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Infobox musical artist | name = Cephalic Carnage| image =| caption = Cephalic Carnage| image_size = | background = group_or_band| origin = Denver , Colorado , United States | genre = Grindcore , deathgrind | years_active = 1992–present| label = Relapse Records|Relapse , Headfucker| website =| current_members = Lenzig Leal John Merryman Steve Goldberg Nick Schendzielos Brian Hopp| past_members = Zac Joe Doug Williams (bassist)|Doug Williams Jawsh Mullen Cephalic Carnage is an American grindcore band formed in 1992 in Denver, Colorado . The band comprises vocalist Lenzig Leal, guitarists Steve Goldberg and Brian Hopp, drummer John Merryman and bassist Nick Schendzielos. Cephalic Carnage has released six studio albums and toured in North America , Europe and Japan .
Cephalic Carnage play a technically proficient deathgrind style, progressively experiment with other genres, and incorporate songs of joke nature into their albums, such as parodies of black metal or metalcore . They refer themselves as "rocky mountain hydro grind".cite journal |last=Parks |first=Andrew |year=2005 |month=April |title=Why Be Normal? Cephalic Carnage delivers another delicious dose of hydro-grind with Anomalies |journal=Decibel Magazine
History
Conforming to Abnormality , Exploiting Dysfunction (1992–2001)
Cephalic Carnage formed in Denver , Colorado , in 1992 by vocalist Lenzig Leal and guitarist Zac Joe." http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp? id=4717 Cephalic Carnage," ProgArchives.com. Retrieved 2010-9-18 The duo recorded a demo EP titled Scrape My Lungs in 1993, but then took a break until 1996, when they recruited drummer John Merryman, guitarist Steve Goldberg and bassist Doug Williams (bassist)|Doug Williams .cite web|url = Allmusic|class=artist|id=p419926/biography|pure_url=yes|publisher = Allmusic |title = Cephalic Carnage Biography|author = Kevin Odle|accessdate = 2009-06-17cite web|url = http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united+states/colorado/denver/cephalic+carnage|publisher = MusicMight |title = Cephalic Carnage Biography|author = |accessdate = 2009-06-17Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot Merryman also collaborated with Secret Chiefs 3 .cite web|url = http://www.sickdrummermagazine.com/index.php/the-drummers/hall-of-fame/608-john-merryman.html|publisher = Sick Drummer Magatine|title = John Merryman |author = |accessdate = 2009-10-15 Soon after the reformation, their second demo EP Fortuitous Oddity was released. During 1997, Cephalic Carnage financed its own tour across the United States.
In 1998, the band caught the attention of Italy|Italian record label Headfucker Records, which released the band's debut album Conforming to Abnormality that year. After this release, Williams left in 1999 and joined Origin (band)|Origin . After he was replaced by Jawsh Mullen, the band toured at the Milwaukee Metalfest in 1998, the Dallas Grindfest, the Ohio Deathfest and the Denver Hatefest in 1999.
In 2000, Cephalic Carnage signed to the American heavy metal record label Relapse Records and released its second album Exploiting Dysfunction , which included a tour with Napalm Death and The Dillinger Escape Plan .
Lucid Interval and Anomalies (2002–2006)
Lucid Interval , the band's third album, was recorded in early 2002 and released in August that year. The band toured a month later in Canadacite web|url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=5489 |publisher = Blabbermouth.net |title = December, Cephalic Carnage Lay Canada To Waste - Aug. 16, 2002 |author = |accessdate = 2009-07-20 and subsequently in the U.S. with German thrash metal veterans Kreator and Destruction (band)|Destruction .cite web|url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=5308 |publisher = Blabbermouth.net |title = Kreator To Embark On North American Tour - Aug. 8, 2002 |author = |accessdate = 2009-07-20 In May 2003, the band undertook the "North American Contamination" tour alongside Mastodon (band)|Mastodon and others. That September, Cephalic Carnage and Madball supported Hatebreed on the North American "Rise of Brutality" tour.
