Head Cage is the sixth studio album by American grindcore band Pig Destroyer. The album was released on September 7, 2018, through Relapse Records. The album features vocal cameos from Richard Johnson and Kat Katz from Agoraphobic Nosebleed, along with Dylan Walker from Full of Hell.
The band commented in an official description of Head Cage:
Background It is the band's only album with bassist John Jarvis in their line-up, and the last to feature Blake Harrison, who would leave in 2022 and die in 2024. MetalSucks called the album an "immediate frontrunner for the best metal album of 2018." The band released a teaser for the album on June 27, 2018.
Reception Accolades Publication Accolade Rank Decibel Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2018
Track listing
Personnel Pig Destroyer J. R. Hayes – lead vocals Scott Hull – guitars John Jarvis – bass, gang vocals Blake Harrison – noise, samples, gang vocals Adam Jarvis – drums, gang vocals
Additional musicians Richard Johnson − guest vocals (track 3), gang vocals Kat Katz − guest vocals (tracks 6, 7) Jason Hodges − guest vocals (track 8) Dylan Walker − noise (track 11) Aaron "Baron" Kirkpatrick − gang vocals
Production Scott Hull − recording Will Putney − mixing, mastering Mark McCoy − artwork, layout Mark Valentino − photography
Charts Chart (2018) Peak position
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