# Demonocracy

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Demonocracy
| type       = studio
| artist     = [Job for a Cowboy](/source/Job_for_a_Cowboy)
| cover      = Jfac 3rdfull-lengthcd.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = {{Start date|2012|4|10}}
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     = Audiohammer Studios, [Sanford, FL, USA](/source/Sanford%2C_Florida)
| genre      = [Technical death metal](/source/Technical_death_metal)<ref name="AP review"/>
| length     = {{Duration |m=40 |s=29}}
| label      = [Metal Blade](/source/Metal_Blade_Records)
| producer   = [Jason Suecof](/source/Jason_Suecof)
| prev_title = [Gloom](/source/Gloom_(EP))
| prev_year  = 2011
| next_title = [Sun Eater](/source/Sun_Eater)
| next_year  = 2014
}}

{{Music ratings
| rev1       = [About.com](/source/Dotdash_Meredith)
| rev1Score  = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="about.com review">{{cite web |url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/jobforacowboy/fr/Job-For-A-Cowboy-Demonocracy-Review.htm |title=Job For A Cowboy - Demonocracy Review |last1=Marsicano |first1=dan |website=heavymetal.about.com |publisher=[About.com](/source/Dotdash_Meredith) |accessdate=December 29, 2014 |archive-date=December 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141203145613/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/jobforacowboy/fr/Job-For-A-Cowboy-Demonocracy-Review.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| rev2       = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
| rev2Score  = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="AM review">{{AllMusic |class=album |id=mw0002320107 |label=''Demonocracy'' |first=Gregory |last=Heaney}}</ref>
| rev3       = ''[Alternative Press](/source/Alternative_Press_(music_magazine))''
| rev3Score  = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AP review">{{cite web |url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/job_for_a_cowboy_demonocracy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802085603/http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/job_for_a_cowboy_demonocracy |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 2, 2012 |title=Job For A Cowboy - Demonocracy - Alternative Press |last1=Freeman |first1=Phil |date=April 2, 2012 |website=www.altpress.com |publisher=[Alternative Press](/source/Alternative_Press_(music_magazine)) |accessdate=December 29, 2014}}</ref>
| rev4       = ''[Exclaim!](/source/Exclaim!)''
| rev4Score  = undetermined<ref name="exclaim review">{{cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/job_for_cowboy-demonocracy |title=Job for a Cowboy Demonocracy |last1=Falzon |first1=Denise |date=April 10, 2012 |website=exclaim.ca |publisher= |accessdate=December 29, 2014}}</ref>
| rev5       = ''[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine))''
| rev5Score  = 6/10<ref name="Spin review">{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/job-cowboy-demonocracy-metal-blade/ |title=Job For a Cowboy, 'Demonocracy' Review |last1=Grow |first1=Kory |date=April 13, 2012 |website=www.spin.com |publisher=[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine)) |accessdate=December 29, 2014}}</ref>
| noprose    = yes
}}

'''''Demonocracy''''' is the third studio album by American [death metal](/source/death_metal) band [Job for a Cowboy](/source/Job_for_a_Cowboy). It was released on April 10, 2012.<ref>[http://www.metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/job-for-a-cowboy-announce-new-album-demonocracy Job for a Cowboy Announce New Album, ''Demonocracy'']. Metal Injection.net. Retrieved February 27, 2012.</ref> It is the band's first studio album to feature guitarist Tony Sannicandro and bassist Nick Schendzielos<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/job_for_cowboy-demonocracy|title=Job for a Cowboy Demonocracy|website=exclaim.ca|language=en-ca|access-date=2020-03-03}}</ref> and the last album to feature drummer Jon Rice.

''Demonocracy'' had first week sales of 4,900 to chart at No. 87 on the Billboard 200.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120711065402/http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=172793 "Job for a Cowboy: 'Demonocracy' First-Week Sales Revealed"]. Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved April 19, 2012.</ref>

== Promotion ==
On February 21, 2012, Job for a Cowboy released the first song from the album, "Nourishment Through Bloodshed." It was released via [Metal Blade Records](/source/Metal_Blade_Records)' [YouTube](/source/YouTube) channel.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1luhE5V_e6Q Job for a Cowboy "Nourishment Through Bloodshed" (OFFICIAL)]. YouTube.com/MetalBladeRecords. Retrieved March 27, 2012.</ref>

