Cephalic Carnage
American deathgrind band known for technical skill and humor.
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The band financed its own U.S. tour during 1997.[1] Cephalic Carnage signed to Relapse Records in 2000 and released Exploiting Dysfunction, which included a tour with Napalm Death and The Dillinger Escape Plan.[1] Anomalies was recorded in September 2004 with producer Dave Otero and released in March 2005.[2] The band recorded Xenosapien between November and December 2006, with release set for May 2007.[3]
In 1992, vocalist Leonard Leal, drummer Anthony Chavez, bassist Tom Clenin, and guitarist Zac Joe founded Cephalic Carnage in Denver, Colorado.[4] Headfucker Records, an Italian label, put out the debut album Conforming to Abnormality in 1998.[1] The band's third album, Lucid Interval, was cut in early 2002 and hit stores in August of that same year.[5] Recording for Misled by Certainty started in May 2010, and Relapse Records issued it on August 31, 2010.[6]
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A Decibel Magazine article from April 2005 describes Cephalic Carnage as playing a technically proficient deathgrind style that experiments with other genres and includes joke songs parodying black metal or metalcore.[7] Popmatters notes the band has taken satirical swipes at black metal with "Black Metal Sabbath" and at metalcore with "Dying Will Be the Death of Me"[8] A notorious YouTube clip shows the band playing "Eye of the Tiger" to calm a fight in the pit at a Toronto show.[8]
References
- Wikipedia, "Cephalic Carnage" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kevin Odle, "Cephalic Carnage Biography", AllMusic; "Cephalic Carnage Biography", MusicMight (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cephalic Carnage" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Cephalic Carnage Biography", MusicMight; "Cephalic Carnage: 'Dying Will Be The Death Of Me' Video To Receive 'Headbanger's Ball' Premiere - Aug. 26, 2005", Blabbermouth.net; Adrien Begrand, "Cephalic Carnage Xenosapien"; "Cephalic Carnage Biography", MusicMight (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cephalic Carnage" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Cephalic Carnage To Record New Album in November/December - May 31, 2006", Blabbermouth.net (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cephalic Carnage" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kevin Odle, "Cephalic Carnage Biography", AllMusic; "Cephalic Carnage Biography", MusicMight; "John Merryman", Sick Drummer Magatine (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cephalic Carnage" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kevin Odle, "Cephalic Carnage Biography", AllMusic; "Cephalic Carnage Biography", MusicMight; "December, Cephalic Carnage Lay Canada To Waste - Aug. 16, 2002", Blabbermouth.net; "Cephalic Carnage Biography", MusicMight; "Kreator To Embark on North American Tour - Aug. 8, 2002", Blabbermouth.net (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cephalic Carnage" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Cephalic Carnage Begins Recording New Album - May 14, 2010 , Blabbermouth.net (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cephalic Carnage" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Parks, "Why Be Normal? Cephalic Carnage delivers another delicious dose of hydro-grind with Anomalies", Decibel Magazine, April 2005 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cephalic Carnage" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Adrien Begrand, "Cephalic Carnage Xenosapien" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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