CATTLE DECAPITATION | Travis Ryan: Pioneering Extreme Metal Vocals | Garza Podcast 87
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2024
- Garza sits down with Travis Ryan. Singer of San Diego deathgrind band Cattle Decapitation. Their new album Terrasite is out now! cattledecapitation.com
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TIME STAMPS:
00:00 - San Diego Brutal Death Metal Scene
07:50 - Brutal Death Metal Uniform & Keeping Your Ass Clean on Tour
11:00 - Becoming Vegetarian (Working at Arby’s)
14:11 - Starting Cattle Decap in 1996 as Vegans/Vegetarians
15:44 - Dean McGraw (Drummer) Joining
18:23 - Staying Consistent Throughout the Years & Evolving
23:58 - Travis Paving the Way for Extreme Metal Vocals
31:49 - First Song With Melodic Vocals, Working with Dave Otero
36:33 - Evolving Beyond Death Metal
41:58 - Not Wanting to Be Influenced by Other Bands
47:54 - Gravity Blast Beats Origin
50:41 - The Members are Spread Out All Over the Country
53:52 - Reinvention & Inspiration
01:01:42 - Depression & Childhood
01:04:16 - Pig Slaughter Outro “Men Before Swine”
01:08:50 - Surviving Throughout The Journey
01:17:45 - Reconnecting with Dave Astor & Dealing With Grief
01:24:29 - Beauty & Emotion in Cattle Decapitation Songs
01:30:30 - New Record, Terrasite
01:33:45 - George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher Christmas Tree
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Travis really doesn’t get the credit he deserves for inventing the vocal style that every deathcore vocalist now uses. The zombie/tunnel throat stuff.
Yup, Travis truly pioneered that style and made it "popular" with his band
I think EVERY deathcore vocalist credits him for it
Is it weird that I've become accustomed to his ghoulish screeches and yet, when he speaks solemnly in just another body...gave me chills. Idk why
I have friends loosing their minds over Lorna shore and it’s like woah!! Travis has been doing this forever. He doesn’t get the credit he deserves as a metal vocalist
@@josegarcia-zl8wu True but honestly Will does it way better live, he has surpassed the teacher.
Travis has got to be one of the most genuine people in extreme metal history. Also we need to see Brian from TBDM on here in the future.
we went to summer slaughter and my friend was talking to a guy loading a uHaul and was just a super chill guy. i had no idea why we needed to speak to the guy and then he told me later it was the guy from Cattle Decapitation. was amazed. super nice guy.
Genuine? Travis in one of their comments called retarded to Epicardiectomy just for their clothes and for being from Czech Repúblic, dont get fooled by this interview.
@@blastbeatentodeath3971lol
@blastbeatentodeath3971 if he lied to like it that would not be genuine. Expressing dislike is still genuine lol
Love to hear Travis’s pride in Death Atlas. This album is absolutely outstanding, and I also think their best, and they really got jobbed by the pandemic and no ability to take it on the road. Front to back it fits together thematically and musically unlike any of their other albums. So great.
Terrasite is easily their best.
Death Atlas is the first Cattle album that got me into them. and yes it's b/c of the melody but it's so sick and heavy. love it.
I like Terrasite better than Death Atlas. Monolith is my fav. All the albums since The Harvest Floor have been brilliant though.
When Travis told me he liked Atlas better I was kinda surprised. But he also said Terrasite is getting the wildest press since Monolith.
@@johnstevens2972I really can’t get into Terrasite sadly. I love The Insignifiants and a few other tracks but the album as a whole just isn’t clicking instantly like the previous 3 did. Maybe I just need to keep listening
That was the album that got me into them. Specifically the actual song Death Atlas. Unreal.
2004.
I saw Cattle Decap open for Cryptopsy at a little now demolished club.
Travis was the most frightening fucking thing I had ever seen up until that point in my short musical life as a 14 year old.
