Cryptopsy: in arrivo la ristampa di “None So Vile” e due date in Italia
Season Of Mist ha annunciato la ristampa di “None So Vile“, masterpiece dei Cryptopsy datato 1996, in arrivo il prossimo 9 maggio. La band di Montréal, inoltre, ha annunciato le date del tour europeo, che la vedranno in Italia a giugno per due date a Milano e Bologna, in compagnia dei Decapitated.
They made blasphemy sound fresh on their debut, but for their follow-up, CRYPTOPSY claimed the crown as the most vile band in all of death metal.
None So Vile established death metal as a truly vulgar art form. With each slurp from his chalice, Lord Worm smears the line between what’s sacred and profane until it’s dead and dripping. Lead guitarist Jon Levasseur shouldered more of the songwriting duties while seamlessly shredding between gut-slitting chugs, blistering technical riffage and orgiastic solos, though Cryptopsy still followed the textbook drumming of Flo Mounier. Trampled underfoot by a relentless piling-on of blast beats and oddly-timed bursts of double bass, “Graves of the Fathers” quickly cemented itself as a sacred rite amongst circle pits.
“In writing None So Vile, the idea was to create something heavier, faster and more technical than Blasphemy Made Flesh“, Flo says. “We were growing as musicians and so was our love for extreme music! At no point in time had we ever thought it would turn out to be one of the essential albums in death metal history. We are very happy that our fans did!”
Season of Mist is reissuing None So Vile on May 9, 2025.
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Available formats
CD Jewel Case
12″ Black Vinyl in Deluxe Jacket
12″ Colored Vinyl (White with Gold Splatters)
12″ Colored Vinyl (Transparent Yellow and Blue-and-Black Marbled)
12″ Colored Vinyl (Crystal Clear with Blue and Black Splatters)
Cryptopsy would win a JUNO after continuing to push the limits of extremity for the next three decades. Still, while only the band’s second album, None So Vile is worshiped by gatekeepers and fresh heshers to the underground. “You won’t find a more deserving album to be the first-ever Canadian entry into the Decibel Hall of Fame”, the magazine wrote about None So Vile, which they named the tenth best death metal album of all time.
On None So Vile, Cryptopsy claimed their crown as the most vile band in all of death metal.
More praise for Cryptopsy
“…it might be the closest thing that the non-classical, non-jazz world has to high-culture music” – VICE
“…no surprise, Flo Mounier is completely on his game, as he displays his fierce, inhuman drumming” – Exclaim!
“…a must-have for any extreme metal fan’s collection” – Metal Hammer
“…would come to define technical brutal death metal” – Angry Metal Guy
“…had the packed room going absolutely bonkers with circle pits, regular pits, and crowd surfing” – Brooklyn Vegan
“…you’re gonna wanna windmill, but then you’ll be humming some of those riffs later” – Metal Injection
“Cryptopsy brings the old sickness back” – Metal Sucks
Tracklist:
1. Crown of Horns (3:58)
2. Slit Your Guts (4:02)
3. Graves of the Fathers (4:11)
4. Dead and Dripping (3:53)
5. Benedictine Convulsions (4:00)
6. Phobophile (4:38)
7. Lichmistress (2:31)
8. Orgiastic Disembowelment (4:51)
Total runtime 32:04
Though now revered as the most vile band in death metal, before Ungentle Exhumation, Cryptopsy were still just a whisper among the Canadian underground.
After settling on a new name and several lineup changes, Cryptopsy recorded their first demo as a five-piece in 1993. While the band would go on to re-record most of these songs for their blasphemous full-length debut, Ungentle Exhumation already bore their unmistakable mark on death metal. “Gravaged: A Cryptopsy” is split open by the hair-raising screech and brutal barks of Lord Worm, while Flo Mounier flogs closer “Mutant Christ” with unhinged technical precision.
“Ungentle Exhumation was the first release in the band’s transition from Necrosis to Cryptopsy”, says drummer Flo Mounier. “It’s more death-metal type music. The songs have more blasts, more chunky grooves, and were recorded on good old analog, in one room, with all the musicians together!”
Season of Mist is reissuing Ungentle Exhumation on April 11, 2025.
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Even the most legendary heroes have their downfall. Back at the end of the 2000s, the underground had left Cryptopsy for dead thanks to an album that’s best left unspoken. But when the recent JUNO Award winners returned from critic-imposed exile in 2011, they reclaimed their crown as the most vile band in death metal with their self-titled album.
“The self-titled album brought Cryptopsy back to its true intention, which is pushing brutal death metal to the utmost extremes”, says Flo Mounier. “It marks the beginning of our resurgence”.
The songs needed time to cook, but once guitarist John Levesseur and Flo started jamming, they rediscovered the right balance between jazzy experimentation and brutal technical proficiency on Cryptopsy. “Ominous” still reigns as the only song in their 36 year history with a downtuned guitar, while future set list staple “Two-Pound Torch” introduced their patented, squirming fishhook riff.
The reissued version of Cryptopsy’s self-titled album is now available on Season of Mist.
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Though it pulled them back from the brink, Cryptopsy’s self-titled album was only the beginning. The Canadians continued their brutal resurgence on the double during the mid-2010s with two neck-snapping EPs.
The Book of Suffering was always meant as a companion piece. Cryptopsy framed Tome I around the concept of those phobophiles among us who inflict suffering (including a twisted-but-true tale of a Greyhound bus trip gone horribly awry). Meanwhile, Tome II shifts perspective to those who’ve escaped their tormentors. “Sire of Sin“ – a ripping escape from a notorious religious cult – quickly turned into a staple in the band’s ever-mutating setlist.
“The band is once again at the forefront of creative brutality“, Angry Metal Guy rejoiced.
Now, for the first time, fans can own both EPs on one combined LP when Season of Mist reissues The Book of Suffering this Friday, December 13.
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