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Cryptopsy

May 05, 2023

Cryptopsy is a Canadian technical death metal band from Montreal, formed in 1988.

Cryptopsy
Performing at 2017's Party.San Metal Open Air festival in Germany.
Background information
OriginMontreal, Quebec, Canada
GenresTechnical death metal[1][2][3]
Years active1988–present
LabelsCentury Media, Regain, Displeased
MembersFlo Mounier
Christian Donaldson
Matt McGachy
Olivier Pinard
Websitewww.cryptopsy.ca

History

Pre-Cryptopsy days (1988–1992)

Canadian death/thrash metal band Necrosis was formed in April 1988[4] by drummer Mike Atkin, guitarist Steve Thibault and vocalist Dan "Lord Worm" Greening, initially under the name Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. John Todds later joined on bass. The band released several demos, including Mastication and Heterodontism (1989), Realms of Pathogenia (1991) and Necrosis (1992). Atkin left the band and was replaced by Flo Mounier, at which time the band rebranded under the name Cryptopsy, where the members collectively wanted to play even heavier material. Todds left shortly thereafter, retiring from music to focus on his family; he was replaced by Kevin Weagle; Dave Galea also joined the band.

Ungentle Exhumation and Blasphemy Made Flesh (1993–1995)

In 1993, Cryptopsy released their debut demo, Ungentle Exhumation. This demo caught the attention of local label Gore Records, which re-released the demo and, for a brief period, managed the band. The demo garnered attention in the Canadian death metal underground, as well as from the German label Invasion Records.

By 1994, bassist Kevin Weagle had been replaced by Martin Fergusson, and Dave Galea was replaced by lead guitarist Jon Levasseur. This line-up recorded their debut album, Blasphemy Made Flesh, which at first was independently released and later licensed to Invasion Records. The album gained them a wide following in the Canadian underground.

Due to financial problems of Invasion Records, Cryptopsy was left without a label to support their tour, but the album would be picked up by Dutch label Displeased Records. After successfully touring in support of Blasphemy Made Flesh, Steve Thibault left the band. Bassist Martin Fergusson was replaced by Eric Langlois. The addition of Langlois incorporated funk-style bass slaps into the Cryptopsy sound.

None So Vile (1996–1997)

In 1996, the line-up of Worm, Mounier, Levasseur, and Langlois released the album None So Vile on the Swedish label Wrong Again Records. By this time, Levasseur was a very prominent songwriter in the band. His guitar leads consisted of very fast yet complex shreds, which were usually played in short bursts. Although Levasseur handled all the guitar parts on the album, the band would add Miguel Roy as a second touring guitarist.

In 1997, after the tour in support of None So Vile, Lord Worm left the band, citing health issues.[5] The band hired the Boston native Mike DiSalvo, vocalist of death metal band Infestation, (with the personal approval of Lord Worm).[4] In July 1997, Cryptopsy's appearance at the Milwaukee Metalfest XI gained the attention of many American metalheads,[6] as well as that of the label Century Media.

Whisper Supremacy (1998–1999)

Cryptopsy's next album, Whisper Supremacy, was released on Century Media in 1998, and featured Miguel Roy on second guitar. It took Cryptopsy's style further, incorporating some jazz and fusion elements. Some fans[who?] criticized the vocals of Mike DiSalvo, stating his style was too resminiscent of hardcore rather than the typical extreme metal vocalizations of Lord Worm. The tour in support of Whisper Supremacy took the band on their first tour through the United States, increasing their fan-base significantly.

…And Then You'll Beg (2000–2002)

Cryptopsy released their fourth studio effort, …And Then You'll Beg, in 2000. The album featured a new guitarist, Alex Auburn, who replaced Miguel Roy. And Then You'll Beg was considered not-as-heavy as Cryptopsy's previous albums, but embraced further experimentations when compared to previous releases. After the first portion of the supporting tour, Mike DiSalvo departed the band. Martin LaCroix took over the position as singer for the European and Japanese tours. His style was viewed as being in between the styles of Lord Worm and Mike DiSalvo.