Eyes rolling back, spitting up, convulsing around, making noises I had never heard a human make. Legend
It must have been amazing to see Travis back then. I wasn't even born lol. Nobody was doing what he was doing, he influenced a whole future generation of vocalists
he's a beast live
Travis is the GOAT. When everyone was freaking out about Infant Annihilator, I was like " Travis did those vocals years ago"
Great point. Travis' band writes better music, too.
You are a real hipster 👍🏻
@@CH-ml4rzwas he wrong tho?
Didn’t expect Travis to get so vulnerable. This is gold.
This is Travis. Absolutely genuine. Great sense of humor! He is the best extreme metal vocalist! He is a pioneer. Ask him who his favorite vocalist is…hint: The Rack and Out of Body. 🤘🏽👹🤘🏽
@@MilkyLore I'd say he's up there though, certainly _my_ favourite! Who'd you say is the best?
@@AVALARMusicOfficialIt's all a matter of taste. But Travis is one of the absolute best. He's at least the most innovative. Maybe don't like all his styles, but he's a fn artist.
@@toddapplegateVan D.
Last 15 years Travis influenced me in some ways. And I may have influenced him a little bit early on.
Travis in one of their comments called retarded to Epicardiectomy just for their clothes and for being from Czech Repúblic, dont get fooled by this interview.
Terrasite is phenomenally heavy.
Everything about it oozes vibe and his vocals are as gnarly as ever.
He's easily in the extreme vocal top 3.
Goddamn knocking it out of the park with this. I still remember my first listen of Monolith of Inhumanity. What a GOATED record
I agree it's a monster of an album and their first album I listened to. Absolutely incredible
A true modern classic. Also a reminder that you don't need to tune super low to be irresponsibly heavy.
I've been a huge fan since the debut of 'To Serve Man' and after thoroughly taking it in I began telling everyone I knew that Cattle was something extraordinary, a band with a unique talent unlike anyone else. Little did I know how far they would take it. And I agree, Monolith is a MASSIVE leap forward for extreme metal. It's my favorite album of theirs. Humanure holds a special place as well. I'm not a huge fan of redux or re-recordings but I wish they would re-record it with proper production. I see that album as their 'fork in the road' so to speak, where they were straddling the gruesome yet tongue in cheek light heartedness of gross out while at the same time really starting to say something, bringing in the real world & fact based misanthropy. And Karma Bloody Karma was the next logical/pure organic step towards ripping people's eyes open who deny or outright don't care about who we are and what we do on this earth. But to me, musically anyway, Monolith is the pinnacle of their career. ALTHOUGH, if there's anything divine left piddling about in the cosmos,, it surely willed us this utterly brilliant track at the right time in history...
Long taint the old flesh!
@@Fo-Flats I would say Humanure and Monolith are tied for my favorite albums. I really can't choose one.
That albums still on repeat soooo fucking sick \m/
First (ALL 3 of) Dying Fetus, now Travis? Didn't take long for you to make the best podcasts in metal! :D
Dude, same thought. This has the makings of a channel that will draw some heavy hitters out. Bill Steer when?
@@flyboymcgee8059Would love to have Barney Greenway
Garza! First Fetus now Cattle?!?!? Best guests! Gotta get Corpsegrinder or Webster and Paul from Cannibal on here! Goated podcast!
Also Devourment!!!
Pat O’Brien needs to be on too. Get him back in good spirits
@@brettmiller1511 boy do I have news for you
@rezmetalpodcaster how's he doing these days do you know? I haven't heard anything about him since that whole episode went down
@@jake4romst8farm Pat O’Brien is playing guitar for Exhorder. Seen them on the current overkill tour
Travis is a beast!
Terrasite proves yet again that this band is evolving and standing toe to toe with the best. 'Just Another Body' might be my new favorite Cattle song!
His vocals are unreal and particularly impressive live. I was blow away by how ferocious and vicious his vocals are live. So good. I love his singing parts too. I was disappointed there isn't too much of that on the new album.