In September 2004, the band recorded its next album, Anomalies (album)|Anomalies , with producer Dave Otero. Darren Doane directed a promotional music video for "Dying Will Be the Death of Me", which premiered at MTV's Headbanger's Ball .cite web|url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=40899 |publisher = Blabbermouth.net |title = Cephalic Carnage: 'Dying Will Be The Death Of Me' Video To Receive 'Headbanger's Ball' Premiere - Aug. 26, 2005 |author = |accessdate = 2009-07-20 The song parodies American metalcore with its music, lyrics and vocals.cite web|url = http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/cephaliccarnage-anomalies/ |publisher = PopMatters |title = Cephalic Carnage Xenosapien |author = Adrien Begrand|accessdate = 2009-06-17 In March 2005, Anomalies was released, and the band toured in North America once again.
Mullen exited in January 2006 to prioritize his education and other acts, and the band soon found replacement Nick Schendzielos.cite web|url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=53033|publisher = Blabbermouth.net |title = Cephalic Carnage To Record New Album In November/December - May 31, 2006|author = |accessdate = 2009-06-17 In March, the band's recording studio was robbed.cite web|url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=50029 |publisher = Blabbermouth.net |title =Cephalic Carnage's Recording Studio Robbed, Reward Offered - Mar. 23, 2006 |author = |accessdate = 2009-07-20cite web|url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=69123 |publisher = Blabbermouth.net |title =Cephalic Carnage: New Album Title Announced - Mar. 21, 2007 |author = |accessdate = 2009-07-20 They played several shows in the United States in April, and an extensive European tour followed in June with Darkest Hour (band)|Darkest Hour .cite web|url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=53135 |publisher = Blabbermouth.net |title =Cephalic Carnage Announce European Tour with Darkest Hour, Dead To Fall - June 1, 2006 |author = |accessdate = 2009-07-20
Xenosapien (2007–2009)
The band recorded its next studio album between November and December 2006, and its release was set for May 2007 under the title Xenosapien . In March 2007, the band supported Brujeria (band)|Brujeria on U.S. dates and subsequently embarked on "Xenosapien World Tour",Carnage Completes Work On New Video - May 16, 2007">cite web|url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=72678 |publisher = Blabbermouth.net |title =Cephalic Carnage Completes Work On New Video - May 16, 2007 |author = |accessdate = 2009-07-20 which started in continental Europe on May 4,cite web|url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=69123 |publisher = Blabbermouth.net |title =Cephalic Carnage: New Album Title Announced - Mar. 21, 2007 |author = |accessdate = 2009-07-20 continued in United Kingdom and Ireland in May and resumed in the "Summer Slaughter" trek (dubbed the "Summer’s Laughter" by band members)cite journal |last=Stewart-Panko |first=Kevin |year=2009 |month=July |title=Summer Slaughter Tour, Inside the Carnage |journal=Decibel Magazine across the U.S. throughout June and July along with Decapitated (band)|Decapitated among others.Carnage Completes Work On New Video - May 16, 2007"/> The band also filmed a music video for the song "Endless Cycle of Violence".Carnage Completes Work On New Video - May 16, 2007"/> On November 20, 2007, the band's van was robbed. Their "recent earnings from the tour (close to $4,000), a laptop with more than $2,000 in music-software programs loaded, an iPod and various personal items" were stolen.cite web|url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=85453 |publisher = Blabbermouth.net |title =Cephalic Carnage Robbed In Tulsa - Nov. 23, 2007 |author = |accessdate = 2009-07-20
Cephalic Carnage reissued Conforming to Abnormality under Relapse Records on April 29, 2008. Cephalic Carnage participated in a "mini-tour" of Japan in May 2009, performing in Osaka , Nagoya and Tokyo . In June 2009, Cephalic Carnage, along with Cattle Decapitation and Withered , pulled out of the Blackenedfest tour due to organization problems and said they were "getting on with writing the next full length, (...) as well as finishing construction of our late night poutine stand, where we will serve country-fried giraffe eggs and your favorite French-Canadian specialty."cite web|url = http://www.metalinjection.net/dispatches-from-the-van/exclusive-demise-blackened-fest|publisher = Metal Injection|title = Exclusive: The Demise of Blackened Fest|author = |accessdate = 2009-06-17 In October 2009, the band released a music video for the song "Vaporized" while writing a new album and announced a planned concert DVD entitled ''Live At Your Mom's House''.cite web|url = http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm? fuseaction=blog.view& friendId=2557993& blogId=513250565|publisher = MySpace|title = New video for "Vaporized" on Youtube |author = |accessdate = 2009-10-07cite web|url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=128416 |publisher = Blabbermouth.net |title =Cephalic Carnage: 'Vaporized' Video Released; New DVD In The Works - Oct. 8, 2009 |author = |accessdate = 2009-10-09
Misled by Certainty (2010–present)
Cephalic Carnage began recording their new album, Misled by Certainty , in May 2010. It was released August 31, 2010 by Relapse Records . http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=140048 Cephalic Carnage Begins Recording New Album - May 14, 2010, Blabbermouth.net They also reissued Lucid Interval on September 13, 2011.