None So Live (2002–2004)

In June 2001, Cryptopsy played their first concert in their hometown of Montreal in four years and attracted an audience of more than 2,000. The concert was recorded and, in 2003, released as a live album, None So Live. This release was LaCroix's only contribution to Cryptopsy's discography; he was not fluent enough in English to write lyrics on the same level as his predecessors.

Lord Worm rejoined the band and through summer 2004, Cryptopsy played shows in the Montreal area, and began a full Canadian tour in September, with former guitarist Miguel Roy filling in for the unavailable Jon Levasseur. In October, Martyr and former Gorguts guitarist Dan Mongrain took over second guitar duties for the live dates. The setlist for this tour began with the entire None So Vile album, followed by songs from Blasphemy Made Flesh and Whisper Supremacy. The Canada 2004 tour ended at Cryptopsy's performance on November 6 at the Trois-Rivieres Metalfest IV, which was filmed for a live DVD. The DVD Live at Trois-Rivieres Metalfest IV was released in 2005.

Once Was Not (2005–2006)

On January 31, 2005, Jon Levasseur announced that he had lost interest in extreme music and amicably departed Cryptopsy. Dan Mongrain remained on guitar duties for the Back to the Worms tour through the United States from February to May. After the tour's completion Mongrain also departed in order to continue his work with Martyr. It was then announced that Cryptopsy's next album, Once Was Not, would be released on October 18, 2005. The album features original vocalist Lord Worm, Flo Mounier, Eric Langlois, and Alex Auburn handling all guitar duties except the intro track "Luminum". On September 28 it was announced that the new touring guitarist would be Christian Donaldson of Mythosis. The album also showed a heightened experimentation in the band's songwriting, introducing some slight elements of avant-garde, mathcore and others. The band toured North America with Suffocation, Despised Icon, and Aborted. After a break, and the release of Flo Mounier's instructional drumming DVD Extreme Metal Drumming 101, the band toured Europe with Grave, Aborted, Dew-Scented, and others, then toured America and Australia. Following their second tour of Europe, UK, and Scandinavia, guitarist Christian Donaldson became a permanent member of the band.

The Unspoken King (2007–2011)

 
Once Was Not (2005) is original vocalist Lord Worm's final album with the band. He departed shortly before The Unspoken King (2008) was conceptualized.

In 2007 Cryptopsy had announced plans for their sixth studio album, however after this announcement Lord Worm stated that he left the group earlier than planned for health reasons, which contradicted the band's statement that he was kicked out. Lord Worm also stated that there were creative differences with the other band members over the direction the band would eventually take on their subsequent studio outing.[7] On April 23, 2007, Cryptopsy announced that they were looking for a new vocalist.[8]

The new album was originally to be called The Book of Suffering, and was to be a double album,[9] this plan ended up being canceled, but the band would eventually pursue this concept several years later by releasing two EP's titled The Book of Suffering (subtitled as Tome I and Tome II in 2015 and 2018 respectively).

On December 4, 2007, Cryptopsy revealed the addition of vocalist Matt McGachy, of fellow Montreal heavy metal band 3 Mile Scream; and a new keyboard player, Maggy Durand. The band released a new studio album, The Unspoken King, on June 24, 2008. This album saw the inclusion of previously-unheard elements such as breakdowns and melodic riffs. The album has been widely regarded as being a deathcore release instead of the band's usual technical death metal style, and as such was met with a mixed-to-negative reaction from both fans[10][11] and critics.

In early February 2009, guitarist Alex Auburn announced his departure from the band, saying that there were numerous reasons for his leaving, and that he and the rest of the band agreed with the departure.

Self-titled album and The Book of Suffering EP's (2011–present)

On May 25, 2011, the band announced on their Facebook page that former lead guitarist and major contributor Jon Levasseur had returned to the band. Additionally, bassist Eric Langlois decided to take a break from Cryptopsy, and Youri Raymond took his place on bass. On December 9, 2011, Raymond announced his departure from the band.[12] On January 15, 2012, Cryptopsy announced that Olivier Pinard, from Neuraxis and Vengeful, would be the new bassist.[13]

On September 14, 2012, Cryptopsy released Cryptopsy, which turned away from the experimentation witnessed on The Unspoken King, in favour of a more technical death metal sound.