Yup, I was attending a summer slaughter tour, forget the year but the line up was rather boring and I was checked out, and then Cattle took the stage and utterly burned the place down, I was made an instant fan. I went to buy a shirt from Travis afterward and he looked like he was sick and not having a great time and despite that STILL put on a batshit insane show. This was around their Monolith of Inhumanity era and just fucking killed it. Dude is a legend
It’s unreal how he can do that singing thing and it sounds just like it does on record
There's a TON of singing styles on Terrasite. It's the most progressive album yet.
It's progressive AND brutal as shit.
Finally man. I've been saying this! Travis has been doing these techniques for 20 years! He walked so these bands could run
@thenkdmolerat more like 30 years tbh
@@phillymopwater couple more years and he'll be there. He joined 26 years ago ❤️
Travis: "I don't know what people want anymore." WE WANT EXACTLY WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. It's perfect. CD has aged like the finest wine. PERFECT.
Love Travis shouting out Blackbraid. The show with them and Cattle was awesome.
Travis,
Death Atlas is my favorite record from you guys. The clean vocals are so haunting and catchy!
I'm super glad you have this platform where artists like Travis can talk about mental health and be open about himself.
Garza once AGAIN coming in with the heaviest! Stoked for this one!
Can you say both these men represent garbage extreme canoe false metal. Give me deicde both thrower cannibal corpse benediction sinister and mortician for the real good heavy shit. The real death metal
Cattle decap is first truly extreme metal band that wasn’t some core shit they I got into they will always hold a special place in my heart
lorna shore owe this guy a royalty cheque
I saw CD in 2006 with Suffocation and some other bands. They STOLE THE SHOW. Travis blew my mind and though I admittedly didn’t really get into their music until a few years ago, his stage presence and COMMANDING vocals have stuck out as one of the best performances I’ve ever seen from a metal band and I’ve seen a lot over the years. Cattle Decapitation deserve everything they have and then some.
Death atlas and all of the albums are amazing, truly great artists! All hail the cattle decap🤘
I cried during “Your Disposal” in 2017 when I saw them in Pittsburgh.
Saw them at the observatory. Had a rough show but killed it anyway. The definition of professionalism.
Travis is one of the best vocalists and interview guests in metal. Glad ya'll were able to get him. Garza did a great job of asking guiding questions and letting him talk without trampling him.
Enjoyed this ep. 👌🏼🔥
The culo clean device made me bust up 😂. But I'm surprised he never heard of a pack of baby wipes... 🤣
he stopped using those to use this instead.
Can't recycle baby wipes 🤷♂️
once you used a bidet youll understand. also baby wipes are terrible for plumbing and the environment which i think Travis is for.
Love everything about this podcast format Garza is doing. Great guy
Great interview! I do love Terrasite, but Death Atlas felt special. Based on what Travis said I’m even more glad I saw them play it live in Cleveland at the Foundry right after Covid. Again, deep personal interview, well done!
I still think monolith is #1 been a fan for many years
21:38 Right as he's saying "So it's not that it was this amazing, unwavering-" I was in another room and I thought I heard him drumming on the table real loud after saying that. After a few seconds I was like "Uh... is he gonna stop? Wait a minute..." It was an Evony ad with gunfire. 🤣
Travis Ryan is one of rhe most insane vocalists of all time. Everything he does with his voice is so grotesque but also impressive.
I had the pleasure of the playing with them back in 97 in oakland!
Metal artists are my favorite people by far. It's not easy to be vulnerable and learn that it's healthy, metal is a huge help to embrace any emotion and find a way to express whatever we have inside..
A Living Breathing Piece of Deficating Meat was a game changer. That was the song that brought me back to loving Catrle D after two lack luster records following To Serve Man, which I've come back around to love. I celebrate their entire catalog.
Monolith is still my fav CD album. Was easily my album of the year then.
From Harvest Floor to Terrasite they've all been great.
McGraw REALLY charged their dynamic. I saw Dave play drums before Cattle with Sleep Terror. And he was SICK well before Cattle.
