Head Cage

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: ""Across twelve tracks, Pig Destroyer weave together harrowing tales of philosophical dualities, touching on mortality and depression, fear and violence, and the darkest complexities of the human condition, all told through the distorted lens of delightfully transgressive vocalist/lyricist JR Hayes.""

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.

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