Cephalic Carnage has also dubbed themselves "hydrogrind", a combination of marijuana themes and grindcore/death metal. The band usually plays different styles of metal on varying songs, ranging from doom, sludge, metalcore, and groove metal, etc. However, their main genre has always been grindcore.
Cephalic Carnage were formed in Denver, Colorado, in 1992 by vocalist Leonard Leal, drummer Anthony Chavez, bassist Tom Clenin, and guitarist Zac Joe. The quartet recorded a demo EP titled Scrape My Lungs in 1993, but then took a break until 1996, when they recruited drummer John Merryman, guitarist Steve Goldberg and bassist Doug Williams. Merryman also collaborated with Secret Chiefs 3. Soon after the reformation, their second demo EP Fortuitous Oddity was released. During 1997, Cephalic Carnage financed its own tour across the United States.
In 1998, the band caught the attention of Italian record label Headfucker Records, which released the band's debut album Conforming to Abnormality that year. Williams left in 1999 and joined Origin. He was replaced by Jawsh Mullen, and the band toured at the Milwaukee Metalfest in 1998, the Dallas Grindfest, the Ohio Deathfest and the Denver Hatefest in 1999.
In 2000, Cephalic Carnage signed to heavy metal record label Relapse Records and released its second album Exploiting Dysfunction, which included a tour with Napalm Death and The Dillinger Escape Plan.
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Tracklist
1. Anechoic Chamber 01:33
2. Jihad 04:13
3. Analytical 04:28
4. Wither 01:52
5. Regalos de mota 05:12
6. Extreme of Paranoia 04:50
7. A.Z.T. 00:47
8. Waiting for the Millennium 03:20
9. Live at Your Mom's House 00:30
10. Exhumed Remains 01:45
11. Britches 00:21
12. The Struggle 02:29
13. Trailor Park Meth Queen 01:02
14. Phantom Pharter 01:20
15. Strung Out on Viagra 01:15
16. Perversions and the Guilt After 03:51
17. Stepped in Cow Shit Blues 00:32
18. Father Pederast 00:08
19. Once More with Out Feeling 00:04
20. - 00:04
21. - 00:10
22. Shut Up 00:04
23. Novacaine (Re-Installing Teeth) 00:14
24. Shrump Po'Boy 00:50
25. Celebrate 00:08
26. Occular Penile Recepticle 02:20
27. Dave's Lunch 01:51
28. - 02:17
47:30
Line up
• Lenzig : Vocals
• John : Drums
• Steve : Guitars, Bass
• Zac : Guitars, Bass.
Label: Relapse Records.
Reissue of the band's first LP with new cover art. Cover art on the reissue CD is different than on the reissue LP. Tracks 9-28 are bonus tracks. Tracks 9-27 come from the "Perversion...And The Guilt After" split with Anal Blast.
Recorded Jan. 1998 at Bedlamhell, Denver, CO.
Mixed Feb. 1998 at FTM Studios, Lakewood, Colorado, USA
Mastered May 1998 at The Recording Work Shop, Chillicothe, OH.
Promo-cd in cardboard.
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