Cryptopsy - Cryptopsy review
| Band: | Cryptopsy |
| Album: | Cryptopsy |
| Style: | Brutal death metal, Technical death metal |
| Release date: | September 11, 2012 |
| A review by: | Baz Anderson |
01. Two-Pound Torch
02. Shag Harbour's Visitors
03. Red-Skinned Scapegoat
04. Damned Draft Dodgers
05. Amputated Enigma
06. The Golden Square Mile
07. Ominous
08. Cleansing The Hosts
Purposefully and emphatically self-titled, Cryptopsy return with their clear message of intent; Cryptopsy.
Four years ago the death metal world was stunned at the modern direction this pioneering, underground brutal death act had taken with The Unspoken King. Either band mastermind Flo Mounier has changed his mind as readily as he changed the band four years ago, or his gamble just didn't pay off and left only with dissatisfied fans had no real option but to resurrect the Cryptopsy death machine synonymous with the name. Either way, you could say Cryptopsy are back.
Cryptopsy have never been a bland death metal band churning out mindless blastbeats; there has always been a strange captivating aspect to their brutal chaos courtesy of Flo's insanely talented limbs and the technical ability of the band. The Unspoken King elevated the band's sound out of the underground, but compromised the brutal death metal with deathcore and a few terrible clean vocals. Now with Cryptopsy we are treated to yet another crisp sounding, clearly produced death metal album, but this time the deathcore and clean vocals find themselves being exchanged for brutality and more of a technical death metal feel.
Curiously then, Cryptopsy is more like a mixture of Whisper Supremacy and the good parts of The Unspoken King; a mash-up of the classic Cryptopsy blast-fest and the clean and modern Cryptopsy. Either way you look at it, Cryptopsy is the best result anyone disappointed four years ago could have hoped for.
Vocalist Matt McGachy on his second Cryptopsy release now sounds much improved. His vocals are far from one-directional, and although still no Lord Worm in the death growl department, his vocals no longer stick out like a sore thumb and have turned into one of the band's good assets. The rest of the band sound tight together with each impressive explosive section spear-headed by the man behind the drum kit. The album does contain one or two infrequent deathcore-style riffs and modern elements, but instead of the album being swamped by them - a great balance has been struck between the classic and the modern that not only compliments each other but keeps the death metal fresh and dynamic.
Cryptopsy is a death metal album that sounds fresh, modern, technical and brutal all in one. It might not have been an easy few years for Cryptopsy fans, but you can dust off your Cryptopsy shirt and be proud to be seen wearing it in public again.
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Death metal
Self-Released
Canada
Length: 34:53
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 8 |
| Originality: | 9 |
| Production: | 9 |
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071  |
Their previous one which was the one almost everyone hated was infinitely better than this generic piece of death crap
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 
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| ?apleee Mouthcrab Posts: 260  |
The Unspoken King didn't happen and you can't prove it.
---- "Without judgement, perception would increase a million times."~Chuck Schuldiner Less coherent than Anal Cunt. Eric Brecht once liked my Facebook comment. Therefore, by the translative property, Chuck Schuldiner like my comment.
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 |
Written by ?apleee on 14.09.2012 at 04:21 that was for me their best since the rest of their albums were generic almost copyish brutal death metal albums where nothing interesting happened and Lord WOrm is THE MOST SINGLE overrated vocalist ever who only uses effects to enhance his vocals
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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Account deleted Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 14.09.2012 at 04:20 Can you really blame them? I mean Cryptopsy for taking this road again. They tried to be "creative", fans no happy, when they back to their roots, fans are happy. (fans happy = MOAR live shows, CDs sell.. etc). As for me, I did enjoy both albums, The Unspoking King, and this one 
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| Grey Wind Posts: 95  |
Bleh, not even close to None So Vile !
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| Oaken Hipster Posts: 1322  |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 14.09.2012 at 04:37 So you mean that None So Vile sucks?
