Xenosapien is the fifth studio album by Cephalic Carnage. It was released on May 29, 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]
| Xenosapien | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover art by Orion Landau | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 29, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | December 2006 – February 2007 | |||
| Genre | Deathgrind | |||
| Length | 42:08 | |||
| Label | Relapse | |||
| Producer | Dave Otero | |||
| Cephalic Carnage chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 LP cover | ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Blabbermouth | [2] |
| Exclaim! | favourable[3] |
| Exclaim! | mixed[4] |
| Metal Hammer | [citation needed] |
| PopMatters | [5] |
| Stylus Magazine | B+[6] |
The album was released on CD and 12" vinyl format. The vinyl edition was limited to 1000 copies.
Track listing
edit| 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 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Graul" | 6:45 |
Personnel
editReferences
edit- 1 2 Prato, Greg. "Xenosapien". AllMusic.com. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
- ↑ Alisoglu, Scott (May 31, 2007). "Cephalic Carnage Xenosapien review". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
- ↑ General review
- ↑ General review
- 1 2 3 "Xenosapien review". PopMatters. August 23, 2007. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Cephalic Carnage - Xenosapien - Review - Stylus Magazine". Archived from the original on January 19, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
- 1 2 "Cephalic Carnage: New Album Title Announced". blabbermouth.net. March 21, 2007. Retrieved August 17, 2013.