Though now revered as the most vile band in death metal, before Ungentle Exhumation, Cryptopsy were still just a whisper among the Canadian underground.
Now, three decades later, as the legendary band prepare to release the follow-up to their JUNO Award winning last album, Season of Mist is reissuing their first demo.
“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 January April 11, 2025.
Pre-order
https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/CryptopsyReissues
Available formats
CD Tylius Optical Disc
12″ Black Vinyl with B-side etching
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.
Dig back into the first demo from the most vile band in technical death metal.
More praise for Cryptopsy
“…brimming with technical ability that nevertheless always feels a half-second away from fraying, fragmenting and falling apart” – Decibel (Hall of Fame inductee)
“Cryptopsy brings the old sickness back” – Metal Sucks
“…you’re gonna wanna windmill, but then you’ll be humming some of those riffs later” – Metal Injection
“…had the packed room going absolutely bonkers with circle pits, regular pits, and crowd surfing” – Brooklyn Vegan
“…no surprise, Flo Mounier is completely on his game, as he displays his fierece, inhuman drumming” – Exclaim!