Musical style
Allmusic describes the style of Cephalic Carnage as "crazy concoction of truly experimental grindcore, death metal, and jazz". Their music varies from Deathgrind|death-grind ,cite journal |last=Parks |first=Andrew |year=2007 |month=July |title=Cephalic Carnage Xenosaphien |journal=Decibel Magazinecite web | url = http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/44819-metal-up-your-ass-february-2009 | publisher = The Skinny (magazine)| The Skinny | title = Metal Up Your Ass - February 2009 | author = Chris Cusack | accessdate = 2009-07-13 technical death metal ,cite web|url = http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/cephalic-carnage-xenosapien/|publisher = PopMatters |title = Cephalic Carnage Xenosapien |author = Adrien Begrand|accessdate = 2009-06-17 occasional surf rock , http://exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx? csid2=846& fid1=12433& csid1=37 Lucid Interval review, Exclaim! instrumental, to flamenco interludescite web |url = Allmusic|class=album|id=r605656|pure_url=yes|publisher = Allmusic |title = Lucid Interval|author = William York|accessdate = 2008-06-17 or violin-and-sax ambient jams.cite web |url = http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/cephalic-carnage/lucid-interval.htm|publisher = Stylus Magazine |title = Lucid Interval|author = Clay Jarvis|accessdate = 2008-06-17 Their early style is typically progressive and technically proficient, with some comedic songs. Their later work developed into a more experimental,cite web |url = http://exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx? csid2=846& fid1=31373& csid1=122 |publisher = Exclaim! |title = Cephalic Carnage Conforming to Abnormality|author = Greg Pratt|accessdate = 2008-06-17 complex direction.
Cephalic Carnage is also known for its humorous songs. Popmatters points out some examples: "On past albums, the band has taken satirical swipes at the overtly image-oriented black metal ("Black Metal Sabbath") and the oversaturated, angst-ridden metalcore sound ("Dying Will Be the Death of Me"), and even in live settings, they’re not above taking the odd spontaneous piss-take to bring some levity to a situation. One notorious http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=LNV1Ou8JGiI YouTube clip has a fight starting in the pit at a Cephalic show in Toronto, and in an inspired moment, the band launches into a rousing excerpt from " Eye of the Tiger ", to a raucous ovation from the kids."
Members
col-begincol-2 ;Current members
Lenzig Leal – singing|lead vocals (1992–present)
John Merryman – Drum kit|drums (1996–present)
Steve Goldberg – Electric guitar|guitar (1996–present)
Nick Schendzielos – bass guitar , Backing vocalist|backing vocals (2006–present)
Brian Hopp – guitar (2009–present)
col-2 ;Former members
Zac Joe – guitar (1992–2010)
Doug Williams (bassist)|Doug Williams – bass guitar (1996–1998)
http://www.relapse.com/label/artist/cephalic-carnage.html Cephalic Carnage at Relapse Records
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