On May 8, 2015, it was announced that Cryptopsy would release The Book of Suffering - Tome I in mid-2015, the first in a series of EPs. An Indiegogo campaign was launched the same day. Regarding the recording process, it was stated that Jason Suecof would handle mixing duties, while Alan Douches would handle the mastering process.

On August 31, 2018, the band announced the second part of The Book of Suffering on their Facebook page. Pre-sales of the EP began on the 7th of September along with a music video of their new song "Sire of Sin", which was to appear on Tome II. The EP was released on October 26.

Members

Current

 
Guitarist Jon Levasseur live in Austin Texas (2003).

Former

  • Mike Atkin – drums (1988–1992)
  • John Todds – bass, backing vocals (1988–1992)
  • Steve Thibault – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1988–1995), lead guitar (1988–1992)
  • Lord Worm – lead vocals (1988–1997, 2003–2007) (ex-Rage Nucléaire, ex-Necrosis)
  • Dave Galea – lead guitar (1992–1993)
  • Kevin Weagle – bass (1992–1994)
  • Jon Levasseur – lead guitar (1993–2005, 2011–2012)
  • Martin Fergusson – bass (1994)
  • Miguel Roy – rhythm guitar (1995–1999)
  • Eric Langlois – bass (1995–2011)
  • Mike DiSalvo – lead vocals (1997–2001) (Coma Cluster Void, Akurion, Conflux, ex-Infestation, ex-Mabbus)
  • Alex Auburn – rhythm guitar, co-lead vocals (1999–2009)
  • Martin Lacroix – lead vocals (2001–2003) (ex-Serocs, ex-Spasme)
  • Daniel Mongrain – lead guitar (2004-2005 touring)
  • Maggy Durand – keyboards (2007–2008)
  • Youri Raymond – rhythm guitar (2009–2011), bass (2011), backing vocals (2009–2011)
  • Dominic Grimard – bass (2018-2019)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

  • The Book of Suffering – Tome I (2015)
  • The Book of Suffering – Tome II (2018)

Live albums

Demos
Compilations
  • The Best of Us Bleed (2012)

References

  1. ^ Harris, Chris. "Cryptopsy Drummer Dismisses Sell-Out Claims; Plus Sepultura & More News That Rules, In Metal File". MTV.com. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  2. ^ Robinson, Iann. "Metal File: Hard & Heavy News On Judas Priest, Vader, Fireball Ministry, Children of Bodom, Cryptopsy & More". MTV.com. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  3. ^ Harris, Chris; Wiederhorn, Jon. "36 Crazyfists Pounding Away On Next Album; Plus Anthrax, Ipsissimus & More News That Rules, In Metal File". MTV.com. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  4. ^ a b "Interview". Metalunderground.com. November 11, 2005.
  5. ^ "LORD WORM: I Left CRYPTOPSY For Health Reasons". Blabbermouth.net. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  6. ^ "CoC : Gig Review : Milwaukee's Metal Manifesto". Chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Interview". Metalunderground.com. December 11, 2012.
  8. ^ "CRYPTOPSY Parts Ways With Singer LORD WORM, Seeks Replacement". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
  9. ^ "Cryptopsy video interview HARDTIMES.CA". YouTube. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
  10. ^ Harris, Chris (2008-07-03). "Cryptopsy Drummer Dismisses Sell-Out Claims; Plus Sepultura & More News That Rules, In Metal File". MTV Networks. Retrieved 2008-07-03. If you don't like it, don't listen to it
  11. ^ Flo Mounier / Cryptopsy Interview. Boulevard Brutal. Event occurs at 1:37.
  12. ^ "Youri's departure von [CRYPTOPSY] bei Myspace". Archived from the original on 2012-09-04.
  13. ^ Cryptopsy - Cold Hate Warm Blood (Official Video - New Bassist Olivier Pinard) on YouTube

