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Origin | San Diego County, California, U.S. |
Genres | Deathcore |
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Carnifex is an American deathcore band from San Diego County, California. Formed in 2005, they are currently signed to Nuclear Blast after having been signed to Victory Records. They have released nine studio albums and three EPs. Since 2022, the band has consisted of founding members, lead vocalist Scott Ian Lewis and drummer Shawn Cameron, along with rhythm guitarist Cory Arford, bassist Fred Calderon and lead guitarist Neal Tiemann.
Carnifex recorded an EP before the end of 2006 titled Love Lies in Ashes , which was released through Acropolisrpm Records on March 13, 2007. [2] It was sold exclusively at shows as well as online stores such as iTunes before the group began work on their full-length debut album. [3]
Carnifex's second album, The Diseased and the Poisoned , was released on June 24, 2008, and reached No. 19 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers Chart. [4] Since the release of The Diseased and the Poisoned, Carnifex toured over 22 countries with such bands as The Black Dahlia Murder, Despised Icon, Obituary, Unleashed, Finntroll, Warbringer, Parkway Drive, Unearth, Architects, Whitechapel, Protest the Hero, Bleeding Through, Darkest Hour, and Impending Doom.
On November 28, 2009, Carnifex finished recording their third full-length album Hell Chose Me , which was released on February 16, 2010. [5] The record sold more than 3,100 copies in its first week within the United States. [6] The group played the 2010 Summer Slaughter Tour in support of the album, and they toured with Unearth, All That Remains, and As I Lay Dying in September 2010. [7] On January 26, 2011, vocalist Lewis announced that the band were writing a new record. "We've been working hard on the new record. We know we have to top Hell Chose Me and were NOT letting you down! Heavier, darker and more pissed in every way[ sic ]." [6] On February 3, 2011, Carnifex embarked on a full United States tour dubbed the Names Mean Nothing Tour, during which the band was supported by Oceano, The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza, and Within the Ruins. [8] On August 24, 2011, Lewis announced that the title for the new album would be Until I Feel Nothing . He stated that its sound was inspired while listening to the band's three studio albums and he felt like combining all of its style in one record. [9]
On October 9, 2012, Lewis announced that the band would be playing their last three shows in California before an indefinite hiatus. He specifically stated that all members were still current and no one had departed from the group. Lewis also stated that he was unsure of the band's future. Through December 21 to December 23, 2012, the band played three extra shows in California. [10]
On June 10, 2013, it was announced that Carnifex returned from their almost year-long hiatus and would be a part of the 2013 Impericon Never Say Die! Tour line-up, replacing metalcore band Miss May I . [11] On July 9, 2013, record label Nuclear Blast announced that Carnifex had signed a record deal and would be releasing their fifth studio album Die Without Hope on March 4, 2014. [12]
In 2014, the band returned to touring with their first North American tour in two years as support for Whitechapel and Devildriver on a massive Summer co-headliner. Revocation, Fit For An Autopsy, and Rivers of Nihil also joined as the support. The band then supported Parkway Drive and Heaven Shall Burn on a November 2014 tour across all of Europe, with Northlane also joining them on the tour. They then opened for Chelsea Grin on their Ashes to Ashes tour in March 2015. Sworn In and The Family Ruin also joined on the tour. Following an Instagram post by Mick Kenney of Anaal Nathrakh in June 2015, it was confirmed that Carnifex were in pre-production for their next album due later in 2015, with Kenney handling the production duties. The album was recorded at Audiohammer Studios in Florida. [13]
The band's sixth studio album Slow Death was released on August 5, 2016. To support the new album, Carnifex joined Cannibal Corpse on the 10th annual Summer Slaughter Tour in North America, as well as Knotfest/Ozzfest. Also, two music videos were released on YouTube to promote the album, the first being "Drown me in Blood" and the second being "Slow Death."
