Additionally, CEPHALIC CARNAGE have partnered up with label-mates EXHUMED for two-months of international touring this fall. The two bands will head to Europe in early October for a tour that will kick-off with a performance as part of the Way of Darkness Festival in Germany. Following, CEPHALIC CARNAGE and EXHUMED, along with Louisiana’s GOATWHORE, will embark on a four-week North American tour
08/06/11 Las Vegas, NV United States Cheyanne Saloon
w/ Exhumed. Macabre, Withered
08/07/11 Hollywood, CA United States The Key Club
w/ Exhumed. Macabre, Withered
10/08/11 Lichtenfels, Germany Way of Darkness Fest
10/09/11 Osnabrück, Germany Bastard Club
w/ Exhumed
10/10/11 Berlin, Germany Comet
w/ Exhumed
10/11/11 Hamburg, Germany Hafenklang
w/ Exhumed
10/12/11 Copenhagen, Denmark The Rock
w/ Exhumed
10/13/11 Brussels, Belgium Magasin 4
w/ Exhumed
10/14/11 Tilburg, Netherlands 013
w/ Exhumed
10/15/11 Munchen, Germany Feierwerk
w/ Exhumed
10/16/11 Prague, Czech Republic Exit Chmelnice
w/ Exhumed
10/17/11 Vienna, Austria Arena
w/ Exhumed
10/18/11 Ljubljana, Slovenia Gala Hala
w/ Exhumed
10/19/11 Rome, Italy Rock Club
w/ Exhumed
10/20/11 Romagnano, Italy Rockand Roll Arena
w/ Exhumed
10/21/11 Bochum, Germany Zwischenfall
w/ Exhumed
10/26/11 Gallup, NM United States The Juggernaut
w/ Exhumed, Havok
10/27/11 Amarillo, TX United States Sorority House
w/ Exhumed, Havok
10/28/11 Oklahoma City, OK United States The Conservatory
w/ Exhumed, Goatwhore, Havok
10/29/11 St. Louis, MO United States Fubar
w/ Exhumed, Goatwhore, Havok
10/30/11 Chicago, IL United States Reggies
w/ Exhumed, Goatwhore, Havok
10/31/11 Detroit, MI United States I-Rock
w/ Exhumed, Goatwhore, Havok
11/01/11 Columbus, OH United States Al Rosa Villa
w/ Exhumed, Goatwhore, Havok
11/02/11 Rochester, NY United States Montage Music Hall
w/ Exhumed, Goatwhore, Havok
11/03/11 Toronto, ON Canada Wreck Room
w/ Exhumed, Goatwhore, Havok
11/04/11 Montreal, QC Canada Les Foufounes Electrique
w/ Exhumed, Goatwhore, Havok
11/06/11 Quebec City, QC Canada Cafe-Bar L'Agitee
w/ Exhumed, Goatwhore, Havok
11/08/11 Worcester, MA United States Palladium
w/ Exhumed, Goatwhore, Havok
11/09/11 Brooklyn, NY United States Europa
w/ Exhumed, Goatwhore, Havok
11/10/11 Trenton, NJ United States Championship Bar and Grille
w/ Exhumed, Goatwhore, Havok
11/11/11 Wilmington, DE United States Mojo 13
w/ Exhumed, Goatwhore, Havok
11/12/11 Baltimore, MD United States Sonar
w/ Exhumed, Goatwhore, Havok
11/13/11 Charlotte, NC United States Casbah @ Tremont Music Hall
w/ Exhumed, Goatwhore, Havok
11/14/11 Atlanta, GA United States Masquerade
w/ Exhumed, Goatwhore, Havok
11/15/11 Tampa, FL United States Brass Mug
w/ Exhumed, Goatwhore, Havok
11/17/11 New Orleans, LA United States Siberia
w/ Exhumed, Goatwhore, Havok
11/18/11 San Antonio, TX United States Korova
as part of Goregrowler's Ball
11/20/11 Flagstaff, AZ United States Orpheum Theater
w/ Exhumed, Havok
I'll start out by saying I own or have owned most of Cephalic Carnage's albums at some point in time, largly because for a long time I hated the band, but wanted to get into them so badly that I downloaded "Exploiting Dysfunction" and hated it, then downloaded "Xenosapian", and hated it, then I downloaded "Lucid Interval", and something clicked.
ВідповістиВидалитиRegardless, I was obsessed. I loved them so much that I bought "Anomalies" shortly after and loved every minute of it as well. I think it may have been the band's vast abilities. In example, "Pseudo" mixes grindcore and modern overly technical death metal, while the title track takes a more Death-style of Tech death, with more emphasis on melody. Also, "Black Metal Sabbath" is notable, for it's use of Black metal and Stoner/sludge metal.
There is a large use of "epic" tracks on the album, with those tracks being "Anthro-Emisis", "Pseudo", "Black Metal Sabbath", "Lucid Interval", and "Arsonist Savior". Unfortunatly, these are arguably the only songs worth listening to, as many of the other songs are uninteresting and sound as though the band wanted to make sure everyone remembered they were a grindcore band. They contain everything the other songs contain and more.
I would be rating this much higher if the band hadn't released two shit storms before this, and it's really sad that it took them 2 full length albums before they finally made a good cd. Oh, well...
Anyway, all in all, it's a good purchase. It's forgettable in moments, but any true grindcore fan should be used to that, and also it contains many flaws, but what album doesn't **cough*Colors*cough**? It's not essential in any way, but that doesn't keep it from being fun!
- TheSunOfNothing, March 26th, 2009
http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/Cephalic_Carnage/Lucid_Interval/5018/
By Chris Gramlich"I'm very anxious to see how people are going to receive Lucid Interval. I wonder if we're going to gain an audience or lose an audience," says Cephalic Carnage's bassist Jawsh. When Cephalic Carnage released their Relapse debut, Exploiting Dysfunction, it was a statement that much like what label-mates the Dillinger Escape Plan we're doing for the metallic hardcore scene, Cephalic Carnage we're capable and willing to do to the often floundering and stagnant world of death/grind. Still, even as genre-bending and extreme as Exploiting Dysfunction was, few could predict the twisted directions the unit would conquer with Lucid Interval. "There's no point too far for us," Jawsh says boldly. "I think eventually it probably will come to that point where someone will hip everybody to the fact that, 'these guys really aren't just death metal, and what are we doing listening to them?' That's one of the reasons I am apprehensive about the release of this album, because there are a lot of different elements on it that I think a lot of purists are going to disagree with." What the purists may take offence to is the way that Cephalic Carnage effortlessly and expertly runs the gambit of their extreme influences of hyper-grind, thrash and death metal, tossing in black metal segments, electronic segues, oppressive doom, unrelenting and uncountable stop-start parts, awe-inspiring technical acumen, Southern metal swing, jazz, flamenco guitar and the occasional surf-rock tangent without a second thought to genre continuity. And according to Jawsh, if it makes some people uncomfortable, that's the point. "We're getting close [to going too far], we're writing surf rock and country songs and mixing them with black metal, but there's no limit to how far we can go. We really pushed the boundaries on this one. We wanted to make ourselves uncomfortable and then get comfortable with it, but with the next album, we plan on pushing the boundaries even further."
ВідповістиВидалитиhttp://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Metal/cephalic_carnage-lucid_interval