Cattle Decapitation Wins Lawsuit Over Rights to Use “Human Remains as Instruments” in Music Video
🧠 Cattle Decapitation Wins Lawsuit Over Rights to Use “Human Remains as Instruments” in Music Video
June 15, 2025 By: The Goremonger Herald
After a bizarre and drawn out legal battle, Cattle Decapitation has officially won the right to use “simulated human remains as playable instruments” in their upcoming music video for the single “Phalanges of the Fallen.”
The video, which was filmed in a decommissioned Norwegian slaughterhouse, features:
Bone xylophones (crafted from 3D-printed scans of real femurs),
A gore organ (fueled by pressurized beet juice and pig intestine casings),
And the controversial “spine harp” that led to the legal conflict with the European Council for Ethical Creative Materials.
Frontman Travis Ryan issued a statement:
“We’re not just making noise we’re making a statement about death, decay, and the beauty of rot. Also, it just sounds fucking brutal.”
The court ruled in the band’s favor on the grounds that:
No real human materials were used,
The bones in question were “technically part of an art installation,”
And, quote, “Cattle Decapitation is clearly not targeting minors with this content.”
To celebrate, the band is launching a limited release EP, “Cadaver Crafts Vol. I”, which comes bundled with:
A DIY „build a bone kit“,
A scented vinyl that smells faintly of formaldehyde,
And a 12 page manifesto titled „Harmony Through Putrefaction.“
Their label, Metal Blade Records, is reportedly planning a VR experience titled „Death Groove: Autopsy Mode“ later this year.
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