Storm8/10[4]

Karma.Bloody.Karma is the third studio album by deathgrind band Cattle Decapitation.[5][6] 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.[7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:19
2."Unintelligent Design"3:38
3."Success Is...(Hanging by the Neck)"3:34
4."One Thousand Times Decapitation"1:03
5."The Carcass Derrick"3:44
6."Total Gore?"3:11
7."Bereavement"1:44
8."Suspended in Coprolite"4:20
9."Alone at the Landfill"7:37
10."Karma.Bloody.Karma."3:05
11."The New Dawn"5:13
12."Of Human Pride and Flatulence"3:14
Total length:40:44
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."World Full of Idiots"2:23

Personnel

Cattle Decapitation

Additional personnel

References

  1. ^ "Cattle Decapitation - Karma Bloody Karma". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  2. ^ "Karma.Bloody.Karma Cattle Decapitation". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  3. ^ "Cattle Decapitation Karma.Bloody.Karma". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  4. ^ "Cattle Decapitation – Karma.Bloody.Karma review". Metal Storm. 2007-02-26. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  5. ^ Pratt, Greg (August 1, 2006). "Cattle Decapitation: Karma.Bloody.Karma". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  6. ^ Sciarretto, Amy (October 4, 2006). "Cattle Decapitation: Karma.Bloody.Karma". Alternative Press. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  7. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Cattle Decapitation break down their iconic album artwork | Aggressive Tendencies. YouTube.
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