Artist description Technical Gore Grincore Band From Turkey!One of the best extreme Grindcore Band in the World.In mid May “Puked Genital Purulency” has been released by Hammer music on MC format first and within a very short time sold 1250 copies in Turkey .In early August the CD format has been released. And will be distributed worldwide by many labels again and it was certain months before the release of the album as CENOTAPH managed to make a big number of fans worldwide. The four sick guys have already started writing material for the new album so just enjoy “Puked Genital Purulency” and be prepared for the third episode of sickness…

Music Style Grindcore/Death

Musical Influences Cannibal Corpse, Napalm Death, Morbid Angel etc...

Artist History CENOTAPH has been formed by vocalist Batu and bass player Bülent in the summer of 1994 with the aim of performing some piece of the most brutal and sickest music that has ever been played in Turkey and the world so far. After working with different line-ups for some time, CENOTAPH recorded their debut demo “Life Immortal” in 1995 with Batu (vocals), Bülent I.(bass), Coskun (guitars), Umut ( scream vocals), Bülent G. (drums) . This 5 songs live recorded demo tape has been sold over 350 copies in Turkey and also helped CENOTAPH spread their name in the worldwide scene. In 1996 Umut has departed because he was not into the way CENOTAPH’s music headed and also drummer Bülent G. was replaced by Cem D. This was the ideal line-up and hasn’t changed since then. With the new line-up CENOTAPH has recorded their second demo “demo 96”. This 3 songs, professionally recorded demo has been sent to many underground labels, fanzines, magazines. “demo 96” got great response from both the press/record labels and fans and sold over 500 copies.In the Summer of 96, CENOTAPH entered YESILKART studios to record their 8 songs debut album “Voluptuously Minced” which was 8 songs of brutal and sick gore death/grind . With this recording they hace received offers from a few labels from outside Turkey but they have preferred to go through HAMMER MUSIC. And “Voluptuously Minced” has been released through Hammer music, got great interest as expected and has been distributed worldwide (in 22 countries) by many labels/distros amongst which are Relapse records, Morbid records, Repulse records and many others and it has sold out 1000 CD’s and 1500 MC’s. And CENOTAPH has been featured in many magazines/fanzines and radio shows worldwide.

