DELUXE LIMITED-EDITION in an embossed, metallic foil-stamped DIGIPAK CD+ with Exclusive artwork, and BONUS Exclusive CD-ROM Content!
One of Metal's defining acts return with a new CD of the utmost extreme brutality, insanely remarkable progressive playing and the return of original vocalist LORD WORM. Now hear why they have earned the right to be mentioned in the same breath as MORBID ANGEL, DEICIDE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, and MESHUGGAH.
Montreal's CRYPTOPSY unleash "Once Was Not", the first recording with Lord Worm back at the vocal helm since the departure of Mike DiSalvo. Recorded at Studio Vortex in St-Constant, Canada, this album captures the band's entrancing brutality, soul-scorching riffs, blood-curdling rhythms, and atomically powered drums. Core members Lord Worm (vocals), Eric Langlois (bass), Flo Mounier (drums), and Alex Auburn (guitars) who joined the band on 2000's "And Then You'll Beg" album, demonstrate a licentious cohesion that years of touring with metal's elite (MORBID ANGEL, NILE, DIMMU BORGIR, KRISIUN, etc.) and performing at prestigious European Summer festivals (Dynamo, Waken Open Air) has given them. Simply put, CRYPTOPSY are one of the premier Death Metal acts to come from North America!
* An online review:
"The long wait for this album has been well worth it as once again original throat Lord Worm (departed following 'None So Vile') returns to the fore (following the departure of interim vocalist Mike DiSalvo) to once again shriek forth with tales of despair and insanity. A concept album, 'Once Was Not' explores the various aspects of fear in the human condition. An apt choice of subject matter too as this whole album seethes and boils with tension and barely-constrained panic from start to finish!" -- Ciaran Meeks / MetalEater.com
"Extreme metal champions, the planet's most technically proficient and mind-jarring Metal band" - BW&BW
* TRACK-LIST:
- Luminum
- In the Kingdom Where Everything Dies, the Sky is Mortal
- Carrionshine
- Adeste Infidelis
- The Curse of the Great
- The Frantic Pace of Dying
- Keeping the Cadaver Dogs Busy
- Angelskingarden
- The Pestilence That Walketh in Darkness (Psalm 91:5-8)
- The End
- Endless Cemetary
* Background info:
Reinventing and redefining Metal's boundaries, CRYPTOPSY, recognized worldwide for infusing extreme music with awe-inspiring precision, rabidly dynamic rhythms, and mouth-foaming viciousness, have earned the respect of music fans inside and outside the Metal community. the band's viperous recordings and punishing live performances have confirmed their place with Undergound music's elite.
Founded in 1992, CRYPTOPSY were launched into the international Metal Scene following their 'Ungentle Exhumation' demo release and debut CD ' Blasphemy Made Flesh'. Quickly signed to Sweden's legendary label, Wrong Again Records (who also discovered NAGLFAR, IN FLAMES, and ARCH ENEMY), the band issued the underground classic 'None So Vile' (1996), which severly outclassed peers and resulted in the band being cited as having reinvigorated Death Metal.
Their intense energy and musical superiority led to an international record deal, along with the American re-release of their previous two CD's.
Hand-picked by departing vocalist Lord Worm, Mike DiSalvo (ex-INFESTATION) recorded with CRYPTOPSY on their following albums 'Whisper Supremacy' and 'And Then You'll Beg'. DiSalvo performed on the group's numerous tours across Europe, Canada, the USA, and Japan. Vocalist Martin Lacroix filled in for their 2002 tours, and performed on 2003's 'None So Live' concert experience.
Injecting renewed excitement into their committed fan base, Lord Worm rejoined the band with their Spring 2005 North American tour, a move longtime devotees urged him to do for some time.
Recorded at Studio Vortex by producer Sebastien Marsan, herein lies 'Once Was Not', which demonstrates the licentious cohesion that years of touring with Metal's leaders and performing at prestigious european festivals has given them. Hear why they are one of Metal's defining acts, and why they have earned the distinction of being mentioned in the same breath as the best at the top of the Scene.
NEW!! 
BMC Email Updates BMC Mobile Site 
yeah we fuckin' Twitter