External links

  • Official website
  • Facebook

May 05, 2023
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Cryptopsy is a Canadian technical death metal band from Montreal formed in 1988 CryptopsyPerforming at 2017 s Party San Metal Open Air festival in Germany Background informationOriginMontreal Quebec CanadaGenresTechnical death metal 1 2 3 Years active1988 presentLabelsCentury Media Regain DispleasedMembersFlo MounierChristian DonaldsonMatt McGachyOlivier PinardWebsitewww cryptopsy ca Contents 1 History 1 1 Pre Cryptopsy days 1988 1992 1 2 Ungentle Exhumation and Blasphemy Made Flesh 1993 1995 1 3 None So Vile 1996 1997 1 4 Whisper Supremacy 1998 1999 1 5 And Then You ll Beg 2000 2002 1 6 None So Live 2002 2004 1 7 Once Was Not 2005 2006 1 8 The Unspoken King 2007 2011 1 9 Self titled album and The Book of Suffering EP s 2011 present 2 Members 2 1 Current 2 2 Former 2 3 Timeline 3 Discography 3 1 Studio albums 3 2 EPs 3 3 Live albums 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditPre Cryptopsy days 1988 1992 Edit Canadian death thrash metal band Necrosis was formed in April 1988 4 by drummer Mike Atkin guitarist Steve Thibault and vocalist Dan Lord Worm Greening initially under the name Obsessive Compulsive Disorder John Todds later joined on bass The band released several demos including Mastication and Heterodontism 1989 Realms of Pathogenia 1991 and Necrosis 1992 Atkin left the band and was replaced by Flo Mounier at which time the band rebranded under the name Cryptopsy where the members collectively wanted to play even heavier material Todds left shortly thereafter retiring from music to focus on his family he was replaced by Kevin Weagle Dave Galea also joined the band Ungentle Exhumation and Blasphemy Made Flesh 1993 1995 Edit In 1993 Cryptopsy released their debut demo Ungentle Exhumation This demo caught the attention of local label Gore Records which re released the demo and for a brief period managed the band The demo garnered attention in the Canadian death metal underground as well as from the German label Invasion Records By 1994 bassist Kevin Weagle had been replaced by Martin Fergusson and Dave Galea was replaced by lead guitarist Jon Levasseur This line up recorded their debut album Blasphemy Made Flesh which at first was independently released and later licensed to Invasion Records The album gained them a wide following in the Canadian underground Due to financial problems of Invasion Records Cryptopsy was left without a label to support their tour but the album would be picked up by Dutch label Displeased Records After successfully touring in support of Blasphemy Made Flesh Steve Thibault left the band Bassist Martin Fergusson was replaced by Eric Langlois The addition of Langlois incorporated funk style bass slaps into the Cryptopsy sound None So Vile 1996 1997 Edit In 1996 the line up of Worm Mounier Levasseur and Langlois released the album None So Vile on the Swedish label Wrong Again Records By this time Levasseur was a very prominent songwriter in the band His guitar leads consisted of very fast yet complex shreds which were usually played in short bursts Although Levasseur handled all the guitar parts on the album the band would add Miguel Roy as a second touring guitarist In 1997 after the tour in support of None So Vile Lord Worm left the band citing health issues 5 The band hired the Boston native Mike DiSalvo vocalist of death metal band Infestation with the personal approval of Lord Worm 4 In July 1997 Cryptopsy s appearance at the Milwaukee Metalfest XI gained the attention of many American metalheads 6 as well as that of the label Century Media Whisper Supremacy 1998 1999 Edit Cryptopsy s next album Whisper Supremacy was released on Century Media in 1998 and featured Miguel Roy on second guitar It took Cryptopsy s style further incorporating some jazz and fusion elements Some fans who criticized the vocals of Mike DiSalvo stating his style was too resminiscent of hardcore rather than the typical extreme metal vocalizations of Lord Worm The tour in support of Whisper Supremacy took the band on their first tour through the United States increasing their fan base significantly And Then You ll Beg 2000 2002 Edit Cryptopsy released their fourth studio effort And Then You ll Beg in 2000 The album featured a new