Anomalies (album)

2005 studio album by Cephalic Carnage

Anomalies

Studio album by

Cephalic Carnage

Released| March 15, 2005 (2005-03-15)
Recorded| November – December 2004
Genre| Deathgrind, technical death metal
Length| 45:45
Label| Relapse
Producer| Dave Otero
Cephalic Carnage chronology
| Halls of Amenti
(2002)  | Anomalies
(2005)  | Xenosapien
(2007)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Blabbermouth.net| [1]
CMJ| favorable[2]
Exclaim!| favorable[3]
Pitchfork Media| 7/10[4]
PopMatters| [5]
Stylus Magazine| A−[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.| Title| Length

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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.

## External links

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Cephalic Carnage

* Lenzig Leal
* John Merryman
* Steve Goldberg
* Nick Schendzielos
* Brian Hopp

* Doug Williams
* Jawsh Mullen
* Zac Joe

Studio albums|

* Conforming to Abnormality
* Exploiting Dysfunction
* Lucid Interval
* Anomalies
* Xenosapien
* Misled by Certainty

Extended plays|

* Halls of Amenti
* Digital Carnage

Demos|

* Scrape My Lungs
* Fortuitous Oddity
* Promo 1997

Categories|

* Albums

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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