Monolith of Inhumanity
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| Studio album by Cattle Decapitation | ||||
| Released | May 8, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | January–February 2012 | |||
| Studio | Flatline Audio, Westminster, CO, USA | |||
| Genre | Deathgrind | |||
| Length | 43:03 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Dave Otero | |||
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| Metacritic | 79% |
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| Exclaim! | favorable |
| Metal Forces |   |
| Metal Storm | 7.7/10 |
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Monolith of Inhumanity is the sixth full-length studio album by American deathgrind band Cattle Decapitation, released on May 7, 2012. Upon its release, it was met with positive reviews praising the addition of melody into their sound.
Music videos were released for "Kingdom of Tyrants," "Forced Gender Reassignment," and "Your Disposal." A 7" single for "Your Disposal" was released in mid-2013. The B-side is "An Exposition of Insides," previously only available on the Japanese version of the album. The music video for "Forced Gender Reassignment" was written and directed by Mitch Massie. The full uncensored music video with violence, rape, and sexual assault can be available for viewing on the website Bloody Disgusting with permission from the band. A brief mention of the video outside of Bloody Disgusting can be seen on "Another Top 10 Controversial Music Videos" from WatchMojo.com at the #1 spot on YouTube.
Upon its release Monolith of Inhumanity generally received favorable reviews from critics. On Metacritic, it has been given a score of 79% based on 5 reviews.
Monolith of Inhumanity was well received by the public. On Rate Your Music the album has an average rating of 3.62 of 5, based on more than 600 ratings, and on Sputnikmusic the album has an "excellent" average rating of 4.0 of 5, based on more than 550 ratings.
The album also was voted the best album of 2012 by Metal Injection readers. On the MetalSucks series "The Best Metal Albums of 2012, As Chosen by Metal Musicians Themselves," Sven de Caluwé of Aborted, Richie Cavalera of Incite, David Davidson and Dan Gargiulo both of Revocation, Charles Elliott of Abysmal Dawn, Jeremy Wagner formerly of Broken Hope, John Vail formerly of Wretched, and Leon del Muerte of Murder Construct included Monolith of Inhumanity on their lists.
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