Even the most legendary heroes have their downfall. Back at the end of the 2000s, the underground had left Cryptopsy for dead thanks to an album that’s best left unspoken. But when the recent JUNO Award winners returned from critic-imposed exile in 2011, they reclaimed their crown as the most vile name in death metal with their self-titled album.
“The self-titled album brought Cryptopsy back to its true intention, which is pushing brutal death metal to the utmost extremes”, says drummer and founding member Flo Mounier. “It marks the beginning of our resurgence”.
Season of Mist is reissuing Cryptopsy’s self-titled album on January 31, 2025.
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Available formats
Digital Download
CD Jewel Case
12″ Vinyl Gatefold (Black)
12″ Vinyl Gatefold (Orange and Black Marbled)
In order for Cryptopsy to reimpose their supremacy, first, they had to return to the source. Even though he hadn’t picked up a guitar in the seven years since his departure from the band, John Levasseur rejoined for the writing and recording of their self-titled album. The songs needed time to cook, but once Levesseur and Mounier started jamming, they rediscovered the right balance between jazzy experimentation and brutal technical proficiency. “Ominous” still reigns as the only song in their 36 year history with a downtuned guitar, while future set list staple “Two-Pound Torch” introduced their patented, squirming fishhook riff.
Though no longer a fresh face, Matt McGachy established himself as Cryptopsy’s vocalist on the band’s self-titled album. “I pushed myself to make my vocals more brutal”, McGachy remembers, “but this is when I started to come into my own as death metal lyricist”. Every album since has formed around a twisted concept, but Cryptopsy is their first proper concept album. Each song uncovers a sordid chapter in Canadian lore. Eerie cymbal crashes, probing leads and slimy grooves from incoming bassist Olivier Pinard welcome the chilling UFO sightings on fan favorite “Shag Harbour’s Visitors”. Christian Donaldson guided them through the production process, but his guitar tears a distorted and bloody path through “Golden Square Mile”, which traces back to the mysterious Redpath Murders of 1901.
More than two decades into an already legendary career, Cryptopsy kicked off the band’s triumphant second act.
More praise for Cryptopsy
“This might even be their best since fucking None So Vile” – No Clean Singing
“Cryptopsy needed to once again prove that they could make some tech death that they as a group could be proud of and that statement rings through loud and clear” – Metal Injection
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