Cryptopsy - None So Vile
Record Label: Regain Label
Release Date: July 3, 1996
Cryptopsy is like a vicious animal exhibiting ill will to others in its path. It's physical build is muscular and well-suited for its malevolent, murderous goals. With destruction being what they aim for as a band, Cryptopsy's classic tour de force achievement, None So Vile, reaches out to as many extremes as it can. Immediately, Lord Worm's wide range and extreme vocal display is present. Ranging from low and guttural grunts to high-pitched shrieks, it's obvious that Worm is certainly classified to perform vocal stylings for this album. He even achieved a forty second shriek on “Open Face Surgery” and continued the wholehearted effort, never losing pitch or dynamics for a second. Even though the aforementioned triumph was recorded on their previous album, the intense and talented vocal work is still there, and while the vocals are highly indecipherable they match the instrumentation very well.
The broad range of instrumentation never has qualms with originality or speed. The drums sound epileptic with quaint time signatures and random cymbal crashing and frenetic double bass throughout. While the drums may occasionally overshadow the music as a whole, when you're as talented and as speedy of a drummer, it's perfectly acceptable. The guitars provide exceptional melody on such tracks as “Phobophile,” which also incorporates melodic, melancholy piano, and great riffage shown on tracks like “Slit Your Guts.” The aforementioned also contains an abnormally inventive bass solo which makes for a pleasant surprise (however there were no decent song titles found on this record, which is certainly a shame). However, on such a technical album, you would never expect such literate and formal lyrics about such gruesome topics.
These lyrics are not only clever and ironic (and I don't mean that in a mediocre Max Bemis sort of way) but are gingerly written and tamper with some grotesque subject matters. They only match the rest of the quality on this album. With such righteous vocals, such superior musicianship, such formal and well-written lyrics, and clever and catchy beats, Cryptopsy's effort is not one to mess with, and certainly one to last throughout all of these years.
great album, still wonder they went to the deathcore they are doing now, they've lost countless fans because of it :(
the only problem with the OLD cryptopsy is the growls of Lord Worm, they aren't the best and kinda sucky but the different other members makes up for it in great musicianship
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