The band also embarked on the Straight Outta Hell Tour during the autumn of the same year with the deathcore bands Oceano, Whitechapel, and Suicide Silence. [14] In early 2017, Carnifex did a headliner across the United States in support of Slow Death. Despised Icon co-headlined with the band on certain dates. Fallujah, Rings of Saturn, Lorna Shore and She Must Burn all joined up as support. [15] Carnifex then joined up on the Vans Warped Tour in the Summer of 2017 alongside groups like Hatebreed and GWAR on the Monster Mutant Stages. [16] Carnifex then headlined the Chaos & Carnage tour in the Spring of 2018. Oceano, Winds of Plague, Archspire, Spite, Shadow of Intent, Buried Above Ground and Widowmaker all joined up on the tour. [17]
On June 6, 2019, the band released a YouTube video for their new single "No Light Shall Save Us" and announced their upcoming seventh album World War X will be released on August 2, 2019. Carnifex then co-headlined the 2019 Summer Slaughter tour alongside The Faceless and Cattle Decapitation. Rivers of Nihil, Nekrogoblikon, Lorna Shore, and Brand of Sacrifice all joined up as support on the tour. [18]
On April 9, 2021, the band released a cover of the song "Dead Bodies Everywhere" by Korn followed by a 2021 US Summer Tour. On May 14, 2021, the band released the song "Seven Souls" later followed by the song "Pray for Peace" which was released on June 18, 2021. On July 23, 2021, they announced their eighth studio album Graveside Confessions , which will be out September 3, along with the release of the title track from said album. [19]
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Dead in My Arms, the band released a re-recorded version of their popular song "Lie To My Face" on July 12, 2022 featuring Oceano vocalist Adam Warren. [20]
On September 9, 2022, Scott Lewis announced that Neal Tiemann had officially joined the band after playing live with them on recent tours, marking the second time the band has extended to a five-piece band. He also announced that the band is working on their ninth studio album with Tiemann. On July 6, 2023, the band released the title track from their ninth studio album, Necromanteum , which was released on October 6, 2023. [21]
Carnifex play an extreme metal musical style known as deathcore, which is a hybrid of the genres death metal and metalcore. [10] [22] [23] [24] The band cites Dying Fetus, Dark Funeral, [25] Slayer, [26] Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, Immolation, Dååth, [27] Dissection, In Flames, and Carcass as their main influences. [28]
Their third album Hell Chose Me features a sound relating more to death metal along with some black metal influences, as well as some aspects that the band did not visit before, such as including choruses and guitar solos into their songs. [29] However, the band's fourth studio album, Until I Feel Nothing , features much more eccentric influences, even into the realm of black metal with its themes and atmospheric elements. [30] [31] On the album, the band emphasized their black metal influences more, such as Mayhem, Burzum, Emperor, Watain, Bathory, and Cradle of Filth, among others. [32]
In an interview with vocalist Scott Lewis about the "deathcore" label, he stated, "We're not one of those bands trying to escape the banner of deathcore. I know a lot of bands try and act like they have a big problem with that, but if you listen to their music, they are very 'deathcore.'" [29]
Carnifex's lyrics are all based around negative themes. Lead vocalist Scott Lewis has stated the theme of Carnifex will always be negative even when the state of mind he is in is positive. [33] The band's first album Dead in My Arms mainly concerns heartbreak and self-harm, while all the albums by the band reference lyrics about depression, betrayal, hopelessness, anger, and hatred. [34]
I always have written from a personal perspective. My personal life for the last few years really fell apart. Some of that was due to the nature on being in a full-time touring band and the amount of strain it puts on your life back home. Part of that was due to keeping some really damaging people in my life a lot longer than I should have.
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Carnifex discography | |
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Studio albums | 9 |
Music videos | 17 |
EPs | 3 |
Demos | 1 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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US [35] | US Heat. [36] | US Indie. [37] | US Rock [38] | US Hard Rock [39] | GER [40] | |||||||||
Dead in My Arms |
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The Diseased and the Poisoned |
| — | 19 | 46 | — | — | — | |||||||
Hell Chose Me |
| — | 4 | 27 | — | 22 | — | |||||||
Until I Feel Nothing |
| — | 4 | 43 | 46 | 12 | — | |||||||
Die Without Hope |
| 98 | — | 21 | 24 | 5 | 81 | |||||||
Slow Death |
| 95 | — | 4 | 10 | 3 | — | |||||||
World War X |
| — | — | 9 | — | — | 93 | |||||||
Graveside Confessions |
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Necromanteum |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Year | Title | Album | Director(s) |
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2007 | "Lie to My Face" | Dead in My Arms | Robby Starbuck |
2008 | "Answers in Mourning" | The Diseased and the Poisoned | Scott Hansen |
2010 | "Hell Chose Me" | Hell Chose Me | Jacob Avignone |
"Sorrowspell" | |||
2011 | "Until I Feel Nothing" | Until I Feel Nothing | Scott Hansen |
2014 | "Die Without Hope" | Die Without Hope | Shan Dan |
"Hatred and Slaughter" | — | ||
2016 | "Drown Me in Blood" | Slow Death | Michael Elinn, Michael R. García |
"Slow Death" | |||
2017 | "Dark Heart Ceremony" | Orie McGinness | |
2018 | "Bury Me in Blasphemy" | Bury Me in Blasphemy | Tommy Jones, Scott Ian Lewis |
2019 | "No Light Shall Save Us" | World War X | Scott Hansen |
"World War X" | Scott Ian Lewis | ||
"Visions of the End" | Ryan Hogue | ||
2021 | "Pray for Peace" | Graveside Confessions | Jim Louvau, Tony Aguilera |
"Graveside Confessions" | |||
"Slit Wrist Savior" | — |
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