On March 20, Job for a Cowboy premiered the song "Black Discharge"<ref>[http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=78599 Job for a Cowboy Premieres New Song, "Black Discharge"]. Metal Underground.com. Retrieved March 27, 2012.</ref> and, on April 2, the song "Imperium Wolves."<ref>[http://www.guitarworld.com/exclusive-job-cowboy-streaming-new-song-imperium-wolves Job for a Cowboy Streaming New Song, "Imperium Wolves"]. Guitar World.com. Retrieved April 2, 2012.</ref>

A music video was made for the song Tarnished Gluttony. The video features a man carrying a small child to a forest, before cutting the child open with a [box cutter](/source/box_cutter), replacing the organs with a [cephalopod](/source/cephalopod), and then gently placing the child into the sea.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2012-08-08 |title=JOB FOR A COWBOY: 'Tarnished Gluttony' Video Released |url=https://blabbermouth.herokuapp.com/news/job-for-a-cowboy-tarnished-gluttony-video-released/ |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET}}</ref>

== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| total_length    = 40:29

| title1          = Children of Deceit
| length1         = 4:36

| title2          = Nourishment Through Bloodshed
| length2         = 3:42

| title3          = Imperium Wolves
| length3         = 4:48

| title4          = Tongueless and Bound
| length4         = 4:03

| title5          = Black Discharge
| length5         = 3:55

| title6          = The Manipulation Stream
| length6         = 4:40

| title7          = The Deity Misconception
| length7         = 4:05

| title8          = Fearmonger
| length8         = 4:18

| title9          = Tarnished Gluttony
| length9         = 6:15
}}
{{Track listing
| headline        = Limited edition bonus disc: ''[Gloom](/source/Gloom_(EP))'' EP
| total_length    = 15:27

| title1          = Misery Reformatory
| length1         = 3:54

| title2          = Plastic Idols
| length2         = 4:44

| title3          = Execution Parade
| length3         = 3:04

| title4          = Signature of Starving Power
| length4         = 3:45
}}

== Influences ==
In a 2012 interview with [Loudwire](/source/Loudwire), vocalist Jonny Davy listed both [Cattle Decapitation](/source/Cattle_Decapitation) and [Misery Index](/source/Misery_Index_(band)) as influences upon the sound of the album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/job-for-a-cowboy-jonny-davy-talks-demonocracy-lineup-changes/|title=Job for a Cowboy's Jonny Davy Talks 'Demonocracy,' Lineup Changes + More|last=Hartmann|first=Graham|website=Loudwire|date=19 September 2012 |language=en|access-date=2020-03-03}}</ref>

== Credits ==
{{Hatnote|For bonus disc credits see: [Gloom (EP)#Personnel](/source/Gloom_(EP))}}
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes, except where noted.

=== Personnel ===
;Job for a Cowboy
* Jonny Davy &ndash; vocals
* Al Glassman &ndash; guitars
* Tony Sannicandro &ndash; guitars
* Nick Schendzielos &ndash; bass
* Jon Rice &ndash; drums

;Production
* [Jason Suecof](/source/Jason_Suecof) &ndash; production, engineering, mixing
* [Eyal Levi](/source/Eyal_Levi) &ndash; engineering
* Ronn Miller &ndash; assistant engineering
* Alan Douches &ndash; mastering

;Artwork and design
* Brent Elliott White &ndash; artwork
* Brian Ames &ndash; layout

;Management
* Chuck Andrews &ndash; management
* [Brian Slagel](/source/Brian_Slagel) &ndash; A&R

=== Studios ===
* Audiohammer Studios &ndash; recording
* West Westside &ndash; mastering
* You Get What You Get Studios &ndash; pre-production

== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Chart (2012)
! Peak<br/>position
|-
|{{Album chart|Billboard200|87|artist=Job for a Cowboy  |refname=Billboard200|note={{dead link|date=March 2026}}}}
|-
|{{Album chart|BillboardIndependent|15|artist=Job for a Cowboy|note={{dead link|date=March 2026}}}}
|-
|{{Album chart|BillboardHardRock|8|artist=Job for a Cowboy|note={{dead link|date=March 2026}}}}
|-
|{{Album chart|BillboardRock|30|artist=Job for a Cowboy|note={{dead link|date=March 2026}}}}
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{AllMusic |class=album |id=mw0002320107 |label=''Demonocracy''}}
* [http://www.metalblade.com/us/releases/job-for-a-cowboy-demonocracy/ ''Demonocracy''] at [Metal Blade Records](/source/Metal_Blade_Records)

{{Job for a Cowboy}}

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Category:2012 albums
Category:Job for a Cowboy albums
Category:Metal Blade Records albums
Category:Albums produced by Jason Suecof

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