Anomalies (album)

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)

Professional ratings

Review 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

No.	Title	Length
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

Cephalic Carnage

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

Additional personnel

• 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

1. "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. "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.