guitarist Alex Auburn who replaced Miguel Roy And Then You ll Beg was considered not as heavy as Cryptopsy s previous albums but embraced further experimentations when compared to previous releases After the first portion of the supporting tour Mike DiSalvo departed the band Martin LaCroix took over the position as singer for the European and Japanese tours His style was viewed as being in between the styles of Lord Worm and Mike DiSalvo None So Live 2002 2004 Edit In June 2001 Cryptopsy played their first concert in their hometown of Montreal in four years and attracted an audience of more than 2 000 The concert was recorded and in 2003 released as a live album None So Live This release was LaCroix s only contribution to Cryptopsy s discography he was not fluent enough in English to write lyrics on the same level as his predecessors Lord Worm rejoined the band and through summer 2004 Cryptopsy played shows in the Montreal area and began a full Canadian tour in September with former guitarist Miguel Roy filling in for the unavailable Jon Levasseur In October Martyr and former Gorguts guitarist Dan Mongrain took over second guitar duties for the live dates The setlist for this tour began with the entire None So Vile album followed by songs from Blasphemy Made Flesh and Whisper Supremacy The Canada 2004 tour ended at Cryptopsy s performance on November 6 at the Trois Rivieres Metalfest IV which was filmed for a live DVD The DVD Live at Trois Rivieres Metalfest IV was released in 2005 Once Was Not 2005 2006 Edit On January 31 2005 Jon Levasseur announced that he had lost interest in extreme music and amicably departed Cryptopsy Dan Mongrain remained on guitar duties for the Back to the Worms tour through the United States from February to May After the tour s completion Mongrain also departed in order to continue his work with Martyr It was then announced that Cryptopsy s next album Once Was Not would be released on October 18 2005 The album features original vocalist Lord Worm Flo Mounier Eric Langlois and Alex Auburn handling all guitar duties except the intro track Luminum On September 28 it was announced that the new touring guitarist would be Christian Donaldson of Mythosis The album also showed a heightened experimentation in the band s songwriting introducing some slight elements of avant garde mathcore and others The band toured North America with Suffocation Despised Icon and Aborted After a break and the release of Flo Mounier s instructional drumming DVD Extreme Metal Drumming 101 the band toured Europe with Grave Aborted Dew Scented and others then toured America and Australia Following their second tour of Europe UK and Scandinavia guitarist Christian Donaldson became a permanent member of the band The Unspoken King 2007 2011 Edit Once Was Not 2005 is original vocalist Lord Worm s final album with the band He departed shortly before The Unspoken King 2008 was conceptualized In 2007 Cryptopsy had announced plans for their sixth studio album however after this announcement Lord Worm stated that he left the group earlier than planned for health reasons which contradicted the band s statement that he was kicked out Lord Worm also stated that there were creative differences with the other band members over the direction the band would eventually take on their subsequent studio outing 7 On April 23 2007 Cryptopsy announced that they were looking for a new vocalist 8 The new album was originally to be called The Book of Suffering and was to be a double album 9 this plan ended up being canceled but the band would eventually pursue this concept several years later by releasing two EP s titled The Book of Suffering subtitled as Tome I and Tome II in 2015 and 2018 respectively On December 4 2007 Cryptopsy revealed the addition of vocalist Matt McGachy of fellow Montreal heavy metal band 3 Mile Scream and a new keyboard player Maggy Durand The band released a new studio album The Unspoken King on June 24 2008 This album saw the inclusion of previously unheard elements such as breakdowns and melodic riffs The album has been widely regarded as being a deathcore release instead of the band s usual technical death metal style and as such was met with a mixed to negative reaction from both fans 10 11 and critics In early February 2009 guitarist Alex Auburn announced his