Канадская Brutal death\Grind команда Cephalectomy была создана в 1997 г. в г. Труро (Провинция Новая Шотландия). Музыка группы представла собой смесь брутального дэта, блэка и грайнда. Их первое демо "Gateway to the Gods" (1997) было записано при участии вокалиста/гитариста Кори Эндрюса, басиста Джейсона Николса, и барабанщика Клэйтона Хорна.
Хорн был вскоре уволен из Cephalectomy из-за отсутствия интереса и "злого духа". После неудачных поисков нового барабанщика, ребята решили сделать из группы two-man проект. В 1998 г. они записали вторую демку под названием "Dark Waters Rise". "Dark Waters Rise" хоть и было издано в плохом качестве, но оказалось на голову выше предыдущего релиза, что вызвало добрые отзывы у слушателей. Уникальный стиль Cephalectomy в совокупности с лирикой на темы мистицизма и произведения Говарда Лавкрафта дал основание критикам обозначит стиль группы как "Mystigrind". В 2000 г. на лейбле Discorporate Music был записан первый альбом группы - "Sign of Chaos".
Четыре года понадобилась Cephalectomy, чтобы выпустить второй альбом, "Eclipsing The Dawn" (2004) принес группе похвалу от критиков и признание международной аудитории. Год спустя был записан сплит с командой Bound In Human Flesh.
В 2008 Cephalectomy выпустили EP под названием "The Dream Cycle Mythos". Во время записи официальным участником банды стал басист Скотт Армстронг.
В 2009 Cephalectomy записывают свой третий полноформатник "An Epitaph To Tranquility" - альбом, который по утверждению группы, немного "отличается" от их предыдущих выпусков, но все еще разделяет те самые качества Cephalectomy, которых ожидали бы поклонники. Во время релиза в группу был принят вокалист Питер Местре, который участвовал в записи вокала как сессионный музыкант еще на "The Dream Cycle Mythos".
Состав Cephalectomy на сегодняшний день:
Corey Andrews - Guitar, Vocals
Jason Nichols - Vocals
Scott Armstrong - Bass
Peter Mestre - Vocals
Дискография:
Gateway to the Gods (Demo, 1997)
Dark Waters Rise (Demo, 1998)
Sign of Chaos (СD, 2000)
Eclipsing The Dawn (CD, 2004)
Cephalectomy / Bound in Human Flesh (Split, 2005)
The Dream Cycle Mythos (Single EP, 2008)
An Epitaph To Tranquility (CD, 2009)
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Originally formed under a different name during the mid 1990's in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada, Cephalectomy went through several line up and style changes before finally coming together in 1998 as a solid project. Drawing from a variety of extreme styles, including death metal, black metal and grind, the band released their first demo, entitled Gateway to the Gods, in 1997. At this time, the band's line up consisted of vocalist/guitarist Corey Andrews, bassist Jason Nichols, and drummer Clayton Horne.
Horne was soon afterward removed from Cephalectomy due to lack of interest and evil spirit, but the Gateway demo generated enough interested to motivate the band to carry on. After an unsucessful attempt to add a new drummer into the mix, they finally decided on becoming a two man project and in 1998 self produced their second demo Dark Waters Rise. Dark Waters Rise, although suffering from weak production, turned out to be a vast improvement over the previous demo, and met with a fair amount of enthusiasm from listeners. Injected with mystical/Lovecraft inspired themes, Cephalectomy's unique style, eventually refered to by some as "Mystigrind" - resulted in their signing to Discorporate Music in 1999. On 2000's Sign of Chaos, Cephalectomy's first full length recording for Discorporate, the band continued onward in their pursuit of chaos, brutality and necronomic melody.
Four years would pass before Cephalectomy would release their sophomore album Eclipsing The Dawn. The album proved to be above anything the band had produced to date, earning both critical praise and an international audience. A gore-themed split cd with the band Bound In Human Flesh followed one year later.
In 2008 Cephalectomy unleashed yet another release, an ambitious, single-track EP entitled The Dream Cycle Mythos. A release the band felt was fresh, true to their style, and exhibited their best work to date. With this release also came bassist Scott Armstrong, someone the band felt could really add to the mix and make the Cephalectomy experience that much more intense .
Now in 2009, Cephalectomy brings forth their 3rd full length effort An Epitaph To Tranquility, an album the band feels is a bit "different" from their previous releases but still shares the same Cephalectomy qualities that fans would expect. This release brings an additional vocalist, Peter Mestre, who joined the band after doing guest vocals on their previous release, The Dream Cycle Mythos. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.