Xenosapien

Xenosapien
Cover art by Orion Landau
Studio album by Cephalic Carnage
Released	May 28, 2007
Recorded	December 2006 – February 2007
Genre	Deathgrind
Length	42:08
Label	Relapse
Producer	Dave Otero
Cephalic Carnage chronology
Anomalies (2005) Xenosapien (2007) Misled by Certainty (2010)
Alternative cover
LP cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Blabbermouth	[2]
Exclaim!	favourable [3]
Exclaim!	mixed [4]
Metal Hammer	[ citation needed ]
PopMatters	[5]
Stylus Magazine	B+ [6]

Xenosapien is the fifth full-length album by Cephalic Carnage. It was released on May 28, 2007 on Relapse Records. ^[7] "Endless Cycle of Violence" is the first single, and is available on the band's MySpace page. The album has received strong reviews, and peaked at #13 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. Xenosapien was recorded from December 2006 to February 2007. ^[1]

The album was released on CD and 12" vinyl format. The vinyl edition was limited to 1000 copies.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Endless Cycle of Violence"	4:15
2.	"Divination & Volition"	4:20
3.	"Molting"	2:51
4.	"Touched by an Angel"	2:55
5.	"Vaporized"	1:45
6.	"Heptarchy (In the UK)"	3:22
7.	"G.lobal O.verhaul D.evice"	5:50
8.	"Let Them Hate so Long as They Fear"	1:10
9.	"The Omega Point"	2:22
10.	"Megacosm of the Aquaphobics"	4:03
11.	"Ov Vicissitude" (ends at 4:15 followed by 5 minutes of silence)	9:15
Total length:		42:08

Hidden track

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Graul"	6:45

Personnel

Cephalic Carnage

• Lenzig Leal – vocals
• Zac Joe – guitar
• John Merryman – drums
• Steve Goldberg – guitar
• Nick Schendzielos – bass, vocals

Additional musicians

• Bruce Lamont (Yakuza) – vocals, saxophone ("G.lobal O.verhaul D.evice") ^[5]

Production

• Dave Otero – production ^[7]
• Orion Landau – cover art ^[5]

References

1. Prato, Greg. "Xenosapien". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
2. Alisoglu, Scott (May 31, 2007). "Cephalic Carnage Xenosapien review". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
3. General review
4. General review
5. "Xenosapien review". PopMatters. August 23, 2007. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
6. "Cephalic Carnage - Xenosapien - Review - Stylus Magazine". Archived from the original on January 19, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
7. "Cephalic Carnage: New Album Title Announced". blabbermouth.net. March 21, 2007. Retrieved August 17, 2013.

External links

• Cephalic Carnage on Myspace