Cryptopsy - Once Was Not

I don't remember much from this album, really need to listen to it again.

However hard I try with this album, I just can't rate it any higher. Lord Worm may be back on vocals but it doesn't really do much to improve the album's quality. I think my main quip with the album is that a lot of the songs to me seem largely unfocused and unmemorable. In particular I'd say that 'The curse of the great' and 'Angelskingarden' (which is way too long for its own good) are the worst examples of this. There are some great songs such as 'Adeste infidelis' and 'The pestilence that walketh in darkness', which I really amaze me with the instrumentation, but for the most part I just find myself bored with the album as a whole.

I thought it was a good return to form, "in the kingdom where everything dies...." and "endless cemetery are good brutal yet catchy tunes. Lord Worms vocals are clearly not as good since the "cookie" monster vocals of none so vile. I do feel some parts didnt flow well together and would have been nice for some more chaotic soloing, but its a decent record.

Yess a long screaming passage in this album (reminds me of Blasphemy Made Flesh)

Lord Worm's vocals are similar to those on Blasphemy Made Flesh. I actually like his vocals very much on this album
I am a fan of black metal as well I don't mind high shrieks and really like them

This is a unique Cryptopsy album and I actually hated it a year ago. It is definitely not everyones cup of tea. The complexity is annoying for many listeners, but it makes the record even more extreme. The guitars and are even more brutal than on earlier releases.

The drums are just creative and absurd on this i love it!

This is such a misunderstood masterpiece. Blasphemy Made Flesh, None So Vile and Once Was Not make unholy trinity of Cryptopsy's discography. Extreme metal doesn't get any better than this.