My friend played "Death Atlas" for me while I got my second or third tattoo. It was the first Cattle Decapitation album I listened to from front to back. It is flawless to my ears.
Monolith of Inhumanity is one of my all time faves.
Travis is one of the nicest people i know. On top of that hes the goat when it comes to extreme metal vocals. Happy to see him keep singing and seeing cattle keep evolving.
Death Atlas is a fucking CLASSIC, hands down.
I’m probably biased because Cattle Decapitation is one of my favorite bands, but this was one of the best Garza podcasts I’ve ever seen!
I saw this band when the harvest floor came out at a small venue called the Gillman in Berkley. AWSOME ..AMAZING SHOW....THANKS MR GARZA....
Saw them then too. They had Revocation opening.
You a real one for this, Travis the GOAT
This episode was so awesome. Been a fan of cattle for 7 years now and it's cool to hear the lore behind the band and Travis himself
Dude Garza this one was amazing Travis is by far one of the sickest most inspirational vocalists!!! What a sick ass interview 👏
Death Atlas in my personal opinion is a masterpiece and my favorite metal album to date
I love how excited Travis got talking about laying down his own vocal tracks to Megadeth and Testament instrumentals when he was a kid. It's so relatable. Travis is a legend.
My favorite death metal vocalist! The last five Cattle records are GOATED
Damn, Travis going and making us all feel emotional. Such a pioneer in music, and I am so glad he has inspired so many vocalists!
I feel like they carried the torch when Cephalic Carnage exited the metal-sphere, when it came to experimentation. It's great to see how far Travis and Cattle Decapitation come along since the 1st LP. Good interview, Garza!
Agreed
I believe it was Cephalic that introduced Cattle Decap to Dave Otero for Monolith. One of our best metal producers for sure.
“Tongue Oriented Mouth Sounds” Great name for your first book Travis 🤘😎 Looking forward to reading
Stoked for this! Cattle Decapitation is easily one of my favorite bands ever and Travis is SEVERELY underrated as a vocalist. Thanks for having him on the show!
Found Cattle Decap on MySpace in like 2006 when Job for a Cowboy was getting big. Downloaded a few songs on limewire and then saw them live in Orlando in 2009. Been a fan ever since. Where’s the love for Harvest Floor?
I can't believe he has a portable bidet! I literally just bought one the other day! Travis, marry me! 😂
I'm approaching one year with a bidet installed in my bathroom. Travis is spot on. It's life changing. Never going back. haha!
GARZA - bro I could hug you out of your boots for this interview. Thank you!!!
🤘🤘🤘🤘
As much as he says death atlas wasnt the album he thought it would be. It completely made me go down a rabbit hole with cattle decap. Id head of them for years and saw the album covers, but it was that album that grabbed me by the hair and made me pay attention. It's a masterpiece...
Was not expecting a Soul Jazz Records shout out, excellent label
People always say that metal music and the people who perform or listen to it are angry, scary, dangerous etc. But here I am watching this podcast seeing couple of really nice, relaxed and thoughtful guys talking about interesting topics and having a good time with open minds - great episode! 🙌
As a musician myself I've always been fascinated by the dark beauty found in certain metal bands music. Alluvial, rivers of nihil, cattle decap. The first time I heard monument of inhumanity it almost got me, it's horrifying but there's a beauty in the darkness that's hard to explain. Stoked Travis is keyed into that, I think metal deserves more emotion in it's music!
The genre in question throughout this conversation is what I call ‘modern extreme metal’.
They got me to become vegan shortly after the release of the anthropocene extinction 💪💪💪
I once asked Travis way back in 2006 on MYSPACE how he got his vocals to sound so brutal live. He said, I could tell you, But then I’d have to KILL you… amazing
A true pioneer. A true king because he does not ask for nor want the crown. I dug monolith. I liked Anthropocene more. Death Atlas blew me away. Terrasite I was like "Holy shit. They did it again." Killer band. Killer live show.
