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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Blabbermouth[2]
Exclaim!favourable[3]
Exclaim!mixed[4]
Metal Hammer[citation needed]
PopMatters[5]
Stylus MagazineB+[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.TitleLength
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"9:15
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

References

  1. ^ a b Prato, Greg. "Xenosapien". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  2. ^ Alisoglu, Scott. "Cephalic Carnage Xenosapien review". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  3. ^ http://exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid2=846&fid1=25665&csid1=112
  4. ^ http://exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid2=846&fid1=25884&csid1=112
  5. ^ a b c "Xenosapien review". PopMatters. August 23, 2007. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 19, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ a b "Cephalic Carnage: New Album Title Announced". blabbermouth.net. March 21, 2007. Retrieved August 17, 2013.