Anomalies (album)

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Anomalies
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 15, 2005 (2005-03-15)
RecordedNovember – December 2004
Genre Deathgrind, technical death metal
Length45:45
Label Relapse
Producer Dave Otero
Cephalic Carnage chronology
Halls of Amenti
(2002)
Anomalies
(2005)
Xenosapien
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
CMJ favorable [2]
Exclaim! favorable [3]
Pitchfork Media 7/10 [4]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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]

Contents

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

Track listing

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

Cephalic Carnage

Additional personnel

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