Misled by Certainty

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{{Infobox album

| name = Misled by Certainty

| type = studio

| artist = Cephalic Carnage

| cover = MisledbyCertainty.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2010|8|31}}

| recorded = Flatline Audio in Denver, Colorado{{cite web|url=http://puregrainaudio.com/news/cephalic-carnage-misled-by-certainty-studio-footage-posted-online|title=Cephalic Carnage Post 'Misled By Certainty' Studio Footage Online|website=puregrainaudio.com|date=September 8, 2010|accessdate=September 20, 2010}}

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Deathgrind, technical death metal

| length = {{Duration|m=53|s=43}}

| label = Relapse

| producer = Dave Otero

| prev_title = Xenosapien

| prev_year = 2007

| next_title =

| next_year =

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{{Music ratings

|rev1=Allmusic

|rev1score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Rivadavia|first=Eduardo|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/misled-by-certainty-r1940805|title=Misled by Certainty review|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=August 1, 2011}}

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Misled by Certainty is the sixth studio album by the Colorado-based deathgrind band Cephalic Carnage. It was released on August 31, 2010, through Relapse Records. Misled by Certainty sold 1,300 copies in the United States in its first week, appearing at the #24 position on Billboard Heatseekers.{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=145719|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201082428/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=145719|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 1, 2013|title=Cephalic Carnage: 'Misled By Certainty' First-Week Sales Revealed|website=blabbermouth.net|date=September 8, 2010|accessdate=September 20, 2010}}. This is the first album with Brian Hopp as a guitarist.{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=142589|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912083224/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=142589|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 12, 2012|title=Cephalic Carnage Announces New Guitarist|website=blabbermouth.net|date=July 5, 2010|accessdate=September 20, 2010}}. In support of this album, Cephalic Carnage toured Europe during September and October 2010; for this tour, called the "Initiation of the Misled European Tour 2010", Cephalic Carnage performed alongside Psycroptic, Ion Dissonance, Hour of Penance, and Dyscarnate. Four vlogs of the recording process for this album have been posted online.{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=147770|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201125025/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=147770|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 1, 2013|title=Cephalic Carnage: More Footage From The Studio Posted Online|website=blabbermouth.net|date=October 15, 2010|accessdate=November 23, 2010}}

A video was released for "The Incorrigible Flame" in early August 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.smnnews.com/2010/08/06/cephalic-carnage-debut-new-song-the-incorrigible-flame/|title=Cephalic Carnage: Debut New Song "The Incorrigible Flame"|website=smnnews.com|date=August 6, 2010|accessdate=September 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110318134758/http://www.smnnews.com/2010/08/06/cephalic-carnage-debut-new-song-the-incorrigible-flame/|archive-date=March 18, 2011|url-status=dead}} A video for "Ohrwurm" was released in September 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=146947|title=Cephalic Carnage: Graphic 'Ohrwurm' Video Released|website=blabbermouth.net|date=September 30, 2010|accessdate=October 2, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005223237/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=146947|archivedate=October 5, 2010}}

Track listing

{{track listing

| all_writing = Lenzig Leal, John Merryman and Steve Goldberg

| title1 = The Incorrigible Flame

| length1 = 4:30

| title2 = Warbots A.M.

| length2 = 4:39

| title3 = Abraxas of Filth

| length3 = 3:44

| title4 = Pure Horses

| length4 = 0:38

| title5 = Cordyceps Humanis

| length5 = 5:05

| title6 = Raped by an Orb

| length6 = 4:15

| title7 = P.G.A.D.

| length7 = 0:34

| title8 = Dimensional Modulation Transmography

| length8 = 5:05

| title9 = Ohrwurm

| length9 = 4:56

| title10 = When I Arrive

| length10 = 3:08

| title11 = A King and a Thief

| length11 = 2:45

| title12 = Power and Force

| length12 = 1:38

| title13 = Repangaea

| length13 = 12:11

| title14 = Aeyeucgh!

| length14 = 0:32

| note15 = iTunes deluxe edition bonus track / Japanese bonus track

| title15 = Grindcore Blastbeat Blues

| length15 = 2:28

}}

Personnel

  • Lenzig Leal – vocals
  • John Merryman – drums
  • Steve Goldberg – guitar
  • Nick Schendzielos – bass guitar, vocals
  • Brian Hopp – guitar

=Additional musicians=

  • Alex Camargo – vocals ("Power and Force")
  • Blaine Cartwright – vocals ("P.G.A.D.")
  • Ross Dolan – vocals ("Abraxas of Filth")
  • Pat Hanson – keyboards ("Abraxas of Filth, "Repangaea", "Cordyceps Humanis")
  • Zac Jefferson – vocals ("Raped by an Orb")
  • Bruce Lamont – saxophone ("Ohrwurm", "Repangaea"), vocals ("Repangaea")
  • Dave Otero – vocals ("Warbots A.M.")
  • Katherine Rosser – vocals ("Repangaea")
  • Travis Ryan – vocals ("When I Arrive")
  • Keith Sanchez – vocals ("P.G.A.D.")
  • Sherwood Webber – vocals ("Cordyceps Humanis")

=Production=

  • Dave Otero – production
  • Jeff Dunne – editing
  • Orion Landau – album artwork{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=145665|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911065251/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=145665|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 11, 2012|title=Cephalic Carnage: Footage From The Studio Posted Online|website=blabbermouth.net|date=September 7, 2010|accessdate=September 20, 2010}}

References