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.
Listen
https://youtu.be/j_vF1Wptvbw
Pre-order
https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/CryptopsyReissues
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
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