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Anomalies (album)

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Anomalies
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 15, 2005 (2005-03-15)
RecordedNovember – December 2004
GenreDeathgrind, technical death metal
Length45:45
LabelRelapse
ProducerDave Otero
Cephalic Carnage chronology
Halls of Amenti
(2002)
Anomalies
(2005)
Xenosapien
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net[1]
CMJfavorable[2]
Exclaim!favorable[3]
Pitchfork Media7/10[4]
PopMatters[5]
Stylus MagazineA−[6]

Anomalies is Cephalic Carnage's fourth full-length album. It was released on Relapse Records. A video was released for the album's single, "Dying Will Be the Death of Me". The song is a parody of American metalcore.[5]

Anomalies was released on CD and 12" vinyl format. It was recorded from November to December 2004.[7]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Scientific Remote Viewing"2:18
2."Wraith"2:50
3."Counting the Days"3:54
4."The Will or the Way"2:10
5."Piecemaker"5:35
6."Enviovore"3:01
7."Dying Will Be the Death of Me"4:41
8."Inside Is Out"3:54
9."Sleeprace"2:45
10."Kill for Weed"2:17
11."Litany of Failure"2:25
12."Ontogeny of Behavior"9:49

Personnel

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Cephalic Carnage

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  • Lenzig Leal – vocals
  • Zac Joe – guitar
  • John Merryman – drums
  • Steve Goldberg – guitar
  • Jawsh Mullen – bass

Additional personnel

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  • Dave Otero – vocals on "Dying Will Be the Death of Me",[1] production[8]
  • Travis Ryan (Cattle Decapitation) – vocals on "Scientific Remote Viewing"[5]
  • Barney Greenway (Napalm Death) – vocals on "The Will or the Way"[5]
  • John Gallagher (Dying Fetus) – additional vocals[1]
  • Corporate Death (Macabre) – vocals on "Sleeprace"
  • Brian Hegman (Black Lamb) – vocals on "Ontogeny of Behavior"
  • Matt Blanks - violin, noises
  • Evan Sydney Leal - violin

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Cephalic Carnage Anomalies review". blabbermouth.net.
  2. ^ Grow, Kory (March 28, 2005). "Review of Anomalies". CMJ. Archived from the original on August 7, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  3. ^ Pratt, Greg. "Cephalic Carnage - Anomalies • Metal Reviews •". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
  4. ^ Violante, Isaiah (March 13, 2005). "Cephalic Carnage: Anomalies | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  5. ^ a b c d "Anomalies review". PopMatters.
  6. ^ "Cephalic Carnage - Anomalies - Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on October 20, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  7. ^ "Anomalies". allmusic.com.
  8. ^ "Cephalic Carnage To Enter Studio In September - June 21, 2004". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
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