Group Members Bass - Bülent Drums - Cem Guitars - Coskun Vocals - Batu

Instruments Guitar,Drums,Bass

Albums 1.-VOLUPTUOUSLY MINCED 2.-PUKED GENITAL PURULENCY

Press Reviews ANOREXIA ORGASM WEB MAGAZINE - i didnt know more about turkeys death metal bands but after i got this cd i knew that turkey has a greatest death metal bands like cenotaph,featuring 7 trax of full of gore,sick lyrics,really sick really technical,with fucking low blasting vocal,no harmonize vocal here, comes with a pro recording,great gore cover and horror intros beginning of every track.for maiac gorryfans,you must die if you didnt get this fucking cd.... BLUDGAWS EXTREME METAL RESOURCE WEB MAGAZINE - imagine that the blast from a 10 megaton bomb on you weak ass and you ve got the cenotaph...hailing from turkey these nutcases have a very similar sound to californias disgorge with low deep vocals,its no wonder they put the word"puked" in the album title cause this guys is definetely blowing chunks...the guitar riffs are spastic and crunchy and played with musical precision,the bass and drums also right on the money,if you are a fan of sick ass goregrind than need to contact this band yesterday. METAL INVADER MAGAZINE - (greece) 4.5 out of 5 AARDSCHOCK MAGAZINE - (holland) 8 out of 10 IN DEED HELL ZINE - "issue#11 czech rep" 7 out of 7 RETRIBUTE ZINE - "issue#2" from the title that it should be no suprise that turkey´s cenotaph specialise in brutal gore grind metal.the cd blasts along at immense speeds... batu´s vocals are incredibly low and guttural,complete with gore pictures and lyrics,this is one for all mortician and early carcass fans out there. BARBARIC POETRY - "issue #1 sweden" no,this aint the mexican but the turkish cenotaph,and i can assure you they sound extreme,repeated listening to a song like"superimposed guttural vociferations of ulceric anal turgor"WHAT!!!and the most keyboard adoring wimps will instantly die of migrane,yes the gory death grind name of the game..very tight and well handled muzik for being as brutal as it is,there are too much technique involved the cd...its skilfull stuff and the heaviness really abnormal,bonus points goes also bellyshaking lyrics,how can someone consider name a song"ex-feminine promiscous masculines solidified clitoris swallowed by vermins in coffins? BONECRUNCH ZINE - "issue#3 france" i know that france metallian magazine awarded 2 bombs in their graduated scale to tell people in their opinion how bad and shitty cenotaph, i ve been detesting gradually this mag over the years and this time my view confirmed THE ONE WHO DOESNT LIKE CENOTAPH IS DAMNED DUMB ASS!!!! they are kicking thousands of bands with technical and brutal death metal.they put the highlight on intensity and rapidity with a good+sound quality,better than their prior release,they must please all the fans of ultra heavy shits.... THIS IS AN FUCKIN SHREDDING PIECE OF GORE METAL.. MORGUE VIEWS ZINE - "issue#2 italy" - we concentrate now,on resonant power of a band that it has done jump of quality really catching.they are turkish:cenotaph, and with their marks second album"puked genital purulency" get over to the great their discographic debut.that it exited me in minor way. the"mutilated genital in lack of resurrection" open us the doors to a technical sound and violent pure brutal gore.excellent the ritmics, excellent the guitar work ,good the song writing and a voice worthy of this musical kind.there are all premises to become part of thebig CONTINUE ON THIS ROAD CENOTAPH...... VILE REEK WEBZINE - Ok. I have listened through this album about six times in the last 24 hours. So this is the Turkish CENOTAPH, not the one from USA. Anyway... 'Puked Genital Purulency' is very brutal, very gory, very sick, very complicated and very technical goregrind. Sounds a bit boring before you get into it, but when you do you'll love it. Like many other goregrind bands CENOTAPH uses intro samples, but they are put in the end of each track (except the first track of course) so if you don't want to listen to the samples you can just cut to next song. I personally hate all kinds of samples, but on this album there was something good aswell. And besides, most of the samples are short. Music is technical grinding, but still it has some melodies and actual MUSIC hidden inside unlike many other bands. 'Puked Genital Purulency' reminds me a lot of FLESHGRIND and DEAD INFECTION, so not too original, but they do have something of their own aswell (of course). Guitars are totally tearing and the bass is giving guitar the bottom and doing the same what guitar does most of the time (somewhere you can hear bass melodies), but it doesn't matter as the riffing is so complicated and rich so you can't even notice it. Drumming is very intuitive, artistic, stylish and brutal. As it should be. Lyrics (why I always mention this part) are sick and brutal, and very gory. Perverted. The booklet is filled with photos of carcasses and mutilated arms, legs and heads. All taken from goregallery. However the band wrote to the booklet: "All lyrics, intros, themes, photos and background figures are fictional and all for fun. None of them reflects the life perspective of any member of Cenotaph. Anyone -we call him fool or insane- who takes them seriously should book a room in a lunatic asylum for himself." So they are not as twisted as they seem. After all 'Puked Genital Purulency' is a very good album, bit too repetitive in a way, but I urge you invest in this! If you look for GOOD TECHNICAL GRIND you won't be fucking disappointed!!! (8/10) ENRED #11 (TR) - The debut album from Cenotaph was very good but this new one is great! This time the thing consists of more technical riffs and we have so much of these in this album that they almost don’t play one riff for the second time, the bass lines are as tight as it was in the debut, the vocals are ultra low guttural. And the drums, there is not much to say, a less talented drum player would quit playing drums and commit suicide. Nominee to be one of the 10 best goregrind albums ever. SEBEK – Emir H. Agar (TR) Especially drummer Cem is incredible. Guitars are a lot more technical now. This album can make an average US death metal act jealous of. Vocal is fucking brutal as always. Cenoatph runs in the same lane with the bands worldwide. SEBEK – Cem Aslan (TR) Puked… really pushes the borders of brutality that contains 7 brutal, technical, quality songs. The pictures and the cover layout is a visual shock. The sound quality is a lot better than worldwide competitors… buy or die.

Location Ýstanbul, Marmara - Turkey

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