Description

Black vinyl with lyric insert

Cryptopsy’s None So Vile is hailed as a masterpiece and the band got a lot of flack for 2008’s The Unspoken King, but seemed to earn its reputation back with 2012’s self-titled record. In 2016 the band released Tome 1: The Book Of Suffering and its a mix of (mostly) Whisper Supremacy-era Cryptopsy and Despised Icon. No, I’m not kidding: go listen to “Immaculate,” “MVP” and “Silver Plated Advocate” and you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about. Not that this should be too surprising, after all, Cryptopsy pioneered the “slam” style of death metal (along with Pyrexia and others) and this style was a big influence on bands like Despised Icon. As a whole, this EP lands in the same territory as much of the band’s work: brutal, fun technical death metal. The sheer energy of the songs should be enough to keep fans interested to hear what the band does next.

Track list:
1. Detritus (The One They Kept)
2. The Knife, The Head And What Remains
3. Halothane Glow
4. Framed By Blood