Carnifex
Active ·2005–present ·San Diego, United States Deathcore
Current lineup
- Cory Arford Guitars 2007–present
- Fred Calderon Bass 2007–present
- Neal Tiemann Guitars 2022–present
- Scott Lewis Vocals 2005–present
- Shawn Cameron Drums, Keyboards 2005–present
Short Biography
Formed in Fallbrook, in San Diego County, California, in December 2005 by vocalist Scott Ian Lewis and drummer Shawn Cameron. Dead in My Arms came out on This City Is Burning in 2007, and Victory Records then released The Diseased and the Poisoned (2008), Hell Chose Me (2010) and Until I Feel Nothing (2011). Black metal influences grew from Until I Feel Nothing onwards, and Cameron plays keyboards as well as drums. After three shows in December 2012 the band went on hiatus, and it announced its return on 10 June 2013. Nuclear Blast released Die Without Hope (2014), Slow Death (2016), World War X (2019), Graveside Confessions (2021) and Necromanteum (2023). Guitarist Cory Arford and bassist Fred Calderon joined in 2007, and with Lewis and Cameron they have formed the core of the band since. Neal Tiemann became the lead guitarist in 2022, after Jordan Lockrey, who left in 2020. In May 2026 Carnifex signed to Sumerian Records, which will release More Than Misery on 6 November 2026.
Timeline
Discography
| Year | Title | Type | Kaos Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | More Than Misery | full length | — |
| 2023 | Necromanteum | full length | — |
| 2021 | Graveside Confessions | full length | — |
| 2019 | World War X | full length | — |
| 2018 | Bury Me in Blasphemy | ep (covers) | — |
| 2016 | Slow Death | full length | — |
| 2014 | Die Without Hope | full length | — |
| 2011 | Until I Feel Nothing | full length | — |
| 2010 | Hell Chose Me | full length | — |
| 2008 | The Diseased and the Poisoned | full length | — |
| 2007 | Dead in My Arms | full length | — |
| 2006 | Carnifex | ep | — |
| 2006 | Love Lies in Ashes | ep | — |
Latest News
Carnifex Give The Process Of Pain to Chaney Crabb of Entheos
Nov 6, 2026
Carnifex Close More than Misery With the Song They Opened It With
Nov 5, 2026
New Metal Releases: 3 to 9 November 2026
Nov 3, 2026
Despised Icon, Carnifex and Suffocation Lose an Opener Ten Days Out
Oct 19, 2026
Carnifex Hand Album Ten to Whitechapel's Guitarist
Oct 16, 2026
Extreme Thing Puts Carnifex and a Ska Band on the Same One Day Bill
Oct 6, 2026