Search - Cephalic Carnage :: Lucid Interval

Carrying on the Carcass tradition + More

David Koblentz | Edison, New Jersey | 12/11/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This band caught me by total surprise, I picked it up on a whim @ Vintage Vinyl in Jersey on vacation (due to a little write up they had posted above the album). This one brings back memories of what made early Morbid Angel great, "Necroticism" era Carcass great, Napalm Death "Peel Sessions" fury and even the good parts of a band that only had moments in my opinion Dark Throne (and I dont want to leave out that they seem to owe a riff or two here and there to early My Dying Bride, "Swans" era).
Reading that description might make you think this band are rip off artists...not the case at all. They blend their obvious influences into their own new, fresh sound. At times this is brutally doom heavy and then with one flick of a cymbal the band launches into full on hyper drum regalia rivaling the best Napalm Death efforts. The soloing (which is kept in good balance) reminds me of the free-ness (or just chaotic-ness) of Trey Azagoth (Morbid Angel). The vocals remind me of the Carcass album "Necrosticism" with the trade off higher screams and the low end gutteral growling...a great balance, loved it then, love it now. The album is intersparsed with very interesting changes of pace and some electronic sounds thrown in well here and there. This is one that gets your juices flowing. Where as a lot of 'popular' "death" or "grindcore" bands seem one dimensional (cannibal corpse, deicide, six feet under) Cephalic separate themselves from the pack with amazing displays of speed, power and down right heaviness. I havent even bothered to check out the lyrics since I got this CD, I'm too busy listening to it to care...
Why not 5 stars? At times the pace plods... not often, a very minor critique.. I'd rather give it 4.5 stars but you cant do that here."

THE WAY METAL WAS INTENDED

Face Grind | New York | 05/27/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"People, this is simply the way metal was intended right here, Hydrogrind! LUCID INTERVAL is pure destruction, it takes you places, musically, that I bet you've never been. CEPHALIC CARNAGE is the greatest grind/metal band ever to exist, their predecessors are put to shame with this album. I am A huge fan of these guys and have had the pleasure of seeing them play live. Take it from me, if you want quality grindcore purchase LUCID ITERVAL, as well as EXPLOITING DYSFUNCTION, CONFORMING TO ABNORMALITY, and ANOMOLIES. All these pieces of work are easily comparible to the creative works of classical musicians but in the never fading genre of DEATH and GRIND!"

Proggressive Madness! & Genius!

The Monolith | The deep Chasm,Soilworld | 11/02/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

""Lucid Interval" Cephalic Carnage's third release is a mind- blowing musical work.A scorching combination of mangled Death Metal riffage and blistering drum work that have been filtered through a sieve of progressive musicality.What emerges from this smouldering heap of scattershot rhythms and contortionist song structures is a sonic beast of the most erratic yet crushing nature. For the duration of "Lucid Interval" we are assaulted with pummeling yet intricate percussive dexterity , thick waves of guitar wattage that spew forth off-kilter rhythmic bombardment and of-course a fun yet chaotic nature that influences the albums ebb and flow. "Lucid Interval" is unique and intense yet fun , not to mention the freakin' blisterin' production job and what you have here is sumthin' for the entire family. Fabulous!"