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| 3.5 great | Jared Floryan | November 19th 14 |
(10/21/17): Dubbed 'rocky mountain hydro grind' by Word of God themselves, Denver-based metal group Cephalic Carnage have always struck me as an interesting bunch. Other than a willingness to push beyond the limitations of traditional grindcore music, their material is just plain fuckin' fun to hear - and Xenosapien is no exception to that rule. On here, Cephalic are technically proficient as ever, plus they don't skimp on demonstrating their experimental tendencies; "G.Lobal O.Verhaul D.Evice" with the song's integration of saxophone is a clear-cut example. Much of the tracks comprising the 12-number demon are catchy, savage, and smart coming from an act with a stoner label attached to them. I'd argue Xenosapien is Cephalic at their most cohesive, but to refer to the record as their most entertaining is a stretch given the three albums it's stuck between. Leonard "Lenzig" Leal isn't always on vocally, not to mention the WoS production style grows tiresome after awhile. However, those few niggles aside, this outfit's 2007 outing is a solid experience... not to mention it's actually a good starting point for anybody unfamiliar with Cephalic. Angel recommends: "Endless Cycle of Violence," "Touched by an Angel," "G.lobal O.verhaul D.evice," and "Megacosm of the Aquaphobics."
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| 4.0 excellent | Fernando Alves | August 9th 12 |
Slightly less adventurous than "Anomalies" but still a blistering release filled with diverse time signatures, catchy hooks and pretty solid musicianship.
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| 3.0 good | Rickabobaloey | December 22nd 07 |
A pretty solid album. Cephalic Carnage like The Locust are responsible for bringing me into more of a grind style of listening. A friend has been listening to their music for a long time and so I've actually been a fan since Lucid Interval, but I didn't buy a CD of my own of theirs until this one. It didn't have the massive chaotic attack that LI had, or the sweet harmonies found in some songs from Anomalies (Dying Will be The Death of Me) I still found myself enjoying it quite a bit this year.
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| 4.0 excellent | digs795 | February 9th 24 |
| 3.0 good | FunJan | March 28th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jerrad | February 10th 22 |
| 3.5 great | tinytim | December 17th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Brabiz | October 16th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Spag | December 24th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | d00mguy | March 20th 20 |
| 3.5 great | CK1991 | January 30th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Zecke | October 4th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Korpcun | February 20th 17 |
| 3.0 good | 2ool | February 17th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | hsb | November 9th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | "Tab" | September 15th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | mRA | July 6th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Fujay | April 20th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Miggl | April 20th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Smial | October 2nd 13 |
| 3.5 great | Warpt | May 27th 13 |
| 3.0 good | ngebe | January 8th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Kheshef | November 1st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Shaad | August 10th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | RodTFD | November 8th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | 7kthulu | June 22nd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | ev0ken | April 25th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | TheTurr | March 10th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dummit | February 27th 11 |
| 3.5 great | lak89 | February 16th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | ratowitz | November 24th 10 |
| 3.0 good | YUJOS | October 16th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | djunior | August 7th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | CutMan | July 30th 10 |
| 3.0 good | met65 | May 27th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | GhostK | April 9th 10 |
| 3.0 good | kruxz | March 15th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Sylosia | February 10th 10 |
| 3.5 great | pride | January 20th 10 |
| 3.0 good | IRAI | December 26th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Distile | December 15th 09 |
| 3.0 good | Zip | October 16th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | ctibor | October 15th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Robewho | September 10th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Matt718 | June 21st 09 |
| 3.0 good | GregBP | December 20th 08 |
| 3.5 great | Bleak | December 5th 08 |
| 3.5 great | Medika | September 20th 08 |
| 3.0 good | mikev | August 3rd 08 |
| 3.5 great | Wizard | April 24th 08 |
| 3.0 good | Sponer | January 25th 08 |
| 3.5 great | Thor | December 10th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | biz666 | November 18th 07 |
| 1.5 very poor | tuff | October 30th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | Salami | September 25th 07 |
| 4.5 superb | Jmaj14 | August 31st 07 |
| 3.5 great | Goku | August 29th 07 |
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