Cattle Decapitation: 30 Years of Inhumanity

On April 27, 2026 at The Starlite Room in Edmonton, Cattle Decapitation brings 30 Years of Inhumanity to the stage. Formed in the mid‑90s in San Diego, the band has fused death metal and grindcore into a tight, technical framework that’s grown more structured over time. Travis Ryan’s vocals shift from deep growls to rasped screams and spoken bursts, a signature that anchors the group’s focus on ecological collapse and a blunt critique of anthropocentrism. Alongside Ryan, guitarist Josh Elmore drives tense, intricate riffing that has shaped the band’s evolution from early releases to The Harvest Floor, Monolith of Inhumanity and The Anthropocene Extinction, through to Death Atlas and Terrasite, where wider atmospheres meet uncompromising deathgrind.

Brujeria joins the bill with their Spanish‑language take on extreme metal, channeling deathgrind with a raw, direct delivery that hits hard and keeps things unadorned and immediate.

Also on the lineup, No Cure brings straight edge hardcore with sharp, compact songs built for impact, while Knoll pushes a modern grind approach that’s fast, abrasive and tightly coiled. A night set around intensity and precision, led by a band that’s turned three decades of experimentation into a live set built for pressure and release.