Cenotaph is a Mexican death metal band founded in 1988 under the name Damned Cross and renamed in 1989, originally based in Mexico City. Alongside The Chasm and Shub Niggurath, they are counted among the founding trio of Mexican death metal - a scene they helped define with a raw, progressive sound that stood apart from their contemporaries. Original vocalist Daniel Corchado departed after the debut album to form The Chasm, yet the band pushed on under drummer Oscar Clorio, releasing the widely praised 'Riding Our Black Oceans' (1994) before disbanding and eventually returning to activity around 2018.
Cenotaph performed live in Hamtramck, Michigan in July 2025, on a bill with Recorruptor, Nethergate and Throne.
Cenotaph appeared on the Asakusa Deathfest 2025 compilation released in 2024.
Cenotaph released the EP 'Tenebrous Aeternum' in 2020 via Extremely Rotten Productions, their first new material in nearly two decades.
Cenotaph reactivated around 2018 and reissued classic material, including the demo compilation 'Reek From the Grave (Dark Hymns From the Past)'.
Chaos Records issued a remastered reissue of 'Riding Our Black Oceans' in a limited edition of 1000 copies.
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