- Carnifex (band)
Infobox musical artist
Background = group_or_band
Origin =San Diego, California ,United States
Genre =Deathcore
Years_active = 2005 - present
Label = Victory
URL = [http://www.victoryrecords.com/carnifex Carnifex's page on Victory Records]
Current_members = Scott Lewis-Vocals
Shawn Cameron-Drums
Cory Arford-Guitar
Ryan Gudmunds-Guitar
Fred Calderon-BassCarnifex is a five-piece
Deathcore band fromSan Diego, California , formed in 2005.History
Carnifex formed in
2005 inSan Diego ,California with a starting lineup of Scott, Cory and Shawn, as well as former members Steve McMahon (bass) and Travis (guitar). After releasing two demos they were signed to underground labelThis City Is Burning Records and released their debut albumDead In My Arms on July 12, 2007. The reasonable success of this album, and the prevalence of thedeathcore genre as a whole, attracted the attention ofVictory Records .Carnifex signed to Victory Records in 2008 and released their latest album, "The Diseased and The Poisoned " on June 24, 2008. "The Diseased and the Poisoned" hit #19 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers Chart. [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hbfoxqwrldhe~T5 Billboard] ,Allmusic ]Discography
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