---- In that case, man is only air as well.
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| Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9157  |
^Don't argue with Marcel, not worth it.
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| X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18374  |
Written by [user id=4365] on 14.09.2012 at 14:55 I don't find None So Vile specially amazing either. I remember I listened to it once or twice.... But just the fact that I listened to it, not the music. Nothing memorable for me and I do enjoy some brutal death albums.
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Written by [user id=4365] on 14.09.2012 at 15:02 In that case I would say Suffocation's first 2 albums are the 1%
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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Written by [user id=4365] on 14.09.2012 at 15:07 Dick. Although as a math student, I feel that I somehow deserved it.
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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| X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18374 |
Okay, in the hopes of getting this ship back on course: I have to say.... C'mon! Since when was Cryptopsy underground?! 
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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| Rulatore Posts: 1108  |
Written by Boxcar Willy on 14.09.2012 at 14:52 Best comment in this thread. About the album, I enjoyed it a lot 
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Account deleted Written by X-Ray Rod on 14.09.2012 at 15:18 Good point, I don't think there was a metaller alive worth his/her salt who didn't know about None So Vile and the band.
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Written by Boxcar Willy on 14.09.2012 at 14:52 None So Vile's awesomeness is a fact. And I agree with Joe that it's above 99% of brutal death metal (excluding Suffocation and Benighted).
---- In that case, man is only air as well.
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| Tristus Scriptor Rancid Reviewer Posts: 293  |
I'm reading these comments...and just...ok, the first thing that comes to mind is: I'm tired of attempting conversation with damn near everyone that claims to know what's good or not. Spend a few years actually meeting bands in person, respecting them to their face (and not bashing them on forums), and you'll know what I mean. Being part of the night's roster and getting respect back helps too. By the way; good review, Baz. (NOT a kissass remark, as I don't think you'd appreciate that kind of wussy patronization...I wouldn't.)
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Written by Oaken on 14.09.2012 at 20:50 Bullshit. Nothing related to tastes in art is fact. 
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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Account deleted Written by X-Ray Rod on 14.09.2012 at 21:17 Statistically speaking though it's an extremely well received and regarded record
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| X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18374 |
Written by [user id=4365] on 14.09.2012 at 21:18 So? That doesn't make it a fact. Just a very large opinion.  Let's call things for what they are instead of rounding up the numbers.
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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Account deleted Written by X-Ray Rod on 14.09.2012 at 21:20 But if you switch the words around and rearrange the statement: "it's a fact that Cryptopsy is an extremely well received and regarded record" it holds true. You just have to subtract the personal edge to it
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| X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18374 |
Written by [user id=4365] on 14.09.2012 at 21:22 Of course your statement will hold true since it has been calibrated enough. I'm talking about Oaken's statement which on the other hand does not. It's just a proposition that takes his "statement" and let it diverge to infinity without proof to why such action takes place besides an obvious addition of a personal digit.
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Written by [user id=4365] on 14.09.2012 at 21:32 You just got QED'd, Bitch!
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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| Tristus Scriptor Rancid Reviewer Posts: 293 |
Written by [user id=4365] on 14.09.2012 at 21:11 Knowing individuals and expecting respectful remarks from professionals is one thing. THAT's why I have an account. And, the reviews, most of the time are good and informative. You don't have to be a master-debater to read reviews. Shaking their (musicians) hand and having a meal with them makes one search for what they have to offer, forgiving your initial tendencies to bash, as well as looking beneath the surface of trends and anti-trends. I, personally, don't like the dreaded TUK, yet I never felt the need to act like a jerk about it. And, really- I didn't single you out. Just made a statement. I keep my account open because I like y'alls site. It's the bland "LORD WORM forever!" and "It's all overrated stuff"-flavoured comments that make me throw up my hands and try not to scroll down, unfortunately...sometimes I just can't escape the morbid curiosity, like looking at a car wreck.
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