Growing up in Escondido and going to high school with both Travis and Diego in 1991 it blows my mind that I am sitting here in 2023 reminiscing in this way. We had common friends, but never really connected.
Wasn't expecting the portable bidet 😂
I think maybe Cattle should do a full tour of playing Death Atlas all the way through. Every song is good enough and it would give it the attention it deserves. thanks for this podcast
Been waiting for this one! Thank you!
WOOOAAAH! Very excited to watch!
54:37 cattle often puts tears in my eyes. even if its new release and i dont know lyrics i know the felling andit always gets me. vocally and instrumental thet are big gem
so glad that you are doing this, well done!
Very awesome interview I love Cattle Decap!!
Another great one. 🤘🏼🔥
I agree bidets are life changing
Great stuff bro. Your knocking it out of the park!
Travis saying "poopy buttholes" is classic
We need more podcasts for metal bands, for real.
Saw this band for the first time last December, blew my fucking mind, and gave me the first band to listen to after a show with no context, fucking unreal musicians, just attention grabbers and deep as shit, good on ya
Great stuff guys. I wasn't expecting this whole episode to become so emotional towards the end...
Love hearing from travis, need to hear more from this guy 🍻
Thank u for the content Garza digging the guests
Saw/heard them for the first time when Humanure came out. Still my favorite Cattle album.
They've evolved a lot and I love their new records but Humanure is still my fave as well, some of it might be nostalgia but it's such a sick record
another fantastic interview!!!
a-mazing interview. loved every minute of it!
Monolith to inhumanity is one of my all time favorite records. For the subject matter being so dark, it’s a lot of fun to listen to. It’s a rollercoaster of an album. Love that these guys stick to doing what they want instead of riding trends.
Happy to see he is getting the recognition, respect and credit he deserves!
One of my favorite dudes ever! Great convo
So glad this came out. I’ve been looking for more interviews with Travis Ryan. Easily my favorite vocalist in history. 🤘
what a great podcast garza, really nice dude, so human, thx for this treat!
Dam! Didn't know you had a podcast! Miss this guy!
Good episode, saved it to my favorites!
I'm new to this band but what sealed the deal for me was how nice and cool Travis is and also the fact that he loves a good Bidet. What a legend 😆
I know what I'll be listening to at the gym for the next few months.
Travis was so spot on about the Doom EP comments. JFAC matured so much, which I think Cattle Decap did too.
Love this band !!! Great insight on San Diego scene and they are still bringing the grind !!! Cattle Decapitation forever grind!!! Thank you Travis...
Travis is a real dude. Excited for future Podcasts!
Fantastic interview brother. Great human insight to Travis's personality. I can really relate. Thank you, awesome podcast
I'm must say I've never gotten into podcasts until finding yours. I really enjoy your show. Awesome interviews.
Great interview, Travis seems like such a genuine down to earth and good dude.
Cattle as a whole are the most down to earth dudes who HAVE NOT let fame get to them one bit. They will go from playing in the most awesome of venues to an absolute $hithole hole in the wall in East LA and still KILL IT and remain huble.
Shared the stage with Cattle at said $hithole out here in East Los and it was awesome
Solid interview. One of thee best live bands I have ever seen. Travis looks passed when he’s up there singing. Also shook hands with the guy in the bathroom in Brick by Brick in San Diego. Solid band and solid albums. Keep it up Garza!!!
This was a great interview-the questions were good, and Travis seems like he’s doing a lot for himself personally as far as musical interests and mental health awareness, so kudos to you man. It was really cool to hear more about the music-making process, and vocal development over the years.
My dad is currently going through treatments for late-stage cancer, and at the same time, my own band is getting some real traction, and even though it sucks to hear that Travis has been through some shit these past few years, it was uplifting to hear him talk about it, and to see the passion he still has for making music. It’s not always easy being excited for something really good happening, when something really awful is going on simultaneously, so it’s been hard to stay motivated. Thanks for opening up about all that-I don’t know about anybody else, but it helped me to hear.
Cheers!