departure from the band saying that there were numerous reasons for his leaving and that he and the rest of the band agreed with the departure Self titled album and The Book of Suffering EP s 2011 present Edit On May 25 2011 the band announced on their Facebook page that former lead guitarist and major contributor Jon Levasseur had returned to the band Additionally bassist Eric Langlois decided to take a break from Cryptopsy and Youri Raymond took his place on bass On December 9 2011 Raymond announced his departure from the band 12 On January 15 2012 Cryptopsy announced that Olivier Pinard from Neuraxis and Vengeful would be the new bassist 13 On September 14 2012 Cryptopsy released Cryptopsy which turned away from the experimentation witnessed on The Unspoken King in favour of a more technical death metal sound On May 8 2015 it was announced that Cryptopsy would release The Book of Suffering Tome I in mid 2015 the first in a series of EPs An Indiegogo campaign was launched the same day Regarding the recording process it was stated that Jason Suecof would handle mixing duties while Alan Douches would handle the mastering process On August 31 2018 the band announced the second part of The Book of Suffering on their Facebook page Pre sales of the EP began on the 7th of September along with a music video of their new song Sire of Sin which was to appear on Tome II The EP was released on October 26 Members EditCurrent Edit Flo Mounier drums backing vocals 1992 present Christian Donaldson guitar 2005 present Matt McGachy lead vocals 2007 present Olivier Pinard bass 2012 present Guitarist Jon Levasseur live in Austin Texas 2003 Former Edit Mike Atkin drums 1988 1992 John Todds bass backing vocals 1988 1992 Steve Thibault rhythm guitar backing vocals 1988 1995 lead guitar 1988 1992 Lord Worm lead vocals 1988 1997 2003 2007 ex Rage Nucleaire ex Necrosis Dave Galea lead guitar 1992 1993 Kevin Weagle bass 1992 1994 Jon Levasseur lead guitar 1993 2005 2011 2012 Martin Fergusson bass 1994 Miguel Roy rhythm guitar 1995 1999 Eric Langlois bass 1995 2011 Mike DiSalvo lead vocals 1997 2001 Coma Cluster Void Akurion Conflux ex Infestation ex Mabbus Alex Auburn rhythm guitar co lead vocals 1999 2009 Martin Lacroix lead vocals 2001 2003 ex Serocs ex Spasme Daniel Mongrain lead guitar 2004 2005 touring Maggy Durand keyboards 2007 2008 Youri Raymond rhythm guitar 2009 2011 bass 2011 backing vocals 2009 2011 Dominic Grimard bass 2018 2019 Timeline EditDiscography EditStudio albums Edit 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 EPs Edit The Book of Suffering Tome I 2015 The Book of Suffering Tome II 2018 Live albums Edit None So Live 2003 DemosUngentle Exhumation 1993 CompilationsThe Best of Us Bleed 2012 References Edit Harris Chris Cryptopsy Drummer Dismisses Sell Out Claims Plus Sepultura amp More News That Rules In Metal File MTV com Retrieved 2009 08 15 Robinson Iann Metal File Hard amp Heavy News On Judas Priest Vader Fireball Ministry Children of Bodom Cryptopsy amp More MTV com Retrieved 2009 08 15 Harris Chris Wiederhorn Jon 36 Crazyfists Pounding Away On Next Album Plus Anthrax Ipsissimus amp More News That Rules In Metal File MTV com Retrieved 2009 08 15 a b Interview Metalunderground com November 11 2005 LORD WORM I Left CRYPTOPSY For Health Reasons Blabbermouth net 3 May 2007 Retrieved 8 October 2020 CoC Gig Review Milwaukee s Metal Manifesto Chroniclesofchaos com Retrieved 8 October 2020 Interview Metalunderground com December 11 2012 CRYPTOPSY Parts Ways With Singer LORD WORM Seeks Replacement Roadrunnerrecords com Retrieved 2011 10 22 Cryptopsy video interview HARDTIMES CA YouTube Retrieved 2011 10 22 Harris Chris 2008 07 03 Cryptopsy Drummer Dismisses Sell Out Claims Plus Sepultura amp More News That Rules In Metal File MTV Networks Retrieved 2008 07 03 If you don t like it don t listen to it Flo Mounier Cryptopsy Interview Boulevard Brutal Event occurs at 1 37 Youri s departure von CRYPTOPSY bei Myspace Archived from the original on 2012 09 04 Cryptopsy Cold Hate Warm Blood Official Video New Bassist Olivier Pinard on YouTubeExternal links EditOfficial website Facebook Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cryptopsy amp oldid 1152413723, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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