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None So Vile Review

Cryptopsy - None So Vile
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None So Vile

TypeAlbum (Studio full-length)
Released
GenresBrutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal
LabelsWrong Again Records
Length32:04
Ranked#1 for 1996 , #32 all-time
Album rating :  92.8 / 100
Votes :  103  (5 reviews)
Reviewer :  level 12         Rating :  90 / 100
Pummeling, unrelenting force, brutal and chaotic to the untrained ear, but held together by immense technical prowess. The album that both Brutal Death and Tech Death are now compared against, Cryptopsy set the bar unreachably high with only their second album. None So Vile is a nonstop riff fest that absolutely assaults the listener with dense, twisted guitarwork and some of the wildest drumming I’ve yet heard.

Cryptopsy didn’t exactly name the game here – taking big influence from bands like Death, Suffcation, and a bit of Nespithe perhaps – but they just did it so well. Brutal Death Metal is among my less-liked Death Metal subgenres because of its tendency to forgo focusing on crafting good riffs to instead create a wall of punishment in auditory form. Similarly, Tech Death, while often very good, can lose points in songwriting when getting too stuck on showing off the musician’s technical prowess. Well, this music is certainly every bit as punishing and impressive, but not for one second did the band forget how write an awesome riff. Every song is jam packed with some of the best, and backed by aggressive drumming that never falls into “constant blast beat” boredom. Its loaded with creative fills and different drumming patterns, even slowing down every so often for some added weight. Wonderfully crafted music!

There is a huge issue for me, and that’s the vocals. They don’t sound terrible, but even when reading along to the lyrics, they are indecipherable, they don’t even attempt to speak or follow along. It’s pathetic, embarrassing really. The vocalist just got in the booth and growled without trying? It’s polar opposite to the incredible hard work and dedication shown by every musician on the record. You would think when all you are contributing to an album filled with such incredible songwriting and musicianship is growled vocals, you would make absolutely sure that you nailed that performance and crafted some lyrical quality to boot. The lyrics unfortunately are just okay usually, sometimes similarly bad. These points ensure the album will never be a masterpiece to me.
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Track listing (Songs)

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1.Crown of Horns3:5797.419Audio
2.Slit Your Guts4:0297.520Audio
3.Graves of the Fathers4:1195.918Audio
4.Dead and Dripping3:5392.916Audio
5.Benedictine Convulsions4:0092.715
6.Phobophile4:3896.920Audio
7.Lichmistress2:3189.215
8.Orgiastic Disembowelment4:5191.515

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None So Vile
level 14 TheBerzerker   90/100
May 6, 2008       Likes :  10
한떄, 리듬라인에 있어서는 데쓰메탈 전체를 통틀어서 이 밴드에 견줄만한 밴드가 없을 정도로 베이스 드럼 라인이 탄탄하고 강력했던 Cryptopsy 의 정규 앨범 none so vile 이다. 이 앨범을 플레이 하는 순간 전작의 흔적은 싹 지워진다. 흔히 말하는 테크니컬 데쓰의 단점인 지맘대로 아무렇게... Read More
None So Vile
level 9 Kildneybean   100/100
Jul 31, 2015       Likes :  8
Commented on: 2015-06-06 15:04 Best Brutal Death release I've ever heard. Composition-wise, there's nothing more to improve. Lord Worm's vocals are majestic. And it's as br00tal as it gets. Love it! Now, I just wanted to elaborate this comment and add descriptions to the sheer awesomeness of this wonderful album. Now, After releasing their first album, Blasphemy Made Flesh... Read More
None So Vile
level 21 Zyklus   90/100
May 2, 2006       Likes :  6
캐나다출신 테크니컬/브루탈 데쓰메틀 밴드 Cryptopsy 의 정규 2집 앨범이다. 본작은 데쓰메틀 뿐만 아니라 익스트림메틀이라는 장르에서 최고의 명반 중 하나로 인정받고 있는데, 데쓰메틀 초기의 과격함과 파괴적인 모습에서 더욱 발전하여 창조적인 리프와 변화무쌍한 전개로 데쓰메틀계... Read More
None So Vile
level 20 Sepultura   90/100
Mar 20, 2006       Likes :  6
아름다운 Bruta&Technical Death 라는 수식어 가 가장 어울리는 밴드,크립탑시의 2집앨범이다.1집때의 부담감없이 질주하는 트윈기타시스템에서  원기타 시스템 으로 바꾸고 난 뒤의 첫번째 앨범이다.여전히 질주하는 기타리프&보컬리스트 로드웜 의 읊조리는 듯한 목소리, 쉽게 말하면 ... Read More
Once Was Not
level 12 fruupp   90/100
Dec 9, 2014       Likes :  4
장르를 불문하고 누구나 음악감상시 나름의 청취포인트를 가지고 있다. 멜로디,가사,리듬,분위기등 특정요소를 더 중점적으로 음미하고 분석하며 음반의 매력을 발견한다. 그런 포인트에 따라 가중치가 다르므로 다양한 평가가 수반되는것은 필연적이다. 본인은 리듬 특히 드럼에 많은 비... Read More
Blasphemy Made Flesh
level 16 Sathanas   95/100
Dec 20, 2014       Likes :  2
Approach of Old School Death Metal by Cryptopsy... 亦是 Cryptopsy 의 First Full-length 인 本作은 Old School Death Metal 의 後期 一員임을 나타낸다. 本作에서 느낄 수 있는 Cannibal Corpse 나 Suffocation 의 技法들을 發展的으로 進化시켰는데 이 때 當時 Cannibal Corpse 나 Suffocation 도 Old School Death Metal Band 로서 新生 Crypto... Read More
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level 12 SilentScream213   90/100
Feb 13, 2023       Likes :  1
Pummeling, unrelenting force, brutal and chaotic to the untrained ear, but held together by immense technical prowess. The album that both Brutal Death and Tech Death are now compared against, Cryptopsy set the bar unreachably high with only their second album. None So Vile is a nonstop riff fest that absolutely assaults the listener with dense, twisted guitarwork and some of t...
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