Artist description Chaotic, brutal, insanely fast death metal in the style of old Kataklysm and Cryptopsy. Specializing in chaotic brutality, yet melodic at times, this band has their own style and cannot be grouped with many others. They are the true lords of Northern Mystigrind.

Music Style True Northern Mystigrind

Musical Influences (old) Kataklysm, (old) Cryptopsy, Dying Fetus, Suffocation, etc.

Similar Artists Kataklysm, Cryptopsy, Dying Fetus

Artist History Cephalectomy Formed in 1996 and have released a debut cd "Sign of Chaos" on Discorporate Music (www.discorporatemusic.com). They have also released a demo cd "Dark Waters Rise" and a demo entitled "Gateway to the Gods" which are now only available on mp3.com

Group Members Corey Andrews, Jason Nichols, Rob DeCoste

Instruments Brutal Guitars, Blasting Drums, Sick Bass and Evil Chaotic Vocals.

Albums Sign of Chaos, Dark Waters Rise (demo cd), Gateway To The Gods (demo)

Press Reviews For those familiar with their demo, Dark Waters Rise, Sign of Chaos represents a slightly more melodic Cephalectomy, for those unfamiliar with it, this CD will be pure sonic insanity. Hailing from Truro, Nova Scotia (That's in Canada),Cephalectomy produces aptly named "True Northern Mystigrind". Mixing the best elements of two of Canada's fore-runners of the extreme metal scene, Kataklysm and Cryptopsy, Cephalectomy have produced something truly unique, and long needed in the increasingly stagnant death metal scene - a disc that blends brutality and melody, and pure insanity. From that first buzzing guitar, to the final insane shriek, this album gives me hope for death metal. You know that moment in Kataklysm's "Laments of Fear and Despair" where Mike DiSalvo comes in, and all of a sudden, the song seems complete? Well, imagine an entire album that gives you that feeling, and you've got a basic impression of Sign of Chaos. The lyrics are a return to mysticism, which tends to place them equally in the realms of black and death metal, while the music comes more from the sonic insanity of death metal, with frequent tempo changes, and occassional melodic breaks, and some absolutely killer riffs. They also blend in some of the jazzy elements found in grind. As if all of this were not enough, Discorporate Music has included their traditional multimedia bonus material on this disc. By popping the CD into your CD ROM, you can also listen to the entire Dark Waters Rise demo in mp3 format, saving yourself the time it would take to download it from mp3.com, and allowing you to hear the origin of the insanity. Additionally, there is a multimedia interactive portion, but, my computer sucks ass, so I have thus far been unable to experience it. The final verdict though, is that Cephalectomy kicks major ass, and Sign of Chaos should be in every extreme metal fan's collection.

Location Truro, Nova Scotia - Canada

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