The first time I saw Cryptopsy was a few years ago at Ziggy’s in Wilmington when they played with Cannibal Corpse and Obituary on Valentine’s Day! What a great bloody Valentine! They sound so good live and the crowd loved them. I kept laughing during their set because when the singer would growl into the mic, I could see his tongue wiggling around and I have never seen that style of vocals before. I have been listening to Cryptopsy for years, all thanks to my dad! The OG metalhead knows what’s good within death metal.
Cryptopsy is a Canadian technical death metal band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that formed in 1988. At first, the band was named Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and was created by drummer Mike Atkin, guitarist Steve Thibault, and vocalist Dan Greening. The band released several demos, but when Atkin left to continue his musical career in speed/thrash metal, the band changed their name to Cryptopsy.
In 1993, they released their debut demo, Ungentle Exhumation and it caught the attention of a local label, Gore Records. With the release of their debut demo, Cryptopsy gained attention in the Canadian death metal underground scene and also received attention from Invasion Records, a German label. After several lineup changes, the band signed to Invasion Records, but due to financial problems (thanks to the label), Cryptopsy was soon left without a label to support their tour. But have no fear!!! Their album gained attention of Dutch label, Displeased Records and were picked up!
They released one of their most popular albums, None So Vile, on Swedish label Wrong Again Records, and this album became a staple piece of brutal death metal. This is not surprising because if you have ever heard this record, then you know it is a absolute MASTERPIECE!!! The album cover is sick, too. 10/10 album cover.
Cryptopsy has had SO MANY lineup changes throughout the years, but the current lineup is:
Flo Mounier (drums)
Christian Donaldson (guitar)
Matt McCachy (vocals)
Oliver Pinard (bass)
Discography:
Blasphemy Made Flesh (1994)
None So Vile (1996)
Whisper Supremacy (1998)
And Then You’ll Beg (2000)
Once Was Not (2005)
The Unspoken King (2008)
Cryptopsy (2012)
Favorite Songs:
Sire of Sin, Graves of the Fathers, Crown of Thorns, and Dead and Dripping
What are some of your favorite songs? Have you seen Cryptopsy live?
Stay Metal,
THE SAW