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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Blabbermouth.net | 8/10[2] |
| Exclaim! | favorable[3] |
| Metal Storm | 8/10[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. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "World Full of Idiots" | 2:23 |
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
- ^ "Cattle Decapitation - Karma Bloody Karma". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ "Karma.Bloody.Karma Cattle Decapitation". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ "Cattle Decapitation Karma.Bloody.Karma". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ "Cattle Decapitation – Karma.Bloody.Karma review". Metal Storm. 2007-02-26. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ Pratt, Greg (August 1, 2006). "Cattle Decapitation: Karma.Bloody.Karma". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ Sciarretto, Amy (October 4, 2006). "Cattle Decapitation: Karma.Bloody.Karma". Alternative Press. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Cattle Decapitation break down their iconic album artwork | Aggressive Tendencies. YouTube.
- Karma.Bloody.Karma at AllMusic. Retrieved 18:11, 11 May 2015 (UTC).
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